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—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. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Annuity Broker Qualification 

Declaration Form. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil 

Division. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals. Abstract: 

This declaration is to be submitted 

annually to determine whether a broker 

meets the qualifications to be listed as 

an annuity broker pursuant to Section 

111015(b) of Public Law 107–273. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond/reply: It is estimated that 300 

respondents will complete the form 

annually within approximately 1 hour. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total estimated annual 

burden hours to complete the 

certification form is 300 hours. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Melody Braswell, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 3E.405B, 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: March 17, 2022. 

Melody Braswell, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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BILLING CODE 4410–12–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 April 21, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. MSHA–2022– 

0013 by any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments 

for MSHA–2022–0013. 

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, Acting Director, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances. 

Persons delivering documents are 

required to check in at the receptionist’s 

desk in Suite 4E401. 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, §§ 44.10 and 44.11 of 30 

CFR establish the requirements for filing 

petitions for modification. 

II. Petition for Modification 

Docket Number: M–2022–004–C. 

Petitioner: Century Mining, LLC, 7004 

Buckhannon Road, Volga, West Virginia 

26238. 

Mine: Longview Mine, MSHA ID No. 

46–09447, located in Barbour County, 

West Virginia. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

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

and cords. 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

seeks modification of the existing 

standard to permit 995-volt, 575-volt, 

and 480-volt trailing cable lengths up to 

1,000 feet providing power to section 

equipment including continuous mining 

machine, roof bolters, shuttle cars, and 

auxiliary fans during: Initial bottom 

development; mains, sub-mains, and 

three-entry sections development; 

bleeder and recovery entries 

development; and mining around gas 

wells. 

The petitioner states that: 

(a) The mine is currently under 

construction. 

(b) The mine will utilize the room and 

pillar and longwall mining methods to 

extract coal and will employ 

approximately 375 coal miners. 

(c) A modification to the existing 

standard would enhance the safety of 

the miners by minimizing the number of 

power center moves, thereby reducing 

exposure to electrical hazards associated 

with cable handling. 

(d) Use of 1,000-foot cables would 

reduce the chance of a fire on a working 

section by allowing power centers to be 

farther from the working face. 

The petitioner proposes the following 

alternative method: 

(a) The maximum length of the 995- 

volt, 575-volt, and 480-volt trailing 

cables will be 1,000 feet. 

(b) The section equipment’s trailing 

cables will not be smaller than No. 6 

American Wire Gauge (AWG). At no 

time will a trailing cable be smaller than 

specified in the approval documentation 

for the machine. 

(c) All circuit breakers used to protect 

trailing cables exceeding the maximum 

length specified in 30 CFR 18.35(a)(5)(i) 

will have instantaneous trip units 

properly calibrated and adjusted to trip 

at no more than the smallest of the 

following values: 

(1) The setting specified in 30 CFR 

75.601–1; 

(2) the setting specified in the 

approval documentation for the 

machine; or 


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(3) 70 percent of the minimum phaseto-phase short-circuit current available 

at the end of the trailing cable. 

(d) The calibrated trip setting of the 

circuit breakers will be sealed, locked, 

or protected so that the setting cannot be 

changed. 

(e) The circuit breakers will have 

permanent, legible labels indicating the 

circuit, cable size, maximum cable 

length, and the maximum instantaneous 

trip unit setting. If the trailing cable 

sizes are intermixed at a section power 

center, the plugs will be constructed or 

designed, for example, keyed or sized, 

to permit only the proper type and 

length of cable to be plugged into the 

receptacle with the proper settings. 

(f) Replacement instantaneous trip 

units used to protect trailing cables 

affected by this petition will be 

calibrated and set in accordance with 

alternative method item (c). This setting 

will be sealed, locked, or protected. 

(g) All components providing shortcircuit protection will have a sufficient 

interruption rating in accordance with 

the maximum calculated fault currents 

available. 

(h) Any trailing cable not in safe 

operating condition will be removed 

from service immediately and repaired 

or replaced. 

(i) If the mining methods or operating 

procedures cause or contribute to 

trailing cable damage, the cable will be 

removed from service immediately and 

repaired or replaced. Additional 

precautions will be taken to ensure that, 

in the future, the cable is protected and 

maintained in safe operating condition. 

(j) Each trailing cable splice or repair 

will be made in a workmanlike manner 

and in accordance with the instructions 

of the manufacturer of the splice or 

repair kit. The outer jacket of each 

splice will be vulcanized with flame 

resistant material or made with material 

that has been approved by MSHA as 

flame resistant. Splices will comply 

with the requirements of 30 CFR 75.603 

and 75.604. 

(k) At the beginning of each 

production shift, persons designated by 

the mine operator will visually examine 

trailing cables to ensure that they are in 

safe operating condition. The 

instantaneous trip unit settings of the 

specially calibrated circuit breakers will 

also be visually examined to ensure that 

the seals or locks have not been 

removed and that they are set in 

accordance with alternative method 

item (c). 

(l) Permanent warning labels will be 

installed and maintained on the cover(s) 

of the power center or distribution box 

identifying the location of each sealed 

short-circuit protection device. The 

labels will warn miners not to change or 

alter the sealed short-circuit settings. 

(m) This petition will apply to the 

initial bottom development of the mine, 

working sections that mine around gas 

wells, and working sections developing 

mains, submains, three entry panels, 

and bleeder and recovery entries. 

(n) This petition will not be 

implemented until miners designated to 

examine the integrity of the seals or 

locks, to verify the short-circuit settings, 

and to examine trailing cables for 

defects and damage have received 

training. 

(o) Within 60 days after the Proposed 

Decision and Order (PDO) becomes 

final, the petitioner will submit 

proposed revisions for its approved part 

48 training plan to the District Manager. 

The proposed revisions will include 

initial and refresher training regarding 

compliance with the terms and 

conditions of the PDO. 

The petitioner asserts that the 

alternative 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, 

Acting Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances. 

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BILLING CODE 4520–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Petition for Modification of Application 

of an Existing Mandatory Safety 

Standard 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice includes the 

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 April 21, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. MSHA–2022– 

0008 by any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments 

for MSHA–2022–0008. 

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, Acting Director, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances. 

Persons delivering documents are 

required to check in at the receptionist’s 

desk in Suite 4E401. 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. 

MSHA will consider only comments 

postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or 

proof of delivery from another delivery 

service such as UPS or Federal Express 

on or before the deadline for comments. 

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 

(facsimile). [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 

(Secretary) 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, §§ 44.10 and 44.11 of 30 

CFR establish the requirements for filing 

petitions for modification. 

II. Petition for Modification 

Docket Number: M–2022–003–C. 

Petitioner: Rosebud Mining Company, 

301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 

16201. 

Mine: Dutch Run Mine, Mine ID No. 

36–08701, located in Armstrong County, 

PA; Parkwood Mine, Mine ID No. 36– 

08785, located in Armstrong County, 

PA; Madison Mine, Mine ID No. 36– 

09127, located in Cambria County, PA; 


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