[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49238-49239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23546]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 2, 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

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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: Preparation and Maintenance of Accurate and Up-to-date 
Certified Mine Maps for Surface and Underground Coal Mines; Submittal 
of Underground Mine Closure Maps; and Notification of MSHA Prior to 
Opening New Mines or the Reopening of Inactive or Abandoned Mines.
    OMB Number: 1219-0073.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

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                                                                                    Average time
         Cite/reference                Total           Frequency          Total     per response   Burden hours
                                    respondents                         responses      (hours)
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75.1200, 75.1200-1, 75.1201,               1,064  Biannual...........          750         11.28          17,024
 75.1202, 75.1202-1, 75.1203,
 75.1204, & 75.1204-1.
75.1204 & 75.1204-1.............           1,500  On occasion........          724          2              1,448
75.373 & 75.1721................           1,500  On occasion........          210          6              1,260
77,1200, 77.1201 & 77.1202......           1,699  Quarterly..........          424          5              8,480
    Totals......................           3,154  ...................        2,108  ............          28,212
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    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $24,006,575.
    Description: Requires mine operators to maintain up-to-date mine 
maps of the mine property drawn to scale, and certified by a registered 
engineer or surveyor. In addition, mine operators must notify MSHA in 
writing before an abandoned or inactive mine in reopened.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-23546 Filed 9-9-99; 8:45 am]
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