[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 32549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13526]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 20, 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 
King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) on e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Officer for the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316--this is not a toll-free number), 
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, 
electric, 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: Identification of Independent Contractors.
    OMB Number: 1219-0043.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affective Public: Business or other for-profit.

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                                                                                    Average
                Type of mine/Type of response                       Annual       response time    Annual burden
                                                                  responses         (hours)           hours
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Metal and Nonmetal:                                            ...............  ...............  ...............
    Voluntary application....................................            1,167             0.13              152
    Result of violation......................................              197             0.07               14
Coal:                                                          ...............  ...............  ...............
    Voluntary application....................................              820             0.13              107
    Result of violation......................................               45             0.07                3
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    Total....................................................            2,229  ...............              275
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $655.
    Description: 30 CFR 45.3 provides that independent contractors may 
voluntarily obtain a permanent MSHA identification number by submitting 
to MSHA their trade name and business address, a telephone number, an 
estimate of the annual hours worked by the contractor on mine property 
for the previous calendar year, and the address of record for the 
service of documents upon the contractor.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-13526 Filed 5-29-03; 8:45 am]
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