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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Parts 56, 57, 62, 70 and 71
RIN 1219-AA53
Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure; Correction
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Final rule; corrections.
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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the preamble to the
final rule which was published in the Federal Register of Monday,
September 13, 1999 (64 FR 49548). The rule related to the health
standards for occupational noise exposure.
DATES: Effective October 17, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol J. Jones, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, (703) 235-1910 (not a
toll-free call).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As published, the preamble contains errors
which may prove to be misleading and which need to be corrected.
Accordingly, the preamble is corrected as follows:
1. On page 49551, in "Chart 1: General Requirements'' under the
heading Noise level, the phrase "At or above 105 dBA (dual hearing
protection level)'' should read "Above 105 dBA (dual hearing
protection level).''
2. On Page 49551, in "Comparison Chart 2: General Features'' under
the heading Final rule, the third entry should read "80 dBA for action
level and 90 dBA for PEL.''
3. On Page 49558, in the second column, in the last sentence, the
word "tone'' should be deleted to make the sentence read "Most
definitions of hearing impairment are based solely on pure audiometry,
in which an audiometer is used to measure an individual's threshold
hearing level--the lowest level of discrete frequency tones that he or
she can hear.''
4. On Page 49590, in the second column, in the first paragraph, in
the last sentence, the word "regulations'' should be changed to
"standards'' to make the sentence read "Accordingly, MSHA has
concluded that noise falls within the scope of section 103(c) of the
Mine Act, and that MSHA has the authority to establish standards that
provide miners and their representatives access to noise exposure
monitoring conducted by mine operators.''
5. On Page 49607, in the third column, in the first full paragraph,
in the first full sentence, the words "equals or'' should be inserted
so that the sentence reads "The final rule, like the proposal,
requires mine operators to offer miners whose noise exposure equals or
exceeds the action level the opportunity for audiometric . . .''
6. On Page 49608, in the second column, in the first full
paragraph, in the first sentence, the words "equals or'' should be
inserted so that the sentence reads "Under Sec. 62.120 of the final
rule, mine operators must enroll miners whose exposure to noise equals
or exceeds the action level in a hearing conservation program . . .''
7. On Page 49627, in the first column, in the first full paragraph,
in the fourth sentence, the term "Paragraph (c)'' should be changed to
"Paragraph (b).'' In the second full paragraph, in the first sentence,
the term "Paragraph (a)(3)'' should be changed to "Paragraph (b).''
In the third full paragraph, in the first sentence, the term
"Paragraph (b)(1)'' should be changed to "Paragraph (c)(1).'' In the
last paragraph, in the last sentence, the term "Paragraph (b)(1)''
should be changed to "Paragraph (c)(1).'' In the second column, in the
first full paragraph, in the first sentence, the term "Paragraph
(b)(2)'' should be changed to "Paragraph (c)(2),'' and in the last
sentence the term "Paragraph (b)(2)'' should be changed to "Paragraph
(c)(2).''
Dated: September 28, 2000.
J. Davitt McAteer,
Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 00-26620 Filed 10-16-00; 8:45 am]
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