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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 

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Street, Cambridge, MA. 

Status: This workshop will be open to 

the public. 

Engineering Workforce Issues and 

Engineering Education: What Are the 

Linkages? 

8:25 a.m. Welcome 

Warren M. Washington,* Chairman, 

National Science Board 

8:30 a.m. Panel 1: Aspirations for 

Engineering Education 

Opening Remarks—Daniel Hastings,* 

National Science Board 

National Academy of Engineering—

The Engineer of 2020, Phases I & II 

G. Wayne Clough,* National 

Science Board 

Data, trends, and outlooks—John A. 

Brighton,* Iowa State University 

NSF activities in engineering—Arden 

L. Bement,* National Science 

Foundation 

9:10 a.m. Group Discussion among 

Workshop Participants 

9:20 a.m. Questions and Comments 

from the Audience 

9:30 a.m. Panel 2: Engineering 

Education—Present and Future 

Moderator: Daniel Hastings, National 

Science Board 

Alice Agogino,* University of 

California, Berkeley; Richard 

Miller,* Olin College of 

Engineering; Linda Katehi,* Purdue 

University; Eli Fromm,* Drexel 

University; and Tom Magnanti,* 

MIT. 

10:30 a.m. Group Discussion among 

Workshop Participants 

11:15 a.m. Questions and Comments 

from the Audience 

11:30 a.m. Break 

1 p.m. Panel 3: Engineering 

Employment—Present and Future 

Moderator: Louis L. Lanzerotti, 

National Science Board 

Peter Pao;* Raytheon Company; Ronil 

Hira,* IEEE–USA; Jim Miller,* 

Cisco Systems, Inc.; and Gloria 

Jeff,* Michigan Department of 

Transportation. 

2 p.m. Group Discussion among 

Workshop Participants 

2:45 p.m. Questions and Comments 

from the Audience 

3 p.m. Breakout Sessions to Address 

the Question: How do we ensure 

that the best and the brightest 

students pursue engineering studies 

and careers, and that their 

education quality, content, and 

teaching are of the highest caliber? 

Location: Dining 3, Dining 5, and 

Dining 6 

Session Chairs: G. Wayne Clough, 

Louis L. Lanzerotti, Daniel Hastings 

4:30 p.m. Report Out and Wrap-Up 

Moderator: Daniel Hastings* 

*Confirmed speaker 

For Further Information Contact: Dr. 

Michael P. Crosby, Executive Officer 

and NSB Office Director, (703) 292–

7000, http://www.nsf.gov/nsb. 

Michael P. Crosby, 

Executive Officer and NSB Office Director. 

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Sunshine Act; President’s Committee 

on the National Medal of Science; 

Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

NAME: President’s Committee on the 

National Medal of Science (1182). 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, October 25, 

2005, 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. 

PLACE: Room 555–II, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, 

Arlington, VA. 

TYPE OF MEETING: Closed. 

CONTACT PERSON: Ms. Ann Noonan, 

Honorary Awards Specialist, Room 

1220, National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22230. 

Telephone: 703–292–8096. 

PURPOSE OF MEETING: To provide advice 

and recommendations to the President 

in the selection of the 2005 National 

Medal of Science recipients. 

AGENDA: To review and evaluate 

nominations as part of the selection 

process for awards. 

REASON FOR CLOSING: The nominations 

being reviewed include information of a 

personal nature where disclosure would 

constitute unwarranted invasions of 

personal privacy. These matters are 

exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. 

Dated: October 11, 2005. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 030–35882] 

Notice of Availability of Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for License 

Amendment for Purdue Pharma, L.P.’s 

Facility in Cranbury, NJ 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Betsy Ullrich, Commercial and R&D 

Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials 

Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale Road, 

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, 

telephone (610) 337–5040, fax (610) 

337–5269; or by e-mail: exu@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

(NRC) is considering issuing a license 

amendment to Purdue Pharma, L.P. for 

Materials License No. 29–30698–01, to 

authorize release of its facility in 

Edgewater, New Jersey, for unrestricted 

use. NRC has prepared an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) in 

support of this action in accordance 

with the requirements of 10 CFR part 

51. Based on the EA, the NRC has 

concluded that a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) is 

appropriate. 

II. EA Summary 

The purpose of the proposed action is 

to authorize the release of two sections 

of the licensee’s Cranbury, New Jersey, 

facility for unrestricted use. Purdue 

Pharma, L.P. was authorized by NRC 

from 2002 to use radioactive materials 

for research and development purposes 

at the site. On April 21, 2005, Purdue 

Pharma, L.P. requested that NRC release 

two sections of the facility for 

unrestricted use. Purdue Pharma, L.P. 

has conducted surveys of the two 

sections of the facility and provided 

information to the NRC to demonstrate 

that the site meets the license 

termination criteria in subpart E of 10 

CFR part 20 for unrestricted use. 

The NRC staff has prepared an EA in 

support of the license amendment. The 

two sections of the facility were 

remediated and surveyed prior to the 

licensee requesting the license 

amendment. The NRC staff has 

reviewed the information and final 

status survey submitted by Purdue 

Pharma, L.P. Based on its review, the 

staff has determined that there are no 

additional remediation activities