[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 18115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8341]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 19, 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 
this 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.
    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: Application for a Permit to Fire More than 20 Boreholes for 
the Use of Nonpermissible Blasting Units, Explosives, and Shot-Firing 
Units.
    OMB Number: 1219-0025.
    Affected public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Number of Annual Responses: 161.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from approximately 20 minutes 
to post a misfire notice to approximately 1 hour to apply for a permit.
    Total Burden Hours: 90.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $650.
    Description: 30 CFR 75.1321 and 77.1909-1 allows coal mine 
operators to apply for and be grated a permit to use nonpermissible 
explosives and nonpermissible shot-firing units. When a misfire cannot 
be disposed of, 30 CFR 75.1327 requires that notices of misfires be 
posted by a qualified person. The continued approval for these 
information collection requirements is necessary to ensure the safety 
of miners when nonpermissible blasting items are used by mine 
operators.

Ira Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-8341 Filed 4-4-01; 8:45 am]
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