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6(b) of the Act on March 4, 1997 (62 FR 

9812). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on April 30, 2007. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on November 7, 2007 (72 FR 62870). 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–6123 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; 

Examinations & Testing of Electrical 

Equipment Including Exam, Testing, 

and Maintenance of High Voltage 

Longwalls 

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. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

February 19, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to, Debbie 

Ferraro, Management Services Division, 

1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2171, 

Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Commenters 

are encouraged to send their comments 

on computer disk, or via Internet E-mail 

to Ferraro.Debbie@DOL.GOV. Ms. 

Ferraro can be reached at (202) 693–

9821 (voice), or (202) 693–9801 

(facsimile). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact the employee listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

It has long been known that 

inadequate maintenance of electric 

equipment is a major cause of serious 

electrical accidents in the coal mining 

industry. Improperly maintained 

electric equipment has also been 

responsible for many disastrous mine 

fires and explosions. The regulations 

also contain recordkeeping 

requirements which may in some 

instances help operators in 

implementing an effective maintenance 

program. The subject records of tests 

and examinations are examined by coal 

miners, coal mine officials, and MSHA 

inspectors. MSHA inspectors examine 

the records to determine if the required 

tests and examinations have been 

conducted, to identify units of electric 

equipment that may pose a potential 

safety hazard, to determine the probable 

cause of accidents during accidents 

investigations, and to evaluate the 

effectiveness of the coal mine operator’s 

electrical maintenance programs. By 

comparing the records with the actual 

condition of electric equipment, MSHA 

inspectors may in some cases be able to 

identify weaknesses in the coal mine 

operator’s electrical maintenance 

programs and require that the 

weaknesses be corrected. 

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 Records of Tests 

and Examinations of Personnel Hoisting 

Equipment. MSHA is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of MSHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Suggest methods to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Address 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) to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the employee listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice viewed 

on the Internet by accessing the MSHA 

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

selecting ‘‘Rules and Regs’’, then 

selecting ‘‘Fed Reg Docs.’’

III. Current Actions 

The subject regulations require the 

mine operator to establish an electrical 

maintenance program by specifying 

minimum requirements for the 

examination, testing, and maintenance 

of electric equipment. It is imperative 

that mine operators adopt and follow an 

effective maintenance program to ensure 

that electric equipment is maintained in 

a safe operating condition if 

electrocutions, mine fires, and mine 

explosions are to be prevented. Because 

of fire, electrocution and explosion 

hazards in coal mines, mine operators 

are required to comply with these 

paperwork provisions. Reduction of 

these requirements could result in 

increased hazards to miners. A 

reduction in the frequency of 

examinations and tests could allow 

existing unsafe conditions to develop, 

jeopardizing the safety of miners. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

Title: Examinations & Testing of 

Electrical Equipment Including Exam, 

Testing, and Maintenance of High 

Voltage Longwalls—30 CFR 75.351, 

75.512, 75.703, 75.800–4, 75.820, 

75.821, 75.900–4, 75.1001–1, 77.502, 

77.800–2, and 77.900–2. 

OMB Number: 1219–0116. 

Frequency: Annually; Monthly; 

Weekly; On occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Respondents: 917. 

Responses: 691,430. 

Total Burden Hours: 760,553. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

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 at Arlington, Virginia, this 14th day 

of December, 2007. 

David L. Meyer, 

Director, Office of Administration and 

Management. 

[FR Doc. E7–24692 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Petitions for Modification 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Correction notice. 


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SUMMARY: This is a correction to a 

petition for modification notice that was 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 3, 2007 (72 FR 67970), for 

Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for 

Modification. In the notice we 

inadvertently listed the petition for 

modification, docket number M–2005–

079–C, RS&W Coal Company, RS&W 

Drift Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36–01818, as 

a granted petition. This petition for 

modification has not been granted. 

Dated: December 12, 2007. 

Jack Powasnik, 

Deputy Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 07–6094 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–M 

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP 

AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 

FOUNDATION 

Notice to Extend the Request for 

Comment on Draft Convening Report 

Regarding Negotiated Rulemaking and 

Bureau of Indian Affairs Funded 

School Facilities Repair, Renovation & 

Construction 

AGENCY: United States Institute for 

Environmental Conflict Resolution, 

Morris K. Udall Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice to extend the public 

comment period for the Draft Convening 

Report Regarding Negotiated 

Rulemaking and Bureau of Indian 

Affairs Funded School Facilities Repair, 

Renovation, & Construction. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Institute for 

Environmental Conflict Resolution gives 

notice that the comment period 

announced in the October 22, 2007 (72 

FR 59556) on the draft convening report 

regarding Department of the Interior’s 

(DOI) Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)- 

funded school facilities construction as 

identified in the No Child Left Behind 

Act of 2001 (NCLB Act) will be 

extended to February 1, 2008. The draft 

report was prepared at the request of the 

DOI, BIA, and Bureau of Indian 

Education (BIE). Such a convening 

report is described generally in the 

Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1996, 

Public Law 104–320, Section 563(b). 

