27028 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 112 / Monday, June 11, 2018 / Notices 

Agency: DOL–OSHA. 

Title of Collection: Acrylonitrile 

Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0126. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 20. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 6,792. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

2,754 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $216,416. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

Dated: June 5, 2018. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12472 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for 

Modification Granted in Whole or in 

Part 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Act of 1977 and the Code of 

Federal Regulations govern the 

application, processing, and disposition 

of petitions for modification. This 

Federal Register notice notifies the 

public that MSHA has investigated and 

issued a final decision on certain mine 

operator petitions to modify a safety 

standard. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final decisions 

are posted on MSHA’s website at 

https://www.msha.gov/regulations/ 

rulemaking/petitions-modification. The 

public may inspect the petitions and 

final decisions during normal business 

hours in MSHA’s Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th 

Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, 

Virginia 22202. All visitors are required 

to check in at the receptionist’s desk in 

Suite 4E401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Barron at 202–693–9447 

(phone), barron.barbara@dol.gov 

(email), or 202–693–9441 (fax). [These 

are not toll-free numbers]. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

Under section 101 of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977, a mine 

operator may petition and the Secretary 

of Labor (Secretary) may modify the 

application of a mandatory safety 

standard to that mine if the Secretary 

determines that: (1) An alternative 

method exists that will guarantee no 

less protection for the miners affected 

than that provided by the standard; or 

(2) the application of the standard will 

result in a diminution of safety to the 

affected miners. 

MSHA bases the final decision on the 

petitioner’s statements, any comments 

and information submitted by interested 

persons, and a field investigation of the 

conditions at the mine. In some 

instances, MSHA may approve a 

petition for modification on the 

condition that the mine operator 

complies with other requirements noted 

in the decision. 

II. Granted Petitions for Modification 

On the basis of the findings of 

MSHA’s investigation, and as designee 

of the Secretary, MSHA has granted or 

partially granted the following petitions 

for modification: 

• Docket Number: M–2016–015–C. 

FR Notice: 81 FR 47423 (7/21/2016). 

Petitioner: Canyon Fuel Company, 

LLC, HC 35, Box 380, Helper, Utah 

84526. 

Mine: Skyline Mine #3, MSHA I.D. 

No. 42–01566, located in Carbon 

County, Utah. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

75.380(d)(4) (Escapeways; bituminous 

and lignite mines). 

• Docket Number: M–2017–006–C. 

FR Notice: 82 FR 16072 (3/31/2017). 

Petitioner: Tunnel Ridge, LLC, 2596 

Battle Run Road, Triadelphia, West 

Virginia 26059. 

Mine: Tunnel Ridge Mine, MSHA I.D. 

No. 46–08864, located in Ohio County, 

West Virginia. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

75.1002(a) (Installation of electric 

equipment and conductors; 

permissibility). 

• Docket Number: M–2017–012–C. 

FR Notice: 82 FR 34702 (7/26/2017). 

Petitioner: The Marion County Coal 

Company, 151 Johnny Cake Road, Metz, 

West Virginia 26585. 

Mine: Marion County Mine, MSHA 

I.D. No. 46–01433, located in Marion 

County, West Virginia. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700 

(Oil and gas wells). 

• Docket Number: M–2017–017–C. 

FR Notice: 82 FR 48115 (10/16/2017). 

Petitioner: Paramont Contura, LLC, 

Three Gateway Center, 401 Liberty 

Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

15222–1000. 

Mine: Deep Mine 44, MSHA I.D. No. 

44–07308, located in Dickenson County, 

Virginia. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700 

(Oil and gas wells). 

• Docket Number: M–2017–020–C. 

FR Notice: 82 FR 49685 (10/26/2017). 

Petitioner: Spartan Mining Company, 

500 Lee Street, East, Suite 701 (25301), 

Post Office Box 2548, Charleston, West 

Virginia 25329. 

Mine: Road Fork #52 Mine, MSHA 

I.D. No. 46–09522, located in Wyoming 

County, West Virginia. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700 

(Oil and gas wells). 

• Docket Number: M–2016–037–C. 

FR Notice: 82 FR 16070 (3/31/2017). 

Petitioner: San Juan Coal Company, 

P.O. Box 561, Waterflow, New Mexico 

87421. 

Mine: San Juan Mine 1, MSHA I.D. 

No. 29–02170, located in San Juan 

County, New Mexico. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

75.1506(c)(1) (Refuge alternatives). 

• Docket Number: M–2016–009–M. 

