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Executive Office for Immigration

Review, Immigration Court, 1600

Callowhill St., Room 530,

Philadelphia, PA 19130.

Executive Office for Immigration

Review, Immigration Court, Federal

Building, 230 North First Avenue,

Room 3114, Phoenix, AZ 85025.

Executive Office for Immigration

Review, Immigration Court, U.S. Post

Office/Courthouse Building, 615 E.

Houston Street, Room 598, San

Antonio, TX 78205–2040.

Executive Office for Immigration

Review, Immigration Court, 401

WEST A Street, Suite 800, San Diego,

CA 92101–7904.

Executive Office for Immigration

Review, Immigration Court, 550

Kearny Street, Suite 800, San

Francisco, CA 94108.

INS San Pedro Service Processing

Center, 2001 Seaside Avenue, Room

136, San Pedro, CA 90731.

Executive Office for Immigration

Review, Immigration Court, Key

Tower Building, Suite 2500, 1000

Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104.

[FR Doc. 97–6271 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–10–M

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—BHP Petroleum—Study of

Dual 10,000 psi Subsea TFL

Completion Technology

Notice is hereby given that, on March

12, 1996, pursuant to section 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301

et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), BHP Petroleum Inc.

has filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing (1) The

identities of the parties and (2) the

nature and objectives of the venture.

The notifications were filed for the

purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions

limiting the recovery of antitrust

plaintiffs to actual damages under

specified circumstances. Pursuant to

section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of

the parties are: BHP Petroleum

(Americas) Inc., Houston, TX; BP

Exploration & Oil Inc., Houston, TX;

Chevron Petroleum Technology

Company, San Ramon, CA; and Exxon

Production Research Company,

Houston, TX. The nature and objectives

of the joint venture are to perform

preliminary engineering regarding the

subsurface part of 10,000 psi Dual

Subsea TFL Completion technology and

to obtain more information about the

feasibility, cost, and risks of the

technology.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 97–6275 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Bureau of International Labor Affairs;

U.S. National Administrative Office;

North American Agreement on Labor

Cooperation; Hearing on Submission

#9602

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of hearing.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to announce a hearing, open to the

public, on Submission #9602

Submission #9602, filed with the U.S.

National Administrative Office (NAO)

by the Communications Workers of

America (CWA), the Union of

Telephone Workers of Mexico (STRM),

and the Federation of Unions of Goods

and Services Companies (FESEBS)

involves labor law matters in Mexico

and was accepted for review by the

NAO on December 10, 1996. Notice of

acceptance for review was published in

the Federal Register on December 13,

1996.

Article 16(3) of the North American

Agreement on Labor Cooperation

(NAALC) provides for the review of

labor law matters in Canada and Mexico

by the NAO in accordance with U.S.

domestic procedures. Revised

procedural guidelines pertaining to the

submission, review, and reporting

process utilized by the Office were

published in the Federal Register on

April 7, 1994 (59 FR 16660). The

guidelines provide for a hearing as part

of the review.

DATES: The hearing will be held on

April 17, 1997, commencing at 9:00 a.m.

Persons desiring to present oral

testimony at the hearing must submit a

request in writing, along with a written

statement or brief describing the

information to be presented or position

to be taken.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held in

Tucson, Arizona, at a location to be

announced. Written statements or briefs

and requests to present oral testimony

may be mailed or hand delivered to the

U.S. National Administrative Office,

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Room C–4327,

Washington, D.C. 20210. Requests to

present oral testimony and written

statements or briefs must be received by

the NAO no later than close of business,

April 4, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Irasema T. Garza, Secretary, U.S.

National Administrative Office,

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Room C–4327,

Washington, D.C. 20210. Telephone:

(202) 501–6653 (this is not a toll-free

number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Nature and Conduct of Hearing

As set out in the notice published in

the Federal Register on December 13,

1996, the objective of the NAO’s review

of the submission is to gather

information to better understand and

publicly report on the Government of

Mexico’s promotion of compliance with,

and effective enforcement of, its labor

law through appropriate government

action as set out in Article 3 of the

NAALC, and on the steps the

government of Mexico has taken to

ensure that its administrative, quasijudicial and labor tribunal proceedings

for the enforcement of its labor law are

fair, equitable and transparent, in

accordance with Article 5 of the

NAALC.

The hearing will be conducted by the

Secretary of the NAO or the Secretary’s

designee. It will be open to the public.

All proceedings will be conducted in

English, with simultaneous translation

in English and Spanish provided. The

public files for the submission,

including written statements, briefs, and

requests to present oral testimony, will

be made a part of the appropriate

hearing record. The public files will also

be available for inspection at the NAO

prior to the hearing.

The hearing will be transcribed. A

transcript of the proceedings will be

made available for inspection, as

provided for in Section E of the

procedural guidelines, or may be

purchased from the reporting company.

Disabled persons should contact the

Secretary of the NAO no later than April

4, 1997, if special accommodations are

needed.

II. Written Statements or Briefs and

Requests to Present Oral Testimony

Written statements or briefs shall

provide a discussion of the information

to be presented or position taken and

shall be legibly typed or printed.

Requests to present oral testimony shall

include the name, address, and

telephone number of the witness, the

organization represented, if any, and

any other information pertinent to the

request. Five copies of a statement or

brief and a single copy of a request to
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present oral testimony shall be

submitted to the NAO at the time of

filing.

