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Committee (MAC) will meet as 

indicated below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Saturday, December 13, 2014, at the 

Carrisa Plains Elementary School, 

located approximately 2 miles 

northwest of Soda Lake Road on 

Highway 58. The meeting will begin at 

10 a.m. and finish at 1:30 p.m. The 

meeting will focus on scoping the 

Travel Management Plan and provide 

updated information on the continued 

implementation of the resource 

management plan. There will be a 

public comment period from 12:30 p.m. 

to 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be available for 

under $10. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Johna Hurl, Monument Manager, 

Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus 

Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308, (661) 391– 

6093, jhurl@blm.gov or John Kelley, 

Carrizo Program Support Technician, 

Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus 

Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308, (661) 391– 

6088, jtkelley@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The tenmember MAC advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of public land issues associated 

with public land management in the 

Carrizo Plain National Monument in 

Central California. At this meeting, 

Monument staff will present the 

proposed Travel Management Plan for 

the Monument and updated information 

on the continued implementation of the 

Resource Management Plan. This 

meeting is open to the public. 

Depending on the number of persons 

wishing to comment and the time 

available, the time allotted for 

individual oral comments may be 

limited. Individuals who plan to attend 

and need special assistance such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations should 

contact the BLM as indicated above. 

Dated: October 7, 2014. 

Gabriel Garcia, 

Field Manager, Bakersfield Field Office. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25843 Filed 10–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[145R5065C6, RR85818000, 

RX.59799806.1001001] 

Notice To Extend the Public Comment 

Period for the Collection and 

Compilation of Water Pipeline Field 

Performance Data Information 

Collection Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation is 

announcing a 30-day extension of the 

public comment period for the 

Collection and Compilation of Water 

Pipeline Field Performance Data 

Information Collection Request (ICR). 

The current comment period for this 

ICR ends on October 31, 2014, and is 

being extended to December 1, 2014. 

This comment period was reopened 

through the publication of a Federal 

Register notice on October 1, 2014 (79 

FR 59291). 

DATES: Submit comments on this ICR on 

or before December 1, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Mr. Lee Sears, Materials Engineering 

Research Laboratory, 86–68180, Bureau 

of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, 

CO 80225; or via email at lsears@

usbr.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee 

Sears at (303) 445–2392. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Disclosure Statement 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: October 24, 2014. 

Richard W. LaFond, 

Chief, Civil Engineering Services Division. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25799 Filed 10–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4332–90–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 

30 CFR 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 to modify the application 

of existing mandatory safety standards 

codified 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 December 1, 2014. 

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, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 

Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209– 

3939, Attention: Sheila McConnell, 

Acting Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations and Variances. Persons 

delivering documents are required to 

check in at the receptionist’s desk on 

the 21st floor. 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 


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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–2014–031–C and 

M–2014–032–C. 

Petitioner: Sunrise Coal LLC, 12661 

Agricare Road, Oaktown, Indiana 47561. 

Mines: Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1, 

MSHA I.D. No. 12–02394, and Oaktown 

Fuels Mine No. 2, MSHA I.D. No. 12– 

02418, both located in Knox County, 

Indiana. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700 

(Oil and gas wells). 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of the existing 

standard to mine through or near 

(whenever the safety barrier diameter is 

reduced to a distance less than the 

District Manager (DM) would approve 

pursuant to 30 CFR 75.1700) plugged oil 

or gas wells penetrating the Indiana V 

coal seam. 

a. The petitioner proposes to use the 

following procedures when cleaning out 

and preparing oil and gas wells prior to 

plugging: 

(1) A diligent effort will be made to 

clean the borehole to the original total 

depth. If this depth cannot be reached, 

the borehole will be cleaned out to a 

depth which would permit the 

placement of at least 200 feet of 

expanding cement below the base of the 

lowest mineable coal bed. 

