[Federal Register: August 8, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 152)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
August 2, 2007.
The Department of Labor has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Copies of
the ICRs, announced herein with applicable supporting documentation;
including inter alia a description of the likely respondents, proposed
frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from
the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or
by contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free
number)/e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: John Kraemer, OMB Desk Officer for the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-4816/
Fax: 202-395-6974 (these are not a toll-free numbers), E-mail:
John_Kraemer@omb.eop.gov within 30 days from the date of this publication in
the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate consideration,
comments should reference the applicable OMB Control Number (see
below).
The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Hazardous Conditions Complaints.
OMB Number: 1219-0014.
Number of Respondents: 1,358.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 272.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
Description: In order to ensure optimum occupational safety
conditions, miners or representatives of miners may submit a written or
oral notification of an alleged violation of the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Act of 1977 (Pub. L. 91-173) or an alleged violation of a
mandatory standard contained in Title 30 of the U.S. Code of
Regulations or of an imminent danger. Such notification requires MSHA
to make an immediate inspection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Ventilation Plan and Main Fan Maintenance Record.
OMB Number: 1219-0016.
Number of Respondents: 247.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,942.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
Description: The information collected pursuant to 30 CFR 57.8520
is used to: (a) Assure that each operator of an underground metal and
nonmetal mine routinely plans, reviews, and updates the mine's
ventilation system; (b) insure the availability of accurate and current
ventilation information; and (c) provide MSHA with the opportunity to
alert the mine operator to potential hazards. With respect to 30 CFR
57.8525, the information is maintained by the mine operator for his or
her use. Ventilation personnel may use the information when called upon
to solve a problem. MSHA uses the information to determine whether the
fans have been adequately maintained in compliance with the standard.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans.
OMB Number: 1219-0019.
Number of Respondents: 65.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,300.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
Description: Plans are submitted for approval to the District
Manager in whose district the mine is located. Once approved, plans are
used by MSHA to determine that the equipment and methods used by the
mine operator to provide a safe working environment for their employees
is as stated in the approved plan.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Safety Defects; Examination, Correction and Records.
OMB Number: 1219-0089.
Number of Respondents: 12,557.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,223,104.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
Description: The records are used by industry management and
maintenance personnel to ensure that defects are not overlooked, that
repairs are made, and to monitor when and how often maintenance is
performed on certain equipment, machinery, and tools. Additionally, the
inspection records denote any hazards that were discovered and how the
hazards or unsafe conditions were abated. Federal mine inspectors use
the records to ensure that unsafe conditions are identified and
corrected.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure of Underground Coal
Miners.
OMB Number: 1219-0124.
Number of Respondents: 165.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 623.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
Description: The Mine Safety and Health Administration's standards
and regulations for diesel-powered equipment in underground coal mines
serve to protect coal miners who work on and around diesel-powered
equipment. The internal combustion
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engines that power diesel equipment expose miners to fire and explosion
hazards in the confined environment of an underground coal mine, which
contains combustible coal dust and highly explosive methane gas.
Darrin A, King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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