Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 26, 2016 / Notices 4337 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of December 

23, 2015, in FR Doc. 2015–32304, on 

page 79934, (80 FR 79934) in the first 

column, correct the DATES caption to 

read: 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before January 29, 2016. 

Dated: January 20, 2016. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01554 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Petitions for Modification of 

Application of Existing Mandatory 

Safety Standards 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Section 101(c) of the Federal 

Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and 

Title 30 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations Part 44 govern the 

application, processing, and disposition 

of petitions for modification. This notice 

is a summary of petitions for 

modification submitted to the Mine 

Safety and Health Administration 

(MSHA) by the parties listed below. 

DATES: All comments on the petitions 

must be received by the MSHA’s Office 

of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances on or before February 25, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments, identified by ‘‘docket 

number’’ on the subject line, by any of 

the following methods: 

1. Electronic Mail: zzMSHAcomments@dol.gov. Include the docket 

number of the petition in the subject 

line of the message. 

2. Facsimile: 202–693–9441. 

3. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery: 

MSHA, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th 

Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, 

Virginia 22202–5452, Attention: Sheila 

McConnell, Acting Director, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances. 

Persons delivering documents are 

required to check in at the receptionist’s 

desk in Suite 4E401. Individuals may 

inspect copies of the petitions and 

comments during normal business 

hours at the address listed above. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Barron, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances at 202–693– 

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

(Email), or 202–693–9441 (Facsimile). 

[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 of Labor 

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 Number: M–2015–007–M. 

Petitioner: Frontier-Kemper 

Constructors, Inc., 1695 Allen Road, 

Evansville, Indiana 47710–3394. 

Mine: Solvay Chemicals, Inc., P.O. 

Box 1167, 400 County Road 85, Green 

River, Wyoming 82935, MSHA I.D. No. 

48–01295, located in Sweetwater 

County, Wyoming. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

57.22606(a) and (c) (Explosive materials 

and blasting units (III mines). 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of the existing 

standard to permit the use of 

nonpermissible detonators to detonate 

explosives in the blast holes during 

work at the construction of the No. 4 

shaft. The petitioner states that 

application of the standard introduces a 

safety risk to the miners and the 

alternative method outlined in the 

petition will at all times guarantee no 

less than the same measure of protection 

afforded the miners by the standard. 

The petitioner states that: 

(1) Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. 

(FKCI), working as an independent 

contractor for Solvay Chemicals, will 

construct a twenty-two foot finished 

diameter shaft. The shaft will be raisedrilled to sixteen feet, six inches in 

diameter and then slashed to a final 

excavated diameter ranging from 

twenty-four to twenty-eight feet. The 

concrete lining of the shaft will advance 

concurrently with the slashing 

operation to minimize the miner’s 

exposure to open ground. 

(2) FKCI is requesting to use 

nonpermissible detonators during 

slashing operations because geological 

ground conditions in this area are 

highly conductive and interfere with 

permissible electric donators. The 

ground inhibits the ability to safely 

conduct electricity to detonate a blast 

round. Because of this, the workers and 

the mine are at a risk of misfires and 

partial round detonation. 

FKCI proposes to use the following 

blasting methods and practices for the 

excavation required during construction 

of Solvay Chemicals Shaft #4: 

—Only the explosives and detonators 

specified in this plan or explosive 

materials MSHA approved in 30 CFR 

part 15 will be used. 

—Before initiating a blast, all persons 

will be withdrawn from the shaft. All 

blasts will be initiated from the 

surface. 

—The air will be tested immediately 

prior to loading of the blast round and 

continuously monitored with an 

instrument capable of providing both 

visual and audible alarms as required 

in 30 CFR 57.22227. 

—If 1.0 percent or more methane is 

found prior to loading blast holes or 

after loading has commenced, the 

loading will immediately cease and 

procedures as required in 30 CFR 

57.22234 will be followed. 

—A minimum air flow of 6000 cfm will 

be maintained in the shaft at all times 

during loading of blast holes as 

required in 30 CFR 57.22213. 

—All regulations in the 30 CFR and 

safeguards in MSDS sheets will be 

adhered to. 

—In the event of mine ventilation loss, 

the entire mine including Solvay 

Shaft #4 will be evacuated. 

—Warning will be given to the 

employees working underground at 

Solvay Shaft #4 before a blast round 

is initiated. 

—Non-electric tubing will be inspected 

for cuts, nicks and abrasions. The 

tubing must be free of defects in order 

to confine the detonation and will not 

be used if these defects are found. 

—A visual inspection around the plug 

will be done prior to moving the work 

deck to ensure nothing is caught. In 

addition, only personnel responsible 

for loading the round will be on the 

bench. The round will be initiated 

with an electric cap. 

The petitioner states that: 

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** Any portion of the closed session consisting 

soley of briefings does not fall within the Sunshine 

Act’s defintion of the term ‘‘meeting’’ and, therfore, 

the reqiuremeents of the Sunshine Act do not apply 

to such portionof the closed session. 5 U.S.C. 552b 

(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 C.F.R. § 1622.2 & 1622.3. 

