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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. 

3. 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–2022–003–M. 

Petitioner: Nevada Gold Mines, LLC, 

1655 Mountain City Highway, Elko, 

Nevada, 89801. 

Mine: Pete Bajo Mine, MSHA ID No. 

26–02689, located in Eureka County, 

Nevada. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

57.11052(d) Refuge areas. 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of 30 CFR 

57.11052(d) to permit the use of sealed 

purified drinking water in lieu of 

providing potable water through 

waterlines in the existing refuge 

chambers and future refuge chambers 

and locations. 

The petitioner states that: 

(a) The mine is an underground portal 

gold mine with seven refuge chambers 

located throughout the underground 

portion of the mine. In the refuge areas, 

drinkable water is supplied via 

commercially purchased water in sealed 

pouches. 

(b) The refuge chambers are MineARC 

refuge chambers and are made of steel. 

The refuge chambers are equipped for a 

maximum capacity of between 6 and 16 

miners each. This capacity exceeds the 

normal work crew of approximately 32 

miners underground on any shift. 

(c) Each refuge chamber is provided 

with a waterline. The water flowing 

through these lines is not potable due to 

the configuration of the waterlines and 

the water source. Installing waterlines to 

provide potable drinking water to each 

refuge chamber is not feasible due to the 

lack of essential infrastructure. 

(d) The waterlines are susceptible to 

damage during an emergency and under 

normal working conditions. The water 

supply could be cut off completely. 

(e) In an emergency, there can be no 

guarantee of potable drinking water via 

the waterline for miners using the refuge 

area. Application of the standard could 

adversely impact the safety of the 

affected miners if they were to rely on 

waterlines running from the portal to 

the refuge chambers, as these lines are 

subject to interruption and are 

inherently less safe than sanitary sealed 

water pouches located inside the refuge 

chambers. Sealed water stored inside 

each refuge chamber ensures that 

affected miners will have sanitary 

drinking water available to them in an 

emergency. 

(f) The seven refuge chambers at the 

mine are portable. Allowing the use of 

refuge chambers which do not have to 

be connected to waterlines provides 

greater flexibility in the location of the 

refuge chambers. Refuge chambers can 

be located in direct relation to where 

miners are working and relocated 

quickly to working areas as needed for 

the protection of miners. 

The petitioner proposes the following 

alternative method: 

(a) Drinking water will be supplied 

via commercially purchased water in 

sealed individual portion-sized pouches 

in each refuge chamber. The water is 

supplied by the case and packaged into 

4.227 fluid ounce/125 milliliter portions 

with 50 individual portion sizes per 

case. 

(b) At a minimum, the refuge chamber 

will be supplied with 2.25 quarts of 

water per day per person for 4 days. The 

total amount of water provided will vary 

depending on the maximum capacity of 

the refuge chamber. In a 6-man refuge 

chamber, a minimum of nine cases of 

water will be provided. In a 16-man 

refuge chamber, a minimum of 24 cases 

of water will be provided. 

(c) The water will have a maximum 

shelf life of 5 years. The operator will 

replace the existing water supply with 

fresh water before the water’s expiration 

date. The condition and quantity of 

water will be confirmed by inspection 

on no less than a monthly basis. 

(d) Written instructions for 

conservation of water will be provided 

with the refuge chamber supplies. 

(e) All miners affected will receive 

training in the operation of the refuge 

chamber and will receive refresher 

training annually. 

(f) The refuge chamber will be 

inspected monthly and documented by 

the Mine Manager or the Manager’s 

designee. 

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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SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: 22–017] 

Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive, 

Co-Exclusive or Partially Exclusive 

Patent License 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant 

exclusive, co-exclusive or partially 

exclusive patent license. 

SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice of 

its intent to grant an exclusive, coexclusive or partially exclusive patent 

license to practice the inventions 

described and claimed in the patents 

and/or patent applications listed in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. 

