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IL970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970023 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970048 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970057 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Indiana:

IN970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Minnesota:

MN970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970061 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Ohio:

OH970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970028 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970029 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970034 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970035 (Feb. 14, 1997)

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Arkansas:

AR970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Iowa:

IA970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Lousiana:

LA970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Missouri:

MO970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970013 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970043 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970051 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970052 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970056 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970064 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970068 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970069 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970070 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970071 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970073 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Texas:

TX970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970055 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970060 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970061 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970062 (Feb. 14, 1997)

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Idaho:

ID970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ID970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ID970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ID970013 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ID970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

North Dakota:

ND970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Oregon:

OR970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OR970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

South Dakota:

SD970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

SD970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

SD970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Utah:

UT970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

UT970011 (Feb. 14, 1997)

UT970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

UT970023 (Feb. 14, 1997)

UT970024 (Feb. 14, 1997)

UT970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

UT970027 (Feb. 14, 1997)

UT970028 (Feb. 14, 1997)

UT970029 (Feb. 14, 1997)

UT970030 (Feb. 14, 1997)

UT970031 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Washington:

WA970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970011 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970013 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume VII

None

General Wage Determination

Publication

General wage determinations issued

under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts,

including those noted above, may be

found in the Government Printing Office

(GPO) document entitled ‘‘General Wage

Determinations Issued Under The DavisBacon and Related Acts’’. This

publication is available at each of the 50

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Technical Information Service (NTIS) of

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of the year, regular weekly updates are

distributed to subscribers.

Signed at Washington, DC this 9th day of

January 1998.

Carl J. Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determination.

[FR Doc. 98–949 Filed 1–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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. Jim Walter Resources, Inc.

[Docket Nos. M–97–128–C and M–97–129–C]

Jim Walter Resources, Inc., P.O. Box

133, Brookwood, Alabama 35444 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1002 (location

of trolley wires, trolley feeder wires,

high-voltage cables and transformers) to

its No. 5 Mine (I.D. No. 01–01322), and

its No. 7 Mine (I.D. No. 01–01401) both

located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

The petitioner requests that paragraph

11 of its previous petitions, docket

numbers M–85–45–C and M–85–9–C, be

amended to read as follows: Where

high-voltage cable that moves during

normal operation of the longwall is

damaged to the extent that any metallic

component of the cable is damaged, the

cable shall be repaired and the outer

jacket of such repair shall be vulcanized

with flame-resistant material. The

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

2. Par L Coal Company

[Docket No. M–97–130–C]

Par L Coal Company, R.D. #1, Box

56A, Hegins, Pennsylvania 17938 has

filed a petition to modify the

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

and (5) (weekly examination) to its

Tracy Vein Slope (I.D. No. 36–08685)

located in Schuylkill County,

Pennsylvania. Due to hazardous

conditions and roof falls, certain areas

of the intake haulage slope and primary
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escapeway cannot be traveled safely.

The petitioner proposes to examine

these areas from the gunboat/slope car

with an alternative air quality

evaluation at the section’s intake level,

and to travel and thoroughly 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.

3. Par L Coal Company

[Docket No. M–97–131–C]

Par L Coal Company, R.D. #1, Box

56A, Hegins, Pennsylvania 17938 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1100–2

(quantity and location of firefighting

equipment) to its Tracy Vein Slope (I.D.

No. 36–08685) 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.

4. Par L Coal Company

[Docket No. M–97–132–C]

Par L Coal Company, R.D. #1, Box

56A, Hegins, Pennsylvania 17938 has

filed a petition to modify the

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

(mine map) to its Tracy Vein Slope (I.D.

No. 36–08685) 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.

5. Par L Coal Company

[Docket No. M–97–133–C]

Par L Coal Company, R.D. #1, Box

56A, Hegins, Pennsylvania 17938 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75–1400 (hoisting

equipment; general) to its Tracy Vein

Slope (I.D. No. 36–08685) located in

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The

petitioner proposes to use a slope

conveyance (gunboat) in transporting

persons without installing safety catches

or other no less effective devices but

instead use increased rope strength/

safety factor and secondary safety rope

connection in place of such devices.

The petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

6. Par L Coal Company

[Docket No. M–97–134–C]

Par L Coal Company, R.D. #1, Box

56A, Hegins, Pennsylvania 17938 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1202–1(a)

(temporary notations, revisions, and

supplements) to its Tracy Vein Slope

(I.D. No. 36–08685) located in

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The

petitioner proposes to revise and

supplement mine maps annually

instead of every 6 months, as required,

and to update maps daily by hand

notations. The petitioner asserts that the

proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as would the mandatory

standard.

7. Turris Coal Company

[Docket No. M–97–135–C]

Turris Coal Company, P.O. Box 21,

Elkhart, Illinois 62634 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.332(a)(2) (working sections and

working places) to its Elkhart Mine (I.D.

No. 11–02664) located in Logan County,

Illinois. The petitioner proposes to use

the gathering arms and conveyor chain

of the continuous miner to clean and

load the loose rock and coal that is left

on the mine floor after the continuous

miner has completed its cut while the

second continuous miner on the high

performance unit simultaneously starts

its cut; and to have the continuous

miner maintain the same ventilation

and water sprays required during the

cut. The petitioner asserts that the

proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as would the mandatory

standard.

8. Jim Walter Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. M–97–136–C]

Jim Walter Resources, Inc. P.O. Box

133, Brookwood, Alabama 35444 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1002 (trolley

wires, trolley feeder wires, high-voltage

cables and transformers) to its No. 3

Mine (I.D. No. 01–00758) located in

Jefferson County, Alabama; and its No.

4 Mine (I.D. No. 01–01247) located in

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The

petitioner requests that paragraph 13 of

its previous petition, docket number M–

93–209–C, be amended to read as

follows: Where a high-voltage cable that

moves during normal operation of the

longwall is damaged to the extent that

any metallic component of the cable is

damaged, the cable shall be repaired

and the outer jacket of such repair shall

be vulcanized with flame-resistant

material. The petitioner asserts that the

proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as would the mandatory

standard.

9. Dominion Coal Corporation

[Docket No. M–97–137–C]

Dominion Coal Corporation, P.O. Box

70, Vansant, Virginia 24656 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.360(b)(5) (preshift examination)

to its Mine No. 36 (I.D. No. 44–06759)

located in Buchanan County, Virginia.

The petitioner requests a variance from

preshift of seals along intake air courses

since the intake air passes by both sides

of the seals to ventilate working sections

where anyone is scheduled to work

during the oncoming shifts. The

petitioner asserts that application of the

mandatory standard would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

10. Consolidation Coal Company

[Docket No. M–97–138–C]

Consolidation Coal Company, Consol

Plaza, 1800 Washington Road,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15241–1421

has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1906(b)

(transport of diesel fuel) to its Buchanan

Mine (I.D. No. 44–04856) located in

Buchanan County, Virginia. The

petitioner requests a variance to permit

transportation of multiple safety cans on

a single vehicle for certain specified

applications. The petitioner proposes to

refuel equipment involved in longwall

moves; to transport multiple safety cans,

not to exceed six, by any one vehicle

from the portal bottom or underground

storage facility to the longwall section to

refuel equipment; to equip three 20-

pound fire extinguishers on a vehicle

transporting more than one safety can

filled with diesel fuel; to equip a

manually actuated fire suppression

system on a vehicle transporting more

than one safety can filled with diesel

fuel; to provide additional fire

protection by a mine-wide

computerized CO detection system; to

secure the safety cans in the vehicle by

protective retaining cylinders; to have

the vehicle transport only miners, and
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the vehicle operator while transporting

diesel-filled safety cans; and to transfer

the diesel fuel from the safety cans to

equipment fuel tanks upon arrival on

the longwall section. The petitioner

states that the safety cans would not be

stored on the longwall section; and that

following refueling, the empty safety

cans would be returned to the vehicle

and transported to the surface or

underground storage facility. The

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

11. Energy West Mining Company

[Docket No. M–97–139–C]

Energy West Mining Company, P.O.

Box 310, Huntington, Utah 84528 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.350 (air

courses and belt haulage entries) to its

Trail Mountain Mine (I.D. No. 42–

01211) located in Emery County, Utah.

The petitioner requests that Item (o) of

the Proposed Decision and Order for its

previously granted petition, docket

number M–94–166–C, be amended to

incorporate new language specified in

this petition. The petitioner asserts that

the proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as would the mandatory

standard.

12. Energy West Mining Company

[Docket No. M–97–140–C]

Energy West Mining Company, P.O.

