[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 224 (Monday, November 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69791-69792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29618]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 13, 2000.
    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. To obtain documentation 
for BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact Karin Kurz ((202) 693-4127 or by 
E-mail to Kurz/[email protected]). To obtain documentation for ESA, MSHA, 
OSHA, and VETS contact Darrin King ((202) 693-4129 or by E-Mail to 
[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.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
    Title: Main Fan Operation and Inspection.
    OMB Number: 1219-0030.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

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    Frequency: Recordkeeping, daily.
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Number of Annual Responses: 2,625.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,313.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $735.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $735.
    Description: This information is required by 30 CFR 57.22204 and is 
collected through daily pressure recordings used by the mine operator 
and MSHA to maintain a constant surveillance on-mine ventilation, and 
to ensure that unsafe conditions are identified early and corrected. 
Technical consultants may occasionally review the information when 
solving problems.

    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection 
for which approval has expired.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
    Title: Record of Examinations for Hazardous Conditions.
    OMB Number: 1219-0083.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping, each shift.
    Number of Respondents: 1,215.
    Number of Annual Responses: 411,885.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 617,828.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 30 CFR 77.1713 requires operators of surface coal 
mines and surface facilities to keep records of the results of 
mandatory examinations for hazardous conditions. Records consist of the 
nature and location of any hazardous condition found and the actions 
taken to abate the hazardous condition.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
    Title: Explosive Materials and Blasting Units.
    OMB Number: 1219-0095.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Number of Annual Responses: 7.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Burden Hours: 7.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: In the absence of permissible explosives or blasing 
units having adequate blasting capacity for metal and nonmetal gassy 
mines, 30 CFR 57.22606 provides procedures by which mine operators 
shall notify MSHA of all non-approved explosive materials and blasting 
units to be used prior to their use in underground gassy metal and 
nonmetal mines. MSHA uses this information to determine that the 
explosives and procedures to be used are safe for blasting in a gassy 
underground mine.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-29618 Filed 11-17-00; 8:45 am]
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