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consistent with the variance process 

established in that Plan. 

The BLM has prepared a Draft EIS 

with input from cooperating agencies 

and public comments collected during 

scoping to address the direct, indirect, 

and cumulative impacts of the Project. 

The Draft EIS analyzes three 

alternatives: 

• No Action, in which the BLM 

would not authorize construction, 

operation and maintenance, and 

decommissioning of the Project; 

• Proposed Action, in which the BLM 

would authorize construction, operation 

and maintenance, and decommissioning 

of the Project consistent with the 

detailed Project description below; and 

• Wash Avoidance Alternative, which 

carries over the design of the Proposed 

Action, but avoids construction in a 

desert wash within the Project Area and 

near known sensitive sites, using 

specified setbacks to enhance resource 

conservation opportunities. 

The BLM has identified the Wash 

Avoidance Alternative as the agency’s 

preferred alternative. Information 

acquired during the Draft EIS public 

comment period will inform the BLM’s 

ultimate decision to select any of the 

three alternatives. 

Under the Proposed Action, the BLM 

would grant a ROW for the Project, 

which would have a net generating 

capacity of up to 600 megawatts 

alternating current (MWac) and span 

3,495 acres administered by BLM and 

38 acres of La Paz County land. The 

Project would include solar PV 

modules, direct current cabling and 

combining switchgear, inverters, voltage 

collection systems, transformers, 

monitoring and controls systems, 

operations and maintenance facilities, 

above-ground electrical connection 

lines, and potentially a battery energy 

storage system and substation. The 

Project would use a substation on an 

adjacent approved solar facility and 

connect into the regional transmission 

system via the Cielo Azul 500 kV 

switching station and Ten West Link 

500 kV transmission line (construction 

ongoing). Overhead 69 kV connection 

lines would extend approximately 2 

miles in a proposed utility easement on 

La Paz County land to the Cielo Azul 

switching station. The Applicant has 

incorporated numerous design features 

into the Proposed Action to avoid or 

minimize adverse environmental effects 

during construction, operation, and 

decommissioning. These plans and 

procedures are provided as appendices 

to the Proposed Plan of Development 

and the Draft EIS. The Wash Avoidance 

Alternative would employ the same 

technology and design as the Proposed 

Action but avoid construction impacts 

to a desert wash to maintain wildlife 

habitat connectivity and preserve 

natural features. All design features for 

the Proposed Action would apply to the 

Wash Avoidance Alternative. 

Important Issues Identified During 

Scoping 

During scoping, several issues were 

raised including for the following 

resource areas: air quality/greenhouse 

gas/climate change; biological resources; 

environmental justice/socioeconomics; 

fuels and fire management; livestock 

grazing; Native American, religious, and 

traditional cultural resources; 

recreation; soil resources; vegetation; 

visual resources; waste/hazardous 

waste; and water resources. The BLM 

reviewed all scoping comments and 

incorporated comments into the Draft 

EIS where applicable. 

Lead and Cooperating Agencies 

The BLM’s Yuma Field Office is the 

lead Federal agency for the Draft EIS. 

The Arizona Department of 

Transportation, Arizona Game and Fish 

Department, La Paz County, Fort YumaQuechan Tribe, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, and U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service have also requested to 

participate in the environmental 

analysis as cooperating agencies. The 

BLM has a signed memorandum of 

understanding with each cooperating 

agency to identify its roles and 

responsibilities and those of the BLM in 

the process. 

Public Involvement Process 

A virtual public meeting will be held 

2 to 3 weeks after publication of this 

notice; the meeting date will be 

announced on the Project ePlanning 

website at least 15 days prior to the 

meeting. The public meeting will 

include a presentation and opportunity 

to speak with the project team. The 

date(s) and location(s) of any additional 

meetings will be announced in advance 

through the Project ePlanning website 

(see ADDRESSES). 

The BLM encourages the public to 

review the Draft EIS and provide 

comments on the adequacy of the 

alternatives, analysis of effects, and any 

new information that would help the 

BLM disclose potential impacts of the 

Project in the Final EIS. 

