[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6057-6058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3112]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB review; comment request

January 29, 2002.
    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 on (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: Refuse Piles and Impounding Structures, Recordkeeping.
    Requirements--30 CFR 77.215(j); 77.215-2 thru 4; and 77.216-2 thru 
5.
    OMB Number: 1219-0015.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion; Weekly; and Annually.

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                                                                                          Average
                                        Number of                             Total       response    Estimated
             Requirement               respondents        Frequency         responses       time        burden
                                                                                          (hours)       hours
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77.215 New Refuse Piles..............           50  Annually.............           50           16          800
Fire Extinguisher Plans..............            1  Annually.............            1            4            4
Abandonment Plans....................           25  Annually.............           25            8          200
Annual Certification (new)...........           15  Annually.............           15            2           30
77.216 New Impoundments..............           50  Annually.............           50        1,300       65,000
Revisions to Impoundments............          100  Annually.............          100            5          500
Annual Certification (existing)......          100  Annually.............          100            2          200
Inspections w/monitoring Instruments.          285  On Occasion/Weekly...        4,845            3       14,535

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Inspections without Monitoring                 426  On Occasion..........        7,242            2       14,484
 Instruments.
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  Totals:............................  ...........  .....................       12,428  ...........       95,753
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 30 CFR 77.215(j); 77.215-2 thru 4; and 77.216-2 thru 5 
requires coal mine operators to submit to MSHA, for approval, an annual 
status report and certification on impoundments and hazardous refuse 
piles; and to keep records of the results of weekly examinations and 
instrumentation monitoring of impoundments.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
    Title: Records of Test and Examinations of Personnel Hoisting 
Equipment.
    OMB Number: 1219-0034.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
    Frequency: On occasion, Weekly, Daily, and Annually.

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                                                                                          Average
                                                                 Total        Annual      response    Estimated
                         Requirement                          respondents   responses       time        burden
                                                                                          (hours)       hours
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56/57.19023--M/NM--Daily Examination........................           86       22,360         .033        7,379
56/57.19121--M/NM--Weekly Examinations......................           86        4,472       0.1667          745
56/57.19129--M/NM--Bi-weekly Examinations...................           86        2,236         .075        1,677
56/57.19131--M/NM--Daily Recordkeeping......................           86       22,360         0.08        1,789
56/57.19132--M/NM--weekly Recordkeeping.....................           86        4,472         0.08          358
56/57.19133--M/NM--Bi-weekly Recordkeeping..................           86        2,236         0.08          179
56/57.19022-23--M/NM--Initial & Semi-Annual Measurement.....           86          172         1.00          172
56/57.19022-23--M/NM--Recordkeeping.........................           86          172         0.15           26
Metal/Nonmetal (M/NM) Totals:...............................  ...........       58,480         4.75       12,325
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75.1404/1433/77.1404; 77.1432; 75.1433
Coal--Daily Examinations....................................          174      135,720         0.33       44,788
Coal--Bi-weekly Examinations................................          174        9,048         0.33        2,986
Daily Recordkeeping.........................................          174       45,240         0.08        3,619
Bi-weekly Recordkeeping.....................................          174        4,524         0.08          362
Initial Wire Rope Measurement...............................          174       17,383         4.00       69,532
Semi-annual Wire Rope Measurement...........................          174          626         1.00          626
Initial Recordkeeping.......................................          174          209         0.08           17
Semi-annual Recordkeeping...................................          174          626         0.08           50
75.1400(c) 75.1400-2
Tests of Safety Catches.....................................          174        2,088         0.75        1,566
Recordkeeping...............................................          174        2,088         0.08          167
  Coal Totals:..............................................  ...........      217,552         1.76      123,713
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  Grand Totals:.............................................  ...........      276,032  ...........      136,038
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $208,800.
    Description: Coal and metal and nonmetal mine operators are 
required to test, inspect, and maintain the personnel hoisting system 
to ensure that the system remains safe to operate. Deficiencies found, 
or inspections conducted, are to be recorded, corrected, and a record 
maintained for one year.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
    Title: Hoist Operators' Physical Fitness.
    OMB Number: 1219-0049.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Respondents: 47.
    Number of Annual Responses: 235.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 8.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $72,380.
    Description: 30 CFR 56/57.19057 requires mine operators to furnish 
annual physicals and certification of hoist operators' fitness for 
duty. The information is used by mine operators and MSHA ensure that 
hoist operators are physically capable of performing their functions.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-3112 Filed 2-7-02; 8:45 am]
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