(2) When cleaning the borehole, a 

diligent effort will be made to remove 

all the casing in the borehole. If it is not 

possible to remove all of the casing, the 

casing that remains will be perforated or 

ripped at intervals spaced close enough 

to permit expanding cement slurry to 

infiltrate the annulus between the 

casing and the borehole wall at a 

distance of at least 200 feet below the 

base of the lowest mineable coal bed. 

(3) If the cleaned-out borehole 

produces gas, a mechanical bridge plug 

will be placed in the borehole in a 

competent stratum at least 200 feet 

below the base of the lowest mineable 

coal bed, but above the top of the 

uppermost hydrocarbon-producing 

stratum. If it not possible to set a 

mechanical bridge plug, a substantial 

brush plug may be used. 

(4) A suit of logs will be made 

consisting of a caliper survey, 

directional deviation survey, and log(s) 

suitable for determining the top and 

bottom of the minable coal beds and 

potential hydrocarbon-producing strata 

and the location for a bridge plug. 

(5) Properly place mechanical bridge 

plugs or a suitable brush plug to isolate 

the hydrocarbon-producing stratum 

from the expanding cement plug, if the 

upper-most hydrocarbon-producing 

stratum is within 200 feet of the base of 

the lowest mineable coal bed. 

Nevertheless, place a minimum of 200 

feet of expanding cement below the 

lowest mineable coal bed 

(6) The wellbore will be completely 

filled and circulated with a gel that 

inhibits any flow of gas, supports the 

walls of the borehole, and increases the 

density of the expanding cement. This 

gel will be pumped through open-end 

tubing run to a point approximately 20 

feet above the bottom of the cleaned out 

area of the borehole or bridge plug. 

b. The petitioner proposes to use the 

following procedures for plugging oil or 

gas wells to the surface: 

(1) A cement plug will be set in the 

wellbore by pumping an expanding 

cement slurry down the tubing to 

displace the gel and fill the borehole to 

the surface. (As an alternative, the 

cement slurry may be pumped down the 

tubing so that the borehole is filled with 

Portland cement or a Portland cementfly ash mixture from a point 

approximately 100 feet above the top of 

the lowest minable coal bed to the 

surface with an expanding cement plug 

extending from at least 200 feet below 

the lowest minable coal bed to the 

bottom of the Portland cement). There 

will be at least 200 feet of expanding 

cement below the base of the lowest 

minable coal bed. 

(2) A surface casing, small quantity of 

steel turning, or other small magnetic 

particles will be embedded in the top of 

the expandable cement near the surface 

to serve as a permanent magnetic 

monument of the borehole. As an 

alternative, a steel rod may be driven 

into the ground next to the borehole. 

c. The petitioner proposes to use the 

following procedures for plugging oil 

and gas wells using the vent pipe 

method: 

(1) Run a 41⁄2-inch or larger vent pipe 

into the wellbore to a depth of 100 feet 

below the lowest minable coal bed and 

swedged to a smaller diameter pipe, if 

desired, which will extend to a point 

approximately 20 feet above the bottom 

of the cleaned out area of the borehole 

or bridge plug. 

(2) Set a cement plug in the wellbore 

by pumping an expanding cement 

slurry, Portland cement, or a Portland 

cement-fly ash mixture down the tubing 

to displace the gel so the borehole is 

filled with cement. The borehole and 

the vent pipe will be filled with 

expanding cement for a minimum of 

200 feet below the base of the lowest 

minable coal bed. The top of the 

expanding cement will extend upward 

to a point approximately 100-feet above 

the top of the highest minable coal bed. 

(3) Evacuate all fluid from the vent 

pipe to facilitate testing for gasses. The 

expanding cement will not be disturbed 

during the evacuation of fluid. 