The BLM will continue to consult 

with Indian Tribal Nations on a 

government-to-government basis in 

accordance with Executive Order 13175, 

BLM MS 1780, and other Departmental 

policies. Tribal concerns, including 

potential impacts on Indian trust assets 

and potential impacts to cultural 

resources, will be given due 

consideration. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10) 

Raymond Suazo, 

State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4331–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Department of 

Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Privacy Act of 1974 and 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Circular No. A–108 requires that 

each agency publish notice of a new or 

modified system of records that it 

maintains. This notice proposes to 

modify an existing system of records to 

add three additional statutes to the 

‘‘Authority’’ section of the system, and 

to add two new routine uses and revise 

one routine use for the Department of 

Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration (OSHA), 

Retaliation Complaint File, DOL/ 

OSHA–1, as well as to make general 

updates to provide more detail and 

clarity regarding OSHA’s practices for 

disclosing, storing, retaining, and 

disposing of records in this system and 

the technical, physical, and 

administrative safeguards that OSHA 

relies on to protect records in this 

system from unauthorized disclosure. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than May 20, 2024. This 

modification is effective upon 

publication of this Notice. If no public 

comments are received, the new routine 

uses will be effective beginning May 20, 

2024. If DOL receives public comments, 

DOL will review the comments to 

determine whether any changes to the 

notice are necessary. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

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submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov or https://

www.federalregister.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail, Hand Delivery, or Courier: 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Room N– 

3653, Washington, DC 20210. In your 

comment, specify ‘‘Retaliation 

Complaint File, DOL/OSHA–1.’’ 

All comments will be made public 

and will be posted without change to 

https://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

submit general questions about the 

system, contact Lee Martin by telephone 

at 202–693–2199 or by email at 

osha.dwpp@dol.gov. Please include 

‘‘Retaliation Complaint File, DOL/ 

OSHA–1’’ in the submission. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Retaliation Complaint File, DOL/ 

OSHA–1 modified system of records 

includes three additional OSHA statutes 

and two new routine uses. The new 

statutes to be added are: The Taxpayer 

First Act (26 U.S.C. 7623(d)); The 

Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act 

(15 U.S.C. 7a–3); and The Anti-Money 

Laundering Act (31 U.S.C. 5323(a)(5), (g) 

& (j)). DOL is adding routine uses e. and 

f. regarding disclosure of records, as 

needed, to address a suspected breach of 

DOL’s or another agency’s records 

systems. DOL has also revised routine 

use c. to note that disclosure of 

appropriate, relevant, necessary, and 

compatible investigative records may be 

made to OSHA-approved occupational 

safety and health State Plan agencies 

(State Plans), as well as Federal 

agencies, responsible for investigating, 

prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing 

laws related to one or more of the 

statutes listed under AUTHORITY FOR 

MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM 

where OSHA deems such disclosure 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the records were collected. Former 

routine use e. (permitting disclosure of 

statistical reports containing aggregated 

results of program activities and 

outcomes to the media, researchers, or 

other interested parties) is being redesignated as routine use g. 

Additionally, DOL is making general 

updates to provide more detail and 

clarity regarding OSHA’s practices for 

storing, retaining, and disposing of 

records in this system and the technical, 

physical, and administrative safeguards 

that OSHA relies on to protect records 

in this system from unauthorized 

disclosure. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

Retaliation Complaint File, DOL/ 

OSHA–1. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

The system resides in a secure cloud 

service environment provided through 

Amazon Web Services (AWS). Records 

from the secure cloud service are 

accessed by DOL personnel located at 

the Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA)’s national, 

regional, and area offices. Address 

information for regional and area offices 

can be found at: https://www.osha.gov/ 

contactus/bystate. Pursuant to DOL’s 

Flexiplace Programs (also known as 

‘‘telework’’ pursuant to the Telework 

Enhancement Act), copies of records 

may be temporarily located at 

alternative worksites, including 

employees’ homes or at geographically 

convenient satellite offices for periods 

of time. All appropriate safeguards are 

taken at these sites. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Lee Martin, Director of the Directorate 

of Whistleblower Protection Programs, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Room N–3647, Washington, DC 20210. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

a. The Occupational Safety and 

Health Act (29 U.S.C. 660(c)); 

b. The Surface Transportation 

Assistance Act (49 U.S.C. 31105); 

