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the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202– 

693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLS 

awards funds to State Agencies in order 

to assist them in operating Labor Market 

Information and/or Occupational Safety 

and Health Statistics Federal/State 

cooperative statistical programs. To 

ensure a timely flow of information and 

to be able to evaluate and improve the 

programs, it is necessary to conduct 

ongoing communications between BLS 

and the State partners dealing with, for 

example, deliverables, program 

enhancements, and administrative 

issues. For additional substantive 

information about this ICR, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on December 4, 2023 (88 FRN 

84172). 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless the OMB 

approves it and displays a currently 

valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

Agency: DOL–BLS. 

Title of Collection: General Inquiries 

to State Agency Contacts. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0168. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 54. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 23,890. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

15,927 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Nicole Bouchet, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02891 Filed 2–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Petition for Modification of Application 

of Existing Mandatory Safety 

Standards 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice is a summary of 

a petition for modification submitted to 

the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) by the party 

listed below. 

DATES: All comments on the petition 

must be received by MSHA’s Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances 

on or before March 14, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. MSHA–2023– 

0056 by any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments 

for MSHA–2023–0056. 

2. Fax: 202–693–9441. 

3. Email: petitioncomments@dol.gov. 

4. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery: 

MSHA, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th 

Street South, 4th Floor West, Arlington, 

Virginia 22202–5452, Attention: S. 

Aromie Noe, Director, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances. 

Persons delivering documents are 

required to check in at the receptionist’s 

desk in 4th Floor West. Individuals may 

inspect copies of the petition and 

comments during normal business 

hours at the address listed above. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. 

Aromie Noe, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances at 202–693– 

9440 (voice), Petitionsformodification@

dol.gov (email), or 202–693–9441 (fax). 

[These are not toll-free numbers.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Act of 1977 and title 30 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

44 govern the application, processing, 

and disposition of petitions for 

modification. 

I. Background 

Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act) allows the mine operator or 

representative of miners to file a 

petition to modify the application of any 

mandatory safety standard to a coal or 

other mine if the Secretary of Labor 

determines that: 

1. An alternative method of achieving 

the result of such standard exists which 

will at all times guarantee no less than 

the same measure of protection afforded 

the miners of such mine by such 

standard; or 

2. The application of such standard to 

such mine will result in a diminution of 

safety to the miners in such mine. 

In addition, sections 44.10 and 44.11 

of 30 CFR establish the requirements for 

filing petitions for modification. 

II. Petition for Modification 

Docket Number: M–2023–027–C. 

Petitioner: Mountain Coal Company, 

LLC, 5174 Highway 133, Somerset, 

Colorado 81434. 

Mine: West Elk Mine, MSHA ID No. 

05–03672, located in Gunnison County, 

Colorado. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

18.35(a)(5)(i) (Portable (trailing) cables 

and cords). 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of 30 CFR 

18.35(a)(5)(i) to increase the length of 

tailing cables to a maximum of 1,100 

feet for mobile roof support machines 

and shuttle cars. 

The petitioner states that: 

(a) The petitioner has a previously 

granted petition for modification, docket 

number M–2012–036–C, to use trailing 

cables supplying three-phase, 995-volt 

AC power to continuous machines, roof 

bolting machines, and auxiliary face 

fans and 575-volt AC power to roof 

bolting machines and auxiliary face 

fans. 

(b) The petitioner is now requesting to 

add four Fletcher Mobile Roof Support 

machines, model MRS17, and Komatsu 

10SC32 shuttle cars. The Fletcher 

Mobile Roof Support machines and 

Komatsu 10SC32 shuttle cars will be 

used under the same terms and 

conditions listed in the previously 

granted petition. 

The petitioner proposes the following 

alternative method: 

(a) The maximum trailing cable length 

shall be 1,100 feet for the No. 4 trailing 

cables for the mobile roof support 

machines and the No. 2 trailing cables 

for the shuttle cars. 

(c) All circuit breakers used to protect 

the No. 4 trailing cables exceeding 1,000 

feet for the 995-volt mobile roof support 


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machines shall have instantaneous trip 

units calibrated to trip at 2,500 amperes. 

The trip setting of these circuit breakers 

shall be sealed or locked so that the 

setting cannot be changed. The circuit 

breakers shall have permanent legible 

labels displaying the maximum short 

circuit setting. Calibration, sealing, and 

labeling of circuit breakers shall be 

performed by the circuit breaker 

manufacturer, or an authorized repair 

facility outfitted with calibrated test 

equipment. Each label shall identify the 

circuit breaker as being suitable for 

protecting the No. 4 cables. The labels 

shall be maintained as legible. 

(c) Replacement instantaneous trip 

units used to protect the No. 4 trailing 

cables shall be calibrated to trip at 2,500 

amperes and this setting shall be sealed 

or locked. Calibration, sealing, and 

labeling of the replacement units shall 

be conducted by the device 

manufacturer, or an authorized repair 

facility outfitted with calibrated test 

equipment. 

(d) All circuit breakers used to protect 

the No. 2 trailing cables exceeding 850 

feet in length for the shuttle cars shall 

have instantaneous trip units calibrated 

to trip at 1,500 amperes. The trip setting 

of these circuit breakers shall be sealed 

or locked so that the setting cannot be 

changed. The circuit breakers shall have 

permanent legible labels displaying the 

maximum short circuit setting. 

