[Federal Register: March 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 48)]
[Notices]
[Page 11379-11380]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Technical Study Panel on the Utilization of Belt Air and the
Composition and Fire Retardant Properties of Belt Materials in
Underground Coal Mining
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs interested persons of the second meeting
of the Technical Study Panel (Panel) on the Utilization of Belt Air and
the Composition and Fire Retardant
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Properties of Belt Materials in Underground Coal Mining. The public is
invited to attend.
DATES: The meeting will be held March 28-March 30, 2007. The meetings
on March 28-29, 2007 will start at 9 a.m. each day and conclude by 5
p.m. The meeting on March 30, 2007 will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude no
later than 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the Holiday Inn Pittsburgh Airport,
8256 University Blvd., Coraopolis, PA 15108-2591 (telephone: 412-262-
3600).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia W. Silvey, Director, Office
of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, Mine Safety and Health
Administration, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2330, Arlington, Virginia
22209; silvey.patricia@dol.gov (Internet e-mail), 202-693-9440 (voice),
or 202-693-9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel was created under section 11 of
the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006
(Pub. L. 109-236). The purpose of the Panel is to provide independent
scientific and engineering review and recommendations concerning the
utilization of belt air and the composition and fire retardant
properties of belt materials in underground coal mining. By December
2007, the Panel must submit a report to the Secretaries of Labor and
Health and Human Services, the Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions, and the House Committee on Education and the
Workforce. The first meeting of the Panel was held in Washington, DC on
January 9-10, 2007.
The agenda for the second meeting will include:
(1) Belt conveyor material issues: flammability and toxicity.
(2) Discussion: panel of belt manufacturers.
(3) General discussion: ventilation, dust control, and escape
issues.
(4) Discussion: 1992 Belt Air Advisory Committee report.
(5) Public input: The panel will allocate time at the end of the
day on March 28 and March 29 for presentations by members of the
public. MSHA expects the amount of time allocated for public
participation to be approximately one hour, but it may vary based on
the interest expressed. MSHA will also accept written submissions.
MSHA requests that persons planning to participate in the public
input session of this meeting notify the Agency at least one week prior
to the meeting date. There will be an opportunity for other persons,
who have not made prior arrangements with MSHA and wish to speak, to
register at the beginning of the meeting on March 28. Speakers should
limit their presentations to five minutes, but may supplement oral
remarks with written submissions. MSHA will incorporate written
submissions into the official record and make them available to the
public. The Panel Chairman will moderate the public participation
session, and panelists may ask the speakers questions.
The public may inspect the official record of the meetings at the
MSHA address listed above. In addition, the information will be posted
on the Agency's single source Web page titled ``The Technical Study
Panel on the Utilization of Belt Air and the Composition and Fire
Retardant Properties of Belt Materials in Underground Coal Mining
Single Source Page.'' The Single Source page is located at http://www.msha.gov/BeltAir/BeltAir.asp
.
Dated: March 8, 2007.
Richard E. Stickler,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 07-1177 Filed 3-9-07; 9:41 am]
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