c. The Asbestos Hazard Emergency 

Response Act (15 U.S.C. 2651); 

d. The International Safe Container 

Act (46 U.S.C. 80507); 

e. The Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

U.S.C. 300j–9(i)); 

f. The Federal Water Pollution Control 

Act (33 U.S.C. 1367); 

g. The Toxic Substances Control Act 

(15 U.S.C. 2622); 

h. The Wendell H. Ford Aviation 

Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 

Century (49 U.S.C. 42121); 

i. The Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 

U.S.C. 6971); 

j. The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7622); 

k. The Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9610); 

l. The Energy Reorganization Act of 

1978 (42 U.S.C. 5851); 

m. The Pipeline Safety Improvement 

Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60129); 

n. The Corporate and Criminal Fraud 

Accountability Act of 2002, Title VIII of 

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 

U.S.C. 1514A); 

o. The Federal Railroad Safety Act (49 

U.S.C. 20109); 

p. The National Transit Systems 

Security Act (6 U.S.C. 1142); 

q. The Consumer Product Safety 

Improvement Act (15 U.S.C. 2087); 

r. The Affordable Care Act (29 U.S.C. 

218C); 

s. The Consumer Financial Protection 

Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5567); 

t. The Seaman’s Protection Act (46 

U.S.C. 2114); 

u. The FDA Food Safety 

Modernization Act (21 U.S.C. 399d); 

v. The Moving Ahead for Progress in 

the 21st Century Act (49 U.S.C. 30171); 

w. The Taxpayer First Act (26 U.S.C. 

7623(d)); 

x. The Criminal Antitrust AntiRetaliation Act (15 U.S.C. 7a–3); and 

y. The Anti-Money Laundering Act 

(31 U.S.C. 5323(a)(5), (g) & (j)). 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

The records are used to support a 

determination by OSHA on the merits of 

a complaint alleging violation of the 

employee protection provisions of one 

or more of the statutes listed under 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF 

THE SYSTEM. The records also are 

used as the basis of statistical reports on 

such activity by the system manager, 

national office administrators, regional 

administrators, investigators, and their 

supervisors in OSHA. The reports may 

be released to the public. The reports do 

not contain any identifying information 

and are generally used for statistical 

purposes. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals who have filed 

complaints alleging retaliation against 

them by their employers, or by others, 

for engaging in activities protected 

under the various statutes set forth 

below, popularly referenced as 

whistleblower protection statutes are 

covered by the system. Complainants 

may file such claims with OSHA 

pursuant to the following statutes: The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 

U.S.C. 660(c)); the Surface 

Transportation Assistance Act (49 

U.S.C. 31105); the Asbestos Hazard 

Emergency Response Act (15 U.S.C. 

2651); the International Safe Container 

Act (46 U.S.C. 80507); the Safe Drinking 

Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–9(i)); the 

Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

U.S.C. 1367); the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2622); the 

Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment 

and Reform Act for the 21st Century (49 

U.S.C. 42121); the Solid Waste Disposal 

Act (42 U.S.C. 6971); the Clean Air Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7622); the Comprehensive 


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1See https://www.dol.gov/general/privacy under 

the heading ‘‘System of Records Notices (SORNs).’’ 

Environmental Response, Compensation 

and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 

9610); the Energy Reorganization Act of 

1978 (42 U.S.C. 5851); the Pipeline 

Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (49 

U.S.C. 60129); the Corporate and 

Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 

2002, Title VIII of the Sarbanes-Oxley 

Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1514A); the 

Federal Railroad Safety Act (49 U.S.C. 

20109); the National Transit Systems 

Security Act (6 U.S.C. 1142); the 

Consumer Product Safety Improvement 

Act (15 U.S.C. 2087); the Affordable 

Care Act (29 U.S.C. 218C); the 

Consumer Financial Protection Act of 

2010 (12 U.S.C. 5567); the Seaman’s 

Protection Act (46 U.S.C. 2114); the 

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (21 

U.S.C. 399d); the Moving Ahead for 

Progress in the 21st Century Act (49 

U.S.C. 30171); the Taxpayer First Act 

(26 U.S.C. 7623(d)); the Criminal 

Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (15 U.S.C. 

