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about participation in the hearing will 

be posted on the Commission’s website 

at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/ 

calendar.html. 

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 attend a 

prehearing conference, if deemed 

necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on 

Friday, May 24, 2024. Parties shall file 

and serve written testimony and 

presentation slides in connection with 

their presentation at the hearing by no 

later than 4:00 p.m. on May 29, 2024 

(one business day prior to hearing). Oral 

testimony and written materials to be 

submitted at the public hearing are 

governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 

201.13(f), and 207.24 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 

these reviews 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 May 20, 

2024. Parties shall also file written 

testimony in connection with their 

presentation at the hearing, 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 June 10, 

2024. In addition, any person who has 

not entered an appearance as a party to 

these reviews may submit a written 

statement of information pertinent to 

the subject of these reviews on or before 

5:15 p.m. on June 10, 2024. On July 8, 

2024, 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 July 10, 2024, 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 Filing Procedures, 

available on the Commission’s website 

at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/ 

handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, 

elaborates upon the Commission’s 

procedures with respect to filings. 

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 these 

reviews must be served on all other 

parties to these reviews (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 

these reviews are 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: These reviews are 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: January 16, 2024. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01076 Filed 1–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0148] 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Proximity Detection 

Systems for Continuous Mining 

Machines in Underground Coal Mines 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL), 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. 

The Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments on the information collection 

for Proximity Detection Systems for 

Continuous Mining Machines in 

Underground Coal Mines. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before March 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the 

information collection requirements of 

this notice may be sent by any of the 

methods listed below. Please note that 

late comments received after the 

deadline will not be considered. 

• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: 

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

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments for docket number MSHA– 

2023–0057. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: DOL–MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite 

4E401, Arlington, VA 22202–5452. 

Before visiting MSHA in person, call 

202–693–9455 to make an appointment, 

in keeping with the Department of 

Labor’s COVID–19 policy. Special 

health precautions may be required. 

• MSHA will post all comments as 

well as any attachments, except for 

information submitted and marked as 

confidential, in the docket at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. 

Aromie Noe, Director, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

MSHA, at MSHA.information

.collections@dol.gov (email); (202) 693– 

9440 (voice); or (202) 693–9441 

(facsimile). These are not toll-free 

numbers. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977, as 

amended (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. Further, section 101(a) of the 

Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 811(a), 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 and metal and nonmetal 

mines. 

Under 30 CFR 75.1732, underground 

coal mine operators must equip 

continuous mining machines, except 

full-face continuous mining machines, 

with proximity detection systems. 

Miners working near continuous mining 

machines face pinning, crushing, and 

striking hazards that result in accidents 


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involving life-threatening injuries and 

death. Proximity detection is a 

technology that uses electronic sensors 

to detect the motion or the location of 

one object relative to another. Proximity 

detection systems provide a warning 

and stop continuous mining machines 

before a pinning, crushing, or striking 

accident occurs that could result in 

injury or death to a miner. 

Under 30 CFR 75.1732(d)(1), at the 

completion of the check of the machinemounted components of the proximity 

detection system described under 

75.1732(c)(1), a certified person must 

certify by initials, date, and time that 

the check was conducted. The certified 

person is defined under 30 CFR 75.100 

as a person who has been certified as a 

mine foreman (mine manager), an 

assistant mine foreman (section 

foreman), or a preshift examiner (mine 

examiner). Defects found as a result of 

the check, including corrective actions 

and dates of corrective actions, must be 

recorded before the end of the shift. 

Under 30 CFR 75.1732(d)(2), the 

operator must make a record of the 

defects found as a result of the checks 

of miner-wearable components required 

under 75.1732(c)(2), including 

corrective actions and dates of 

corrective actions. 

Under 30 CFR 75.1732(d)(3), the 

operator must make a record of the 

persons trained in the installation and 

maintenance of proximity detection 

systems under 75.1732(b)(6). 

Under 30 CFR 75.1732(d)(4), the 

operator must maintain records in a 

secure book or electronically in a secure 

computer system not susceptible to 

alteration. 

Under 30 CFR 75.1732(d)(5), the 

operator must retain records for at least 

one year and make them available for 

inspection by authorized representatives 

of the Secretary and representatives of 

miners. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection related to Proximity Detection 

Systems for Continuous Mining 

Machines in Underground Coal Mines. 

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 DOL–MSHA, 

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. Before visiting 

MSHA in person, call 202–693–9455 to 

make an appointment, in keeping with 

the Department of Labor’s COVID–19 

policy. Special health precautions may 

be required. 

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 information collection request 

concerns provisions for Proximity 

Detection Systems for Continuous 

Mining Machines in Underground Coal 

Mines. MSHA has updated the data 

with respect to the number of 

respondents, responses, burden hours, 

and burden costs supporting this 

information collection request from the 

previous information collection request. 

Type of Review: Extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0148. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Annual Respondents: 168. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Number of Annual Responses: 

245,337. 

Annual Burden Hours: 697 hours. 

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper 

Cost: $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

proposed information collection 

request; they will become a matter of 

public record and be available at https:// 

www.reginfo.gov. 

Song-ae Aromie Noe, 

Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01119 Filed 1–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2023–0012] 

Federal Advisory Council on 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(FACOSH), Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for nominations to 

serve on the Federal Advisory Council 

on Occupational Safety and Health 

(FACOSH). 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of 

Labor for Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration (OSHA) invites 

interested parties to submit nominations 

for membership on the Federal Advisory 

Council on Occupational Safety and 

Health (FACOSH). 

DATES: Nominations for FACOSH must 

be submitted (postmarked, sent, 

transmitted, or received) by February 

23, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

nominations and supporting materials 

by one of the following methods: 

Electronically: You may submit 

nominations, including attachments, 

electronically into Docket No. OSHA– 

2023–0012 at www.regulations.gov, 

which is the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal. Follow the online instructions 

for submissions. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Documents in the 

docket are listed in the http://

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the website. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for the inspection 

through the OSHA Docket Office. 

Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 

693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for 

assistance in locating docket 

submissions. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and OSHA 

docket number for this Federal Register 

notice (OSHA–2023–0012). OSHA will 


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