As a neutral, independent federal 

program, the U.S. Institute and its 

impartial contractor team, Consensus 

Building Institute (CBI) conducted twohundred (200) interviews of people with 

an interest in BIA-funded school 

facilities construction. The purpose of 

the interviews was to explore the 

opportunities for, and barriers to, using 

negotiated rulemaking to develop 

regulations implementing the 

requirements of the NCLB Act related to 

BIA-funded school facilities. The draft 

report covers school facility topics 

identified from the NCLB Act: 

• Methods to catalog school facilities; 

• Determining formulas for priority 

and funding for school replacement 

construction and new construction; 

• Determining formulas for priority 

and funding for school renovation and 

repair; 

• Facilities standards for home living 

(dormitory) situations. 

In the draft report, CBI identified 

several key themes from its interviews: 

• There is a strong willingness to go 

forward with a negotiated rulemaking, 

as it is required by statute. 

• Interviewees were supportive of 

negotiating to improve the fairness, 

efficiency and transparency of the 

funding formulas for all aspects of 

school facilities funding. 

• There is a need to integrate the 

formal negotiation with less formal 

methods of consulting with the tribes 

who will not have seats at the table. CBI 

suggests a national workshop for all 

tribes with school facilities as part of the 

preparation for the negotiation process. 

This workshop could help identify 

options for the negotiating committee to 

work with. 

• Representation of the tribes on the 

negotiating committee is required by the 

NCLB Act to be roughly proportional to 

the percent of students each tribe has in 

the system. For the majority of tribes 

(i.e. beyond the top eleven for student 

population), there will need to be a 

process for sharing seats or otherwise 

developing representation structures. 

The draft convening report may be 

accessed at: http://www.cbuilding.org 

and at: http://www.ecr.gov. This notice 

invites interested individuals, 

organizations and governments to 

review and offer comments that focus 

on the findings and recommendations 

presented draft convening report. 

DATES: Please submit comments on or 

before February 1, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: bie@cbuilding.org. 

• Fax: 1–617–492–1919. 

• Mail: Consensus Building Institute; 

Attn: BIE Convening Draft Report 

Comment, 238 Main Street, Suite 400, 

Cambridge, MA 02142. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Field, Consensus Building 

Institute, 238 Main Street, Suite 400, 

Cambridge, MA 02142, (617) 492–1414 

x118, pfield@cbuilding.org; Sarah 

Palmer, Senior Program Manager, U.S. 

Institute for Environmental Conflict 

Resolution, 130 S. Scott Avenue, 

Tucson, AZ 85701, phone (520) 901–

8556, fax (520) 901–8557, 

palmer@ecr.gov; Michele F. Singer, 

Director, Office of Regulatory 

Management, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary, Indian Affairs, 1001 Indian 

School Road, NW., Albuquerque, NM 

87104, phone (505) 563–5415, fax (505) 

563–3811, 

michele_f_singer@ios.doi.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB 

Act) requires the Department of the 

Interior to use procedures set out in the 

Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1996, 

Pub. L. 104–320, Section 563 when 

developing regulations to implement the 

NCLB Act’s provisions regarding 

schools operated or funded by the BIA. 

BIA has used negotiated rulemaking to 

address six (6) of the seven (7) 

regulations required under the NCLB 

Act. DOI and BIA want to assess the 

feasibility of using the negotiated 

rulemaking process to develop the final 

rule, dealing with school construction 

and repair. 

In the fall of 2006 DOI sought 

assistance with this effort from the U.S. 

Institute, an independent impartial 

government entity with expertise in 

convening, assessment and alternative 

dispute resolution processes. In 

accordance with its statutory authority, 

the 1998 Environmental Policy and 

Conflict Resolution Act (Pub. L. 105–

156, codified at 20 U.S.C. 5601, et seq.), 

the U.S. Institute conducted a 

convening assessment. For more 

information on the U.S. Institute, please 

visit http://www.ecr.gov. 

The U.S. Institute contracted with an 

independent, impartial convening team, 

the Consensus Building Institute (CBI), 

to carry out interviews and prepare a 

draft convening report. The scope of the 

draft convening report includes views 

on school facility topics identified from 

the NCLB Act and the opportunities of 

and barriers to negotiated rulemaking. 

To understand the range of perspectives 

on or interests in these topics, the 

convening team conducted 200 

confidential interviews with tribal 

officials or their designees, 

representative of BIA-funded or grantfunded tribal schools, and others with 

an interest in Bureau-funded school 

facilities construction on the following: 

• Interviewees’ views on the 

substantive issues listed above; 

• Suggestions for how diverse 

geographic, size, and tribal interests can 

best be represented on a Negotiated 

Rulemaking Committee; 


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