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Capacity Building grants and all 

information needed to apply for this 

funding opportunity are available at: 

http://www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

questions regarding this solicitation for 

grant applications should be directed to 

Cynthia Bencheck, Program Analyst, email address: bencheck.cindy@dol.gov, 

tel: 847–759–7700 (note this is not a 

toll-free number), or Jim Barnes, 

Director, Office of Training and 

Educational Programs, e-mail address: 

barnes.jim@dol.gov, tel: 847–759–7700 

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

To obtain further information on the 

Susan Harwood Training Grant Program 

of the U.S. Department of Labor, visit 

the OSHA Web site at: https:// 

www.osha.gov, select ‘‘Training’’ under 

the ‘‘Top Links’’ section, and then select 

‘‘Susan Harwood Training Grant 

Program’’. 

Authority: The Occupational Safety and 

Health Act of 1970, (29 U.S.C. 670), Public 

Law 111–117, and the 2010 Consolidated 

Appropriations Act. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

May 2010. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12692 Filed 5–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Petitions for Modification 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of petitions for 

modification of existing mandatory 

safety standards. 

SUMMARY: Section 101(c) of the Federal 

Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and 

30 CFR part 44 govern the application, 

processing, and disposition of petitions 

for modification. This notice is a 

summary of petitions for modification 

filed by the parties listed below to 

modify the application of existing 

mandatory safety standards published 

in Title 30 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

DATES: All comments on the petitions 

must be received by the Office of 

Standards, Regulations and Variances 

on or before June 28, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments, identified by ‘‘docket 

number’’ on the subject line, by any of 

the following methods: 

1. Electronic Mail: StandardsPetitions@dol.gov. 

2. Facsimile: 1–202–693–9441. 

3. Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of 

Standards, Regulations and Variances, 

1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, 

Arlington, Virginia 22209–3939, 

Attention: Patricia W. Silvey, Director, 

Office of Standards, Regulations and 

Variances. 

4. Hand-Delivery or Courier: MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 

Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209– 

3939, Attention: Patricia W. Silvey, 

Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations and Variances. 

MSHA will consider only comments 

postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or 

proof of delivery from another delivery 

service such as UPS or Federal Express 

on or before the deadline for comments. 

Individuals who submit comments by 

hand-delivery are required to check in 

at the receptionist desk on the 21st 

floor. 

Individuals may inspect copies of the 

petitions and comments during normal 

business hours at the address listed 

above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Barron, Office of Standards, 

Regulations and Variances at 202–693– 

9447 (Voice), barron.barbara@dol.gov 

(E-mail), or 202–693–9441 (Telefax). 

[These are not toll-free numbers.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act) allows the mine operator or 

representative of miners to file a 

petition to modify the application of any 

mandatory safety standard to a coal or 

other mine if the Secretary determines 

that: (1) An alternative method of 

achieving the result of such standard 

exists which will at all times guarantee 

no less than the same measure of 

protection afforded the miners of such 

mine by such standard; or (2) that the 

application of such standard to such 

mine will result in a diminution of 

safety to the miners in such mine. In 

addition, the regulations at 30 CFR 

44.10 and 44.11 establish the 

requirements and procedures for filing 

petitions for modification. 

II. Petitions for Modification 

Docket Numbers: M–2010–020–C. 

Petitioner: The Wolf Run Mining 

Company, Route 3, Box 146, Philippi, 

West Virginia 26416. 

Mine: Sentinel Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 

46–04168, located in Barbour County, 

West Virginia. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

75.1909(b)(6) (Non-permissible dieselpowered equipment; design and 

performance requirements). 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of the existing 

standard to permit the Getman 

Roadbuilder, Serial Number 379514 to 

be operated as it was originally 

designed, without front brakes. The 

petitioner states that: (1) The rule does 

not address equipment with more than 

four wheels, specifically the Getman 

Roadbuilder, Model RDG–1504S, with 

six wheels; (2) the machine has dual 

brake systems on the four rear wheels, 

and is designed to prevent loss of 

braking due to a single component 

failure; (3) seventy-four percent (74%) 

of the machines total weight is over the 

four (4) rear wheels; and (4) with the 

weight distribution, brakes on the rear 

of the machine are sufficient to safely 

stop the machine. The petitioner further 

states that: (1) Training will be provided 

to the grader operators to lower the 

moldboard to provide additional 

stopping capability in emergency 

situations and recognize the appropriate 

speeds to use on different roadway 

conditions; and (2) limit the maximum 

speed to 10 miles per hour. The 

petitioner asserts that the proposed 

alternative method will provide no less 

than the same measure of protection at 

the Sentinel Mine than would be 

provided with compliance with the 

existing standard. 

Docket Numbers: M–2010–023–C. 

Petitioner: Rosebud Mining Company, 

301 Market Street, Kittanning, 

Pennsylvania 16201. 

Mines: Tracy Lynne Mine, MSHA I.D. 

No. 36–08603, Clementine Mine, MSHA 

I.D. No. 36–08862, both located in 

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; 

Penfield Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36– 

09355, located in Clearfield County, 

Pennsylvania; Mine 78, MSHA I.D. No. 

