[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22416-22417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10337]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 15, 2003.
    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 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 12035, 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:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    [sbull] 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).
    Title: Main Fan Maintenance Record.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Number: 1219-0012.
    Frequency: On occasion.

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    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondent: 25.
    Total Annual Responses: 8.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1.5 Hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 12 Hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 30 CFR 57.8525 requires Mine Operators to keep main 
fans maintained according to either manufacturers' recommendations or a 
written periodic schedule adopted by the mine operator. The main fans 
are the major life support system to the entire underground mining 
operation. The airflow provided by the fans assures fresh air to the 
miners at working faces, reduces the chance of the air reaching 
threshold limit values of airborne contaminants, and dilutes 
accumulations of possible explosive gases.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-10337 Filed 4-25-03; 8:45 am]
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