[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39598-39599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16705]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 25, 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 
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 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
E-Mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration (MSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316 this is not a toll-

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free number), 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.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Notification of Methane Detected in Mine Atmosphere.
    OMB Number: 1219-0103.
    Frequency: On occasion and Weekly.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 8.

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                                                                                      Average
  Information collection requirement            Frequency             Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)          hours
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Notifying MSHA........................  On occasion.............               1            0.25            0.25
Weekly Certification Record...........  Weekly..................             364            0.08           30
Notifying Miners of Hazardous           On occasion.............               7            0.17            1
 Conditions.
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    Grand Total.......................  ........................             372  ..............           31
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 30 CFR 57.22004(c), 57.22231, and 57.22239 require 
underground metal and nonmetal mines operators to notify MSHA as soon 
as possible if any of the following events occurs: (a) There is an 
outburst that results in 0.25 percent or more methane in the mine 
atmosphere; (b) there is a blowout that results in 0.25 percent or more 
methane in the mine atmosphere; (c) there is an ignition of methane; 
(d) air sample results indicate 0.25 percent or more methane in the 
mine atmosphere of a Subcategory I-B, I-C, II-B, V-B, or Category VI 
mine; If methane reaches 2.0 percent in a Category IV mine; or methane 
reaches 0.25 percent in the mine atmosphere of a Subcategory I-B, II-B, 
V-B, and VI mines, MSHA shall be notified immediately.
    30 CFR 57.22229 and 57.22230 require that the mine atmosphere be 
tested for methane by a competent person or atmospheric monitoring 
system at least once every seven days, or a combination of both. 
Standards 57.22229(d) and 57.22230(c) require that the person 
performing the tests certify by signature and date that the tests have 
been conducted. Certifications of examinations shall be kept for at 
least one year and made available at the mine for MSHA inspectors. 
Where examinations disclose hazardous conditions, affected miners must 
be informed.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Safety Standards for Roof Bolts in Metal and Nonmetal Mines 
and Underground Coal Mines.
    OMB Number: 1219-0121.
    Frequency: On occasion; Quarterly; and Semi-annually.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

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                                                                                      Average
       Information collection requirement            Number of        Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                                    respondents      responses        (hours)          hours
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M/NM Surface....................................              20              40            0.05               2
M/NM Underground................................             180             720            0.05              36
Coal Underground................................             893           3,572            0.05             179
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    Grant Total.................................           1,093           4,332  ..............             217
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 30 CFR 56.3203(a), 57.3203(a), and 75.204(a) require 
mine operators to obtain certification from the manufacturer that roof 
and rock bolts and accessories are manufactured and tested in 
accordance with applicable American Society for Testing and Materials 
specifications and make the certification available to an authorized 
representative of the Secretary.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-16705 Filed 7-1-03; 8:45 am]
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