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in Dallas, Texas (TA–W–81,263A). The
amended notice applicable to TA–W–
81,263 is hereby issued as follows:

DATES:

All workers of Chartis Global Services,
Inc., a subsidiary of Chartis, Inc., Regional
Processing Organization, Regional Service
Center, Houston, Texas (TA–W–81,263) and
Chartis Global Services, Inc., a subsidiary of
Chartis, Inc., Regional Processing
Organization, Regional Service Center,
Dallas, Texas (TA–W–81,263A), who became
totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 13, 2012
through February 13, 2014, and all workers
in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of
certification through two years from the date
of certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of
Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.

ADDRESSES:

Signed in Washington, DC, this 29th day of
June 2012.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0030]

Proposed Extension of Existing
Information Collection; Main Fan
Operation and Inspection in Gassy
Underground Metal and Nonmetal
Mines

I. Background

Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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 continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
program helps to assure 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 is
soliciting comments concerning the
extension of the information collection
for 30 CFR 57.22204. OMB last
approved this information collection
request on January 8, 2010. The package
expires on January 31, 2013.

SUMMARY:

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Greg
Moxness, Chief, Economic Analysis
Division, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
[email protected] (email); 202–
693–9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441
(facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

AGENCY:

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Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice must be clearly identified
with ‘‘OMB 1219–0030’’ and sent to the
Mine Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA). Comments may be sent by any
of the methods listed below.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Facsimile: 202–693–9441, include
‘‘OMB 1219–0030’’ in the subject line of
the message.
• Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100
Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939. For hand
delivery, sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 21st floor.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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All comments must be
postmarked or received by midnight
Eastern Time on September 17, 2012.

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Potentially gassy (explosive)
conditions in underground metal and
nonmetal mines are largely controlled
by the main mine fans. When
accumulations of explosive gases, such
as methane, are not swept from the mine
by the main fans, they may reasonably
be expected to contact an ignition
source. The results of such contacts are
usually disastrous, and multiple
fatalities may be reasonably expected to
occur. The standard contains
significantly more stringent
requirements for main fans in ‘‘gassy’’
mines than for main fans in other mines.
30 CFR 57.22204, which only applies to
metal and nonmetal underground mines
that are categorized as ‘‘gassy,’’ requires
main fans to have pressure-recording
systems. This standard also requires
main fans to be inspected daily while
operating if persons are underground
and certification made of such
inspections by signature and date.
Certifications and pressure recordings
are to be retained for one year and made
available to authorized representatives
of the Secretary.
This information collection addresses
the recordkeeping associated with 30
CFR 57.22204.

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II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the information collection
related to this safety standard on main
fan operation and inspection in gassy
underground metal and nonmetal
mines. MSHA is particularly interested
in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
MSHA’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
• Suggest methods to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Address 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) to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond.
The public may examine publicly
available documents, including the
public comment version of the
supporting statement, at MSHA, Office
of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 2350, Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
OMB clearance requests are available on
MSHA’s Web site at http://
www.msha.gov under ‘‘Rules & Regs’’ on
the right side of the screen by selecting
Information Collections Requests,
Paperwork Reduction Act Supporting
Statements. The document will be
available on MSHA’s Web site for 60
days after the publication date of this
notice. Comments submitted in writing
or in electronic form will be made
available for public inspection. Because
comments will not be edited to remove
any identifying or contact information,
MSHA cautions the commenter against
including any information in the
submission that should not be publicly
disclosed. Questions about the
information collection requirements
may be directed to the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of
this notice.
III. Current Actions
The information obtained from mine
operators is used by MSHA during
inspections to determine compliance
with this safety standard. MSHA has
updated the data in respect to the

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number of respondents and responses,
as well as the total burden hours and
total annual cost burden supporting this
information collection extension
request.
Summary
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Title: Main Fan Operation and
Inspection in Gassy Underground Metal
and Nonmetal Mines.
OMB Number: 1219–0030.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 30 CFR
57.22204.
Total Number of Respondents: 7.
Frequency: Daily.
Total Number of Responses: 6,930.
Total Burden Hours: 2,386 hours.
Other Cost Burden: $2,800.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Dated: July 12, 2012.
George F. Triebsch,
Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification of
Application of Existing Mandatory
Safety Standards
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 August 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments, identified by ‘‘docket
number’’ on the subject line, by any of
the following methods:

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1. Electronic Mail: [email protected]. 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: George F. Triebsch,
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), [email protected]
(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 No: M–2012–131–C.
Petitioner: Blue Diamond Coal
Company of Virginia (Previously
Wolfpen Mining, LLC), Three Gateway
Center, Suite 1340, 401 Liberty Avenue,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222–1000.
Mine: Mine No. 1, MSHA I.D. No. 46–
09084, located in McDowell County,
West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.500(d)
(Permissible electric equipment).
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standard to permit an alternative
method of compliance to permit the use
of battery-powered nonpermissible
surveying equipment in or inby the last
open crosscut, including, but not
limited to, portable battery-operated
mine transits, total station surveying
equipment, distance meters, and data
loggers. The petitioner states that:
(1) To comply with requirements for
mine ventilation maps and mine maps
in 30 CFR 75.372 and 75.1200, use of
the most practical and accurate
surveying equipment is necessary.
(2) Application of the existing
standard would result in a diminution
of safety to the miners. Underground
mining by its nature and size, and the
complexity of mine plans, requires that
accurate and precise measurements be
completed in a prompt and efficient
manner. The petitioner proposes the
following as an alternative to the
existing standard:
(a) Nonpermissible electronic
surveying equipment will be used when
equivalent permissible electronic
surveying equipment is not available.
Such nonpermissible surveying
equipment includes portable batteryoperated total station surveying
equipment, mine transits, distance
meters, and data loggers.
(b) All nonpermissible electronic
surveying equipment to be used in or
inby the last open crosscut will be
examined by surveying personnel prior
to use to ensure the equipment is being
maintained in a safe operating
condition. These examinations will
include the following steps:
(i) Checking the instrument for any
physical damage and the integrity of the
case.
(ii) Removing the battery and
inspecting for corrosion.
(iii) Inspecting the contact points to
ensure a secure connection to the
battery.
(iv) Reinserting the battery and
powering up and shutting down to
ensure proper connections.
(v) Checking the battery compartment
cover to ensure that it is securely
fastened.
(c) The results of such examinations
will be recorded and retained for one
year and made available to MSHA on
request.
(d) A qualified person as defined in
30 CFR 75.151 will continuously
monitor for methane immediately before
and during the use of nonpermissible
surveying equipment in or inby the last
open crosscut.
(e) Nonpermissible surveying
equipment will not be used if methane
is detected in concentrations at or above
one percent for the area being surveyed.

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