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Agency: DOL–OSHA.
Title of Collection: Acrylonitrile
Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0126.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 20.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 6,792.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
2,754 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $216,416.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: June 5, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–12472 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am]

II. Granted Petitions for Modification

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for
Modification Granted in Whole or in
Part
Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977 and the Code of
Federal Regulations govern the
application, processing, and disposition
of petitions for modification. This
Federal Register notice notifies the
public that MSHA has investigated and
issued a final decision on certain mine
operator petitions to modify a safety
standard.

SUMMARY:

Copies of the final decisions
are posted on MSHA’s website at
https://www.msha.gov/regulations/
rulemaking/petitions-modification. The
public may inspect the petitions and
final decisions during normal business
hours in MSHA’s Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202. All visitors are required
to check in at the receptionist’s desk in
Suite 4E401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Barron at 202–693–9447
(phone), [email protected]
(email), or 202–693–9441 (fax). [These
are not toll-free numbers].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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ADDRESSES:

I. Introduction
Under section 101 of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977, a mine
operator may petition and the Secretary
of Labor (Secretary) may modify the

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application of a mandatory safety
standard to that mine if the Secretary
determines that: (1) An alternative
method exists that will guarantee no
less protection for the miners affected
than that provided by the standard; or
(2) the application of the standard will
result in a diminution of safety to the
affected miners.
MSHA bases the final decision on the
petitioner’s statements, any comments
and information submitted by interested
persons, and a field investigation of the
conditions at the mine. In some
instances, MSHA may approve a
petition for modification on the
condition that the mine operator
complies with other requirements noted
in the decision.
On the basis of the findings of
MSHA’s investigation, and as designee
of the Secretary, MSHA has granted or
partially granted the following petitions
for modification:
• Docket Number: M–2016–015–C.
FR Notice: 81 FR 47423 (7/21/2016).
Petitioner: Canyon Fuel Company,
LLC, HC 35, Box 380, Helper, Utah
84526.
Mine: Skyline Mine #3, MSHA I.D.
No. 42–01566, located in Carbon
County, Utah.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
75.380(d)(4) (Escapeways; bituminous
and lignite mines).
• Docket Number: M–2017–006–C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 16072 (3/31/2017).
Petitioner: Tunnel Ridge, LLC, 2596
Battle Run Road, Triadelphia, West
Virginia 26059.
Mine: Tunnel Ridge Mine, MSHA I.D.
No. 46–08864, located in Ohio County,
West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
75.1002(a) (Installation of electric
equipment and conductors;
permissibility).
• Docket Number: M–2017–012–C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 34702 (7/26/2017).
Petitioner: The Marion County Coal
Company, 151 Johnny Cake Road, Metz,
West Virginia 26585.
Mine: Marion County Mine, MSHA
I.D. No. 46–01433, located in Marion
County, West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700
(Oil and gas wells).
• Docket Number: M–2017–017–C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 48115 (10/16/2017).
Petitioner: Paramont Contura, LLC,
Three Gateway Center, 401 Liberty
Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15222–1000.
Mine: Deep Mine 44, MSHA I.D. No.
44–07308, located in Dickenson County,
Virginia.

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Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700
(Oil and gas wells).
• Docket Number: M–2017–020–C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 49685 (10/26/2017).
Petitioner: Spartan Mining Company,
500 Lee Street, East, Suite 701 (25301),
Post Office Box 2548, Charleston, West
Virginia 25329.
Mine: Road Fork #52 Mine, MSHA
I.D. No. 46–09522, located in Wyoming
County, West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700
(Oil and gas wells).
• Docket Number: M–2016–037–C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 16070 (3/31/2017).
Petitioner: San Juan Coal Company,
P.O. Box 561, Waterflow, New Mexico
87421.
Mine: San Juan Mine 1, MSHA I.D.
No. 29–02170, located in San Juan
County, New Mexico.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
75.1506(c)(1) (Refuge alternatives).
• Docket Number: M–2016–009–M.
FR Notice: 82 FR 9234 (2/3/2017).
Petitioner: Coeur Alaska, Inc. 1700
Lincoln Street, Suite 4700, Denver,
Colorado 80203.
Mine: Kensington Mine, MSHA I.D.
No. 50–01544, located in Juneau
County, Alaska.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
57.11052(d) (Refuge areas).
Sheila McConnell,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
[FR Doc. 2018–12460 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0120]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Occupational Noise
Exposure
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

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
collections of information in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. 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

SUMMARY:

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requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the
information collection for Occupational
Noise Exposure.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before August 10, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice 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 for docket number MSHA–
2018–0020.
• Regular Mail: Send comments to
USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452.
• Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety
and Health Administration, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor via
the East elevator.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at
[email protected]
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. Section 813, authorizes
MSHA to collect information necessary
to carry out its duty in protecting the
safety and health of miners. Further,
Section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30
U.S.C., 811 authorizes the Secretary of
Labor (Secretary) to develop,
promulgate, and revise as may be
appropriate, improved mandatory
health or safety standards for the
protection of life and prevention of
injuries in coal or other mines.
Noise is a harmful physical agent and
one of the most pervasive health
hazards in mining. Repeated exposure
to high levels of sound over time causes
occupational noise-induced hearing loss
(NIHL), a serious, often profound
physical impairment in mining, with
far-reaching psychological and social
effects. NIHL can be distinguished from
aging and other factors that can
contribute to hearing loss and it can be
prevented. According to the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, NIHL is among the ‘‘top ten’’
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For many years, NIHL was regarded as
an inevitable consequence of working in
a mine. Mining, an intensely
mechanized industry, relies on drills,
crushers, compressors, conveyors,
trucks, loaders, and other heavy-duty
equipment for the excavation, haulage,
and processing of material. This
equipment creates high sound levels,
exposing machine operators as well as
miners working nearby. MSHA, the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, the military, and other
organizations around the world have
established and enforced standards to
reduce the loss of hearing. Quieter
equipment, isolation of workers from
noise sources, and limiting the time
workers are exposed to noise are among
the many well-accepted methods that
will prevent the costly incidence of
NIHL.
Records of miner exposures to noise
are necessary so that mine operators and
MSHA can evaluate the need for and
effectiveness of engineering controls,
administrative controls, and personal
protective equipment to protect miners
from harmful levels of noise that can
result in hearing loss. However, the
Agency believes that extensive records
for this purpose are not needed. These
requirements are a performanceoriented approach to monitoring.
Records of miner hearing examinations
enable mine operators and MSHA to
ensure that the controls are effective in
preventing NIHL for individual miners.
Records of training are needed to
confirm that miners receive the
information they need to become active
participants in hearing conservation
efforts.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Occupational Noise
Exposure. 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 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
• 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
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e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
The information collection request
will be available on http://
www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions
the commenter against providing any
information in the submission that
should not be publicly disclosed. Full
comments, including personal
information provided, will be made
available on www.regulations.gov and
www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at USDOL-Mine
Safety and Health Administration, 201
12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 4th floor via the East
elevator.
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
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Occupational Noise Exposure. MSHA
has updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses,
burden hours, and burden costs
supporting this information collection
request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0120.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 12,953.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 184,435.
Annual Burden Hours: 13,680 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $31,926.
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.
Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
The Legal Services
Corporation’s Finance Committee will
meet telephonically on June 19, 2018.
The meeting will commence at 4:00
p.m., EDT, and will continue until the
conclusion of the Committee’s agenda.

TIME AND DATE:

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