No request to present oral testimony

will be considered unless accompanied

by a written statement or brief. A

request to present oral testimony may be

denied if the written statement or brief

suggests that the information sought to

be provided is unrelated to the review

of the submission or for other

appropriate reasons. The NAO will

notify each requester of the disposition

of the request to present oral testimony.

In presenting testimony, the witness

should summarize the written statement

or brief, may supplement the written

statement or brief with relevant

information, and should be prepared to

answer questions from the Secretary of

the NAO or the Secretary’s designee.

Oral testimony will ordinarily be

limited to a ten minute presentation, not

including the time for questions.

Persons desiring more than ten minutes

for their presentation should so state in

the request, setting out reasons why

additional time is necessary.

The requirements relating to the

submission of written statements on

briefs and requests to present oral

testimony may be waived by the

Secretary of the NAO for reasons of

equity and public interest.

Signed At Washington, D.C. on March 13,

1997.

Irasema T. Garza,

Secretary, U.S. National Administrative

Office.

[FR Doc. 97–6224 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–28–M

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Petitions for Modification

The following parties have filed

petitions to modify the application of

mandatory safety standards under

section 101(c) of the Federal Mine

Safety and Health Act of 1977.

1. Clark Elkhorn Mining Company

[Docket No. M–96–204–C]

Clark Elkhorn Mining Company, P.O.

Box 2805, Pikeville, Kentucky 41502

has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.308 (boreholes

in advance of mining) to its Ratliff Mine

No. 111 (I.D. No. 15–17776) located in

Pike County, Kentucky. The petitioner

requests a waiver of the mandatory

standard to allow borehole drilling at

distances greater than 50 feet from the

Hopkins Creek Coal Company’s Mine

No. 1 (I.D. No. 15–11602). The

petitioner states that application of the

standard would result in a diminution

of safety to the miners. The petitioner

asserts that the proposed alternative

method would provide at least the same

measure of protection as would the

mandatory standard.

2. Brookside Coal Company

[Docket No. M–96–205–C]

Brookside Coal Company, Box 64,

Spring Glen, Pennsylvania 17978 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1200 (d) & (i)

(mine maps) to its Diamond Slope (I.D.

No. 36–08456) located in Schuylkill

County, Pennsylvania. The petitioner

proposes to use cross-sections instead of

contour lines through the intake slope,

at locations of rock tunnel connections

between veins, and at 1,000-foot

intervals of advance from the intake

slope and to limit the required mapping

of the mine workings above and below

to those present within 100 feet of the

veins being mined except when veins

are interconnected to other veins

beyond the 100-foot limit through rock

tunnels. The petitioner asserts that the

proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as would the mandatory

standard.

3. Brookside Coal Company

[Docket No. M–96–206–C]

Brookside Coal Company, Box 64,

Spring Glen, Pennsylvania 17978 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.360 (preshift

examination) to its Diamond Slope (I.D.

No. 36–08456) located in Schuylkill

County, Pennsylvania. The petitioner

proposes to visually examine each seal

for physical damage from the slope

gunboat during the preshift examination

after an air quantity reading is taken

inby the intake portal and to test for the

quantity and quality of air at the intake

air split locations off the slope in the

gangway portion of the workings. The

petitioner proposes to physically

examine the entire length of the slope

once a month. The petitioner asserts

that the proposed alternative method

would provide at least the same

measure of protection as would the

mandatory standard.

4. Brookside Coal Company

[Docket No. M–96–207–C]

Brookside Coal Company, Box 64,

Spring Glen, Pennsylvania 17978 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.364(b)(1), (4)

and (5) (weekly examination) to its

Diamond Slope (I.D. No. 36–08456)

located in Schuylkill County,

Pennsylvania. Due to hazardous

conditions and roof falls, certain areas

of the intake haulage slope and primary

escapeway cannot be traveled safely.

The petitioner proposes to examine the

areas from the gunboat/slope car with

an alternative air quality evaluation at

the section’s intake level, and travel and

throughly examine these areas for

hazardous conditions once a month.

The petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

5. Brookside Coal Company

[Docket No. M–96–208–C]

Brookside Coal Company, Box 64,

Spring Glen, Pennsylvania 17978 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1002–1

(location of other electrical equipment;

requirements for permissibility) to its

Diamond Slope (I.D. No. 36–08456)

located in Schuylkill County,

Pennsylvania. The petitioner requests a

modification of the standard to permit

use of non-permissible electric

equipment within 150 feet of the pillar

line due in part to the method of mining

used in pitching anthracite mines. As an

alternative, the petitioner proposes to

evaluate the mine air quality for

methane on an hourly basis during

operation and record one of the gas test

results in the on-shift examination

record. The petitioner also proposes to

suspend equipment operation anytime

the methane concentration at the

equipment reaches 0.5 percent or when

found during a preshift examination.

The petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

6. Brookside Coal Company

[Docket No. M–96–209–C]

Brookside Coal Company, Box 64,

Spring Glen, Pennsylvania 17978 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1100 (quantity

and location of firefighting equipment)

to its Diamond Slope (I.D. No. 36–

08456) located in Schuylkill County,

Pennsylvania. The petitioner proposes

to use only portable fire extinguishers to

replace existing requirements where

rock dust, water cars, and other water

storage are not practical. The petitioner

asserts that the proposed alternative

method would provide at least the same

measure of protection as would the

mandatory standard.

7. Brookside Coal Company

[Docket No. M–96–210–C]

Brookside Coal Company, Box 64,

Spring Glen, Pennsylvania 17978 has

filed a petition to modify the