[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59806-59807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29648]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 2, 1998.
    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, Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Todd R. Owen (202 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-mail to Owen-
T[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for 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;
    * 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 appropriated 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.
    Title: Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records.
    OMB Number: 1219-0003 (Extension).
    Frequency: Weekly.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,000.
    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual (operating/maintaining): $182,500.
    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 
where the fluctuation in radiation is substantial or concentrations of 
radon daughters exceed 0.3 WL. Monthly sampling is required where mines 
have consistent readings of 0.3 WL or less. The mine operators are 
required to keep records of all mandatory samplings, retained the 
results at the mine site or nearest mine office for two years.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Notification of Legal Identity.
    OMB Number: 1219-0008 (Extension).
    Agency Form Number: MSHA Form 2000-7.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 23 minutes.
    Total Responses: 6,307.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,307.
    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual (operating/maintaining): $2,018.
    Description: Requires mine operators to file with MSHA the name and 
address of the mine and the name and address of the persons who control 
and operate the mine, and any revisions of such names and addresses. 
The information is used to identify persons chargeable with violations 
of safety and health standards, in the assessment of civil penalties, 
and in the service of legal documents.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Application for Waiver of Surface Facilities Requirement.
    OMB Number: 1219-0024 (Reinstatement).
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 419.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 470 hours.

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                   Category                     Applications    Minutes       Salary     Total cost     burden
                                                                                                        hours
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Initial for management........................           419           20          $43       $6,020          140
Initial for clerical..........................  ............           10           17        1,190           70
Exception for management......................           521           10           43        3,741           87
Exception for clerical........................  ............           10           17        1,479           87
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    Totals....................................           940  ...........  ...........       12,430          384
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    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Description: Coal mine operators are required to provide bathing 
facilities, clothing change rooms, and sanitary flush toilet facilities 
in a location convenient for use of the miners. If the operator is 
unable to meet any or all of the requirements, he/she may apply for a 
waiver. Applications are filed with the District Manager for the 
district in which the mine is located.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Respirator Program Records.
    OMB Number: 1219-0048 (Extension).
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,700.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 5-one half hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,973.
    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: $0.
    Total Burden Costs (operating/maintaining): $131,666.
    Description: Where protective equipment or respirators are required 
because of exposure to harmful substances, MSHA regulations require a 
written respirator program that addresses such issues as selection, 
fitting, use, and maintenance of respirators to ensure that workers are 
properly and effectively using the equipment, and that such equipment 
offers adequate protection for workers. Records of fit-testing are 
essential for determining that the worker is wearing the proper 
respirator. Certain records are also required to be kept in connection 
with respirators, including records of the date of issuance of the 
respirator, and fit-test results. The fit-testing records are essential 
for determining that the worker is wearing the proper respirator.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Rock Burst Control Plan.
    OMB Number: 1219-0097 (Extension).
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 12 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 24 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual (operating/maintaining): $864.
    Description: Rock bursts in an underground mine pose a serious 
threat to the safety of miners in the area affected by the burst. These 
bursts may reasonably be expected to result in the entrapment of 
miners, death, and serious physical harm. Title 30 Section 57.3461 
requires operators of underground metal and nonmetal mines to develop a 
rock burst control plan within 90 days after a rock burst has been 
experienced.
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-29648 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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