7a–3); and the Anti-Money Laundering 

Act (31 U.S.C. 5323(a)(5), (g) & (j)). 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Records in the system include the 

complainant’s name, address, telephone 

numbers, occupation, place of 

employment, and other identifying data 

along with the allegation, OSHA forms, 

and evidence offered in the allegation’s 

proof. Records in the system also 

includes the respondent’s name, 

address, telephone numbers, response to 

notification of the complaint, 

statements, and any other evidence or 

background material submitted as 

evidence. This material includes records 

of interviews and other data gathered by 

the investigator. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Records contained in this system are 

obtained from individual complainants 

who filed allegation(s) of retaliation by 

employer(s) against employee(s) or 

persons who have engaged in protected 

activities. OSHA uses the OSHA Online 

Whistleblower Complaint Form (OSHA 

8–60.1) approved under OMB Control 

No. 1218–0236 to collect initial 

complainant information. Records 

contained in this system are also 

obtained from employers, employees 

other than an individual complainant, 

and other witnesses. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to the disclosures 

permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), as 

well as those contained in DOL’s 

Universal Routine Uses of Records,1 a 

record from this system of records may 

be disclosed as follows: 

a. Disclosure of the complaint, as well 

as the identity of the complainant, and 

any interviews, statements, or other 

information provided by the 

complainant, or information about the 

complainant given to OSHA, may be 

made to the respondent, so that the 

complaint can proceed to a resolution. 

Note: Personal information about other 

employees that is contained in the 

complainant’s file, such as statements taken 

by OSHA or information for use as 

comparative data, such as wages, bonuses, 

the substance of promotion 

recommendations, supervisory assessments 

of professional conduct and ability, or 

disciplinary actions generally may be 

withheld from the respondent when it could 

violate the other employee’s privacy rights, 

cause intimidation or harassment to the other 

employee, or impair future investigations by 

making it more difficult to collect similar 

information from other employees. 

b. Disclosure of the respondent’s 

responses to the complaint and any 

other evidence it submits may be shared 

with the complainant so that the 

complaint can proceed to a resolution. 

c. Disclosure of appropriate, relevant, 

necessary, and compatible investigative 

records may be made to other Federal 

agencies and State Plans responsible for 

investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or 

implementing laws related to the 

statutes listed under AUTHORITY FOR 

MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM 

where OSHA deems such disclosure 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the records were collected. 

d. Disclosure of appropriate, relevant, 

necessary, and compatible investigative 

records may be made to another agency 

or instrumentality of any governmental 

jurisdiction within or under the control 

of the United States, for a civil or 

criminal law enforcement activity, if the 

activity is authorized by law, and if that 

agency or instrumentality has made a 

written request to OSHA, specifying the 

particular portion desired and the law 

enforcement activity for which the 

record is sought. 

e. Disclosure of information contained 

in this system of records may be made 

to appropriate agencies, entities, and 

persons when (1) DOL suspects or 

confirms a breach of the system of 

records; (2) DOL determines as a result 

of the suspected or confirmed breach, 

there is a risk of harm to individuals, 

DOL (including its information systems, 

programs, and operations), the Federal 

Government, or national security; and 

(3) the disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with DOL’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

breach or to prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

f. Disclosure of information contained 

in this system of records may be made 

to another Federal agency or Federal 

entity, when DOL determines that 

information from this system of records 

is reasonably necessary to assist the 

recipient agency or entity in (1) 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, programs and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

g. Statistical reports containing 

aggregated results of program activities 

and outcomes may be disclosed to the 

media, researchers, or other interested 

parties. Disclosure may be in response 

to requests made by telephone, email, 

fax, or letter, by a mutually convenient 

method. Statistical data may also be 

posted by the system manager on the 

OSHA web page. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Electronic records in this system of 

records are stored on AWS, in a selfcontained system. Limited paper case 

files may be used on a temporary basis 

and kept in locked offices. The system 

is contained behind the DOL firewall. 

Users access the system via their 

personal identity verification (PIV) card 

for internal federal users or through 

login.gov for State Plan users. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records are retrieved by 

complainant’s name, respondent’s 

name, or case number. The system is 

contained behind the DOL firewall. 

