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The Standard specifies two 

paperwork requirements. The following 

sections describe who uses the 

information collected under each 

requirement, as well as how they use it. 

The purpose of the requirements is to 

reduce workers’ risk of death or serious 

injury by ensuring that manlifts are in 

safe operating condition. 

Periodic Inspections and Records 

(paragraph (e)). This provision requires 

that each manlift be inspected at least 

once every 30 days and it also requires 

that limit switches shall be checked 

weekly. The manlift inspection is to 

cover at least the following items: steps; 

step fastenings; rails; rail supports and 

fastenings; rollers and slides; belt and 

belt tension; handholds and fastenings; 

floor landings; guardrails; lubrication; 

limit switches; warning signs and lights; 

illumination; drive pulley; bottom (boot) 

pulley and clearance; pulley supports; 

motor; driving mechanism; brake; 

electrical switches; vibration and 

misalignment; and any ‘‘skip’’ on the up 

or down run when mounting a step 

(indicating worn gears). A certification 

record of the inspection must be 

prepared upon completion of the 

inspection. The record must contain the 

date of the inspection, the signature of 

the person who performed the 

inspection, and the serial number or 

other identifier of the inspected manlift. 

Disclosure of Inspection Certification 

Records. Employers are to maintain the 

certification record and make it 

available to OSHA compliance officers. 

This record provides assurance to 

employers, workers, and compliance 

officers that manlifts were inspected as 

required by the Standard. The 

inspections are made to keep equipment 

in safe operating condition, thereby 

preventing manlift failure while 

carrying workers to elevated worksites. 

These records also provide the most 

efficient means for the compliance 

officers to determine that an employer is 

complying with the Standard. 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection requirements are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

Agency’s functions, including whether 

the information is useful; 

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of 

the burden (time and costs) of the 

information collection requirements, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden on 

employers who must comply; for 

example, by using automated or other 

technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is requesting to retain its 

current burden hour estimate of 37,801 

hours. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Manlifts (29 CFR 1910.68). 

OMB Number: 1218–0226. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 3,000. 

Frequency: On occasion; Monthly. 

Average Time per Response: Varies 

from 2 minutes (.03 hour) for an 

employer to disclose the inspection 

certification record to 1 hour to inspect 

a manlift. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

37,801. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $0. 

IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on This Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments in 

response to this document as follows: 

(1) Electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by 

facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the Agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2010–0051). 

You may supplement electronic 

submissions by uploading document 

files electronically. If you wish to mail 

additional materials in reference to an 

electronic or facsimile submission, you 

must submit them to the OSHA Docket 

Office (see the section of this notice 

titled ADDRESSES). The additional 

materials must clearly identify your 

electronic comments by your name, 

date, and the docket number so the 

Agency can attach them to your 

comments. 

Because of security procedures, the 

use of regular mail may cause a 

significant delay in the receipt of 

comments. For information about 

security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by hand, express 

delivery, messenger, or courier service, 

please contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350, TTY (877) 889–5627. 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and date of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through this Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

for information about materials not 

available through the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health, 

directed the preparation of this notice. 

The authority for this notice is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of 

Labor’s Order No. 4–2010 (75 FR 

55355). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on October 18, 

2010. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26500 Filed 10–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Petition for Modification of Existing 

Mandatory Safety Standard 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 a petition for modification 

filed by the party listed below to modify 

the application of an existing mandatory 

safety standard published in Title 30 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations. 

DATES: All comments on the petition 

must be received by the Office of 

Standards, Regulations and Variances 

on or before November 22, 2010. 

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: 1–202–693–9441. 


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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 a copy of the 

petition 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. Petition for Modification 

Docket Number: M–2010–003–M. 

Petitioner: Resolution Copper Mining, 

LLC, Resolution Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 

02–00152 located in Pinal County, 

Arizona. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 57.19076 

(Maximum speeds for hoisting persons 

in buckets). 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of the existing 

standard to permit miners to be hoisted 

in open ended buckets at a rate of 1200 

feet per minute (FPM). The petitioner 

states that: (1) Personnel would ride 

inside of a completely empty bucket in 

accordance with 30 CFR 57.19071 

(Riding in skips or buckets), while 

standing on the bucket floor. The round 

open bucket is 8.5 feet high and 6 feet 

in diameter. On average, while standing 

on the bucket floor, the top of the 

miner’s head would be 2.5 feet below 

the open bucket rim; (2) the buckets are 

in compliance with 30 CFR 57.19050 

(Bucket requirements) as follows: (a) 

Buckets are securely attached to a 

crosshead at all times while traveling in 

the shaft; (b) the bucket has overhead 

protection by means of a canopy 

permanently installed on the crosshead; 

(c) the buckets have sufficient depth to 

transport persons safely in a standing 

position; and (d) the buckets are 

attached to the crosshead by a ‘‘Dolly 

Ball’’ at the crosshead and do not have 

bails attached to their lower half; (3) all 

buckets are equipped with engineered 

anchor points inside the bucket located 

under the bucket foot wells on the 

bucket walls. Personnel are required to 

be securely anchored to these anchors 

with a full body harness and safety 

lanyard at all times while traveling in 

the bucket; (4) the emergency braking 

deceleration rate of the sinking hoist 

running at 1500 FPM is 11.4 feet per 

second per second (11.4 ft/s2) when 

moving up, and 10.7 feet per second per 

second (10.7 ft/s2) when moving down. 

This deceleration is significantly lower 

than the maximum deceleration rate of 

16 feet per second per second (16 ft/s2) 

prescribed in 30 CFR 57.19062. At the 

intended man hoisting speed of 1200 

FPM the deceleration rates will be much 

lower; (5) the sinking hoist is operated 

under computer programmable logical 

controls (PLC). There are controls that 

verify the crosshead is attached to the 

bucket all times while traveling in the 

shaft; (6) there are 3 sets of safety doors 

in the shaft. The doors are located at the 

shaft collar on the surface, the 

ventilation level is 100 feet below the 

surface, the bucket dump and the Never 

Sweat Level is 1190 feet below the 

surface, and there is also safety 

backsplashes located at the bucket 

dump which is 800 feet below the 

surface. Each of these installations have 

proximity switches and electronic 

monitoring verifying that the crosshead 

is attached to the bucket when they pass 

through these safety systems; and (7) the 

hoist deceleration rates at 1200 FPM 

provide at least the same measure of 

protection as the existing standard. 

Dated: October 15, 2010. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and 

Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26483 Filed 10–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION 

ADMINISTRATION 

Sunshine Act; Notice of a Matter To Be 

Added to the Agenda for Consideration 

at an Agency Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Thursday, 

October 21, 2010. 

PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room 

7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 

22314–3428. 

STATUS: Open. 

Matters To Be Considered 

4a. Briefing—NCUSIF Public 

Education Campaign. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Rupp, Secretary of the Board, 

Telephone: 703–518–6304. 

Mary Rupp, 

Board Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26713 Filed 10–19–10; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541) 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications 

Received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 

95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

notice of permit applications received to 

conduct activities regulated under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

NSF has published regulations under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 

45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. This is the required notice 

of permit applications received. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by November 22, 2010. This 

application may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 

Office of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 


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