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following as an alternative to the 

existing standard: 

(a) Use nonpermissible electronic 

surveying equipment when equivalent 

permissible electronic surveying 

equipment is not available. 

Nonpermissible equipment will include 

portable battery-operated total station 

surveying equipment, mine transits, 

distance meters, and data loggers. 

(b) All nonpermissible electronic 

surveying equipment to be used within 

150 feet of pillar workings or longwall 

faces will be examined by surveying 

personnel prior to use to ensure the 

equipment is being maintained in safe 

operating condition. These 

examinations will include: 

(i) Checking the instrument for any 

physical damage and the integrity of the 

case. 

(ii) Removing the battery and 

inspecting for corrosion. 

(iii) Inspecting the contact points to 

ensure a secure connection to the 

battery. 

(iv) Reinserting the battery and 

powering up and shutting down to 

ensure proper connections. 

(v) Checking the battery compartment 

cover to ensure that it is securely 

fastened. 

(c) The results of such examinations 

will be recorded and retained for one 

year and made available to MSHA on 

request. 

(d) A qualified person as defined in 

30 CFR 75.151 will continuously 

monitor for methane immediately before 

and during the use of nonpermissible 

surveying equipment within 150 feet of 

pillar workings. 

(e) Nonpermissible surveying 

equipment will not be used if methane 

is detected in concentrations at or above 

one percent for the area being surveyed. 

When methane is detected at such levels 

while the nonpermissible surveying 

equipment is being used, the equipment 

will be deenergized immediately and 

withdrawn further than 150 feet from 

pillar workings. 

(f) All hand-held methane detectors 

will be MSHA-approved and 

maintained in permissible and proper 

operating condition as defined in 30 

CFR 75.320. 

(g) Batteries in the surveying 

equipment will be changed out or 

charged in fresh air more than 150 feet 

from pillar workings. 

(h) Qualified personnel who use 

surveying equipment will be properly 

trained to recognize the hazards 

associated with the use of 

nonpermissible surveying equipment in 

areas where methane could be present. 

(i) The nonpermissible surveying 

equipment will not be put into service 

until MSHA has inspected the 

equipment and determined that it is in 

compliance with all the terms and 

conditions in this petition. 

Within 60 days after the Proposed 

Decision and Order becomes final, the 

petitioner will submit proposed 

revisions for its approved 30 CFR part 

48 training plan to the District Manager. 

The revisions will specify initial and 

refresher training regarding the terms 

and conditions in the Proposed Decision 

and Order. 

The petitioner asserts that the 

proposed alternative method will at all 

times guarantee no less than the same 

measure of protection as that afforded 

by the existing standard. 

Sheila McConnell, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2017–27850 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4520–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Division of Coal Mine Workers’ 

Compensation; Proposed Extension of 

Existing Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Currently, the Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Miner’s Claim for 

Benefits under the Black Lung Benefit’s 

Act (CM–911) and Employment History 

(CM–911A). A copy of the proposed 

information collection request can be 

obtained by contacting the office listed 

below in the addresses section of this 

Notice. This program helps to ensure 

that requested data can be provided in 

the desired format, reporting burden 

(time and financial resources) is 

minimized, collection instruments are 

clearly understood, and the impact of 

collection requirements on respondents 

can be properly assessed. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addresses section below on or before 

February 26, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by mail, delivery service, or by hand to 

Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 

S–3323, Washington, DC 20210; by fax 

to (202) 354–9647; or by Email to 

ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only 

one method of transmission for 

comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email). 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

considered. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Labor, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95). 

I. Background: The Black Lung 

Benefits Act (BLBA), (30 U.S.C. 901 et 

seq.) provides benefits to coal miners 

who are totally disabled due to 

pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) 

and to certain survivors of miners. 

Miners entitled to benefits also receive 

medical benefits for treatment related to 

their pneumoconiosis and resulting 

disability. A miner who applies for 

black lung benefits must complete the 

CM–911 (application form). The 

completed form gives basic identifying 

information about the applicant and is 

the beginning of the development of the 

black lung claim. Title 20 CFR 725.304a 

authorizes this information collection. 

The CM–911A (employment history 

form), when completed, provides a 

complete history of the miner’s 

employment and helps to establish 

whether the individual currently or 

formerly worked in the nation’s coal 

mines and how long that employment 

lasted. Title 20 CFR 725.404(a) 

authorizes this information collection. 

II. Review Focus: The Department of 

Labor is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

* Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

* evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

* enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

* minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

III. Current Actions: The Department 

of Labor seeks the approval for the 

extension of this currently-approved 


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information collection in order to carry 

out its responsibility to administer the 

Black Lung Benefits Act. 

