[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40622-40623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19112]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 19, 1999.
    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, Ira Mills ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Mills-
I[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, 
PWBA, or VETS, 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 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.
    Title: Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.
    OMB Number: 1219-0006.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

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                                                                                   Average time
                   Collection                        Quarterly     Total annual    per  response   Burden hours
                                                     response        responses     (in minutes)
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7000-2 mailed...................................          17,203          68,812              30          34,406
7000-2 faxed....................................           1,912           7,646              30           3,823
7000-2 electronic...............................             624           2,496              15             624
Verify Data Mailer..............................             n/a          10,000              30           5,000
Correct Data Mailer.............................             n/a             247              15              62
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    Totals......................................  ..............          89,205  ..............          43,915
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $22,791.
    Description: Requires mine operators to report to MSHA quarterly 
employment levels and coal production. Employment and production data 
when correlated with accident and injury data provide information for 
making decisions on improving safety and health enforcement programs, 
focusing education and training efforts, and establishing priorities in 
technical assistance activities in mine safety and health.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-19112 Filed 7-26-99; 8:45 am]
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