51910 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 192 / Friday, October 3, 1997 / Notices

comments must be filed with the Office

of Standards, Regulations, and

Variances, Mine Safety and Health

Administration, Room 627, 4015 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.

All comments must be postmarked or

received in that office on or before

November 3, 1997. Copies of these

petitions are available for inspection at

that address.

Dated: September 25, 1997.

Patricia W. Silvey,

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,

and Variances.

[FR Doc. 97–26214 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Petitions for Modification

The following parties have filed

petitions to modify the application of

mandatory safety standards under

section 101(c) of the Federal Mine

Safety and Health Act of 1977.

1. White Oak Mining & Construction

Co., Inc.

[Docket No. M–97–95–C]

White Oak Mining & Construction

Co., Inc., Scofield Route, P.O. Box 60,

Helper, Utah 84526 has filed a petition

to modify the application of 30 CFR

75.364(b)(4) (weekly examination) to its

White Oak No. 1 Mine (I.D. No. 42–

01279) located in Carbon County, Utah.

The petitioner proposes to establish an

evaluation point at crosscut 13 and one

just outby crosscut No. 15 in the No. 5

entry of the 3rd East Mains. The

petitioner alleges that application of the

standard would result in a diminution

of safety to the miners assigned to

rehabilitate and travel the return entry.

2. Peabody Coal Company

[Docket No. M–97–96–C]

Peabody Coal Company, 800 Laidley

Tower, P.O. Box 1233, Charleston, West

Virginia 25324 has filed a petition to

modify the application of 30 CFR

75.364(b)(4) (weekly examination) to its

Camp No. 1 Mine (I.D. No. 15–02709)

located in Union County, Kentucky. Due

to hazardous conditions in the air

course entries, traveling certain areas of

the air course would be unsafe. The

petitioner proposes to establish

evaluation points inby and outby the

seals of the 2nd Panel West of the 1st

Submain North of the mine; and to have

a certified person examine these

evaluation points for methane and

oxygen concentrations and the volume

of air and record the results in a book

maintained on the surface of the mine.

The petitioner states that application of

the standard would result in a

diminution of safety to the miners. In

addition, the petitioner asserts that the

proposed alternative method will

guarantee the same measure of

protection afforded the miners by the

mandatory standard and will result in

no diminution of safety to the miners.

3. CONSOL of Kentucky, Inc.

[Docket No. M–97–97–C]

CONSOL of Kentucky, Inc., Consol

Plaza, 1800 Washington Road,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15241–1421

has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75–1101–8 (water

sprinkler systems; arrangement of

sprinklers) to its Big Springs No. 16

Mine (I.D. No. 15–17957) located in

Knott County, Kentucky. The petitioner

proposes to use a single overhead pipe

system with 1⁄2-inch orifice automatic

sprinklers located on 10-foot centers,

located to cover 50 feet of fire-resistant

belt or 150 feet of non-fire resistant belt,

with actuation temperatures between

200 and 230 degrees Fahrenheit and

with water pressure equal to or greater

than 10 psi; to have the sprinklers

located not more than 10 feet apart, so

that the discharge of water will extend

over the belt drive, belt take-up,

electrical control, and gear reducing

unit. The petitioner asserts that the

proposed alternative method will

guarantee the same measure of

protection afforded the miners by the

mandatory standard and will result in

no diminution of safety to the miners.

4. Eastern Associated Coal Corporation

[Docket No. M–97–98–C]

Eastern Associated Coal Corporation,

P.O. Box 1233, Charleston, West

Virginia 25324 has filed a petition to

modify the application of 30 CFR

75.1002 (location of trolley wires,

trolley feeder wires, high-voltage cables

and transformers) to its Harris No. 1

Mine (I.D. No. 46–01271) located in

Boone County, West Virginia. The

petitioner proposes to use high-voltage

cables (2400 volt) inby the last open

crosscut at the longwall working

sections. The petitioner asserts that the

proposed alternative method will

guarantee the same measure of

protection afforded the miners by the

mandatory standard and will result in

no diminution of safety to the miners.

5. Lodestar Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. M–97–99–C]

Lodestar Energy, Inc., P.O. Box 448,

Clay, Kentucky 42404 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.503 (permissible electric face

equipment) to its Baker Mine (I.D. No.

15–14492) located in Webster County,

Kentucky. The petitioner proposes to

use a spring-loaded device with specific

fastening characteristics instead of a

padlock to secure plugs and electrical

type connectors to batteries and to the

permissible mobile powered equipment

to prevent accidental separation of the

battery plugs from their receptacles

during normal operation of the battery

equipment. The petitioner asserts that

the proposed alternative method will

guarantee the same measure of

protection afforded the miners by the

mandatory standard and will result in

no diminution of safety to the miners.

6. Eastern Associated Coal Corporation

[Docket No. M–97–100–C]

Eastern Associated Coal Corporation,

P.O. Box 1233, Charleston, West

Virginia 25324 has filed a petition to

modify the application of 30 CFR

75.1002 (location of trolley wires,

trolley feeder wires, high-voltage cables

and transformers) to its Federal No. 2

Mine (I.D. No. 46–01456) located in

Monongalia County, West Virginia. The

petitioner requests that the Proposed

Decision and Order (PDO) for its

previously granted petition be amended,

docket number M–92-01–C. The

petitioner requests that paragraph 28 of

the PDO be amended to provide at least

one escapeway on the tailgate side of

the longwall face. The petitioner asserts

that the requested amendment would

not result a diminution of safety to the

miners.

Request for Comments

Persons interested in these petitions

may furnish written comments. These

comments must be filed with the Office

of Standards, Regulations, and

Variances, Mine Safety and Health

Administration, Room 627, 4015 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.

All comments must be postmarked or

received in that office on or before

November 3, 1997. Copies of these

petitions are available for inspection at

that address.

Dated: September 25, 1997.

Patricia W. Silvey,

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,

and Variances.

[FR Doc. 97–26213 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

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