81_FR_41609 81 FR 41486 - Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust

81 FR 41486 - Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 123 (June 27, 2016)

Page Range41486-41487
FR Document2016-15190

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is announcing the dates and locations of public meetings on the Agency's request for information on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust, published on June 8, 2016. In the interest of efficiency, the public meetings will be held consecutively, on the same days in the same venues, as the public hearings announced in the MSHA's proposed rule addressing Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines, published on June 8, 2016.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41486-41487]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15190]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

30 CFR Parts 57, 70, 72, and 75

[Docket No. MSHA-2014-0031]
RIN 1219-AB86


Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Request for information; notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is announcing 
the dates and locations of public meetings on the Agency's request for 
information on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust, 
published on June 8, 2016. In the interest of efficiency, the public 
meetings will be held consecutively, on the same days in the same 
venues, as the public hearings announced in the MSHA's proposed rule 
addressing Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines, 
published on June 8, 2016.

DATES: The public meeting dates and locations are listed in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Comments for the 
request for information must be received by midnight Eastern Daylight 
Savings Time on September 6, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments, requests to speak, and informational materials for 
the rulemaking record may be sent to MSHA by one of the following 
methods listed below:
     Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     EMail: [email protected].
     Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations, and 
Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, Virginia 
22202-5452.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: 201 12th Street South, Suite 
4E401, Arlington, Virginia, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00

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p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Sign in at the 
receptionist's desk on the 4th floor East, Suite 4E401.
     Fax: 202-693-9441.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila A. McConnell, Director, Office 
of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at 
[email protected] (email), 202-693-9440 (voice); or 202-693-
9441 (facsimile). These are not toll-free numbers.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Instructions: All submissions for the request for information must 
include RIN 1219-AB86 or Docket No. MSHA-2014-0031. MSHA posts all 
comments without change, including any personal information provided. 
Access comments electronically on http://www.regulations.gov and on 
MSHA's Web site at https://www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking.
    Docket: The request for information on Exposure of Underground 
Miners to Diesel Exhaust (81 FR 36826) was published on June 8, 2016. 
The document is available on https://www.regulations.gov and on MSHA's 
Web site at https://www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking/exposure-underground-miners-diesel-exhaust. Review comments in person at the 
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Street South, 
Suite 4E401, Arlington, Virginia 22202-5452. Sign in at the 
receptionist's desk on the 4th floor East, Suite 4E401.
    Email Notification: To subscribe to receive email notification when 
MSHA publishes rulemaking documents in the Federal Register, go to 
https://www.msha.gov.
    Public Meetings: The public meetings will be held in Salt Lake 
City, UT; Pittsburgh, PA; Arlington, VA; and Birmingham, AL. Please see 
the table below for locations, and dates. The public meetings will 
begin immediately following the conclusion of all testimony on the 
Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines proposed 
rule.

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                     Date                                       Location                       Contact No.
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July 19, 2016.................................  Homewood Suites by Hilton, Salt Lake              (801) 363-6700
                                                 City--Downtown, 423 West 300 South,
                                                 Salt Lake City, UT 84101.
July 21, 2016.................................  Hyatt Place Pittsburgh--North Shore,              (412) 321-3000
                                                 260 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
                                                 15212.
July 26, 2016.................................  Mine Safety and Health Administration             (202) 693-9440
                                                 Headquarters, 201 12th Street, South,
                                                 Rooms 7W204 & 7W206, Arlington, VA
                                                 22202.
August 4, 2016................................  Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, 2101 Richard           (205) 324-5000
                                                 Arrington Jr. Boulevard North,
                                                 Birmingham, AL 35203.
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Public Meetings for Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust 
Request for Information

    MSHA invites industry, labor and other interested parties to 
provide information and data on the effectiveness of the existing 
standards in controlling miners' exposures to diesel exhaust, including 
Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM). MSHA especially invites stakeholders 
to provide information and data on approaches that may enhance control 
of DPM and diesel exhaust exposures to improve protections for miners 
in underground coal and metal and nonmetal mines.
    The public meetings will begin immediately following the conclusion 
of all testimony on the Examinations of Working Places in Metal and 
Nonmetal Mines proposed rule and conclude at 5 p.m., or until the last 
speaker speaks.
    The meetings will be conducted in an informal manner. Speakers and 
other attendees may present information to MSHA for inclusion in the 
rulemaking record. The verbatim transcript may be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/ and on MSHA's Web site at: https://www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking.
    Comments must be received by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings Time 
on September 6, 2016.

