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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; 

Ventilation Plans, Tests, and 

Examinations in Underground Coal 

Mines 

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. 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the extension of 

the information collection related to the 

30 CFR Sections 75.310, 312, 342, 351, 

360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 370, 371, and 

382. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to John 

Rowlett, Management Services Division, 

1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2141, 

Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Commenters 

are encouraged to send their comments 

via E-mail to Rowlett.John@DOL.GOV. 

Mr. Rowlett can be reached at (202) 

693–9827 (voice), or (202) 693–9801 

(facsimile). Because of potential delays 

in receipt and processing of mail, 

respondents are strongly encouraged to 

submit comments electronically to 

ensure timely receipt. We cannot 

guarantee that comments mailed will be 

received before the comment closing 

date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact the employee listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

An underground mine is a maze of 

tunnels that must be adequately 

ventilated with fresh air to provide a 

safe environment for miners. Methane is 

liberated from the strata, and noxious 

gases and dusts from blasting and other 

mining activities may be present. The 

explosive and noxious gases and dusts 

must be diluted, rendered harmless, and 

carried to the surface by the ventilating 

currents. Sufficient air must be provided 

to maintain the level of respirable dust 

at or below 2 milligrams per cubic meter 

of air and air quality must be 

maintained in accordance with MSHA 

standards. Mechanical ventilation 

equipment of sufficient capacity must 

operate at all times while miners are in 

the mine. Ground conditions are subject 

to frequent changes, thus sufficient tests 

and examinations are necessary to 

ensure the integrity of the ventilation 

system and to detect any changes that 

may require adjustments in the system. 

Records of tests and examinations are 

necessary to ensure that the ventilation 

system is being maintained and that 

changes which could adversely affect 

the integrity of the system or the safety 

of the miners are not occurring. These 

examination requirements of §§ 75.310, 

75.312, 75.342, 75.351, 75.360 through 

75.364, 75.370, 75.371, and 75.382 also 

incorporate examinations of other 

critical aspects of the underground work 

environment such as roof conditions 

and electrical equipment which have 

historically cased numerous fatalities if 

not properly maintained and operated. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

extension of the information collection 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through 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. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the employee listed in the 

‘‘For Further Information Contact’’ 

section of this notice, or viewed on the 

Internet by accessing the MSHA home 

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

selecting ‘‘Rules & Regs’’, and then 

selecting ‘‘FedReg. Docs’’. On the next 

screen, select ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act 

Supporting Statement’’ to view 

documents supporting the Federal 

Register Notice. 

III. Current Actions 

Records of tests and examinations are 

necessary to ensure that the ventilation 

system is being maintained and that 

changes which could adversely affect 

the integrity of the system or the safety 

of the miners are not occurring. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

Title: Ventilation Plans, Tests, and 

Examinations in Underground Coal 

Mines. 

OMB Number: 1219–0088. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Respondents: 457. 

Responses: 1,022,636. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,363,130. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $176,213. 

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 6th day 

of January, 2010. 

John Rowlett, 

Director of Management Services Division. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2010–0001] 

Biweekly Notice Applications and 

Amendments to Facility Operating 

Licenses Involving No Significant 

Hazards Considerations 

I. Background 

Pursuant to section 189a. (2) of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 

(the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (the Commission or NRC) 

is publishing this regular biweekly 

notice. The Act requires the 

Commission publish notice of any 

amendments issued, or proposed to be 

issued and grants the Commission the 

authority to issue and make 

immediately effective any amendment 

to an operating license upon a 

determination by the Commission that 

such amendment involves no significant 

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hazards consideration, notwithstanding 

the pendency before the Commission of 

a request for a hearing from any person. 

This biweekly notice includes all 

notices of amendments issued, or 

proposed to be issued from December 

17, 2009, to December 30, 2009. The last 

biweekly notice was published on 

December 29, 2009 (74 FR 68867). 

Notice of Issuance of Amendments to 

Facility Operating Licenses 

During the period since publication of 

the last biweekly notice, the 

Commission has issued the following 

amendments. The Commission has 

determined for each of these 

amendments that the application 

complies with the standards and 

requirements of the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the 

Commission’s rules and regulations. 

The Commission has made appropriate 

findings as required by the Act and the 

Commission’s rules and regulations in 

10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in 

the license amendment. 

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of 

Amendment to Facility Operating 

License, Proposed No Significant 

Hazards Consideration Determination, 

and Opportunity for A Hearing in 

connection with these actions was 

published in the Federal Register as 

indicated. 

