[Federal Register: August 16, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 159)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 6, 2001.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICRs) 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). A copy of
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation
contact Darrin King at (202) 693-4129 or E-Mail: King-Darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: Stuart Shapiro, OMB Desk Officer MSHA, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-
7316), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
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;
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.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Title: Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records--30 CFR 57.5037 and
57.5040.
OMB Number: 1219-0003.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency: Annually; Weekly.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Number of Annual Responses: 100.
Average Time Per Response: Ranges from 6.5 hours to collect air
sample and record results to 1.5 hours to submit the Form MSHA 4000-9.
Annual Burden Hours: 800.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: Airborne radon and radon daughters exist in every
uranium mine and several other underground mining commodities. Radon is
a radioactive gas. Operators are required to conduct weekly sampling of
airborne radon and radon daughters concentrations. Mine operators must
report individual miner's exposure to radon daughter concentrations
annually to MSHA on the Form 4000-9. The mine operators are required to
keep records of all mandatory samples, retain the results at the mine
site of nearest mine office for two years.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Title: Hazardous Conditions Complaints--30 CFR 43.4 and 43.7.
OMB Number: 1219-0014.
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Affecting Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 651.
Number of Annual Responses: 651.
Average Time Per Response: 12 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 130.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services: $0.
Description: 30 CFR, part 43, provides procedures for a
representative of miners or, if there is no representative of miners,
an individual miner acting voluntarily for submitting or giving written
notification to MSHA of an alleged violation of the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Act or a mandatory standard or of an imminent danger. Such
notification requires MSHA to make an immediate inspection.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Title: Mine Ventilation System Plan--30 CFR 57.8520.
OMB Number: 1219-0016.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency: Annually.
Number of Respondents: 284.
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Number of
Requirement annual Frequency Estimated time Annual burden
responses per response hours
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Develop new plan...................... 15 Annual.................. 24 360
Revising existing plan................ 269 Annual.................. 24 6,456
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Total............................. 284 ........................ .............. 6,816
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Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services: $0.
Description: 30 CFR 57.8520 requires mine operators to prepare
written mine ventilation system plans and update those plans annually.
The purposes are to ensure that each operator routinely plans, reviews,
and updates the mine ventilation system; to ensure the availability of
accurate and current ventilation; and to provide MSHA with the
opportunity to alert the mine operator to potential hazards.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Title: Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans--30 CFR 77.1900.
OMB Number: 1219-0019.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 887.
Number of Annual Responses: 48.
Average Time Per Response: 20 hours.
Annual Burden Hours: 960.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services: $720.
Annual Burden Hours: 130.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Description: 30 CFR 77.1900 requires coal mine operators to submit
to MSHA for approval, a plan that will provide for the safety of
workers in each slope or shaft that is commenced or extended.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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