Joseph A. Main,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-15190 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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41486 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 123 / Monday, June 27, 2016 / Proposed Rules MSHA by one of the following methods Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA’s Web site at https:// listed below: MSHA, at mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking/ • Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: (email), 202–693–9440 (voice); or 202– examinations-working-places-metal- http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 693–9441 (facsimile). These are not toll- and-nonmetal-mines. Review comments on-line instructions for submitting free numbers. in person at the Office of Standards, comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th • E-Mail: zzMSHA-comments@ Instructions: All submissions for the Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, dol.gov. proposed rule must include RIN 1219– Virginia 22202–5452. Sign in at the • Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards, AB87 or Docket No. MSHA–2014–0030. receptionist’s desk on the 4th Floor East, Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th MSHA posts all comments without Suite 4E401. Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, change, including any personal Email Notification: To subscribe to Virginia 22202–5452. information provided. Access comments receive email notification when MSHA • Hand Delivery or Courier: 201 12th electronically on http:// publishes rulemaking documents in the Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, www.regulations.gov and on MSHA’s Federal Register, go to https:// Virginia, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 Web site at https://www.msha.gov/ www.msha.gov. p.m. Monday through Friday, except regulations/rulemaking. Public Hearings: As previously Federal holidays. Sign in at the Docket: The proposed rule for announced on June 8, 2016 (81 FR receptionist’s desk on the 4th Floor East, Examinations of Working Places in 36818), the public hearings will be held Suite 4E401. Metal and Nonmetal Mines was in Salt Lake City, UT; Pittsburgh, PA; • Fax: 202–693–9441. published on June 8, 2016 (81 FR Arlington, VA; and Birmingham, AL. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 36818). The document is available on Please see the table below for locations, Sheila A. McConnell, Director, Office of https://www.regulations.gov and on dates, and new starting times. Contact Date Location number July 19, 2016; 8:30 a.m. .... Homewood Suites by Hilton, Salt Lake City—Downtown, 423 West 300 South, Salt (801) 363–6700. Lake City, UT 84101. July 21, 2016; 8:30 a.m. .... Hyatt Place Pittsburgh—North Shore, 260 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 ...... (412) 321–3000. July 26, 2016; 8:30 a.m. .... Mine Safety and Health Administration Headquarters, 201 12th Street, South, Rooms (202) 693–9440. 7W204 & 7W206, Arlington, VA 22202. August 4, 2016; 8:30 a.m. .. Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, 2101 Richard Arrington Jr., Boulevard North, Birmingham, (205) 324–5000. AL 35203. The start time for the previously including those not presenting oral published on June 8, 2016. In the announced public hearings for the statements, received by midnight interest of efficiency, the public proposed is being changed from 9:00 Eastern Daylight Savings Time on meetings will be held consecutively, on a.m. to 8:30 a.m. to accommodate the September 6, 2016. the same days in the same venues, as public meetings on MSHA’s request for the public hearings announced in the Joseph A. Main, information on Exposure of MSHA’s proposed rule addressing Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety Examinations of Working Places in and Health. The hearings will begin with an opening Metal and Nonmetal Mines, published [FR Doc. 2016–15191 Filed 6–24–16; 8:45 am] statement from MSHA, followed by an on June 8, 2016. opportunity for members of the public BILLING CODE 4520–43–P DATES: The public meeting dates and to make oral presentations. Each hearing locations are listed in the will end when the last speaker speaks. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Persons do not have to make a written this document. Comments for the request to speak; however, persons Mine Safety and Health Administration request for information must be received wishing to speak are encouraged to by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings notify MSHA in advance for scheduling 30 CFR Parts 57, 70, 72, and 75 Time on September 6, 2016. purposes. ADDRESSES: Comments, requests to Speakers and other attendees may [Docket No. MSHA–2014–0031] speak, and informational materials for present information to MSHA for the rulemaking record may be sent to RIN 1219–AB86 inclusion in the rulemaking record. The MSHA by one of the following methods hearings will be conducted in an Exposure of Underground Miners to listed below: informal manner. Formal rules of Diesel Exhaust • Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: evidence or cross examination will not http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the apply. AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health on-line instructions for submitting A verbatim transcript of the Administration, Labor. comments. proceedings will be prepared and made • EMail: zzMSHA-comments@ mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS ACTION: Request for information; notice a part of the rulemaking record. The of public meetings. dol.gov. transcript may be viewed at https:// • Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards, www.regulations.gov/ and on MSHA’s SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Web site at https://www.msha.gov/ Administration (MSHA) is announcing Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, regulations/rulemaking. the dates and locations of public Virginia 22202–5452. MSHA will accept comments and meetings on the Agency’s request for • Hand Delivery or Courier: 201 12th other appropriate information for the information on Exposure of Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, record from any interested party, Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust, Virginia, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:32 Jun 24, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\27JNP1.SGM 27JNP1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 123 / Monday, June 27, 2016 / Proposed Rules 41487 p.m. Monday through Friday, except information provided. Access comments Sign in at the receptionist’s desk on the Federal holidays. Sign in at the electronically on http:// 4th floor East, Suite 4E401. receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor East, www.regulations.gov