(4) Protect the vent pipe to prevent 

liquids or solids from entering the 

wellbore but ready access will be 

permitted to the full internal diameter of 

the vent pipe when necessary. 

d. The petitioner proposes to use the 

following procedures for plugging oil or 

gas wells for use of degasification 

boreholes: 

(1) Set a cement plug in the wellbore 

by pumping an expanding cement slurry 

down the tubing to displace the gel and 

provide at least 200 feet of expanding 

cement below the lowest minable coal 

bed. The top of the expanding cement 

will extend upward to a point above the 

top of the coal bed being mined. The 

distance will be based on the average 

height of the roof strata breakage for the 

mine. 

(2) To facilitate methane drainage, 

degasification casing of suitable 

diameter, slotted or perforated 

throughout its lower 150 feet to 200 feet 

will be set in the borehole to a point 10 

feet to 30 feet above the top of the 

expanding cement. 

(3) Cement the annulus between the 

degasification casing and the borehole 

wall from a point immediately above the 

slots or perforations to the surface. 

(4) Clean out the degasification casing 

for its total length. 

(5) Fit the top of the degasification 

casing with a wellhead equipped as 

required by the District Manager (DM). 

Such equipment may include check 

valves, shut-in valves, sampling ports, 

flame arrestor equipment, and security 

fencing. 

e. The petitioner proposes to use the 

following procedures whenever the 

safety barrier diameter is reduced to less 

than the DM would approve pursuant to 

30 CFR 75.1700 or proceeding with an 

intent to cut through a plugged well: 

(1) Notify the DM or designee prior to 

reducing the safety barrier to a distance 

less than the DM would approve 

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proceeding with an intent to cut through 

a plugged well. 

(2) The DM or designee may conduct 

a conference prior to mining through 

any plugged well to review and approve 

the specific procedures for mining 

through the well. Representatives of the 

operator, representative of the miners, 

and the appropriate State agency will be 

informed within a reasonable time prior 

to the conference to be given 

opportunity to attend and participate. 

This meeting may be called by the 

operator. 

(3) Mining in close proximity to or 

through a plugged well will be done on 

a shift approved by the DM or designee. 

(4) Notify the DM or designee, 

representative of the miners, and the 

appropriate State agency in sufficient 

time for them to have a representative 

present prior to mining-through 

operation. 

(5) Install drivage sights at the last 

open crosscut near the place to be 

mined to ensure intersection of the well. 

The drivage sights will not be more than 

50 feet from the well. 

(6) Firefighting equipment, including 

fire extinguishers, rock dust, and 

sufficient fire hose to reach the working 

face area of the mining-through will be 

available and operable during each well 

mine-through. Locate the fire hose in 

the last open crosscut of the entry or 

room. All fire hoses will be ready for 

operation during the mining-through. 

(7) Keep available at the last open 

crosscut a sufficient supply of roof 

support and ventilation materials. In 

addition, keep emergency plugs 

available in the immediate area of the 

mine-through. 

(8) Maintain the quantity of air 

required by the approved mine 

ventilation plan behind the line brattice 

and in the last open cross cut during 

mining-through. 

(9) Check equipment for 

permissibility and service it on the shift 

prior to mining through the well and 

maintain the water line to the section 

tail with a sufficient amount of fire hose 

to reach the farthest point of penetration 

on the section. 

(10) Calibrate the methane monitor on 

the continuous mining machine prior to 

mining through the well. 

(11) When mining is in progress, test 

methane levels with a hand-held 

methane detector at least every 10 

minutes from the time that the 

continuous mining machine is within 

30 feet of the well until the well is 

intersected and immediately prior to 

mining-through. No individual is 

allowed on the return side during the 

actual cutting process until the miningthrough has been completed and the 

area examined and declared safe by a 

certified person. 

(12) Keep the working place free from 

accumulations of coal dust and coal 

spillages, and place rock dust on the 

roof, rib, and floor to within 20 feet of 

the face when mining through the well 

on the shifts during which the cutthrough will occur. 

(13) Deenergize all equipment when 

the wellbore is intersected and 

thoroughly examine the place and 

determine it safe before resuming 

mining. Any casing will be removed and 

no open flame is permitted in the area 

until adequate ventilation has been 

established around the wellbore. 

