Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 197 / Thursday, October 13, 2005 / Notices 59777 

Signed at Washington, DC this 6th day of 

October 2005. 

Terrance Clark, 

Acting Director, Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E5–5610 Filed 10–12–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–57,812] 

Sanford North America; Point Making 

Department Santa Monica, CA; 

Dismissal of Application for 

Reconsideration 

Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(C) an 

application for administrative 

reconsideration was filed with the 

Director of the Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance for workers at 

Sanford North America, Point Making 

Department, Santa Monica, California. 

The application contained no new 

substantial information which would 

bear importantly on the Department’s 

determination. Therefore, dismissal of 

the application was issued. 

TA–W–57,812; Sanford North America, Point 

Making Department, Santa Monica, 

California (September 26, 2005). 

Signed at Washington, DC this 6th day of 

October 2005. 

Terrance Clark, 

Acting Director, Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E5–5612 Filed 10–12–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–57,912] 

Securitas Services; Grand Rapids, MI; 

Notice of Termination of Investigation 

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade 

Act of 1974, as amended, an 

investigation was initiated on 

September 9, 2005 in response to a 

worker petition filed by a company 

official on behalf of workers at Securitas 

Services, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

An active certification covering the 

petitioning group of workers is already 

in effect (TA–W–57,399, as amended). 

Consequently, further investigation in 

this case would serve no purpose, and 

the investigation has been terminated. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of 

September 2005. 

Richard Church, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E5–5615 Filed 10–12–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–57,911] 

Select Resources; Grandville, MI; 

Notice of Termination of Investigation 

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade 

Act of 1974, as amended, an 

investigation was initiated on 

September 9, 2005 in response to a 

worker petition filed by a company 

official on behalf of workers at Select 

Resources, Grandville, Michigan. 

An active certification covering the 

petitioning group of workers is already 

in effect (TA–W–57,399, as amended). 

Consequently, further investigation in 

this case would serve no purpose, and 

the investigation has been terminated. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of 

September 2005. 

Richard Church, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E5–5617 Filed 10–12–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; Part 

46—Training and Retraining of Miners 

Engaged in Shell Dredging or 

Employed at Sand, Gravel, Surface 

Stone, Surface Clay, Colloidal 

Phosphate, or Surface Limestone 

Mines 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden 

conducts a pre-clearance 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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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. 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

extension of the information collection 

related to the 30 CFR 46.3, 46.5, 46.6, 

46.7, 46.8, 46.9, and 46.11; Training 

Plans, New Miner Training; NewlyHired Experienced Miner Training; New 

Task Training; Annual Refresher 

Training; Records of Training; and SiteSpecific Hazard Awareness Training. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 12, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to U.S. 

Department of Labor, Mine Safety and 

Health Administration, John Rowlett, 

Director, Management Services 

Division, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 

2134, Arlington, VA 22209–3939. 

Commenters are encouraged to send 

their comments on a computer disk, or 

via e-mail to Rowlett.John@dol.gov, 

along with an original printed copy. Mr. 

Rowlett can be reached at (202) 693–

9827 (voice), or (202) 693–9801 

(facsimile). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

employee listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Paragraph (a) of § 46.3 requires mine 

operators to develop and implement a 

written training plan approved by 

MSHA that contains effective programs 

for training new miners and 

experienced miners, training miners for 

new tasks, annual refresher training, 

and hazard training. 

Paragraph (b) requires the following 

information, at a minimum, to be 

included in a training plan: 

(1) The company name, mine name, 

and MSHA mine identification number; 

(2) The name and position of the 

person designated by the operator who 

is responsible for the health and safety 

training at the mine. This person may be 

the operator; 

(3) A general description of the 

teaching methods and the course 

materials that are to be used in 

providing the training, including the 

subject areas to be covered and the 

approximate time to be spent on each 

subject area; 

(4) A list of the persons who will 

provide the training, and the subject 

areas in which each person is competent 

to instruct; and 

(5) The evaluation procedures used to 

determine the effectiveness of training. 

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Paragraph (c) requires a plan that does 

not include the minimum information 

specified in paragraph (b) to be 

approved by MSHA. For each size 

category, the Agency estimates that 20 

percent of mine operators will choose to 

write a plan and send it to MSHA for 

approval. 

Paragraph (d) requires mine operators 

to provide miners’ representatives with 

a copy of the training plan. At mines 

where no miners’ representative has 

been designated, a copy of the plan 

must be posted at the mine or a copy 

must be provided to each miner. 

