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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Parts 6, 7, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 28, 33, 35, 36, and 74
MSHA Approval and Certification Center Address Change
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Final rule, technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: MSHA is amending its regulations to update the mailing address of the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center (Center) in Triadelphia, West Virginia. The address of the Center has changed since publication of the regulations.
DATES: Effective Date: September 9, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia W. Silvey, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209-3939, silvey.patricia@dol.gov (e-mail), (202) 693-9440 (voice), or (202) 693-9441 (telefax). This document is available on the Internet at http://www.msha.gov/REGSINFO.HTM.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Postal Service has changed the mailing address for MSHA's Technical Support Approval and Certification Center. The new mailing address is: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059. This change was required by the Center's local fire and rescue squad so that 911 emergency personnel can identify locations accurately in case of an emergency. Accordingly, the regulations in 30 CFR 6.30(a), 7.3(a), 7.10(c)(1), 7.304(g)(2)(ii), 15.4(a), 18.3, 18.6(a)(3)(i), 18.6(a)(4), 18.80(a), 18.81(a), 18.82(a), 18.82(c), 19.3(a), 19.4(a), 19.13(a)(1), 20.3(a), 20.5(a), 20.14(a)(1), 22.4(a), 22.5(a), 22.11(a)(1), 22.3(a), 23.5(a), 23.14(a)(1), 27.3, 27.4(a)(1), 28.10(c), 28.31(b), 28.40(d), 33.3, 33.6(a)(1), 35.3, 35.6(a)(1), 35.6(g), 36.3, 36.6(a)(1), and 74.6(a) are amended to reflect the new mailing address. This action is being taken for accuracy and to improve emergency response capability. This technical amendment does not meet the definition of ``rule'' in 5 U.S.C. 551(4). Therefore, it is not subject to the rule making requirements in 5 U.S.C. 553. This action also does not constitute a ``regulatory action'' subject to Executive Order 12866, as amended.
List of Subjects in 30 CFR Parts 6, 7, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 28, 33, 35, 36, and 74.
Mine safety and health. Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances.
PART 6--TESTING AND EVALUATION BY INDEPENDENT LABORATORIES AND NON- MSHA PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARDS
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957.
Sec. 6.30 MSHA listing of equivalent non-MSHA product safety standards. * * * * *
(a) * * * The IEC standards may be inspected at the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Electrical Safety Division, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, and may be purchased from International Electrical Commission, Central Office 3, rue de Varemb[eacute], P.O. Box 131, CH-1211 GENEVA 20, Switzerland. * * * * *
PART 7--TESTING BY APPLICANT OR THIRD PARTY
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957.
Sec. 7.3 Application procedures and requirements.
(a) Application. Requests for an approval or extension of approval shall be sent to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059. * * * * *
Sec. 7.10 MSHA acceptance of equivalent non-MSHA product safety standards.
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(1) * * * The IEC standards may be inspected at the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Electrical Safety Division, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). * * *
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Sec. 7.304 Technical requirements.
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(ii) * * * Copies may be inspected at the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). * * *
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PART 15--REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF EXPLOSIVES AND SHEATHED EXPLOSIVE UNITS
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957.
Sec. 15.4 Application procedures and requirements.
(a) Application. Requests for an approval or an extension of approval under this part shall be sent to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059. * * * * *
PART 18--ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN MINE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957 and 961.
Sec. 18.3 Consultation.
By appointment, applicants or their representatives may visit the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, to discuss a proposed design to be submitted for approval, certification, or acceptance for listing. * * *
Sec. 18.6 Applications.
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(i) * * * The IEC standards may be inspected at the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Electrical Safety Division, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). * * *
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(4) The application, all related documents, and all correspondence concerning it shall be addressed to the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059. * * * * *
Sec. 18.80 Approval of machines assembled with certified or explosion-proof components.
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(e) Approvals are issued only by the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
Sec. 18.81 Field modification of approved (permissible) equipment; application for approval of modification; approval of plans for modification before modification.
(a) * * * The application, together with the plans of modifications, shall be filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
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Sec. 18.82 Permit to use experimental electric face equipment in a gassy mine or tunnel.
(a) * * * The user shall submit a written application to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2322, Arlington, Virginia 22209-3939, and send a copy to the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
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(c) * * * Unless equipment is delivered to MSHA for investigation, the applicant shall notify the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, when and where the experimental equipment will be ready for inspection by a representative of MSHA before installing it on a trial basis. * * *
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PART 19--ELECTRIC CAP LAMPS
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957 and 961.
Sec. 19.3 Application procedures and requirements.
(a) * * * This application shall be sent to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, together with the required drawings, one complete lamp, and instructions for its operation. * * *
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Sec. 19.4 Conditions governing investigations.
(a) * * * This material should be sent prepaid to the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
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Sec. 19.13 Instructions for handling future changes in lamp design.
