Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 204 / Monday, October 24, 2005 / Notices 61473 

OLMS recommends that you confirm 

receipt of your comment by contacting 

(202) 693–0123 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Individuals with hearing 

impairments may call (800) 877–8339 

(TTY/TDD). 

Comments will be available for public 

inspection during normal business 

hours at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay 

H. Oshel, Director of the Office of 

Policy, Reports and Disclosure, at: 

Kay H. Oshel, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment Standards 

Administration, Office of LaborManagement Standards, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room N–

5605, Washington, DC 20210, olmspublic@dol.gov, (202) 693–1233 (this is 

not a toll-free number), (800) 877–8339 

(TTY/TDD). E-mail: OLMS-REG–1215- 

AB52@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of August 29, 2005 (70 

FR 51288), the Department published a 

request for information from the public. 

The request seeks information to assist 

the Department in determining whether 

to issue guidelines concerning the 

fiduciary obligations of union officers, 

agents, shop stewards and other 

representatives under the LMRDA. The 

request also asked for comments 

concerning what specific standards 

should be included in any such 

guidelines. Interested persons were 

invited to submit comments on or before 

October 28, 2005, 60 days after the 

publication of the notice. Based on 

separate requests by the American 

Federation of Labor and Congress of 

Industrial Organizations and the United 

Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners 

of America for additional time to 

prepare comments, the Department has 

decided to extend the comment period 

for an additional ninety days. 

The request for information is 

available on the web site maintained by 

OLMS at http://www.olms.dol.gov. 

(Anyone who is unable to access this 

information on the Internet can obtain 

the information by contacting the 

Employment Standards Administration 

at 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 

N–5605, Washington, DC 20210, at 

olms-mail@dol-esa.gov, or at (202) 693–

0122 (this is not a toll-free number). 

Individuals with hearing impairments 

may call 1–800–877–8339 (TTY/TDD). 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of 

October, 2005. 

Victoria A. Lipnic, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment 

Standards. 

Don Todd, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for LaborManagement Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–21275 Filed 10–24–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Petitions for Modification 

The following parties have filed 

petitions to modify the application of 

existing safety standards under section 

101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Act of 1977. 

1. Big Ridge, Inc. 

[Docket No. M–2005–067–C] 

Big Ridge, Inc., 420 Long Lane Road, 

Equality, Illinois 62934 has filed a 

petition to modify the application of 30 

CFR 75.901 (Protection of low- and 

medium-voltage three-phase circuits 

used underground) to its Willow Lake 

Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 11–03054) located 

in Saline County, Illinois. The petitioner 

proposes to use a 480-volt, three-phase 

diesel-powered generator to move 

equipment throughout the Willow Lake 

Mine. The petitioner asserts that the 

proposed alternative method would 

provide at least the same measure of 

protection as the existing standard. 

2. Six M Coal Company 

[Docket No. M–2005–068–C] 

Six M Coal Company, 482 High Road, 

Ashland, Pennsylvania 17921 has filed 

a petition to modify the application of 

30 CFR 75.1100–2(a)(2) (Quantity and 

location of firefighting equipment) to its 

No. 1 Slope Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 36–

09138) located in Dauphin County, 

Pennsylvania. The petitioner requests a 

modification of the existing standard to 

permit the use of portable fire 

extinguishers to replace existing 

requirements where rock dust, water 

cars, and other water storage equipped 

with three 10 quart pails are not 

practical. The petitioner proposes to use 

two portable fire extinguishers near the 

slope bottom and an additional portable 

fire extinguisher within 500 feet of the 

working face for equivalent fire 

protection at the No. 1 Slope Mine. The 

petitioner asserts that the proposed 

alternative method would provide at 

least the same measure of protection as 

the existing standard. 

3. Twentymile Coal Company 

[Docket No. M–2005–069–C] 

Twentymile Coal Company, Gateway 

Center, Suite 1340, 401 Liberty Avenue, 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 has 

filed a petition to modify the 

application of 30 CFR 75.500(d) 

(Permissible electric equipment) to its 

Foidel Creek Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 05–

03836) located in Routt County, 

Colorado. The petitioner requests a 

modification of the existing standard to 

permit the use of battery-powered nonpermissible surveying equipment in or 

inby the last open crosscut including in 

the return airways. The petitioner has 

listed in this petition for modification 

specific terms and conditions that will 

be followed when the proposed 

alternative method is implemented. The 

petitioner asserts that the proposed 

alternative method would provide at 

least the same measure of protection as 

the existing standard. 

4. Twentymile Coal Company 

[Docket No. M–2005–070–C] 

Twentymile Coal Company, Gateway 

Center, Suite 1340, 401 Liberty Avenue, 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 has 

filed a petition to modify the 

application of 30 CFR 75.1002(a) 

(Installation of electric equipment and 

conductors; permissibility) to its Foidel 

Creek Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 05–03836) 

located in Routt County, Colorado. The 

petitioner requests a modification of the 

existing standard to permit the use of 

battery-powered non-permissible 

surveying equipment on longwall faces 

or within 150 feet of pillar workings. 

The petitioner has listed in this petition 

for modification specific terms and 

conditions that will be followed when 

the proposed alternative method is 

implemented. The petitioner asserts that 

the proposed alternative method would 

provide at least the same measure of 

protection as the existing standard. 

Request for Comments 

Persons interested in these petitions 

are encouraged to submit comments via 

e-mail: zzMSHA-Comments@dol.gov; 

Fax: (202) 693–9441; or Regular Mail/ 

Hand Delivery/Courier: Mine Safety and 

Health Administration, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, 

Arlington, Virginia 22209. All 

comments must be postmarked or 

received in that office on or before 

November 23, 2005. Copies of these 

petitions are available for inspection at 

that address. 