DATES: The prospective exclusive, coexclusive or partially exclusive license 

may be granted unless NASA receives 

written objections including evidence 

and argument, no later than March 23, 

2022 that establish that the grant of the 

license would not be consistent with the 

requirements regarding the licensing of 

federally owned inventions as set forth 

in the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing 

regulations. Competing applications 

completed and received by NASA no 

later than March 23, 2022 will also be 

treated as objections to the grant of the 

contemplated exclusive, co-exclusive or 

partially exclusive license. Objections 

submitted in response to this notice will 

not be made available to the public for 

inspection and, to the extent permitted 

by law, will not be released under the 

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Objections and Further Information: 

Written objections relating to the 

prospective license or requests for 

further information may be submitted to 

Agency Counsel for Intellectual 

Property, NASA Headquarters at Email: 

hq-patentoffice@mail.nasa.gov. 

Questions may be directed to Phone: 

(202) 358–3437. 

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exclusive, or partially exclusive patent 

license in the United States to practice 

the inventions described and claimed 

in: U.S. Patent No. 11,078,984 titled 

‘‘Structure Movement Damping System 

Using Tension Element,’’ to SEA.O.G, 

LLC, having its principal place of 

business in New Bedford, MA. The 

fields of use may be limited. NASA has 

not yet made a final determination to 

grant the requested license and may 

deny the requested license even if no 

objections are submitted within the 

comment period. 

This notice of intent to grant an 

exclusive, co-exclusive or partially 

exclusive patent license is issued in 

accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 

CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). The patent rights in 

these inventions have been assigned to 

the United States of America as 

represented by the Administrator of the 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. The prospective license 

will comply with the requirements of 35 

U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. 

Information about other NASA 

inventions available for licensing can be 

found online at http://technology.

nasa.gov. 

Helen M. Galus, 

Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04856 Filed 3–7–22; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[22–016] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Astronaut’s System for 

Tracking and Requesting Appearances 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections. 

DATES: Comments are due by May 9, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be sent within 60 days 

of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

60-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Claire Little, NASA 

Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 

300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, 

DC 20546, 202–358–2375 or email 

claire.a.little@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This collection of information 

supports the National Aeronautics and 

Space Act of 1958, as amended, to 

enable NASA astronaut appearances 

before a variety of groups to inform the 

general public about the U.S. space 

program. Typically, presentations are 

made to high schools and universities, 

community organizations, businesses 

and associations, or military 

organizations. In order to reach as many 

people as possible, NASA offers three 

options to choose from in requesting an 

astronaut appearance: 

(1) An in-person astronaut appearance 

whereby the astronaut travels to the 

appearance location. 

(2) A virtual appearance utilizing virtual 

telecommunications tools to connect an 

astronaut via video conference with your 

organization. 

(3) A recorded greeting arranged in 

advance to be used during a specified event. 

The NASA Astronaut Appearance 

Office (AAO) located at the Lyndon B. 

Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, 

Texas is responsible for vetting, 

processing, and coordinating logistics 

for Astronaut appearances. This 

information will be used by the NASA 

AAO and Legal and HR personnel in the 

vetting, coordinating, scheduling and 

authorization processes to work with 

requestors to facilitate the appearance 

logistics. Records of appearances, 

including the information associated 

with the requestor and points of contact 

are maintained by the AAO for a 

minimum of five (5) years. 

II. Methods of Collection 

Electronic. 

III. Data 

Title: ASTRA Official Appearance 

Request. 

OMB Number: 

Type of review: New. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Activities: 1,000. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

per Activity: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 167 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$1,450.00. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of NASA, including 

whether the information collected has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

NASA’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including automated 

collection techniques or the use of other 

forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection. 

They will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Lori Parker, 

NASA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04853 Filed 3–7–22; 8:45 am] 

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ADMINISTRATION 

[NARA–2022–033] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed extension 

request. 

SUMMARY: We are proposing to request 

approval of a new information 

collection from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). We are 

beginning a new recruitment program 

that connects veterans and Schedule Aeligible applicants with an opportunity 

for non-competitive employment. We 

propose to collect information from 

people who are interested in these 

opportunities in order to consider them 

for the positions and match them with 

possible jobs. The collection includes 

approval of a form, NARA Employment 

Interest Questionnaire, NA Form 3102. 

We invite you to comment on this 

proposed information collection. 

DATES: We must receive written 

comments on or before May 9, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Email comments to 

tamee.fechhelm@nara.gov or send them 

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