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(a)(1) The manufacturer shall write to the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, requesting an extension of the original approval and stating the change or changes desired. * * *
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PART 20--ELECTRIC MINE LAMPS OTHER THAN STANDARD CAP LAMPS
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957 and 961.
Sec. 20.3 Application procedures and requirements.
(a) * * * This application shall be sent to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, together with the required drawings, one complete lamp, and instructions for its operation. * * *
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Sec. 20.5 Conditions governing investigations.
(a) * * * This material should be sent prepaid to the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
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Sec. 20.14 Instructions for handling future changes in lamp design.
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(a)(1) The manufacturer shall write to the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, requesting an extension of the original approval and describing the change or changes proposed. * * *
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PART 22--PORTABLE METHANE DETECTORS
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957 and 961.
Sec. 22.4 Application procedures and requirements.
(a) * * * This application shall be sent to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, together with the required drawings, one complete detector, and instructions for its operation. * * *
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Sec. 22.5 Conditions governing investigations.
(a) One complete detector, with assembly and detail drawings that show the construction of the device and the materials of which it is made, should be forwarded prepaid to the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, at the time the application for tests is made.
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Sec. 22.11 Instructions on handling future changes in design.
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(a)(1) The manufacturer must write to the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, requesting an extension of the original approval and stating the change or changes desired. * * *
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PART 23--TELEPHONES AND SIGNALING DEVICES
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957 and 961.
Sec. 23.3 Application procedures and requirements.
(a) * * * This application shall be sent to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, together with the required drawings, one complete telephone or signaling device, and instructions for its operation. * * *
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Sec. 23.5 Conditions governing investigations.
(a) * * * These shall be sent prepaid to: Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
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Sec. 23.14 Instructions for handling future changes in design.
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(a)(1) The manufacturer shall write to the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, requesting an extension of the original approval and stating the change or changes desired. * * *
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PART 27--METHANE-MONITORING SYSTEMS
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957 and 961.
Sec. 27.3 Consultation.
By appointment, applicants or their representatives may visit the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, to discuss with qualified MSHA personnel proposed methane- monitoring systems to be submitted in accordance with the regulations of this part. * * *
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Sec. 27.4 Application procedures and requirements.
(a)(1) * * * The application and all related matters and correspondence shall be addressed to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059. * * *
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PART 28--FUSES FOR USE WITH DIRECT CURRENT IN PROVIDING SHORT- CIRCUIT PROTECTION FOR TRAILING CABLES IN COAL MINES
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957 and 961.
Sec. 28.10 Application procedures.
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(c) Upon satisfactory completion by the independent testing laboratory of the examination, inspection, and testing requirements of this part, the data and results of such examination, inspection, and tests shall be certified by both the applicant and the laboratory and shall be sent for evaluation of such data and results to the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
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Sec. 28.31 Quality control plans; contents.
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(b) * * * Military Specification MIL-F-15160D is available for examination at the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059. * * *
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Sec. 28.40 Construction and performance requirements; general.
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(d) * * * This document is available for examination at the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, and copies of the document are available from COMM 2000, 1414 Brook Drive, Downers Grove, IL 60515; Telephone: 888-853-3512 (toll free); http://ulstandardsinfonet.ul.com.
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PART 33--DUST COLLECTORS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH ROCK DRILLING IN COAL MINES
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957 and 961.
Sec. 33.3 Consultation.
By appointment, applicants or their representatives may visit the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, to discuss with MSHA personnel proposed designs of equipment to be submitted in accordance with the regulations of this part. * * *
Sec. 33.6 Application procedures and requirements.
(a)(1) * * * The application and all related matters and correspondence shall be addressed to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059. * * *
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PART 35--FIRE-RESISTANT HYDRAULIC FLUIDS
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957 and 961.
Sec. 35.3 Consultation.
By appointment, applicants or their representatives may visit the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, to discuss with qualified MSHA personnel proposed fluids to be submitted in accordance with the regulations of this part. * * *
Sec. 35.6 Application procedures and requirements.
(a)(1) * * * The application and all related matters and correspondence shall be addressed to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059. * * *
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(g) * * * All samples and related materials required for testing must be delivered (charges prepaid) to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
PART 36--APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMISSIBLE MOBILE DIESEL- POWERED TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957 and 961.
Sec. 36.3 Consultation.
By appointment, applicants or their representatives may visit the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059, to discuss with qualified MSHA personnel proposed mobile diesel-powered transportation equipment to be submitted in accordance with the regulations of this part. * * *
Sec. 36.6 Application procedures and requirements.
(a)(1) * * * The application and all related matters and correspondence shall be addressed to: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059. * * *
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PART 74--COAL MINE DUST PERSONAL SAMPLER UNITS
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957 and 961.
Sec. 74.6 Applications.
(a) * * * The applications, together with the drawings and specifications and any other related documents shall be sent to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Box 4256, 944 Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, and the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Approval and Certification Center, 765 Technology Drive, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
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[FR Doc. E8-20795 Filed 9-8-08; 8:45 am]
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