[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9108-9109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3072]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 31, 2001.
    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 
contact Darrin King at (202) 693-4129 or E-Mail [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to 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.

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    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: Certificate of Electrical Training.
    OMB Number: 1219-0001.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 2,886.
    Number of Annual Responses: 2,886.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from approximately 8 hours to 
conduct a training course to approximately 6 minutes to complete the 
MSHA Form 5000-1.
    Total Burden Hours: 13,265.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $409,517.
    Description: Title 30 C.F.R. 75.153(a)(2) and 77.103(a)(2) require 
that a program be provided for the qualification of certain experienced 
personnel as mine electricians. MSHA Form 5000-1 is used by instructors 
to report to MSHA for certification those persons who have 
satisfactorily completed a coal mine electrical training program.

Maureen Hill,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-3072 Filed 2-5-01; 8:45 am]
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