Calibration, sealing, and labeling of 

circuit breakers shall be performed by 

the circuit breaker manufacturer, or an 

authorized repair facility outfitted with 

calibrated test equipment. Each label 

shall identify the circuit breaker as 

being suitable for protecting the No. 2 

cables. The labels shall be maintained as 

legible. 

(e) Replacement instantaneous trip 

units used to protect the No. 2 trailing 

cables shall be calibrated to trip at 1,500 

amperes and this setting shall be sealed 

or locked. Calibration, sealing, and 

labeling of the replacement units shall 

be conducted by the device 

manufacturer, or an authorized repair 

facility outfitted with calibrated test 

equipment. 

(f) All components that provide shortcircuit protection shall have a sufficient 

interruption rating in accordance with 

the maximum calculated fault current 

available. 

(g) The trailing cables for the mobile 

roof support machines and shuttle cars 

shall be protected by being hung on 

well-installed insulated hangers from 

the section transformer to the slack pile 

of the trailing cable for each machine or 

to the last open crosscut, whichever is 

further outby. 

(h) Prior to putting the mobile roof 

support machines and shuttle cars in 

service for each shift, examinations by 

persons designated by the mine operator 

shall be made to visually examine the 

trailing cables to ensure that the cables 

are in safe operating condition. The 

instantaneous settings of the specially 

calibrated circuit breakers shall also be 

visually examined to ensure that the 

seals or locks have not been removed 

and that they do not exceed the settings 

stipulated in items (b) and (d). 

(i) Permanent warning labels shall be 

installed and maintained on the cover(s) 

of each circuit breaker and the trailing 

cable disconnecting device indicating 

that the cable can only be connected to 

a circuit breaker that is set to trip at its 

pre-determined instantaneous value. 

These labels shall warn miners not to 

change or alter these sealed short-circuit 

settings and warn them not to connect 

the trailing cable to an improperly 

adjusted circuit breaker. 

(j) Any trailing cable that is not in safe 

operating condition or damaged in any 

way shall be removed from service 

immediately and repaired or replaced. 

Each splice or repair in the trailing 

cables shall be made in a workmanlike 

manner and in accordance with the 

instructions of the manufacturer of the 

splice or repair materials. The splice or 

repair shall comply with 30 CFR 75.602 

and 30 CFR 75.604. 

(k) Excessive cable shall be stored 

behind the anchor(s) on equipment that 

use cable reels to prevent cable(s) from 

overheating. Trailing cables anchoring 

points located along haulage roads, belt 

tailpiece, or feeder shall be arranged to 

prevent the shuttle cars from running 

over their trailing cables to minimize 

the need for secondary (temporary) 

trailing cable anchoring points and 

minimize back spooling. 

(l) Before implementation of the terms 

and conditions in MSHA’s Proposed 

Decision and Order (PDO), all miners 

who have been designated to examine 

the integrity of seals or locks and to 

verify the short-circuit settings and 

proper procedures for examining 

trailing cables for defects and damage 

shall receive the training specified in 

item (n). 

(m) Before implementation of the 

terms and conditions in the PDO, the 

circuit breakers outlined above shall be 

inspected by MSHA to ensure their 

conformity with the terms and 

conditions of the PDO. 

(n) Within 60 days after the PDO 

becomes final, the petitioner shall 

submit proposed revisions for its 

approved 30 CFR part 48 training plan 

to the Mine Safety and Health 

Enforcement District Office for the 

District which the mine is located. The 

training shall include the following 

elements: 

(1) Training in the mining methods 

and operating procedures that will 

protect the trailing cables against 

damage; 

(2) Training in proper procedures for 

examining the trailing cables to ensure 

that they are in safe operating condition; 

(3) Training in the hazards of setting 

the short circuit interrupting device(s) 

too high to adequately protect the 

trailing cables; 

(4) Training in how to verify that the 

circuit interrupting device(s) protecting 

the trailing cable(s) are properly set and 

maintained; and 

(5) Training to protect the trailing 

cable(s) against damage caused by 

overheating due to excessive cable 

stored on the cable reel(s) and properly 

adjusting stored cable behind the cable 

anchor(s) as tramming distances change. 

In support of the proposed alternative 

method, the petitioner submitted fault 

analysis for 1,100 feet of the No. 4 and 

No. 2 trailing cables to demonstrate that 

there is enough current available to trip 

the short circuit protection at the time 

of a fault. 

The petitioner asserts that the 

alternate method proposed will at all 

times guarantee no less than the same 

measure of protection afforded the 

miners under the mandatory standard. 

Song-ae Aromie Noe, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

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BILLING CODE 4520–43–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: (24–008)] 

Heliophysics Advisory Committee; 

Space Weather Council; Meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA) announces a 

meeting of the Space Weather Council 

(SWC). The SWC is a subcommittee of 

the Heliophysics Advisory Committee, 

which functions in an advisory capacity 

to the Director, Heliophysics Division, 

in the NASA Science Mission 

Directorate. The meeting will be held for 

the purpose of soliciting, from the 

science community and other persons, 

scientific and technical information 

relevant to program planning. 


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