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must file an entry of appearance with 

the Secretary to the Commission, as 

provided in section 201.11 of the 

Commission’s rules, by 45 days after 

publication of this notice. A party that 

filed a notice of appearance following 

publication of the Commission’s notice 

of institution of the review need not file 

an additional notice of appearance. The 

Secretary will maintain a public service 

list containing the names and addresses 

of all persons, or their representatives, 

who are parties to the review. 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this review and rules of 

general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B 

(19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 

207). 

Limited disclosure of business 

proprietary information (BPI) under an 

administrative protective order (APO) 

and BPI service list.—Pursuant to 

section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s 

rules, the Secretary will make BPI 

gathered in this review available to 

authorized applicants under the APO 

issued in the review, provided that the 

application is made by 45 days after 

publication of this notice. Authorized 

applicants must represent interested 

parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), 

who are parties to the review. A party 

granted access to BPI following 

publication of the Commission’s notice 

of institution of the review need not 

reapply for such access. A separate 

service list will be maintained by the 

Secretary for those parties authorized to 

receive BPI under the APO. 

Staff report.—The prehearing staff 

report in the review will be placed in 

the nonpublic record on October 3, 

2018, and a public version will be 

issued thereafter, pursuant to section 

207.64 of the Commission’s rules. 

Hearing.—The Commission will hold 

a hearing in connection with the review 

beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 

October 18, 2018, at the U.S. 

International Trade Commission 

Building. Requests to appear at the 

hearing should be filed in writing with 

the Secretary to the Commission on or 

before October 12, 2018. A nonparty 

who has testimony that may aid the 

Commission’s deliberations may request 

permission to present a short statement 

at the hearing. All parties and 

nonparties desiring to appear at the 

hearing and make oral presentations 

should participate in a prehearing 

conference to be held on October 16, 

2018, at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building, if deemed 

necessary. Oral testimony and written 

materials to be submitted at the public 

hearing are governed by sections 

201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24, and 

207.66 of the Commission’s rules. 

Parties must submit any request to 

present a portion of their hearing 

testimony in camera no later than 7 

business days prior to the date of the 

hearing. 

Written submissions.—Each party to 

the review may submit a prehearing 

brief to the Commission. Prehearing 

briefs must conform with the provisions 

of section 207.65 of the Commission’s 

rules; the deadline for filing is October 

10, 2018. Parties may also file written 

testimony in connection with their 

presentation at the hearing, as provided 

in section 207.24 of the Commission’s 

rules, and posthearing briefs, which 

must conform with the provisions of 

section 207.67 of the Commission’s 

rules. The deadline for filing 

posthearing briefs is October 25, 2018. 

In addition, any person who has not 

entered an appearance as a party to the 

review may submit a written statement 

of information pertinent to the subject of 

the review on or before October 25, 

2018. On November 9, 2018, the 

Commission will make available to 

parties all information on which they 

have not had an opportunity to 

comment. Parties may submit final 

comments on this information on or 

before November 13, 2018, but such 

final comments must not contain new 

factual information and must otherwise 

comply with section 207.68 of the 

Commission’s rules. All written 

submissions must conform with the 

provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s rules; any submissions 

that contain BPI must also conform with 

the requirements of sections 201.6, 

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s 

rules. The Commission’s Handbook on 

E-Filing, available on the Commission’s 

website at https://edis.usitc.gov, 

elaborates upon the Commission’s rules 

with respect to electronic filing. 

Additional written submissions to the 

Commission, including requests 

pursuant to section 201.12 of the 

Commission’s rules, shall not be 

accepted unless good cause is shown for 

accepting such submissions, or unless 

the submission is pursuant to a specific 

request by a Commissioner or 

Commission staff. 

In accordance with sections 201.16(c) 

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, 

each document filed by a party to the 

review must be served on all other 

parties to the review (as identified by 

either the public or BPI service list), and 

a certificate of service must be timely 

filed. The Secretary will not accept a 

document for filing without a certificate 

of service. 

The Commission has determined that 

this review is extraordinarily 

complicated and therefore has 

determined to exercise its authority to 

extend the review period by up to 90 

days pursuant to 19 U.S.C.1675(c)(5)(B). 

Authority: This review is being 

conducted under authority of title VII of 

the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is 

published pursuant to section 207.62 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: July 12, 2018. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15221 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

192nd Meeting of the Advisory Council 

on Employee Welfare and Pension 

Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to the authority contained in 

Section 512 of the Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 

U.S.C. 1142, the 192nd meeting of the 

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare 

and Pension Benefit Plans (also known 

as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be 

held on August 14–16, 2018. 

The three-day meeting will take place 

at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210, in C5521 Room 4. The 

meeting will run from 1:00 p.m. to 

approximately 5:30 p.m. on August 14 

and from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 

5:30 p.m. on August 15, with a one hour 

break for lunch, and from 9:00 a.m. to 

11:00 a.m. on August 16. The purpose 

of the open meeting is for Advisory 

Council members to hear testimony 

from invited witnesses and to receive an 

update from the Employee Benefits 

Security Administration (EBSA). The 

EBSA update is scheduled for the 

morning of August 16, subject to 

change. 