and on MSHA’s Email Notification: To subscribe to Suite 4E401. Web site at https://www.msha.gov/ receive email notification when MSHA • Fax: 202–693–9441. regulations/rulemaking. publishes rulemaking documents in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Docket: The request for information Federal Register, go to https:// Sheila A. McConnell, Director, Office of on Exposure of Underground Miners to www.msha.gov. Standards, Regulations, and Variances, Diesel Exhaust (81 FR 36826) was MSHA, at mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov published on June 8, 2016. The Public Meetings: The public meetings (email), 202–693–9440 (voice); or 202– document is available on https:// will be held in Salt Lake City, UT; 693–9441 (facsimile). These are not toll- www.regulations.gov and on MSHA’s Pittsburgh, PA; Arlington, VA; and free numbers. Web site at https://www.msha.gov/ Birmingham, AL. Please see the table SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: regulations/rulemaking/exposure- below for locations, and dates. The Instructions: All submissions for the underground-miners-diesel-exhaust. public meetings will begin immediately request for information must include Review comments in person at the following the conclusion of all RIN 1219–AB86 or Docket No. MSHA– Office of Standards, Regulations, and testimony on the Examinations of 2014–0031. MSHA posts all comments Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal without change, including any personal 4E401, Arlington, Virginia 22202–5452. Mines proposed rule. Date Location Contact No. July 19, 2016 ............. Homewood Suites by Hilton, Salt Lake City—Downtown, 423 West 300 South, Salt Lake (801) 363–6700 City, UT 84101. July 21, 2016 ............. Hyatt Place Pittsburgh—North Shore, 260 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 .............. (412) 321–3000 July 26, 2016 ............. Mine Safety and Health Administration Headquarters, 201 12th Street, South, Rooms 7W204 (202) 693–9440 & 7W206, Arlington, VA 22202. August 4, 2016 .......... Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, 2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North, Birmingham, AL (205) 324–5000 35203. Public Meetings for Exposure of DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND and related material submitted after the Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust SECURITY meeting must be received by the Coast Request for Information Guard on or before Wednesday, August Coast Guard 31, 2016. MSHA invites industry, labor and other interested parties to provide ADDRESSES: The public meeting on July 33 CFR Part 110 19, 2016, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. will information and data on the effectiveness of the existing standards in [Docket No. USCG–2015–1118] be held at Slover Public Library Meeting controlling miners’ exposures to diesel Room, 235 E. Plume St., Norfolk, VA RIN 1625–AA01 23510, telephone 757–617–7986. The exhaust, including Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM). MSHA especially invites Anchorage Grounds; Lower public meeting on July 20, 2016, from stakeholders to provide information and Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. will be held at data on approaches that may enhance Eastern Shore Community College control of DPM and diesel exhaust AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. Lecture Hall, 29300 Lankford Highway, exposures to improve protections for ACTION: Notice of public meeting and Melfa, VA, 23410. miners in underground coal and metal request for comments; extension of This document serves to inform the and nonmetal mines. comment period. public that the Coast Guard has The public meetings will begin extended the public comment period for SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces a advance notice of proposed rulemaking immediately following the conclusion of public meeting to receive comments on all testimony on the Examinations of (ANPRM); Anchorage Grounds; Lower an advance notice of proposed Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA to Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal rulemaking entitled ‘‘Anchorage Mines proposed rule and conclude at 5 Wednesday, August 31, 2016. The Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape public comment period for this ANPRM p.m., or until the last speaker speaks. Charles, VA’’ that was published in the The meetings will be conducted in an was originally scheduled to end on Federal Register on Tuesday, April 19, Monday, July 18, 2016. informal manner. Speakers and other 2016. As stated in that document, the attendees may present information to You may submit written comments Coast Guard is considering amending identified by docket number USCG– MSHA for inclusion in the rulemaking the regulations for Hampton Roads, VA record. The verbatim transcript may be 2015–1118 using the Federal and adjacent waters anchorages by eRulemaking Portal at http:// viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/ establishing a new anchorage, near Cape and on MSHA’s Web site at: https:// www.regulations.gov. Comments and Charles, VA on the Lower Chesapeake related material must be received by the www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking. Bay. Coast Guard on or before August 31, mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS Comments must be received by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings Time DATES: A public meeting will be held on 2016. If you submit a comment, please on September 6, 2016. Tuesday, July 19, 2016, from 6 p.m. to include the docket number for this 7:30 p.m. and on July 20, 2016, from rulemaking, indicate the specific section Joseph A. Main, 6:30 to 8 p.m. to provide an opportunity of this document to which each Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety for oral comments. Written comments comment applies, and provide a reason and Health. and related material may also be for each suggestion or recommendation. [FR Doc. 2016–15190 Filed 6–24–16; 8:45 am] submitted to Coast Guard personnel If your material cannot be submitted BILLING CODE 4520–43–P specified at that meeting. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionRequest for information; notice of public meetings.
DatesThe public meeting dates and locations are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Comments for the request for information must be received by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings Time on September 6, 2016.
ContactSheila A. McConnell, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at [email protected] (email), 202-693-9440 (voice); or 202-693- 9441 (facsimile). These are not toll-free numbers.
FR Citation81 FR 41486 
RIN Number1219-AB86
CFR Citation30 CFR 57
30 CFR 70
30 CFR 72
30 CFR 75
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