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APPENDIX—Continued

[Petitions instituted on 07/13/98]

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of

petition Product(s)

34,751 ........... Buster Brown (Wrks) ................................... Norton, VA .................. 06/24/98 Children’s Clothing.

34,752 ........... Flagg Brass (USWA) ................................... Stowe, PA ................... 06/26/98 Brass Alloy Pipe Fittings.

34,753 ........... Imperial Headwear, Inc (Wrks) ................... Denver, CO ................. 06/23/98 Headwear.

34,754 ........... Juki Union Special Corp (Wrks) .................. Charlotte, NC .............. 06/15/98 Industrial Sewing Machines.

34,755 ........... Orion Sales, Inc (Wrks) ............................... Olney, IL ...................... 06/30/98 Customer Services.

34,756 ........... Grinnell Flow Control (Wrks) ....................... Statesboro, GA ........... 05/29/98 Butterfly Valves.

34,757 ........... Kinney Shoe Corp. (Wkrs) .......................... Carlisle, PA ................. 06/25/98 Women and Men Shoes.

[FR Doc. 98–20795 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–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. Mountain Coal Company

[Docket No. M–98–38–C]

Mountain Coal Company, P.O. Box

591, Somerset, Colorado 81434 has filed

a petition to modify the application of

30 CFR 75.380 (d)(4) (escapeways;

bituminous and lignite mines) to its

West Elk Mine (I.D. No. 05–03672)

located in Gunnison County, Colorado.

The petitioner requests a modification

of the standard to allow the width of the

alternate escapeway in the belt entry to

be maintained at a minimum 48 inch

width for a distance of about 20 feet on

the walkway side at each belt drive,

tripper drive, belt brake, belt transfer

point, belt splicing table, and belt takeup unit. The petitioner asserts that

application of the 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.

2. Canyon Fuel Company, LLC

[Docket No. M–98–39–C]

Canyon Fuel Company, LLC, P.O. Box

719, Helper, Utah 84526 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.1909(b)(8) (nonpermissible

diesel-powered equipment; design and

performance requirements) to its

Skyline Mine No. 1 (I.D. No. 42–01435),

and its Skyline Mine No. 3 (I.D. No. 42–

01566) located in Carbon and Emery

Counties, Utah. The petitioner requests

a modification of the standard to permit

the use of a device that traps a column

of fluid to hold the brake in the applied

position, provided that when this device

is used, the wheels shall be blocked

against motion through the use of a

wheel block on the downgrade side of

at least one tire. The petitioner asserts

that the proposed alternative method

would provide at least the same

measure of protection as would the

mandatory standard.

3. Canyon Fuel Company, LLC

[Docket No. M–98–40–C]

Canyon Fuel Company, LLC, P.O. Box

719, Helper, Utah 84526 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.1913(c)(1) (starting aids) to its

Skyline Mine No. 1 (I.D. No. 42–01435),

and its Skyline Mine No. 3 (I.D. No. 42–

01566) located in Carbon and Emery

Counties, Utah. The petitioner requests

a modification of the standard to permit

the use of volatile fuel starting aids in

areas where permissible equipment is

required, provided that continuous

methane testing is done before the

starting aids are taken into these areas

and during the time that the starting

aids are in use or are present in these

areas. The petitioner states that if greater

than 0.1 percent of methane is detected,

the starting aids would not be taken into

or used in these areas; and that the

starting aids would be removed from the

areas immediately after use. The

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

4. Island Creek Coal Company

[Docket No. M–98–41–C]

Island Creek Coal Company, 1741

Hilltop Road, Morganfield, Kentucky

42437 has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.350 (air

courses and belt haulage entries) to its

Ohio No. 11 Mine (I.D. No. 15–03178)

located in Union County, Kentucky. The

petitioner requests that Item No. 4 of the

Proposed Decision and Order for its

previously granted petition be amended

to read as follows: ‘‘Administrative

controls shall be used to minimize the

number and type of pieces of diesel

equipment in the mine and to notify

miners on the working section(s) when

diesel equipment with a rating of 50

horsepower or greater is operating in air

currents affecting the section(s) being

ventilated with belt air only. All dieselpowered equipment operated in the

mine shall be provided with a fire

suppression system.’’ The petitioner

asserts that the proposed alternative

method would provide at least the same

measure of protection as would the

mandatory standard.

5. Joliett Coal Company

[Docket No. M–98–42–C]

Joliett Coal Company, 837 East Grand

Avenue, Tower City, Pennsylvania

17980 has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.332(b)(1) and

(b)(2) (working sections and working

places) to its No. 3 Vein Slope (I.D. No.

