61472 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 204 / Monday, October 24, 2005 / Notices 

Given the expected number of 

individuals interested in presenting 

comments at the meeting, reservations 

should be made as soon as possible. 

Persons unable to obtain reservations to 

speak during the meetings are 

encouraged to submit written 

comments, which will be accepted at 

the meeting site or may be mailed to the 

Committee at 800 K Street, NW., Ste. 

920, Washington, DC 20530. 

Diane M. Stuart, 

Director, Office on Violence Against Women. 

[FR Doc. 05–21120 Filed 10–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–FX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance: 

Extension of Period for Filing Claims 

and for the Submission of 

Documentation 

The Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) administers 

Federal law requirements pertaining to 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance 

(DUA). These requirements are found in 

Federal regulations at 20 CFR 625. Due 

to the devastation created by Hurricane 

Katrina, ETA, through its Regional 

Offices, has informed the states of 

Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi 

that two filing deadlines for DUA are 

being extended. The memoranda are 

being published in the Federal Register 

in order to inform the public. 

Dated: October 17, 2005. 

Emily Stover Derocco, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor. 

September 9, 2005 

Memorandum For: Helen N. Parker, 

Regional Administrator, Atlanta. Joseph 

C. Juarez, Regional Administrator, 

Dallas. 

From: Cheryl Atkinson, 

Administrator, Office of Workforce 

Security. 

Subject: Extension of 30-day Filing 

Period for Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA) for Claims Related to 

Hurricane Katrina. 

Due to the devastation caused by 

Hurricane Katrina, the filing period for 

DUA is extended through November 30, 

2005. This extension is based on the fact 

that there is widespread dislocation of 

workers and damage to the affected 

areas’ infrastructure inflicted by 

Hurricane Katrina, which will make it 

difficult for individuals to file within 

the 30-day filing period. Additional 

time will afford those individuals a 

sufficient opportunity to file a DUA 

claim. There is good cause under 20 

CFR 625.8(a) to extend the filing period 

for DUA in this situation. 

Please advise the States of Alabama, 

Louisiana, and Mississippi of this 

extension. You should also ensure that 

the agencies work with the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) to release appropriate 

announcements to the media. Please 

advise states to use the services of 

FEMA’s Joint Field Offices to issue 

public service announcements and 

media releases. 

September 16, 2005 

Memorandum For: Helen N. Parker, 

Regional Administrator, Atlanta. Joseph 

C. Juarez, Regional Administrator, 

Dallas. 

From: Emily Stover Derocco, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor. 

Subject: Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA)—Extension of Period 

for Submitting Documentation. 

Due to the devastation caused by 

Hurricane Katrina, the time required for 

submission of documentation under 20 

CFR 625.6(e)(1) is extended. For 

purposes of Hurricane Katrina, this 

documentation must be submitted 

within 90 days calendar days after the 

filing of the initial application for DUA. 

This extension is based on the fact that 

there has been widespread evacuation of 

workers due to the hurricane. It is 

unlikely that evacuees who do not have 

documentation at the time of filing will 

be able to obtain documentation within 

the 21-day period specified by the 

regulation because they will not have 

access to the appropriate documentation 

and may have to rely on others to 

provide this documentation. 

More specifically, 20 CFR 625.6(e)(1) 

provides that when an applicant’s 

weekly DUA amount is based only ‘‘on 

the individual’s statement,’’ the 

individual shall furnish documentation 

in support of this statement ‘‘within 21 

calendar days of the filing of the initial 

application for DUA.’’ As discussed 

above, for purposes of Hurricane 

Katrina, this period is extended to 

within 90 calendar days of filing the 

initial application. 

Please advise the States of Alabama, 

Louisiana, and Mississippi of this 

extension. These states should take 

appropriate action to notify both future 

applicants and applicants who were 

initially unable to supply 

documentation of this extension. 

[FR Doc. E5–5857 Filed 10–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Labor-Management 

Standards 

RIN 1215–AB52 

Union Officials: Guidelines for 

Fiduciary Responsibilities Under 

Section 501 of the Labor-Management 

Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29 

U.S.C. § 501 

AGENCY: Office of Labor-Management 

Standards, Employment Standards 

Administration, United States 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Request for information from 

the public, extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: This document extends the 

period for comments on the Request for 

Information published on August 29, 

2005 (70 FR 51228). The request seeks 

information from the public 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 LaborManagement Reporting and Disclosure 

Act, as amended (LMRDA), and the 

content of any such guidelines. The 

comment period, which was to expire 

on October 28, 2005, is extended ninety 

days to January 26, 2006. 

DATES: Comments on the Request for 

Information published on August 29, 

2005 (70 FR 51228) must be received on 

or before January 26, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by RIN 1215–AB52, by any of 

the following methods: 

E-mail: OLMS-REG-1215- 

AB52@dol.gov. 

FAX: (202) 693–1340. To assure 

access to the FAX equipment, only 

comments of five or fewer pages will be 

accepted via FAX transmittal, unless 

arrangements are made prior to faxing, 

by calling the number below and 

scheduling a time for FAX receipt by the 

Office of Labor-Management Standards 

(OLMS). 

Mail: Mailed comments should be 

sent to Kay Oshel, Director of the Office 

of Policy, Reports and Disclosure, Office 

of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Room N–5605, 

Washington, DC 20210. Because the 

Department continues to experience 

delays in U.S. mail delivery due to the 

ongoing concerns involving toxic 

contamination, commenters should take 

this into consideration when preparing 

to meet the deadline for submitting 

comments. 

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.