[Federal Register: December 18, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 243)]
[Notices]
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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;
Notification of Commencement of Operations and Closing of 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)(c)(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 sections 56.1000 and 57.1000;
Notification of Commencement of Operations and Closing of Mines.
DATES: Submit comments on or before February 18, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jane Tarr, Management Analyst,
Administration and Management 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2171,
Arlington, VA 22209-3939. Commenters are encouraged to send their
comments on computer disk, or via Internet E-mail to Tarr-
Jane@Msha.Gov. Ms. Tarr can be reached at (202) 693-9824 (voice), or
(202) 693-9801 (facsimile).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Tarr, Management Analyst, Record
Management Group, U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Room 2171, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209-
3939. Ms. Tarr can be reached at Tarr-Jane@Msha.Gov. (Internet E-mail),
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(202) 693-9824 (voice), or (202) 693-9801 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Sections 56.1000 and 57.1000 state that the owner, operator, or
person in charge of any metal and nonmetal mine shall notify the
nearest MSHA Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health District Office
before starting operations, of the approximate or actual date mine
operation will commence. The notification shall include the mine name,
location, the company name, mailing address, person in charge, and
whether operations will be continuous or intermittent. When any mine is
closed, the person in charge shall notify the nearest sub-district
office as provided above and indicate whether the closure is temporary
or permanent.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is particularly interested in comments which:
[sbull] 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;
[sbull] 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;
[sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
[sbull] 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 FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT 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
Under 30 CFR 56.1000 and 57,1000, operators of metal and nonmetal
mines must notify MSHA when the operation of a mine will commence or
when a mine is closed. Openings and closings of mines are dictated by
the economic strength of the mined commodity and by weather conditions
prevailing at the mine site during various seasons.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Notification of Commencement of Operations and Closing of
Mines.
OMB Number: 1219-0092.
Recordkeeping: Sections 56.1000 and 57.1000 state that the owner,
operator, or person in charge of any metal and nonmetal mines shall
notify the nearest MSHA Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health
District Office before starting operations, of the approximate or
actual date mine operation will commence. The notification shall
include the mine name, location, the company name, mailing address,
person in charge, and whether operations will be continuous or
intermittent.
When any mine is closed, the person in charge shall notify the
nearest sub-district office as provided above and indicate whether the
closure is temporary or permanent.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Respondents: 2,300.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: .113 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 259 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $1,446.
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: Dated in Arlington, Virginia, this 11th day of December,
2002.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. 02-31763 Filed 12-17-02; 8:45 am]
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