[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16308-16309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8081]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 25, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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

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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.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Roof Control Plans.
    OMB Number: 1219-0004.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 893.

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                                                                 Average response time
             Requirement                   Annual responses             (hours)            Annual burden hours
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New roof control plans...............                 47                       24                    1,128
Revised roof control plans...........                957                        5                    4,785
Plotting unplanned roof or rib fall,               1,753                         .08                   140
 and coal or rock burst on a mine map
      Total:.........................              2,757        .......................              6,053
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    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $5,020.
    Description: MSHA standards located at 30 CFR 75.215, 75.220, 
75.221, 75.222, and 75.223, require that a roof control plan and 
revisions thereof suitable to the roof conditions and mining system of 
each coal mine be approved by MSHA before implementation by the mine 
operator. Mine operators are also required to plot on a mine map each 
unplanned roof or rib fall and coal or rock burst that occurs in the 
active workings when certain criteria are met. These information 
collection requirements are necessary to protect the health and safety 
of underground coal miners.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-8081 Filed 4-2-03; 8:45 am]
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