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8. Lone Mountain Processing, Inc.

[Docket No. M–98–35–C]

Lone Mountain Processing, Inc., P.O.

Box 40, Pennington Gap, Virginia 24277

has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.350 (air

courses and belt haulage entries) to its

Huff Creek No. 1 Mine (I.D. No. 15–

17234), and its Darby Fork Mine No. 1

(I.D. No. 15–02263) both located in

Harlan County, Kentucky. The

petitioner proposes to use belt air to

ventilate working sections. The

petitioner proposes to install a low-level

carbon monoxide detection system as an

early warning fire detection system in

belt entries. The petitioner asserts that

the proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as would the mandatory

standard.

9. Performance Coal Company

[Docket No. M–98–36–C]

Performance Coal Company, P.O. Box

69, Naoma, West Virginia 25140 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.350 (air

courses and belt haulage entries) to its

Upper Big Branch Mine-South (I.D. No.

46–08436) located in Raleigh County,

West Virginia. The petitioner proposes

to use an alternative method of

ventilation that would not separate the

belt haulage entry from the intake air

course, nor limit the velocity of the air

coursed through the belt haulage entry,

nor prohibit the use of such air for

ventilation of active working places.

The petitioner proposes to install a lowlevel carbon monoxide detection system

in all belt entries used as intake air

courses. The petitioner asserts that the

proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as would the mandatory

standard.

10. CONSOL of Kentucky, Inc.

[Docket No. M–98–37–C]

CONSOL of Kentucky, Inc., Consol

Plaza, 1800 Washington Road,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15241–1421

has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1101–8 (water

sprinkler systems; arrangement of

sprinklers) to its Motts Branch Mine

(I.D. No. 15–18012) located in Knott

County, Kentucky. The petitioner

proposes to use a single line of

automatic sprinklers for its fire

protection system on the main and

secondary belt conveyors at the Motts

Branch Mine. The petitioner asserts that

the proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as would the mandatory

standard.

Request for Comments

Persons interested in these petitions

are encouraged to submit comments via

e-mail to ‘‘comments@msha.gov’’, or on

a computer disk along with an original

hard copy to the Office of Standards,

Regulations, and Variances, Mine Safety

and Health Administration, 4015

Wilson Boulevard, Room 627,

Arlington, Virginia 22203. All

comments must be postmarked or

received in that office on or before June

26, 1998. Copies of these petitions are

available for inspection at that address.

Dated: May 18, 1998.

Patricia W. Silvey,

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,

and Variances.

[FR Doc. 98–14003 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of a technical workshop;

controlling environmental tobacco

smoke exposure in the hospitality

industry.

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) is

sponsoring a technical panel to discuss

ventilation engineering controls for

environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in

the hospitality sector. This meeting,

which is in the form of a workshop, will

be moderated by the American

Conference of Governmental Industrial

Hygienists (ACGIH). The workshop

proceedings on recommended and

feasible ventilation engineering controls

for the reduction of occupational ETS

exposures in the hospitality industry

will be published by ACGIH for the

public.

DATES: The workshop will be held on

June 7, 8, and 9, 1998, beginning at 8:30

a.m. each day and ending at

approximately 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held

at the Drawbridge Inn, I–75 at

Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell,

Kentucky 41017 (Phone 606–341–2800).

The conference contact is Alexis

Callender, American Conference of

Governmental Industrial Hygienists,

1330 Kemper Meadow Dr., Suite 600,

Cincinnati, Ohio 45240; Phone: 513–

742–2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

conference contact is Alexis Callender,

American Conference of Governmental

Industrial Hygienists, 1330 Kemper

Meadow Dr., Suite 600, Cincinnati,

Ohio 45240; Phone: 513–742–2020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On April 5, 1994, OSHA published a

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on

Indoor Air Quality (59 FR 15968). The

proposal included a comprehensive

standard that would mandate the proper

operation and maintenance of building

systems, require control of point sources

of pollutants, and require control of

exposures from air pollutants generated

by renovation and remodeling activities.

The proposal also indicated the

conditions under which smoking could

be allowed in the workplace. For

example, if smoking were allowed in a

workplace, the employer would be

required to establish designated

smoking areas and permit smoking only

in such areas. The areas would have to

be enclosed and exhausted directly to

the outside and maintained under

negative pressure sufficient to contain

tobacco smoke. In addition, employees

could not be required to enter the

designated smoking areas as part of their

normal work activities [59 FR at 16037].

The ETS provisions of the proposal

received a substantial number of

comments. Information submitted to

OSHA during the comment period and

public hearing indicated that the ETS

provisions were feasible for many

employers. However, it became

apparent to OSHA that in businesses

where there is substantial contact

between customers who smoke and

workers (e.g., food, beverage and gaming

industries), this provision was not easily

applied as written. During the hearing,

OSHA asked representatives of the

hospitality industry for information on

engineering and administrative controls

that could be used to protect workers.

Little information on feasible

engineering and work practice controls

for this industry was submitted to the

Agency in response to these requests.

