1. Please provide updates on new NBC initiatives that are currently in process or are. scheduled. We are particularly interested in: the processing of stand-alone Forms I-. 130; the processing of interview-waiver eligible Forms I-485 and work allocations.
Shoring (Shoring System): a structure that is built or put in place to support the sides of an excavation and designed to prevent cave-ins. Sides: See Faces. Sloping (Sloping System): sloping the sides of the excavation away from the excavation to protect employees from cave-ins.
A: Subsurface mining is the removal of deposits from the earth by drilling underneath layers of rock and dirt. These deposits are difficult to reach from the surface and require the drilling of vertical or horizontal shafts for access. The shafts are reinforced with supports before workers access the tunnels.