The Advisory Council will study the 

following topics: (1) Evaluating the 

Department’s Regulations and Guidance 

on ERISA Bonding Requirements and 

Exploring Reform Considerations (on 

August 14); and, (2) Lifetime Income 

Products as a Qualified Default 

Investment Option (QDIA)—Focus on 

Decumulation and Rollovers (on August 

15). It will continue with discussions of 

its topics on August 16. Descriptions of 

these topics are available on the 

Advisory Council page of the EBSA 

website, at https://www.dol.gov/ 


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agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/ 

erisa-advisory-council. 

Organizations or members of the 

public wishing to submit a written 

statement may do so by submitting 40 

copies on or before August 7, 2018, to 

Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA 

Advisory Council, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Suite N–5623, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. 

Statements also may be submitted as 

email attachments in word processing or 

pdf format transmitted to good.larry@

dol.gov. It is requested that statements 

not be included in the body of the 

email. Statements deemed relevant by 

the Advisory Council and received on or 

before August 7 will be included in the 

record of the meeting and made 

available through the EBSA Public 

Disclosure Room, along with witness 

statements. Do not include any 

personally identifiable information 

(such as name, address, or other contact 

information) or confidential business 

information that you do not want 

publicly disclosed. Written statements 

submitted by invited witnesses will be 

posted on the Advisory Council page of 

the EBSA website, without change, and 

can be retrieved by most internet search 

engines. 

Individuals or representatives of 

organizations wishing to address the 

Advisory Council should forward their 

requests to the Executive Secretary or 

telephone (202) 693–8668. Oral 

presentations will be limited to 10 

minutes, time permitting, but an 

extended statement may be submitted 

for the record. Individuals with 

disabilities who need special 

accommodations should contact the 

Executive Secretary by August 7. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of 

July 2018. 

Preston Rutledge, 

Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15207 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0088] 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Ventilation Plans, Tests, 

and Examinations in Underground 

Coal Mines 

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 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. Currently, the Mine 

Safety and Health Administration 

(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the 

information collection for Ventilation 

Plans, Tests, and Examinations in 

Underground Coal Mines. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before September 17, 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– 

2018–0025. 

• 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. 813(h), authorizes 

MSHA to collect information necessary 

to carry out its duty in protecting the 

safety and health of miners. Under 

Section 101(a) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act), the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) 

may by rule in accordance with 

procedures set forth in this section and 

in accordance with section 553 of Title 

5, United States Code (without regard to 

any reference in such section to sections 

556 and 557 of such title), 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. In 

addition, section 303 requires that all 

underground coal mines be ventilated 

by mechanical ventilation equipment 

installed and operated in a manner 

approved by an authorized 

representative of the Secretary and such 

equipment be examined daily and a 

record be kept of such examination. 

Underground coal mines usually 

present harsh and hostile working 

environments. The ventilation system is 

the most vital life support system in 

underground mining and a properly 

operating ventilation system is essential 

for maintaining a safe and healthful 

working environment. Lack of adequate 

ventilation in underground mines has 

resulted in fatalities from asphyxiation 

and explosions. 

An underground mine is a maze of 

tunnels that must be adequately 

ventilated with fresh air to provide a 

safe environment for miners. Methane is 

liberated from the strata, and noxious 

gases and dusts from blasting and other 

mining activities may be present. The 

explosive and noxious gases and dusts 

must be diluted, rendered harmless, and 

carried to the surface by the ventilating 

currents. Sufficient air must be provided 

to maintain the level of respirable dust 

at or below specific exposure limits and 

air quality must be maintained in 

accordance with MSHA standards. 

Mechanical ventilation equipment of 

sufficient capacity must operate at all 

times while miners are in the mine. 

Ground conditions are subject to 

frequent changes, thus sufficient tests 

and examinations are necessary to 

ensure the integrity of the ventilation 

system and to detect any changes that 

may require adjustments in the system. 

Records of tests and examinations are 

necessary to ensure that the ventilation 

system is being maintained and that 

changes which could adversely affect 

the integrity of the system or the safety 

of the miners are not occurring. These 

examination, reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements of sections 

75.310, 75.312, 75.342, 75.351, 75.360 

through 75.364, 75.370, 75.371, and 

75.382 also incorporate examinations of 

other critical aspects of the underground 

work environment such as roof 

conditions and electrical equipment 

which have historically caused 

numerous fatalities when not properly 

maintained and operated. 

Section 75.362, On-shift 

Examinations, was revised at subsection 

75.362 (a)(2) and (g)(2)-(4) by MSHA’s 

rule titled ‘‘Lowering Miners’ Exposure 

to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including 


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