[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 51690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25348]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


 Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 1, 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), 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.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Record of Results of Examinations of Self-Rescuers, 
Underground Coal Mines--30 CFR 75.1714-3(e).
    OMB Number: 1219-0044.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Number of Respondents: 887.
    Number of Annual Responses: 236,632.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes to certify an examination 
and 1 minute to document why a devise is taken out of service.
    Total Burden Hours: 118,268.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 30 CFR 75.1714-3(e) requires underground coal mine 
operators to keep records of the corrective actions taken as a result 
of required examinations of self-rescue devices. The information is 
used to insure that the examinations are conducted and that the devises 
are in operable and usable condition in the event of an emergency.

Ira Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-25348 Filed 10-9-01; 8:45 am]
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