36–08702) located in Schuylkill County,

Pennsylvania. The petitioner proposes

to use air passing through inaccessible

abandoned workings and additional

areas, which is not examined under

other mandatory standards and is

currently mixing with the air in the

intake haulage slope, to ventilate the

only active working section; to ensure

air quality by sampling intake air during

preshift and on-shift examinations; and

to suspend mine production when air

quality fails to meet specified criteria.

The petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

6. Joliett Coal Company

[Docket No. M–98–43–C]

Joliett Coal Company, 837 East Grand

Avenue, Tower City, Pennsylvania

17980 has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.340

(underground electrical installations) to

its No. 3 Vein Slope (I.D. No. 36–08702)

located in Schuylkill County,

Pennsylvania. The petitioner proposes

to charge batteries on the mine’s

locomotive during idle periods when all
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miners are out of the mine and to allow

intake air used to ventilate the charging

station to continue through the normal

route to the last open crosscut and into

the return airway. The petitioner asserts

that the proposed alternative method

would provide at least the same

measure of protection as would the

mandatory standard.

7. Joliett Coal Company

[Docket No. M–98–44–C]

Joliett Coal Company, 837 East Grand

Avenue, Tower City, Pennsylvania

17980 has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.335

(construction of seals) to its No. 3 Vein

Slope (I.D. No. 36–08702) located in

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The

petitioner requests a modification of the

standard to permit alternative methods

of construction using wooden materials

of moderate size and weight due to the

difficulty in accessing previously driven

headings and breasts containing

inaccessible abandoned workings; a

design criteria in the 10 psi range; and

installation of the water trap in the

gangway seal and sampling tube in the

monkey seal for seals installed in pairs.

The petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

8. Joliett Coal Company

[Docket No. M–98–45–C]

Joliett Coal Company, 837 East Grand

Avenue, Tower City, Pennsylvania

17980 has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.360 (preshift

examination) to its No. 3 Vein Slope

(I.D. No. 36–08702) located in

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The

petitioner proposes to visually examine

each seal for physical damage from the

slope gunboat during the pre-shift

examination after an air quality 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

working section. 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.

9. Joliett Coal Company

[Docket No. M–98–46–C]

Joliett Coal Company, 837 East Grand

Avenue, Tower City, Pennsylvania

17980 has filed a petition to modify the

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

and (5) (weekly examination) to its No.

3 Vein Slope (I.D. No. 36–08702) located

in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The

petitioner proposes to examine the

intake haulage slope and primary

escapeway 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.

10. Joliett Coal Company

[Docket No. M–98–47–C]

Joliett Coal Company, 837 East Grand

Avenue, Tower City, Pennsylvania

17980 has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1002–1

(location of other electric equipment;

requirements for permissibility) to its

No. 3 Vein Slope (I.D. No. 36–08702)

located in Schuylkill County,

Pennsylvania. The petitioner proposes

to use nonpermissible electric

equipment within 150 feet of the pillar

line and to suspend equipment

operation anytime the methane

concentration at the equipment reaches

0.5 percent, either during operation or

during a pre-shift examination. The

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

11. Joliett Coal Company

[Docket No. M–98–48–C]

Joliett Coal Company, 837 East Grand

Avenue, Tower City, Pennsylvania

17980 has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1100–2

(quantity and location of firefighting

equipment) to its No. 3 Vein Slope (I.D.

No. 36–08702) 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 is not

practical. The petitioner asserts that the

proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as would the mandatory

standard.

12. Joliett Coal Company

[Docket No. M–98–49–C]

Joliett Coal Company, 837 East Grand

Avenue, Tower City, Pennsylvania

17980 has filed a petition to modify the

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

(mine map) to its No. 3 Vein Slope (I.D.

No. 36–08702) 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.

13. Joliett Coal Company

[Docket No. M–98–50–C]

Joliett Coal Company, 837 East Grand

Avenue, Tower City, Pennsylvania

17980 has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1202–1(a)

(temporary notations, revisions, and

supplements) to its No. 3 Vein Slope

(I.D. No. 36–08702) 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.

14. Webster County Coal Corporation

[Docket No. M–98–51–C]

Webster County Coal Corporation,

2668 State Route 120 East, Providence,

Kentucky 42450 has filed a petition to

modify the application of 30 CFR

75.364(b)(1) (weekly examination) to its

Dotiki Mine (I.D. No. 15–02132) located

in Webster County, Kentucky. Due to

poor roof conditions and diminishing

height in the intake air course, traveling

the affected area would be unsafe. The

petitioner proposes to establish two

continuous monitoring stations to

continuously monitor for methane and

oxygen; to have an audible alarm signal

at a surface location where a responsible

person would be on duty at all times

while miners are underground, and to

train this person in the proper

procedures for handling the monitoring

system if immediate action is necessary

in the event of an emergency or

malfunction; to have a certified person

check the monitoring stations weekly

for air quantity and direction; and to

have the results of the check recorded

in a book that would be maintained on

the surface. 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
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least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

15. Dandy Mining Company, Inc.

[Docket No. M–98–52–C]

Dandy Mining Company, Inc., P.O.