(14) After a well has been intersected 

and the working place determined safe, 

continue mining inby the well at a 

distance sufficient to permit adequate 

ventilation around the area of the 

wellbore. 

(15) No person will be permitted in 

the area of the mining-through operation 

except those actually engaged in the 

mining operation, company personnel, 

representative of the miners, personnel 

from MSHA, and personnel from the 

appropriate State agency. 

(16) A certified official will directly 

supervise the mining-through operation 

and only the certified official in charge 

will issue instructions concerning the 

mining-through operation. 

(17) MSHA personnel may interrupt 

or halt the mining through operation 

when it is necessary for the safety of the 

miners. 

(18) The operator will file a plugged 

affidavit setting forth the persons who 

participated in the work, a description 

of the plugged work, and a certification 

by the operator that the well has been 

plugged. 

(19) Within 60 days after this petition 

becomes final, the petitioner will submit 

proposed revisions for its approved part 

48 training plan to the DM. The 

revisions will include initial and 

refresher training regarding the 

compliance with the terms and 

conditions of this petition for 

modification. 

The petitioner asserts that the 

proposed alternative method will at all 

times guarantee no less than the same 

measure or protection afforded by the 

existing standard. 

Docket Number: M–2014–033–C. 

Petitioner: Emerald Processing, LLC, 

1144 Market Street, Suite 400, 

Wheeling, West Virginia 26003. 

Mine: Peerless Rachel Mine, MSHA 

I.D. No. 46–09258, 4449 Left Fork of 

Joe’s Creek, Comfort, West Virginia 

25049, located in Boone County, West 

Virginia. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

75.1909(b)(6) (Nonpermissible dieselpowered equipment design and 

performance requirements). 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of the existing 

standard to permit the use of the 

Getman Diesel Grader with rear wheel 

brakes at the Peerless Rachel Mine. The 

petitioner states that: 

(1) The maximum speed of the diesel 

grader will be limited to 10 miles per 

hour by physically blocking the higher 

gear ratios that provide for speeds 

exceeding 10 miles per hour. 

(2) The miners that operate the grader 

will be trained to recognize the gear 

blocking device and its proper 

application and requirements. 

(3) The miners who operate the grader 

will be trained to drop the grader blade 

to provide additional stopping 

capability in emergencies. 

(4) The low speeds coupled with the 

availability of the grader blade for 

stopping in emergencies will provide for 

the appropriate stopping ability. The 

rear wheel brakes will be maintained in 

proper working condition at all times. 

(5) All other applicable requirements 

of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Act of 1977 and its corresponding 

regulations for the Getman grader will 

apply. 

(6) This petition is limited to the 

Getman diesel grader, Serial No. 6732. 

(7) Within 60 days after this petition 

becomes final, the petitioner will submit 

to the District Manager proposed 

revisions for the approved part 48 

training plan that will specify initial 

and refresher training consistent with 

the terms and conditions stated in this 

petition. 

The petitioner asserts that the 

proposed alternative method will 

guarantee no less than the same measure 

of protection to all miners as would be 

provided by the existing standard. 

Docket Number: M–2014–034–C. 

Petitioner: Lone Mountain Processing, 

Inc., Drawer C, St. Charles, Virginia 

24282. 

Mine: Clover Fork Mine, MSHA I.D. 

No. 15–18647, located in Harlan 

County, Kentucky. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

75.310(a)(3) (Installation of main mine 

fans). 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of the existing 

standard to permit the use of fan signal 

monitoring provided by the 

Communication Center at Huff Creek 

Mine as an alternative to having 

personnel on the surface at the mine to 

monitor fan operation. In support of the 

request, the petitioner states that: 


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(1) The Clover Fork fan can be 

monitored for operation at the Huff 

Creek Communication Center. 