(1) Blasting for this project will utilize 

MS delays. FKCI’s past experience using 

MS delays in similar environments has 

been successful. The Nonel MS caps 

and detonation cord significantly 

reduces the amount of cutoffs and 

misfires when blasting in a ‘‘shaft 

bottom’’ environment. FKCI has 

successfully used this method in areas 

of methane without incident. 

(2) Included in this petition are blast 

pattern drawings indicating MS delay 

times and drilling depth, manufacturer 

data sheets for blasting materials, and a 

ventilation plan showing the route of 

blasting smoke out of the mine. 

(3) FKCI believes that the intent of 30 

CFR 57.22606(a) and (c) will be 

achieved along with the other safety 

concerns contained in this petition. 

The petitioner asserts that application 

of the existing standard will result in a 

diminution of safety to the miners and 

that the proposed alternative method 

will at all times guarantee no less than 

the same measure of protection afforded 

by the existing standard. 

Sheila McConnell, 

Acting Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01429 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4520–43–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services 

Corporation’s Board of Directors and its 

six committees will meet January 28— 

30, 2016. On Thursday, January 28, the 

first meeting will commence at 1:00 

p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST), with 

the meeting thereafter commencing 

promptly upon adjournment of the 

immediately preceding meeting. On 

Friday, January 29, the first meeting will 

commence at 2:00 p.m., EST, with the 

next meeting commencing promptly 

upon adjournment of the immediately 

preceding meeting. On Saturday, 

January 30, the first meeting will 

commence at 9:30 a.m., EST, it will be 

followed by the closed session meeting 

of the Board of Directors which will 

commence promptly upon adjournment 

of the prior meeting. 

LOCATION: The Mills House Wyndham 

Grand Hotel, 115 Meeting Street, 

Charleston, South Carolina 29401. 

PUBLIC OBSERVATION: Unless otherwise 

noted herein, the Board and all 

committee meetings will be open to 

public observation. Members of the 

public who are unable to attend in 

person but wish to listen to the public 

proceedings may do so by following the 

telephone call-in directions provided 

below. 

CALL-IN DIRECTIONS FOR OPEN SESSIONS: 

• Call toll-free number: 1–866–451– 

4981; 

• When prompted, enter the 

following numeric pass code: 

5907707348–. 

• When connected to the call, please 

immediately ‘‘MUTE’’ your telephone. 

• Combined Audit and Finance 

Committee you may join the meeting 

online at https://global.gotomeeting.

com/join/324589357 or telephonically 

by dialing 1 (571) 317–3122. 

• Online when prompted, enter the 

following access code: 324–589–357, the 

Audio Pin will be shown after joining 

the meeting, for both online and 

telephonically the meeting ID code: 

324–589–357. 

• When connected to the call, please 

immediately ‘‘MUTE’’ your telephone. 

Members of the public are asked to keep 

their telephones muted to eliminate 

background noises. To avoid disrupting 

the meeting, please refrain from placing 

the call on hold if doing so will trigger 

recorded music or other sound. From 

time to time, the presiding Chair may 

solicit comments from the public. 

Meeting Schedule 

Thursday, January 28, 2016 Time * 

1. Operations & Regulations Committee ................................................................................................................................. 1:00 p.m. 

2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee.

Friday, January 29, 2016 

1. Institutional Advancement Committee ................................................................................................................................. 2:00 p.m. 

2. Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee 

3. Audit Committee 

4. Finance Committee 

5. Combined Audit and Finance Committee 

6. Governance & Performance Review Committee 

Saturday, January 30, 2016 

1. Board of Directors ............................................................................................................................................................... 9:30 a.m. 

* Please note that all times in this notice are in Eastern Standard Time. 

STATUS OF MEETING: Open, except as 

noted below. 

Board of Directors—Open, except 

that, upon a vote of the Board of 

Directors, a portion of the meeting may 

be closed to the public to hear briefings 

by management and LSC’s Inspector 

General, and to consider and act on the 

General Counsel’s report on potential 

and pending litigation involving LSC, 

and on a list of prospective funders.** 

Institutional Advancement 

Committee—Open, except that, upon a 

vote of the Board of Directors, the 

meeting may be closed to the public to 

consider and act on recommendation of 

new prospective donors and to receive 

a briefing on the donor report.** 

Audit Committee—Open, except that 

the meeting may be closed to the public 

to hear a briefing on the Office of 

Compliance and Enforcement’s active 

enforcement matters.** 

Combined Audit and Finance 

Committee—Open, except that the 

meeting may be closed to the public to 

hear a briefing from the Corporation’s 

Auditor.** 

A verbatim written transcript will be 

made of the closed session of the Board, 

Institutional Advancement Committee, 

Audit Committee, and Combined Audit 

and Finance Committee meetings. The 

transcript of any portions of the closed 

sessions falling within the relevant 

provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and 

(10), will not be available for public 

inspection. A copy of the General 

Counsel’s Certification that, in his 

opinion, the closing is authorized by 

law will be available upon request. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

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