Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 17293-17294
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2018-08240
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Parts 56 and 57
Docket No. MSHA-2014-0030
RIN 1219-AB87
Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is announcing the dates and locations of additional public stakeholder meetings on the Agency's standards for Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines.
DATES: The meeting dates and locations are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
ADDRESSES: Federal Register Publications: Access rulemaking documents electronically at http://www.msha.gov/regsinfo.htm or http://www.regulations.gov Docket Number: MSHA-2014-0030.
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 (fax). These are not toll-free numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Stakeholder Meetings
On April 9, 2018, MSHA published a document (83 FR 15055) announcing six stakeholder meetings. To expand stakeholder outreach, MSHA has scheduled another meeting in Seattle, Washington and two video teleconference (VTC) meetings to be broadcast to seven local offices from MSHA headquarters in Arlington, VA. For the convenience of the public, the complete list of stakeholder meetings is included in this document.
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Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines Stakeholder Meetings
Dates, times, and locations
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Date/time Location Contact number
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May 1, 2018, 9 a.m. Central time......... DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 309-664-6446.
Bloomington, 10 Brickyard
Drive, Bloomington, Illinois
61701.
May 3, 2018, 9 a.m. Pacific time......... Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 206-583-0300.
Madison Street, Seattle,
Washington 98104.
May 10, 2018, 11 a.m. Eastern time and VTC............................. See Table Below.
work through lunch.
May 15, 2018, 9 a.m. Central time........ Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, 2101 205-324-5000.
Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N,
Birmingham, Alabama 35203.
May 17, 2018, 9 a.m. Eastern time........ Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh 412-281-5557.
Downtown, 250 Forbes Avenue,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222.
May 22, 2018, 9 a.m. Pacific time........ Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel, 775-682-3900.
One South Lake Street, Reno,
Nevada 89501.
May 24, 2018, 9 a.m. Central time........ DoubleTree by Hilton, Hotel 214-741-7481.
Dallas--Market Center, 2015
Market Center Blvd, Dallas,
Texas 75207.
May 31, 2018, 9 a.m. Mountain time....... Hilton Garden Inn Denver, Tech 303-770-4200.
Center, 7675 East Union Ave.,
Denver Colorado 80237.
June 6, 2018, 11 a.m. Eastern time and VTC............................. See Table Below.
work through lunch.
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VTC Meetings--May 10 and June 6, 2018
Interested participants may attend these meetings in-person at MSHA's Headquarters in Arlington, VA or by participating by VTC at one of our seven local offices around the country (See table below).
(1) To participate in Arlington, VA:
Send an email to email protected.
Address--201 12th Street South, 4th Floor Conference Space in Room 4C304, in Arlington, VA 22202.
When you enter the building, take the elevators to your right up to the 4th floor East reception area to check in. You will then be escorted to room 4C304.
Nearest metro stations: Pentagon, Pentagon City, Crystal City. Parking is available on the street and in the building.
(2) To participate by VTC at one of the seven local offices, send an email to email protected.
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VTC Location Address/contact number
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Arlington, VA (Host Location)..... MSHA Headquarters, 201 12th Street
South, Arlington, VA 22202, Room
4C304, 202-693-9450.
Beckley, WV....................... National Mine Health and Safety
Academy, 1301 Airport Road,
Beckley, WV 25813, Auditorium, 304-
256-3100.
Birmingham, AL.................... MSHA District Office 11, 1030 London
Drive, Birmingham, AL 35211, Suite
400 (next to Canon Office
Building), 205-290-7294.
Denver, CO........................ MSHA District Office 9, Denver
Federal Center, 6th & Kipling, 2nd
Street, Bldg. 25, Denver, CO 80225,
Enter through Gate 2-Visitors, 303-
231-5465.
Mesa, AZ.......................... Mesa Field Office, 63 East Main
Street, Suite 402, Mesa, AZ 85201,
480-649-5452.
Duluth, MN........................ MSHA North Central District Office,
Federal Building, U.S. Courthouse,
515 W. 1st Street, Duluth, MN
55802, Room 327, 218-720-5448.
Warrendale, PA.................... MSHA Northeastern District Office,
178 Thorn Hill Road, Suite 100,
Warrendale, PA 15086, 724-772-2334.
Vacaville, CA..................... MSHA Western District Office, 991
Nut Tree Road, Vacaville, CA 95687,
Will be escorted to Conference
Room, 707-447-7864.
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Background
On January 23, 2017, MSHA published a final rule (January 2017 rule) amending the standards then in effect on examinations of working places in metal and nonmetal mines, 30 CFR 56.18002 and 57.18002 (82 FR 7680). The January 2017 final rule, which was scheduled to become effective on May 23, 2017, was stayed until June 2, 2018 (82 FR 46411). On September 12, 2017, MSHA published a proposed rule that would make limited changes to the January 2017 final rule (82 FR 42765). The final rule, published April 9, 2018 (83 FR 15055), is effective on June 2, 2018.
David G. Zatezalo,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
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