(2) Huff Creek Mine Communication 

Center personnel are present at all times 

when miners are underground. 

(3) If there is an interruption in the 

fan operation, a notification from the 

Huff Creek Communication Center can 

be given to the miners underground at 

Clover Fork mine. 

(4) Fan alarm signal monitoring by the 

Huff Creek Mine Communication Center 

is accomplished in two ways, first by 

fan signal connection to mine phones, 

and by a fiber optic line that is running 

from Clover Fork mine to the Huff Creek 

mine. 

(5) The fiber optic line is connected 

to the CO monitoring and tracking 

system computer at Clover Fork mine 

which receives an input from the fan 

alarm signal device. The fiber optic line 

terminates at a computer in the 

Communication Center and provides 

both audible and visual notification if 

the Clover Fork fan stops operating. 

(6) Voice communication to the 

Clover Fork mine is accomplished by 

three separate connections and also by 

wireless tracking system radios. Primary 

communication is by a mine phone line 

running through Huff Creek mine along 

A-Main entries to the borehole 

connection between the mines. 

(7) Backup to the mine phone system 

is an overland copper pair for the 

emergency phone system provided by 

the land line telephone company. A 

third way of communication to the mine 

is by land line telephone to the mine 

office. Tracking system radios provide a 

fourth means of communication. 

(8) In the event that the monitoring 

system for the fan should fail at the Huff 

Creek Mine Communication Center, 

Clover Fork mine management will 

provide personnel to monitor the fan 

operation at the mine site until repairs 

are made to the Huff Creek Mine 

Communication Center system. 

The petitioner asserts that the 

proposed alternative method provides 

the same level of protection to all 

miners as provided by the existing 

standard. 

Dated: October 24, 2014. 

Sheila McConnell, 

Acting Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations and Variances. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–43–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 

30 CFR 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 to modify the application 

of existing mandatory safety standards 

codified 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 December 1, 2014. 

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, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 

Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209– 

3939, Attention: Sheila McConnell, 

Acting Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations and Variances. Persons 

delivering documents are required to 

check in at the receptionist’s desk on 

the 21st floor. 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–2014–029–C. 

Petitioner: North American Drillers, 

Contractor ID: H2Q, 130 Meadow Ridge 

Road, Suite 22, Mount Morris, 

Pennsylvania 15349. 

Companies and Mines: Tunnel Ridge, 

LLC, Tunnel Ridge Mine, MSHA I.D. 

No. 46–08864, located in Ohio County, 

West Virginia; Mettiki Coal WV, LLC, 

Mountain View Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 

46–09028, located in Tucker County, 

West Virginia; ACI Tygart Valley, Leer 

Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46–09192, Taylor 

County, West Virginia; Monongalia 

County Coal Company, Monongalia 

County Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46–01968, 

located in Monongalia County, West 

Virginia; Ohio County Coal Company, 

Ohio County Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46– 

01436, located in Ohio County, West 

Virginia; Harrison County Coal 

Company, Harrison County Mine, 

MSHA I.D. No. 46–01318, located in 

Harrison County, West Virginia; 

Marshall County Coal Company, 

Marshall County Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 

46–01437, located in Marshall County, 

West Virginia; Marion County Coal 

Company, Marion County Mine, MSHA 

I.D. No. 46–01433, located in Marion 

County, West Virginia; The Ohio Valley 

Coal Company, Powhatan #6 Mine, 

MSHA I.D. No. 33–01159, located in 

Belmont County, Ohio; and Eastern 

Associated Coal, LLC, Federal #2 Mine, 

MSHA I.D. No. 46–01456, located in 

Monongalia County, West Virginia. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

77.1914(a) (Electrical equipment). 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of the existing 

standard to permit the use of 480-volt, 

three-phase, alternating current 

submersible pumps to dewater 

completed ventilation shafts prior to the 

shafts being put into service at the 

mines referenced in this petition. 

The petitioner proposes the following 

terms and conditions: 


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