Agency: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Miner’s Claim for Benefits 

under the Black Lung Benefit’s Act 

(CM–911) and Employment History 

(CM–911A). 

OMB Number: 1240–0038. 

Agency Number: CM–911 and CM– 

911A. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Form Time to 

complete 

Frequency of 

response 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses Hours burden 

CM–911 ............................................ 45 once .................................................. 4,920 4,920 3,690 

CM–911A .......................................... 40 once .................................................. 4,920 4,920 3,280 

Totals ................................................ ........................ ........................................................... 9,840 9,840 6,970 

Total Respondents: 9,840. 

Total Annual Responses: 9,840. 

Average Time per Response: 42.5 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,970. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating/ 

Maintenance): $1,791. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: December 20, 2017. 

Yoon Ferguson, 

Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, US Department of 

Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2017–27963 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Notice of Solicitation of Proposals for 

Calendar Year 2018 Basic Field Grant 

Awards 

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. 

ACTION: Solicitation of proposals for the 

provision of civil legal services. 

SUMMARY: The Legal Services 

Corporation (LSC) is a federally 

established and funded organization 

that funds civil legal aid organizations 

across the country and in the U.S. 

territories. Its mission is to expand 

access to justice by funding high-quality 

legal representation for low-income 

people in civil matters. 

In anticipation of a congressional 

appropriation to LSC for Fiscal Year 

2018, LSC hereby announces that it is 

reopening the basic field grants 

solicitation for calendar year 2018 

funding for service area GU–1 in Guam. 

LSC is soliciting grant proposals from 

interested parties who are qualified to 

provide effective, efficient and high 

quality civil legal services to the eligible 

client population living in Guam. 

The availability and the exact amount 

of congressionally appropriated funds, 

as well as the date, terms, and 

conditions of funds available for grants 

for calendar year 2018, have not been 

determined. LSC anticipates that the 

funding amount will be similar to 

current funding, which is $242,838. 

DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for the dates of the 

grants process. 

ADDRESSES: Legal Services 

Corporation—Notice of Funds 

Availability, 3333 K Street NW, Third 

Floor, Washington, DC 20007–3522. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Office of Program Performance by email 

at lscgrants@lsc.gov, or visit the LSC 

website at http://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/our-grant-programs/ 

basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Request for Proposals (RFP) containing 

the Notice of Intent to Compete (NIC) 

and grant application guidelines, 

proposal content requirements, service 

area description, and selection criteria, 

is currently available from https://

www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/ 

our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant. 

Applicants are required to use the ‘‘LSC 

2018 Request for Proposals’’ narrative 

instructions to prepare the grant 

proposal. Applicants must file a NIC to 

participate in this grants process. 

Applicants must file the NIC by January 

31, 2018, 5:00 p.m. E.T. Applicants 

must submit their grant proposal and 

complete the LSC Fiscal Grantee 

Funding Application (FGFA) by 

February 28, 2018, 5:00 p.m. E.T. The 

dates in this notice supersede the dates 

contained in the RFP. Applicants 

should access and complete the grant 

application and FGFA at https://

lscgrants.lsc.gov/EasyGrants_Web_LSC/ 

Implementation/Modules/Login/Login

ModuleContent.aspx?Config=Login

ModuleConfig&Page=Login. 

LSC is seeking proposals from: (1) 

Non-profit organizations that have as a 

purpose the provision of legal assistance 

to eligible clients; (2) private attorneys; 

(3) groups of private attorneys or law 

firms; (4) state or local governments; 

and (5) sub-state regional planning and 

coordination agencies that are 

composed of sub-state areas and whose 

governing boards are controlled by 

locally elected officials. 

LSC will post all updates and/or 

changes to this notice at https://

www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/ 

our-grant-programs. Interested parties 

are asked to visit https://www.lsc.gov/ 

grants-grantee-resources/our-grantprograms regularly for updates on the 

LSC grants process. 

Dated: December 21, 2017. 

Stefanie K. Davis, 

Assistant General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2017–27864 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7050–01–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: 17–090] 

Applied Sciences Advisory Committee; 

Meeting. 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended, the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA) announces a meeting of the 

Applied Sciences Advisory Committee 

(ASAC). This Committee functions in an 

advisory capacity to the Director, Earth 

Science Division, in the NASA Science 

Mission Directorate. The meeting will 

be held for the purpose of soliciting, 

from the applied sciences community 

and other persons, scientific and 

technical information relevant to 

program planning. 

DATES: Thursday, February 1, 2018, 9:00 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, February 

2, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Local 

Time. 


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