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Final Rule 30 CFR Parts 62 ; RIN 1219-AA53

VIII. ENDNOTES


1. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Mineral Commodities Summaries 1996, January 1996, pp. 3 and 6.

2.Ibid., p. 3.

3. U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Division of Mining Information Systems, Coal 1995 Size-Group Report (quarters 1 - 4, 1995), MSHA/DMIS CM 441.

4. Ibid.

5. U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Division of Mining Information Systems, M/NM 1995 Size-Group Report (quarters 1 - 4, 1995), MSHA/DMIS CM 441.

6. Ibid.

7. U.S. Department of the Interior, Op. Cit., p. 6.

8. Ibid.

9. Ibid. pp. 158 and 160.

10. Ibid. pp. 142 and 144.

11. U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review 1995, DOE/EIA-0384(95), July 1996, pp. 213 and 225.

12. Ibid. p. 213.

13. U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Division of Mining Information Systems, Coal 1994 Size-Group Report (Preliminary), MSHA/DMIS CM 441, March 22, 1995.

14. U.S. Department of Energy, Op. Cit., p. 225.

15. Ibid., p. 209.

16. U.S. Department of Energy, Op. Cit., pp. 211 and 216.

17. U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, U.S. Industrial Outlook 1994, January 1994, p. 2-3.

18. Ibid., p. 2-4.

19. Ibid.

20. Dun & Bradstreet Information Services, Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios, Desk-Top Edition 1993-94, pp. 13 and 14.

21. U.S. Department of the Interior, Op. Cit., pp. 3, 6, 142, 144, 158, and 160.

22. Plunkert, Patricia A. and Errol D. Sehnke, "Aluminum, Bauxite, and Alumina: 1991," U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Mines, January 1993, p. 7.

23. Knight-Ridder Financial Commodities Research Bureau, The CRB Commodity Yearbook, New York: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 149-308, 1994.

24. U.S. Department of the Interior, Op. Cit. p. 8.

25. Dun & Bradstreet, Op Cit., pp. 12 and 13.

26. "Report Examines World Markets for Salt," Rock Products, Volume 98, Number 6, June 1994, p. 54.

27. U.S. Department of the Interior, Op. Cit., p. 8.

28. Dun & Bradstreet, Op Cit., pp. 16 and 17.

29. Berger, Elliott H., "Extra-Auditory Benefits of a Hearing Conservation Program," EARLOG 6, E*A*R Division, Cabot Corporation, Indianapolis, IN, 1981.

30. NIOSH, "Criteria for a Recommended Standard ... Occupational Exposure to Noise," HSM 73-11001, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, pp. 1-142, 1972.

31. Melnick, William et al., "Occupational Noise," Volume I, pp. 1-290, and Volume II, pp. 1-200, The Ohio State University Research Foundation Final Report, RF Project 761779/712233, U.S. Department of Labor Contract No. J-9-E-9-0166, December 1980.

32. Burns, W. and D.W. Robinson, "Hearing and Noise in Industry," Department of Health and Social Security, London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1970.

33. MSHA, "Summary of Noise Controls for Mining Machinery," by the Engineering and Education Committee, Chairman Dennis A. Giardino, undated [about 1984].

34. Durkt, George and Leonard C. Marraccini, "Hearing Protector Effectiveness in Mines: A Retrospective Study," Annals of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Volume 14, pp. 565-573, 1986.

Giardino, Dennis A. and George Durkt, "Evaluation of Muff-Type Hearing Protectors as Used in the Mining Industry," U.S. Department of Labor, Informational Report IR 1222, pp. 1-21, June 1994.

Giardino, Dennis A. and George Durkt, "Evaluation of Muff-Type Hearing Protectors as Used in the Mining Industry," U.S. Department of Labor, American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, Volume 57, pp. 264-271, 1996.

Kogut, Jon and Richard J. Goff, "Analysis of Noise Reduction with Earmuff Hearing Protectors under Field Conditions," Informational Report IR 1221, pp. 1-31, 1994.

35. Schumacher, Otto L., ed. Western Mine Engineering, Mine Cost Service. Spokane, Washington: Western Mine Engineering, 1995.

U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. National Survey of Professional, Administrative, Technical, and Clerical Pay: Private Services Industries, March 1995. Bulletin No. 2290. Washington, D. C., March 1995.

U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, "Coal Size Group Report: Preliminary Data for 1994," January 1995.

U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, "Metal/Nonmetal Size Group Report: Preliminary Data for 1994," January 1995.