[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 151 (Friday, August 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20320]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 29, 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: Noise Data Report Form and Calibration Records.
    OMB Number: 1219-0037.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.s
    Number of Respondents: 196,463.

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                                        Respon-                                   Total        Average time per       Burden      Hourly     Burden hour
               30 CFR                    dent              Frequency            responses          response            hours      salary        costs
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70.506:
    Calibrator......................         971  Annually...................         971  3 min..................          49         $17          $833
    Dosimeter.......................         971  Annually...................         971  3 min..................          49          17           833
70.508(a):
    Survey..........................      47,998  Semi-ann...................      95,996  15 min.................      24,000          43     1,032,000
    Report..........................      47,998  Semi-ann...................      95,996  6 min..................       9,600          17       163,200
70.508(b):
    Survey/Report...................         485  Semi-ann...................         970  6 min..................          97          17         1,649
70.509:
    Survey..........................         963  Annually...................         963  15 min.................         241          43        10,363
    Report..........................         963  Annually...................         963  6 min..................          96          17         1,632
71.803(a):
    Survey..........................      47,340  Semi-ann...................      94,680  15 min.................      23,670          43     1,017,810
    Report..........................      47,340  Semi-ann...................      94,680  6 min..................       9,468          17       160,956
71.803(b): Certify..................         478  Semi-ann...................         956  6 min..................          96          17         1,632
71.804(a):
    Survey..........................         478  Annually...................         478  15 min.................         120          43         5,160
    Report..........................         478  Annually...................         478  6 min..................          48          17           816
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        Totals......................     196,463  ...........................     388,102  .......................      67,534  ..........     2,396,884
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $423,040.
    Description: Coal mine operators are required to report to NSHA 
when noise exposure surveys show noncompliance with permissible levels. 
Records are also required to be kept at the mine of when and by whom 
doismeters and acoustical calibrators are recalibrated.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-20320 Filed 8-5-99; 8:45 am]
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