Unless otherwise indicated, the 

Commission has determined that these 

amendments satisfy the criteria for 

categorical exclusion in accordance 

with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant 

to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental 

impact statement or environmental 

assessment need be prepared for these 

amendments. If the Commission has 

prepared an environmental assessment 

under the special circumstances 

provision in 10 CFR 51.22(b) and has 

made a determination based on that 

assessment, it is so indicated. 

For further details with respect to the 

action see (1) the applications for 

amendment, (2) the amendment, and (3) 

the Commission’s related letter, Safety 

Evaluation and/or Environmental 

Assessment as indicated. All of these 

items are available for public inspection 

at the Commission’s Public Document 

Room (PDR), located at One White Flint 

North, Public File Area 01F21, 11555 

Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, 

Maryland. Publicly available records 

will be accessible from the Agencywide 

Documents Access and Management 

System (ADAMS) Public Electronic 

Reading Room on the internet at the 

NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/ 

reading-rm/adams.html. If you do not 

have access to ADAMS or if there are 

problems in accessing the documents 

located in ADAMS, contact the PDR 

Reference staff at 1 (800) 397–4209, 

(301) 415–4737 or by e-mail to 

pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 

Entergy Operations, Inc., Docket No. 50– 

313, Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No. 1, 

Pope County, Arkansas 

Date of amendment request: August 5, 

2009. 

Brief description of amendment: 

Current Technical Specification (TS) 

5.5.8, ‘‘Inservice Testing Program,’’ 

contains references to the American 

Society of Mechanical Engineers 

(ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel 

Code, Section XI as the source of 

requirements for the inservice testing 

(IST) of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 

pumps and valves. The amendment 

deleted the references to Section XI of 

the Code and incorporated references to 

the ASME Code for Operation and 

Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants 

(ASME OM Code). The amendment 

utilized some nonstandard frequencies 

in the IST Program in which the 

provisions of Surveillance Requirement 

3.0.2 are applicable. The changes are 

consistent with Technical Specification 

Task Force (TSTF) change travelers 

TSTF–479–A, ‘‘Changes to Reflect 

Revision to 10 CFR 50.55a,’’ and TSTF– 

497–A, ‘‘Limit Inservice Testing Program 

SR 3.0.2 Application to Frequencies of 

2 Years or Less.’’ 

Date of issuance: December 23, 2009. 

Effective date: As of the date of 

issuance and shall be implemented 

within 90 days from the date of 

issuance. 

Amendment No.: 240. 

Renewed Facility Operating License 

No. DPR–51: Amendment revised the 

Technical Specifications/license. 

Date of initial notice in Federal 

Register: October 6, 2009 (74 FR 

51330). 

The Commission’s related evaluation 

of the amendment is contained in a 

Safety Evaluation dated December 23, 

2009. 

No significant hazards consideration 

comments received: No. 

Entergy Operations, Inc., Docket No. 50– 

313, Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No. 1, 

Pope County, Arkansas 

Date of amendment request: March 

10, 2009. 

Brief description of amendment: The 

amendment deleted the minimum 

pressurizer water level requirement in 

Technical Specification 3.4.9, 

‘‘Pressurizer,’’ and eliminated the 

verification of the minimum level 

requirement in Surveillance 

Requirement 3.4.9.1. This change is 

consistent with NUREG–1430, Revision 

3, ‘‘Standard Technical Specifications, 

Babcock and Wilcox Plants.’’ 

Date of issuance: December 23, 2009. 

Effective date: As of the date of 

issuance and shall be implemented 

within 90 days from the date of 

issuance. 

Amendment No.: 241. 

Renewed Facility Operating License 

No. DPR–51: Amendment revised the 

Technical Specifications/license. 

Date of initial notice in Federal 

Register: April 21, 2009 (74 FR 18254). 

The Commission’s related evaluation 

of the amendment is contained in a 

Safety Evaluation dated December 23, 

2009. 

No significant hazards consideration 

comments received: No. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day 

of December 2009. 

For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Joseph G. Giitter, 

Director, Division of Operating Reactor 

Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2009–0485] 

Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement: 

Request for Public Comments; 

Extension of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Issuance of draft safety culture 

policy statement and notice of 

opportunity for public comment; 

Extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On November 6, 2009, (74 FR 

57525) (ML093030375), the Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

published for public comment a draft 

policy statement on safety culture to 

include the unique aspects of nuclear 

safety and security, and to note the 

Commission’s expectations that all NRC 

licensees and certificate holders 

establish and maintain a positive safety 

culture that protects public health and 

safety and the common defense and 

security when carrying out licensed 

activities. The comment period was 

scheduled to expire on February 4, 

2010, which coincides with the final 

day of the first of three public 

workshops the NRC is conducting to 

solicit input relating to the development 

of the safety culture policy statement, 

including: (1) development of a 

common safety culture definition; and 

(2) development of high-level 

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