[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41051-41052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19610]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 30, 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: Stuart Shapiro, OMB Desk Officer for MSHA, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-
7316), on or before September 5, 2001.
    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 whether the information will have 
practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information,

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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: Safety Defects: Examination, Correction, and Records--30 CFR 
56/57.13015; 13030; 14100; and 56/57.18002.
    OMB Number: 1219-0089.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 13,074.

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                                                      Average
           Requirement                Annual       response time             Frequency             Burden hours
                                     responses        (hours)
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Inspection of compressed-air
 receivers and other unfired
 pressure vessels--30 CFR 56/
 57.13015:
    Inspection Time.............           2,074           .1333  Annually......................             276
    Recordkeeping...............           2,074           .0333  Annually......................              69
Records of Inspection and
 Repairs--30 CFR 56/57.13030:
    Inspection Time.............           3,732           .1333  Annually......................             497
    Recordkeeping...............           3,732           .0333  Annually......................             124
Safety defects; examination,
 correction, and records--30 CFR
 56/57.14100:
    Inspection Time--Small mines       4,868,208           .05    Daily.........................         243,410
    Recordkeeping--Small mines..         169,035           .0333  Daily.........................           5,629
    Inspection Time--Large mines       6,146,025           .05    Daily.........................         307,301
    Recordkeeping--Large mines..         501,790           .0333  Daily.........................          16,710
Examination of Workplaces--30
 CFR 56/57.18002:
    Inspection Time--Small mines       2,434,104           .1666  Daily.........................         405,522
    Recordkeeping--Small mines..       2,434,104           .0333  Daily.........................          81,056
    Inspection Time--Large mines         819,470           .1666  Daily.........................         136,524
    Recordkeeping--Large mines..         819,470           .0333  Daily.........................          27,288
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        Total...................      18,203,818  ..............  ..............................       1,224,406
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 30 CFR 56/57.13015; 13030; 14100; and 56/57.18002 
require equipment operators to inspect equipment, machinery, and tools 
that are to be used during a shift for safety defects before the 
equipment is placed in operation. Reports of uncorrected defects are 
required to be recorded by the mine operator and retained for MSHA 
review until the defect has been corrected.

Ira Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-19610 Filed 8-3-01; 8:45 am]
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