Paragraph (e) provides that within 2 

weeks following receipt or posting of 

the training plan, miners or their 

representatives may submit written 

comments on the plan to mine 

operators, or to the Regional Manager, as 

appropriate. The burden hours and costs 

of this provision are not borne by mine 

operators, but by miners and their 

representatives. 

Paragraph (g) requires that the miners’

representative with a copy of the 

approved plan within one week after 

approval. At mines where no miners’

representative has been designated, a 

copy of the plan must be posted at the 

mine or a copy must be provided to 

each miner. 

Paragraph (h) allows mine operators, 

miners, and miners’ representatives to 

appeal a decision of the Regional 

Manager in writing to the Director for 

Education Policy and Development. The 

Director would issue a decision on the 

appeal within 30 days after receipt of 

the appeal. 

Paragraph (i) requires mine operators 

to make available at the mine site a copy 

of the current training plan for 

inspection by MSHA and for 

examination by miners and their 

representatives. If the training plan is 

not maintained at the mine site, mine 

operators must have the capability to 

provide the plan upon request by 

MSHA, miners, or their representatives. 

Paragraph (a) of § 46.5 requires mine 

operators to provide each new miner 

with no less than 24 hours of training. 

Miners who have not received the full 

24 hours of new miner training must 

work where an experienced miner can 

observe that the new miner is working 

in a safe manner. 

Paragraph (a) of § 46.6 requires mine 

operators to provide each newly hired 

experienced miner with certain training 

before the miner begins work. 

Paragraph (a) of § 46.7 requires, before 

a miner performs a task for which he or 

she has no experience, that the mine 

operator train the miner in the safety 

and health aspects and safe work 

procedures specific to that task. If 

changes have occurred in a miner’s 

regularly assigned task, the mine 

operator must provide the miner with 

training that addresses the changes. 

Paragraph (a) of § 46.8 requires, at 

least every 12 months, that the mine 

operator provide each miner with no 

less than 8 hours of refresher training. 

Paragraph (a) of § 46.9 requires the 

mine operators upon completion of each 

training program, to record and certify 

on MSHA Form 5000–23, or on a form 

that contains the required information, 

that the miner has completed the 

training. False certification that training 

was completed is punishable under 

§ 110(a) and (f) of the Act. 

Paragraph (a) of § 46.11 requires the 

mine operator to provide site-specific 

hazard training to non-miners, 

including the following persons: 

scientific workers; delivery workers and 

customers; occasional, short-term 

maintenance or service workers, or 

manufacturers’ representatives; and 

outside vendors, visitors, office or staff 

personnel who do not work at the mine 

site on a continuing basis. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

extension of the information collection 

requirement related to the Training and 

Retraining of Miners Engaged in Shell 

Dredging or Employed at Sand, Gravel, 

Surface Stone, Surface Clay, Colloidal 

Phosphate, or Surface Limestone Mines. 

MSHA is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• 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. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the employee listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice, or viewed on the 

Internet by accessing the MSHA home 

page (http://www.msha.gov) and then 

choosing ‘‘Rules and Regs’’ and 

‘‘Federal Register Documents.’’

III. Current Actions 

USGS data show that domestic 

production of sand and gravel and 

crushed stone increased every year 

between 1991 and 1999, an indication of 

the continuing strong demand for 

construction aggregates in the United 

Sates. The number of hours worked at 

sand and gravel and crushed stone 

operations has been increasing steadily 

since 1991. 

MSHA’s objective in these 

requirements is to ensure that all miners 

receive the required training, which 

would result in a decrease in accidents, 

injuries, and fatalities. Therefore, MSHA 

is continuing this requirement under 30 

CFR 46.3, .5, .6, .7, .8, .9, and .11. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0131. 

Title: Part 46—Training and 

Retraining of Miners Engaged in Shell 

Dredging or Employed at Sand, Gravel, 

Surface Stone, Surface Clay, Colloidal 

Phosphate, or Surface Limestone Mines. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Cite/Reference: 30 CFR 46.3, .5, .6, .7, 

.8, .9, .11. 

Total Respondents: 5,477. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Responses: 1,035,636. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

296,038 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Cost: 

$488,995. 

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 in Arlington, Virginia, this fifth day 

of October 2005. 

David L. Meyer, 

Director, Office of Administration and 

Management. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Workshop 

Agency Holding Workshop: National 

Science Board. 

Date and Time: October 20, 2005 8:25 

a.m.–5 p.m. (e.t.). 

Place: Massachusetts Institute of 

Technology, Faculty Club, Alfred P. 

Sloan Building, 6th Floor, Dining 5 and