Users access the system via their 

personal identity verification (PIV) card 

for internal federal users or through 

login.gov for State Plan users. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records are maintained primarily in 

the DOL IT system on the AWS server. 

Limited paper case files may be 

maintained at applicable locations as set 

out above under the heading SYSTEM 

LOCATION. System records are 

destroyed five years after a case is 

closed, in accordance with Records 

Schedule Number DAA–0100–2018– 

0002–0009. Paper copies of case files 

that are not scanned are retained on-site 

until the five-year retention period has 

been met and then destroyed. 


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2For sources who furnished information to the 

Government prior to January 1, 1975, the standard 

is an implied promise that the identity of the source 

would be held in confidence. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records in this system are 

safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable rules and policies, including 

all applicable DOL automated systems 

security and access policies. Access to 

the system containing the records is 

limited to those individuals deemed as 

authorized personnel. Records in the 

system are protected from unauthorized 

access and misuse through a 

combination of administrative, 

technical, and physical security 

measures. Administrative measures 

include policies that limit system access 

to individuals within an agency with a 

legitimate business need and regular 

review of security procedures and best 

practices to enhance security. Technical 

measures include system design that 

allows individuals within an agency 

access only to data for which they are 

responsible; role-based access controls 

that allow individuals access only to 

data for their agency or reporting unit; 

multi-factor authentication to access the 

system; and use of encryption for 

certain data transfers. Physical security 

measures include the use of DOL cloud 

data centers which meet government 

requirements for storage of sensitive 

data. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

If an individual wishes to access their 

own data in the system, the individual 

should contact OSHA directly and 

follow the instructions for making a 

Privacy Act Request on DOL’s web page 

at: https://www.dol.gov/general/privacy/ 

instructions. DOL also describes its 

process for requesting records under the 

Privacy Act in regulations at 29 CFR 

71.2. Individuals who need additional 

assistance may also reach out to DOL’s 

Privacy Office by email at privacy@

dol.gov. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

If an individual wishes to request a 

correction or amendment of a record, 

the individual should direct their 

request to OSHA directly. The request 

must be in writing and must identify: 

• The name of the individual making 

the request, 

• The particular record in question, 

• The correction or amendment 

sought, 

• The justification for the change, and 

• Any other pertinent information to 

help identify the file. 

Additional information can be found 

on DOL’s web page at: https://

www.dol.gov/general/privacy/ 

instructions. DOL also describes its 

process for requesting a correction or 

amendment at 29 CFR 71.9. Individuals 

who need additional assistance may 

also reach out to DOL’s Privacy Office 

by email at privacy@dol.gov. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

If an individual wishes to know if a 

system contains their information, the 

individual should contact OSHA 

directly and follow the instructions for 

making a Privacy Act Request on DOL’s 

web page at: https://www.dol.gov/ 

general/privacy/instructions. DOL also 

describes its process for requesting 

records under the Privacy Act in 

regulations at 29 CFR 71.2. Individuals 

who need additional assistance may 

also reach out to DOL’s Privacy Office 

by email at privacy@dol.gov. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2), investigatory material in this 

system of records compiled for law 

enforcement purposes is exempt from 

subsections (c)(3); (d); (e)(1); (e)(4)(G), 

(H), and (I); and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a. 

However, if any individual is denied 

any right, privilege, or benefit that the 

individual would otherwise be entitled 

to by Federal law or for which the they 

would otherwise be eligible, such 

material shall be provided. To the extent 

that the disclosure of such material 

would reveal the identity of a source 

who furnished information to the 

Government under an express promise 2

that the identity of the source would be 

held in confidence, DOL will not 

furnish such records to the individual. 

HISTORY: 

This is a full publication of the 

modified SORN in its entirety that 

replaces the previously published SORN 

found at 81 FR 25765, 25853–54 (April 

29, 2016). 

Carolyn Angus-Hornbuckle, 

Assistant Secretary for Administration and 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2024–08383 Filed 4–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–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 Rosebud 

Mining Company. 

DATES: All comments on the petition 

must be received by MSHA’s Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances 

on or before May 20, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. MSHA–2024– 

0008 by any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments 

for MSHA–2024–0008. 

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, Suite 4E401, 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, 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 30 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. 


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