FR Notice: 82 FR 9234 (2/3/2017). 

Petitioner: Coeur Alaska, Inc. 1700 

Lincoln Street, Suite 4700, Denver, 

Colorado 80203. 

Mine: Kensington Mine, MSHA I.D. 

No. 50–01544, located in Juneau 

County, Alaska. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

57.11052(d) (Refuge areas). 

Sheila McConnell, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12460 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4520–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0120] 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Occupational Noise 

Exposure 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

collections of information in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. This program helps to ensure that 

requested data can be provided in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 


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requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. Currently, the Mine 

Safety and Health Administration 

(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the 

information collection for Occupational 

Noise Exposure. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before August 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the 

information collection requirements of 

this notice may be sent by any of the 

methods listed below. 

• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments for docket number MSHA– 

2018–0020. 

• Regular Mail: Send comments to 

USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th 

Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, 

VA 22202–5452. 

• Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety 

and Health Administration, 201 12th 

Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, 

VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the 

receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor via 

the East elevator. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

MSHA, at 

MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov 

(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202) 

693–9441 (facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act), 30 U.S.C. Section 813, authorizes 

MSHA to collect information necessary 

to carry out its duty in protecting the 

safety and health of miners. Further, 

Section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 

U.S.C., 811 authorizes the Secretary of 

Labor (Secretary) to develop, 

promulgate, and revise as may be 

appropriate, improved mandatory 

health or safety standards for the 

protection of life and prevention of 

injuries in coal or other mines. 

Noise is a harmful physical agent and 

one of the most pervasive health 

hazards in mining. Repeated exposure 

to high levels of sound over time causes 

occupational noise-induced hearing loss 

(NIHL), a serious, often profound 

physical impairment in mining, with 

far-reaching psychological and social 

effects. NIHL can be distinguished from 

aging and other factors that can 

contribute to hearing loss and it can be 

prevented. According to the National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and 

Health, NIHL is among the ‘‘top ten’’ 

leading occupational illnesses and 

injuries. 

For many years, NIHL was regarded as 

an inevitable consequence of working in 

a mine. Mining, an intensely 

mechanized industry, relies on drills, 

crushers, compressors, conveyors, 

trucks, loaders, and other heavy-duty 

equipment for the excavation, haulage, 

and processing of material. This 

equipment creates high sound levels, 

exposing machine operators as well as 

miners working nearby. MSHA, the 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, the military, and other 

organizations around the world have 

established and enforced standards to 

reduce the loss of hearing. Quieter 

equipment, isolation of workers from 

noise sources, and limiting the time 

workers are exposed to noise are among 

the many well-accepted methods that 

will prevent the costly incidence of 

NIHL. 

Records of miner exposures to noise 

are necessary so that mine operators and 

MSHA can evaluate the need for and 

effectiveness of engineering controls, 

administrative controls, and personal 

protective equipment to protect miners 

from harmful levels of noise that can 

result in hearing loss. However, the 

Agency believes that extensive records 

for this purpose are not needed. These 

requirements are a performanceoriented approach to monitoring. 

Records of miner hearing examinations 

enable mine operators and MSHA to 

ensure that the controls are effective in 

preventing NIHL for individual miners. 

Records of training are needed to 

confirm that miners receive the 

information they need to become active 

participants in hearing conservation 

efforts. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection related to Occupational Noise 

Exposure. MSHA is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

• Suggest methods to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

The information collection request 

will be available on http://

www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions 

the commenter against providing any 

information in the submission that 

should not be publicly disclosed. Full 

comments, including personal 

information provided, will be made 

available on www.regulations.gov and 

www.reginfo.gov. 

The public may also examine publicly 

available documents at USDOL-Mine 

Safety and Health Administration, 201 

12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA 

22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s 

desk on the 4th floor via the East 

elevator. 

Questions about the information 

collection requirements may be directed 

to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This request for collection of 

information contains provisions for 

Occupational Noise Exposure. MSHA 

has updated the data with respect to the 

number of respondents, responses, 

burden hours, and burden costs 

supporting this information collection 

request. 

Type of Review: Extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0120. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 12,953. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 184,435. 

Annual Burden Hours: 13,680 hours. 

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper 

Cost: $31,926. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Sheila McConnell, 

Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12461 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am] 

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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services 

Corporation’s Finance Committee will 

meet telephonically on June 19, 2018. 

The meeting will commence at 4:00 

p.m., EDT, and will continue until the 

conclusion of the Committee’s agenda. 


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