61474 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 204 / Monday, October 24, 2005 / Notices 

Dated at Arlington, Virginia this 19th day 

of October 2005. 

Rebecca J. Smith, 

Acting Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 05–21201 Filed 10–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts; Arts 

Advisory Panel 

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby 

given that eight meetings of the Arts 

Advisory Panel to the National Council 

on the Arts will be held at the Nancy 

Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506 as 

follows: 

Music (application review A): 

November 7–10, 2005 in Room 714. A 

portion of this meeting, from 3:15 p.m. 

to 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 10th, 

will be open to the public for policy 

discussion. The remainder of the 

meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on 

November 7th through 9th, and from 9 

a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m. on November 10th, will be closed. 

Presenting (application review A): 

November 14–16, 2005 in Room 716. 

This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on 

November 14th and 15th, and from 9 

a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on November 16th, 

will be closed. 

Theater (application review A): 

November 15–18, 2005 in Room 714. A 

portion of this meeting, from 3 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 17th, 

will be open to the public for policy 

discussion. The remainder of the 

meeting, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on 

November 15th and 16th, from 9:30 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on 

November 17th, and from 9 a.m. to 4:15 

p.m. on November 18th, will be closed. 

Theater (application review B): 

November 18, 2005 in Room 714. This 

meeting, from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m., will 

be closed. 

Presenting (application review B): 

November 17–18, 2005 in Room 716. 

This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

on November 17th and from 9 a.m. to 

1:45 p.m. on November 18th, will be 

closed. 

Folk & Traditional Arts (application 

review): November 29–December 2, 

2005 in Room 716. A portion of this 

meeting, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on 

Friday, December 2nd, will be open to 

the public for policy discussion. The 

remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 

6:30 p.m. on November 29th through 

December 1st, and from 9 a.m. to 1:30 

p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on 

December 2nd, will be closed. 

Local Arts Agencies (application 

review): November 29–30, 2005 in Room 

730. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 

p.m. on November 29th and from 9 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. on November 30th, will be 

closed. 

Music (application review B): 

November 29–30, 2005 in Room 714. A 

portion of this meeting, from 4:45 p.m. 

to 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 

30th, will be open to the public for 

policy discussion. The remainder of the 

meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on 

November 29th and from 9 a.m. to 4:45 

p.m. and from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. on 

November 30th, will be closed. 

The closed portions of meetings are 

for the purpose of Panel review, 

discussion, evaluation, and 

recommendations on financial 

assistance under the National 

Foundation on the Arts and the 

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 

including information given in 

confidence to the agency. In accordance 

with the determination of the Chairman 

of April 8, 2005, these sessions will be 

closed to the public pursuant to 

subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 

5, United States Code. 

Any person may observe meetings, or 

portions thereof, of advisory panels that 

are open to the public, and if time 

allows, may be permitted to participate 

in the panel’s discussions at the 

discretion of the panel chairman. If you 

need special accommodations due to a 

disability, please contact the Office of 

AccessAbility, National Endowment for 

the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682–

5532, TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least 

seven (7) days prior to the meeting. 

Further information with reference to 

these meetings can be obtained from Ms. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of 

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National 

Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 

DC 20506, or call 202/682–5691. 

Dated: October 18, 2005. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, 

National Endowment for the Arts. 

[FR Doc. 05–21160 Filed 10–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7537–01–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts; 

President’s Committee on the Arts and 

the Humanities: Meeting #58 

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby 

given that a meeting of the President’s 

Committee on the Arts and the 

Humanities (PCAH) will be held on 

Thursday, November 10, 2005 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. (ending time is tentative). 

The meeting will be held at The 

Madison Hotel, the Mount Vernon 

Room—Salon B, 1177 15th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. Please be 

advised that, due to scheduling 

considerations, the starting time of the 

meeting may be delayed. Individuals 

interested in attending are encouraged 

to contact the President’s Committee to 

confirm the starting time. 

The Committee meeting will begin 

with a welcome, introductions, and 

announcements. Updates on Committee 

programs and activities will follow, 

including the recent U.S. Summit on 

Cultural and Heritage Tourism and 

youth arts and humanities projects. In 

addition, reports are anticipated on the 

condition of past Coming Up Taller 

awardees in the Gulf Region and a 

summary from Mr. Lawrence Reger, 

Executive Director, Heritage 

Preservation, on preservation/ 

conservation efforts in this region. In 

addition to hearing remarks from the 

National Endowment for the Arts, the 

National Endowment for the 

Humanities, and the Institute of 

Museum and Library Services, the 

President’s Committee will continue 

discussion of its actions in international 

cultural relations. The meeting will 

adjourn after discussion of other 

business, as necessary, and closing 

remarks. 

The President’s Committee on the 

Arts and the Humanities was created by 

Executive Order in 1982, which 

currently states that the ‘‘Committee 

shall advise, provide recommendations 

to, and assist the President, the National 

Endowment for the Arts, the National 

Endowment for the Humanities, and the 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services on matters relating to the arts 

and the humanities.’’

Any interested persons may attend as 

observers, on a space available basis, but 

seating is limited. Therefore, for this 

meeting, individuals wishing to attend 

are advised to contact Jenny Schmidt of 

the President’s Committee seven (7) 

days in advance of the meeting at (202) 

682–5560 or write to the Committee at 

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 

526, Washington, DC 20506. Further 

information with reference to this 

meeting can also be obtained from Ms. 

Schmidt. 

If you need special accommodations 

due to a disability, please contact Ms. 

Schmidt through the Office of 

AccessAbility, National Endowment for