36–09371, located in Somerset County, 

Pennsylvania; and Heilwood Mine, 

MSHA I.D. No. 36–09407, Lowry Mine, 

MSHA I.D. No. 36–09287, Toms Run 

Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36–08525, and 

Cherry Tree Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36– 

09224, all located in Indiana County, 

Pennsylvania. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.503 

(Permissible electric face equipment; 

maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.35 

(Portable trailing cables and cords). 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of the existing 

standard to permit the maximum length 

of the 480-volt trailing cables for 

supplying power to the Fletcher Roof 

Ranger II Twin Boom Roof Bolters to be 

950 feet. The petitioner states that: (1) 

The trailing cables for the 480-volt 

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not be smaller than No. 2 American 

Wire Gauge (AWG) cable; (2) all circuit 

breakers used to protect the No. 2 AWG 

trailing cables exceeding 700 feet in 

length will have instantaneous trip units 

calibrated to trip at 500 amperes. The 

trip setting of these circuit breakers will 

be sealed to insure that the settings on 

the breakers cannot be changed, and 

will have permanent, legible labels. 

Each label will identify the circuit 

breaker as being suitable for protecting 

the No. 2 AWG cables; (3) replacement 

circuit breakers and/or instantaneous 

trip units, used to protect the No. 2 

AWG trailing cables will be calibrated to 

trip at 500 amperes, and the setting to 

be sealed; (4) all components that 

provide short-circuit protection will 

have a sufficient interruption rating in 

accordance with the maximum 

calculated fault current available; (5) the 

No. 2 AWG cables and the circuit 

breakers will be examined in 

accordance with all 30 CFR provisions 

during each production day; (6) 

permanent warning labels will be 

installed and maintained on the load 

center identifying the location of each 

short-circuit protective device. These 

labels will warn miners not to change or 

alter the settings of these devices; (7) the 

affected trailing cables will be deenergized and repaired if the cables are 

damaged in any way during the shift; (8) 

the alternative method will not be 

implemented until after all miners who 

have been designated to operate the 

Roof Ranger II, or any other person 

designated to examine the trailing 

cables or trip settings on the circuit 

breakers have received proper training 

as to the performance of their duties; 

and (9) within sixty (60) days after the 

Proposed Decision and Order becomes 

final, proposed revisions for its 

approved 30 CFR part 48 training plan 

will be submitted to the District 

Manager. The proposed revisions will 

specify task training for miners 

designated to examine the trailing 

cables for safe operating conditions and 

verify that the short-circuit settings of 

the circuit interrupting device(s) that 

protect the affecting trailing cables do 

not exceed the specified setting(s) in 

Item No. 3. Training will include the 

following elements: (a) The hazards of 

setting the short-circuit interrupting 

device(s) too high to adequately protect 

the trailing cables; (b) how to verify that 

the interrupting device(s) protecting the 

trailing cable(s) are properly set and 

maintained; (c) mining methods and 

operating procedures that will protect 

the trailing cables against damage; and 

(d) the proper procedure for examining 

the trailing cable to insure that the 

cable(s) are in safe operating condition 

by a visual inspection of the entire 

cable, observing the insulation, the 

integrity of the splices, nicks and 

abrasions. The petitioner states that the 

procedures as specified in 30 CFR 48.3 

for approval of proposed revisions to 

approved training plans will apply. The 

petitioner asserts that the proposed 

alternative method will at all times 

guarantee no less than the same measure 

of protection afforded the miners by 

such standard with no diminution of 

safety to miners. 

Dated: May 21, 2010. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and 

Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12691 Filed 5–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2010–0187] 

Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, 

Availability 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Issuance and 

Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, 

DG–1248, ‘‘Nuclear Power Plant 

Simulation Facilities for Use in 

Operator Training, License 

Examinations, and Applicant 

Experience Requirements.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert G. Carpenter, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001, telephone: (301) 251– 

7483 or e-mail 

Robert.Carpenter@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing for public 

comment a draft guide in the agency’s 

‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This series 

was developed to describe and make 

available to the public such information 

as methods that are acceptable to the 

NRC staff for implementing specific 

parts of the NRC’s regulations, 

techniques that the staff uses in 

evaluating specific problems or 

postulated accidents, and data that the 

staff needs in its review of applications 

for permits and licenses. 

The draft regulatory guide (DG), 

entitled, ‘‘Nuclear Power Plant 

Simulation Facilities for Use in 

Operator Training, License 

Examinations, and Applicant 

Experience Requirements,’’ is 

temporarily identified by its task 

number, DG–1248, which should be 

mentioned in all related 

correspondence. DG–1248 is proposed 

Revision 4 of Regulatory Guide 1.149, 

dated October 2001. 

This guide describes methods 

acceptable to the staff of the U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

for complying with those portions of the 

Commission’s regulations associated 

with approval or acceptance of a nuclear 

power plant simulation facility for use 

in operator and senior operator training, 

license examination operating tests, and 

meeting applicant experience 

requirements. 

II. Further Information 

The NRC staff is soliciting comments 

on DG–1248. Comments may be 

accompanied by relevant information or 

supporting data and should mention 

DG–1248 in the subject line. Comments 

submitted in writing or in electronic 

form will be made available to the 

public in their entirety through the 

NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access 

and Management System (ADAMS). 

Because your comments will not be 

edited to remove any identifying or 

contact information, the NRC cautions 

you against including any information 

in your submission that you do not want 

to be publicly disclosed. 

The NRC requests that any party 

soliciting or aggregating comments 

received from other persons for 

submission to the NRC inform those 

persons that the NRC will not edit their 

comments to remove any identifying or 

contact information, and therefore, they 

should not include any information in 

their comments that they do not want 

publicly disclosed. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

1. Mail comments to: Rules, 

Announcements, and Directives Branch, 

Mail Stop: TWB–05–B01M, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001. 

2. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for documents filed under Docket ID 

[NRC–2010–0187]. Address questions 

about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 

301–492–3668; e-mail 

Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 

3. Fax comments to: Rules, 

Announcements, and Directives Branch, 

Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission at (301) 492– 

3446. 

Comments would be most helpful if 

received by August 27, 2010. Comments 

received after that date will be 


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