[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 21278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10638]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal 
Production Report

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to 
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to David L. Meyer, Director, Office of 
Administration and Management, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Room 615, 4015, 
Arlington, VA 22203-1984. Commenters are encouraged to send their 
comments on a computer disk, or via Internet E-mail to [email protected], along with an original printed copy.
    Mr. Meyer can be reached at (703) 235-1383 (voice), or (703) 235-
1563 (facsimile).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlene N. Barnard, Regulatory 
Specialist, Records Management Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Mine 
Safety and Health Administration, Room 725, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22203-1984. Ms. Barnard can be reached at [email protected] (Internet E-mail), (703) 235-1470 (voice), or (703) 
235-1563 (facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The reporting and recordkeeping provisions in 30 CFR 50.30(a), 
Preparation and submission of MSHA Form 7000-2-Quarterly Employment and 
Coal Production Report is an essential element in MSHA's Congressional 
mandate to reduce work-related injuries and illnesses among the 
nation's miners.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is 
soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the 
information collection related to the Quarterly Mine Employment and 
Coal Production Report. MSHA 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 
submissions of responses.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request may be viewed 
on the Internet by accessing the MSHA Home Page (http://www.msha.gov) 
and selecting ``Statutory and Regulatory Information'' then ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act Submissions (http://www.msha.gov/regspwork.htm)'', or by 
contacting the employee listed above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this notice for a hard copy.

III. Current Actions

    MSHA is seeking approval of the existing information collection 
requirements as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as 
amended.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Quarterly Employment and Coal Production.
    OMB Number: 1219-0006 (MSHA Form 7000-2).
    Affected Public: Business or other.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Recordkeeping: 5 years.
    Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 30 CFR 50.30.
    Total Respondents: 27,618.
    Total Responses: 83,819.
    Average Time per Response: .58 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 48,877.
    * Discrepancies due to rounding.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: April 24, 2002.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. 02-10638 Filed 4-29-02; 8:45 am]
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