[Federal Register: March 2, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 41)]
[Notices]
[Page 10719]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Safety Standards for Roof Bolts in Metal
and Nonmetal Mines and Underground Coal Mines
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is
soliciting comments concerning the extension of the information
collection related to the 30 CFR 56.3203(a), 57.3203(a), and 75.204(a);
Safety Standards for Roof Bolts in Metal and Nonmetal Mines and
Underground Coal Mines.
DATES: Submit comments on or before May 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and
Health Administration, John Rowlett, Director, Management Services
Division, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2134, Arlington, VA 22209-3939.
Commenters are encouraged to send their comments on a computer disk, or
via Internet E-mail to Rowlett.John@dol.gov, along with an original
printed copy. Mr. Rowlett can be reached at (202) 693-9827 (voice), or
(202) 693-9801 (facsimile).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The employee listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
30 CFR 56/57.3203 and 75.204 address the quality of rock fixtures
and their installation. Roof and rock bolts and accessories are an
integral part of ground control systems and are used to prevent the
fall of roof, face, and ribs. These standards require that metal and
nonmetal and coal mine operators obtain a certification from the
manufacturer that rock bolts and accessories are manufactured and
tested in accordance with the 1995 American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) publication ``Standard Specification for Roof and Rock
Bolts and Accessories'' (ASTM F432-95).
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is particularly interested in comments that:
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 submissions of responses.
A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the employee listed in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice, or viewed on the Internet by accessing the MSHA home page
(http://www.msha.gov) and then choosing ``Statutory and Regulatory
Information'' and ``Federal Register Documents.''
III. Current Actions
MSHA is seeking to continue the requirement for mine operators to
obtain certification from the manufacturer that roof and rock bolts and
accessories are manufactured and tested in accordance with the
applicable American Society for testing and Materials (ASTM)
specifications and make that certification available to an authorized
representative of the Secretary.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Safety Standards for Roof Bolts in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
and Underground Coal Mines.
OMB Number: 1219-0121.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Respondents: 854.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: .05 hours.
Responses: 3,376.
Total Burden Hours: 169 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 24th day of February, 2006.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. E6-2982 Filed 3-1-06; 8:45 am]
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