Box 310, Huntington, Utah 84528 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.352 (return air

courses) to its Trail Mountain Mine (I.D.

No. 42–01211) located in Emery County,

Utah. The petitioner requests that Item

(o) of the Proposed Decision and Order

for its previously granted petition,

docket number M–94–167–C, be

amended to incorporate new language

specified in this petition. The petitioner

asserts that the proposed alternative

method would provide at least the same

measure of protection as would the

mandatory standard.

13. M & M Anthracite Coal Company

[Docket No. M–97–141–C]

M & M Anthracite Coal Company, 245

2nd Street, Tremont, Pennsylvania

17981 has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1400 (hoisting

equipment; general) to its Little Tracey

Slope (I.D. No. 36–08693) located in

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The

petitioner proposes to use a slope

conveyance (gunboat) in transporting

persons without installing safety catches

or other no less effective devices but

instead use increased rope strength/

safety factor and secondary safety rope

connection in place of such devices.

The petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

14. Elk Run Coal Company

[Docket No. M–97–142–C]

Elk Run Coal Company, Box 497,

Sylvester, West Virginia 25193 has filed

a petition to modify the application of

30 CFR 75.503 (permissible electric face

equipment; maintenance) to its Laurel

Eagle Mine (I.D. No. 46–08181) located

in Raleigh County, West Virginia; and

its Black Knight II Mine (I.D. No. 46–

08402) located in Boone County, West

Virginia. The petitioner proposes to use

permanently installed, spring-loaded

locking devices on mobile batterypowered machines to prevent

unintentional loosening of battery plugs

from battery receptacles in order to

eliminate the hazards associated with

difficult removal of padlocks during

emergency situations, instead of using

padlocks. The petitioner asserts that

application of the mandatory standard

would result in a diminution of safety

to the miners. In addition, the petitioner

asserts that the proposed alternative

method would provide at least the same

measure of protection as would the

mandatory standard.

15. Tg Soda Ash, Inc.

[Docket No. M–97–13–M]

Tg Soda Ash, Inc., P.O. Box 100,

Granger, Wyoming 82934 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 57.22305 (approved equipment (III

mines) to its Wyoming Soda Ash Trona

Mine (I.D. No. 48–00639) located in

Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The

petitioner proposes to operate a nonpermissible pump in an area of the mine

that was previously a shortwall panel.

The petitioner proposes to operate

approved equipment in by the last open

break or in areas where methane may

enter the airstream. The petitioner

asserts that the proposed alternative

method would provide at least the same

measure of protection as would the

mandatory standard.

16. Getchell Gold Corporation

[Docket No. M–97–14–M]

Getchell Gold Corporation, P.O. Box

220, 28 Miles N.E., Golconda, Nevada

89414 has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 57.14130 (rollover protective structures (ROPS) and

seat belts for surface equipment) to its

Getchell Mine (I.D. No. 26–02233)

located in Humboldt County, Nevada.

The petitioner requests variance from

the use of the ROPS portion of the

mandatory standard for its John Deere

Model 570B Grader, serial number

DW570BX5544565 and the Caterpillar

D3C Dozer, serial number 6SL0153

equipment used primarily underground.

The petitioner asserts that using this

equipment underground without

rollover protection would present a

minimum exposure to the miners.

Request for Comments

Persons interested in these petitions

may furnish written comments. These

comments must be filed with the Office

of Standards, Regulations, and

Variances, Mine Safety and Health

Administration, Room 627, 4015 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.

All comments must be postmarked or

received in that office on or before

February 17, 1998. Copies of these

petitions are available for inspection at

that address.

Dated: January 13, 1998.

Patricia W. Silvey,

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,

and Variances.

[FR Doc. 98–1152 Filed 1–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. NRTL–1–93]

Wyle Laboratories, Inc., Request for

Change of Recognition

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA); Labor.

ACTION: Notice of change in recognition

as a Nationally Recognized Testing

Laboratory (NRTL).

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

Agency’s final decision on the Wyle

Laboratories’ request to remove a

restriction in its recognition as a NRTL

under 29 CFR 1910.7.

DATES: The change is effective this

January 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernard Pasquet, Office of Variance

Determination, NRTL Recognition

Program, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, U.S. Department

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Room N3653, Washington, D.C.

20210, (202) 219–7056.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Final Decision

Wyle Laboratories, Inc. (Wyle),

previously made application pursuant