OSHA needs more information on this

issue and is therefore sponsoring a

workshop on ventilation engineering

controls for reducing ETS exposure in

the hospitality industry, which will be

run under the auspices of the ACGIH.

The ACGIH will assemble a panel of

experts to identify issues and obtain

information to help OSHA resolve

feasibility issues raised by the

application of the proposal to the

hospitality industry. It is the intent of

OSHA that the workshop results will be

published for the use of professionals

who have responsibility for reducing
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occupational exposures to ETS in these

sectors.

Public Attendance

Interested persons are invited to

attend the ventilation workshop. The

ACGIH has indicated that 50 seats will

be available for observers. Because of

the limited amount of seating available,

space will be assigned on a first come,

first served basis. However, if there are

more requests to attend than space

available, the ACGIH will give

preference to technical experts. No

organization will be permitted more

than one observer unless there is space

available after all admissions requests

are filled. All individuals who wish to

attend must contact Alexis Callender,

American Conference of Governmental

Industrial Hygienists, no later than May

28, 1998 to register for this workshop.

Admittance to the workshop will be

limited to those duly registered.

Individuals with disabilities wishing

to attend should contact Alexis

Callender, no later than May 28, 1998 to

obtain appropriate accommodations.

The Workshop

The panel will consist of ventilation

engineers experienced in various

aspects of ventilation engineering

controls currently used in general

industry, and facility management

representatives from the restaurant, bar,

and gambling establishments. The panel

discussions will be chaired by a member

of the ACGIH’s Committee on Industrial

Ventilation. Panel participants were

chosen for their technical expertise and

experience in this area. This workshop

is technical in nature. The public is

invited to observe the proceedings, but

participation in the discussion is

limited to panel members.

Workshop Agenda

On the first day, each panelist will

deliver a 15 minute presentation. These

presentations will cover various topics,

including historical perspectives of

ACGIH’s Industrial Ventilation Guide;

local source capture vs. general dilution

ventilation; make up air (e.g., supply air

islands); ventilation performance

monitoring; displacement ventilation

systems; particulate and gas phase

removal; and current practice for design,

operations, and maintenance of Heating

Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning

(HVAC) systems in gaming, restaurant,

and beverage (bars) facilities. On the

second day of the workshop, working

groups will be formed from the panel to

explore the technological and economic

feasibility of applying current prudent

practice for the application of

ventilation engineering controls to the

hospitality sector. The third day will

involve the summarization of the work

completed by the working groups and

discussion of how ACGIH plans to

incorporate the information into a

ventilation guide for the hospitality

industry.

Authority and Signature

This document was prepared under

the direction of Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary of Labor for

Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20210. It

is issued pursuant to section 6(b) of the

Occupational Safety and Health Act of

1970 (84 Stat. 1594, 29 U.S.C. 655).

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 19th day

of May 1998.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 98–13970 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice

that the agency proposes to request

extension of currently approved

information collections used by

researchers for submitting requests for

copies of pages of Ship Passenger

Arrival Records, Federal population

census schedules through the 1920

census, and Eastern Cherokee

Applications of the U.S. Court of

Claims, 1906–1909, that are in the

National Archives of the United States.

The public is invited to comment on the

proposed information collections

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before July 27, 1998 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent

to: Paperwork Reduction Act Comments

(NHP), Room 3200, National Archives

and Records Administration, 8601

Adelphi Rd, College Park, MD 20740–

6001; or faxed to 301–713–6913; or

electronically mailed to

tamee.fechhelm@arch2.nara.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the proposed information

collections and supporting statements

should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm

at telephone number 301–713–6730, ext.

226, or fax number 301–713–6913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13), NARA invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on proposed

information collections. The comments

and suggestions should address one or

more of the following points: (a)

whether the proposed information

collections are necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of NARA;

(b) the accuracy of NARA’s estimate of

the burden of the proposed information

collections; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

information technology. The comments

that are submitted will be summarized

and included in the NARA request for

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval. All comments will

become a matter of public record. In this

notice, NARA is soliciting comments

concerning the following information

collections:

Title: National Archives Order for

Copies of Ship Passenger Arrival

Records, National Archives Order for

Copies of Census Records, and National

Archives Order for Copies of Eastern

Cherokee Applications.

OMB number: 3095–0027.

Agency form numbers: NATF Forms

81, 82, and 83.

Type of review: Regular.

Affected public: Individuals who wish

to order copies of Ship Passenger

Arrival Records, Federal population

census schedules through the 1920

census, and Eastern Cherokee

Applications of the U.S. Court of

Claims, 1906–1909, in the National

Archives of the United States.

Estimated number of respondents:

12,000.

Estimated time per response: 10

minutes.

Frequency of response: On occasion

(when respondent wishes to search for

or order copies of Ship Passenger

Arrival Records, Federal population

census schedules through the 1920

census, and Eastern Cherokee

Applications from the U.S. Court of

Claims, 1906–1909).

Estimated total annual burden hours:

2,000.

Abstract: The NATF form 81 will be

used by researchers to request that

NARA search for and make copies of

pages from passenger arrival lists in the

custody of the National Archives. The