Box 917, Gilbert, West Virginia 25621

has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.364(a)(1) and

(b)(2) (weekly examination) to its No. 1

Mine (I.D. No. 46–08307) located in

Logan County, West Virginia. The

petitioner requests temporary

modification of the standard to the

extent that complying with the standard

would put an examiner in an unsafe

situation when traveling certain areas of

the return air course due to deteriorating

roof and conditions. The petitioner

intends to mine parallel and mine into

the affected area in approximately 6

months and seal the area according to

MSHA requirements and West Virginia

State Law. The petitioner proposes to

establish evaluation points to monitor

movement of air going into and

returning from the affected area. The

petitioner states that if the affected area

is sealed according to MSHA

requirement, when mining into the

affected area, the West Virginia Law

would require mine rescue teams to be

present and operate equipment under

oxygen to mine into sealed areas which

would create a hazard 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.

16. Chemical Lime Company

[Docket No. M–98–02–M]

Chemical Lime Company, P.O. Box

479, Montevallo, Alabama 35115 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 56.6306 (loading,

blasting, and security) to its O’Neal

Quarry (I.D. No. 01–00003) located in

Shelby County, Alabama. The petitioner

proposes to load explosives to within

one hole of the hole being drilled during

the drilling cycle of overburden

removal. The petitioner asserts that

application of the standard as it applies

to the overburden blasting at the O’Neal

Quarry will create a diminution of

safety to the miners and to the drilling

and blasting contractors. In addition, the

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

17. Climax Molybdenum Company

[Docket No. M–98–03–M]

Climax Molybdenum Company, One

Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, 20th

Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 57.12016 (work

on electrically powered equipment) to

its Henderson Mine (I.D. No. 05–00790)

located in Clear Creek County,

Colorado. The petitioner requests a

modification of the standard to permit

an alternative method of compliance

with the requirements for lockout of

equipment. The petitioner proposes to

perform all lockout steps in the crusher

control room except the lockout of the

conveyor belt pullcord; to have the

crusher operator remotely open two

power contactor/breakers for each drive

motor, turn the VFC off and disable all

local control power for these contactor/

breakers, and have an auxiliary

contactor on each breaker or contactor

that would indicate whether each

device has opened; to disable the mill

operator control and the potential

network control hardware; to have

persons desiring a lockout to activate a

pullcord switch and lock the switch

with a lockout lock; to give an

indication to the crusher operator that

the last pullcord switch has been

deactivated; to have the crusher

operator try to start the belt to ensure

that starting the belt system is not

possible before declaring the belt system

locked out; and to have the crusher

operator physically guard the PLC in the

control room or lock the control room

with a lockout lock. 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

September 3, 1998. Copies of these

petitions are available for inspection at

that address.

Dated: July 27, 1998.

Patricia W. Silvey,

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,

and Variances.

[FR Doc. 98–20763 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

[Docket No. RM 98–6]

Cable Compulsory License: Specialty

Station List

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of

Congress.

ACTION: Request for information.

SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is

compiling a new specialty station list to

identify commercial television

broadcast stations which, according to

their owners, qualify as specialty

stations for purposes of the former

distant signal carriage rules of the

Federal Communications Commission

(FCC). Lists were published in 1990 and

in 1995, at which time we stated that

the specialty station list would be

revised approximately every three years.

Accordingly, the Copyright Office is

again requesting all interested owners of

television broadcast stations that qualify

as specialty stations, including those

that previously filed affidavits, to

submit sworn affidavits to the Copyright

Office stating that the programming of

their stations meets certain

requirements under the FCC regulations

in effect on June 24, 1981.

DATES: Affidavits should be received on

or before October 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: If sent by mail, submit the

sworn affidavit to: David O. Carson,

General Counsel, Copyright GC/I&R,

P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station,

Washington, DC 20024. If hand

delivered, bring the document to: Office

of the General Counsel, U.S. Copyright

Office, James Madison Memorial

Building, Room LM–403, First and

Independence Avenue, SE.,

Washington, DC 20559–6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David O. Carson, General Counsel, or

Tanya M. Sandros, Attorney Advisor,

Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400,

Southwest Station, Washington, DC

20024. Telephone (202) 707–8380 or

Telefax (202) 707–8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Why Would a Broadcast Station Seek

Specialty Station Status?

Specialty station status is significant

in the administration of the cable

compulsory license. 17 U.S.C. 111. The

licensing system indirectly allows a

cable operator to carry the signal of a

television station classified as a

specialty station at the base rate for

‘‘permitted’’ signals. See 49 FR 14944

(April 16, 1984); 37 CFR 256.2(c).