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(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. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06808 Filed 3–30–22; 8:45 am] 

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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 a 

petition for modification submitted to 

the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) by the party 

listed below. 

DATES: All comments on the petitions 

must be received by MSHA’s Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances 

on or before May 2, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. MSHA–2022– 

0017 by any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments 

for MSHA–2022–0017. 

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, sections 44.10 and 44.11 

of 30 CFR establish the requirements for 

filing petitions for modification. 

II. Petition for Modification 

Docket Number: M–2022–008–M. 

Petitioner: Nevada Gold Mines, LLC, 

1655 Mountain City Highway, Elko, 

Nevada, 89801. 

Mine: Meikle Mine, MSHA ID No. 26– 

02246, 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 shaft 

gold mine with 17 refuge chambers with 

16 located throughout the underground 

portion of the mine. In the refuge areas, 

drinkable water is supplied via 

commercially purchased water in sealed 

pouches. 

(b) Thirteen of the refuge chambers 

are MineARC refuge chambers and are 

made out of steel. The remaining four 

are mined-out crosscuts with bulkheads 

that were developed into refuge 

chambers. The refuge chambers are 

equipped for a maximum capacity of 

between 12 and 16 miners each. The 

capacity of the 16 underground refuge 

chambers exceeds the normal work crew 

of approximately 100 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) Thirteen of the 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 

4.225 fluid ounce/125 milliliter portions 

with 100 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 12-man refuge 

chamber, a minimum of 17 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 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06809 Filed 3–30–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4520–43–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Notice to LSC Grantees of Application 

Process for Making 2022 Mid-Year and 

2023 Basic Field Fund Subgrants 

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice of application dates and 

format for applications for approval to 

make 2022 mid-year and 2023 Basic 

Field Grant fund subgrants. 

SUMMARY: The Legal Services 

Corporation (LSC) is the national 

organization charged with administering 

Federal funds provided for civil legal 

services to low-income people. LSC 

hereby announces the submission dates 

for applications to make 2022 mid-year 

and 2023 Basic Field Grant fund 

subgrants. LSC is also providing 

information about where applicants may 

locate subgrant application questions 

and directions for providing the 

information required to apply for a 

subgrant. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for application dates. 

ADDRESSES: Legal Services 

Corporation—Office of Compliance and 

Enforcement, 3333 K Street NW, Third 

Floor, Washington, DC 20007–3522. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Megan Lacchini, Office of Compliance 

and Enforcement at lacchinim@lsc.gov 

or (202) 295–1506 or visit the LSC 

website at http://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/grantee-guidance/ 

how-apply-subgrant. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 45 

CFR part 1627, LSC must publish, on an 

annual basis, ‘‘notice of the 

requirements concerning the format and 

contents of the application annually in 

the Federal Register and on LSC’s 

website.’’ 45 CFR 1627.4(b). This Notice 

and the publication of the Subgrant 

Application on LSC’s website satisfy 

§ 1627.4(b)’s notice requirement for the 

Basic Field Grant program. Only current 

or prospective recipients of LSC Basic 

Field Grants may apply for approval to 

subgrant these funds. 

Applications for approval to make 

2022 mid-year and calendar year 2023 

Basic Field Grant fund subgrants will be 

available on or around April 11, 2022. 

An applicant must apply to make a midyear subgrant of LSC Basic Field Grant 

funds through GrantEase at least 45 days 

before the subgrant’s proposed effective 

date. 45 CFR 1627.4(b)(2). An applicant 

must apply to make calendar year 

subgrants of 2023 Basic Field Grant 

funds through GrantEase in conjunction 

with its application(s) for 2023 Basic 

Field Grant funding. 45 CFR 

1627.4(b)(1). The deadline for 2023 

Basic Field Grant funding application 

submissions is June 17, 2022 by 11:59 

p.m. EDT. 

All applicants must provide answers 

to the application questions in 

GrantEase and upload the following 

documents: 

• A draft subgrant agreement (with 

the required terms provided in LSC’s 

Subgrant Agreement Template); and 

• A subgrant budget (using LSC’s 

Subgrant Budget Template) 

Applicants seeking to subgrant to a 

new subrecipient that is not a current 

LSC grantee, or to renew a subgrant with 

an organization that is not a current LSC 

grantee in a year in which the applicant 

is required to submit a full funding 

application must also upload: 

• The subrecipient’s accounting 

manual; 

• The subrecipient’s most recent 

audited financial statements; 

• The subrecipient’s current cost 

allocation policy (if not in the 

accounting manual); and 

• The recipient’s 45 CFR part 1627 

Policy (required under 45 CFR 1627.7). 

A list of subgrant application 

questions, the Subgrant Agreement 

Template, and the Subgrant Budget 

Template are available on LSC’s website 

at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-granteeresources/grantee-guidance/how-applysubgrant. 

LSC encourages applicants to use 

LSC’s Subgrant Agreement Template as 

a model subgrant agreement. If the 

applicant does not use LSC’s Template, 

the proposed agreement must include, 

at a minimum, the substance of the 

provisions of the Template. 

Once submitted, LSC will evaluate the 

application and provide applicants with 

instructions on any needed 

modifications to the submitted 

documents or Draft Agreement provided 

with the application. The applicant 

must then upload a final and signed 

subgrant agreement through GrantEase 

by the date requested. 

As required by 45 CFR 1627.4(b)(3), 

LSC will inform applicants of its 

decision to disapprove or approve an 

application for a 2022 mid-year subgrant 

no later than the subgrant’s proposed 

effective date. As required by 45 CFR 

1627.4(b)(1)(ii), LSC will inform 

applicants of its decision to disapprove 

or approve a 2023 calendar-year 

subgrant no later than the date LSC 

informs applicants of LSC’s 2023 Basic 

Field Grant funding decisions. 

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e)) 

Dated: March 25, 2022. 

Stefanie Davis, 

Senior Associate General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06758 Filed 3–30–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7050–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces the 

following meeting: 

Name and Committee Code: Astronomy 

and Astrophysics Advisory Committee 

(#13883). 

Date and Time: June 6, 2022; 12:00 p.m.– 

4:00 p.m. (Eastern). 

Place: NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314 (Virtual). 

Attendance information for the meeting 

will be forthcoming on the website: https:// 

www.nsf.gov/mps/ast/aaac.jsp. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Persons: Martin Still, National 

Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 

Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: 

703–292–4290. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and 

recommendations to the National Science 

Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration (NASA) and the 

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on issues 

within the field of astronomy and 

astrophysics that are of mutual interest and 

concern to the agencies. 

Agenda: To provide updates on Agency 

activities. 

Dated: March 28, 2022. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06770 Filed 3–30–22; 8:45 am] 

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