[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41017-41018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17323]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 2, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICR's) 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 
these ICR's, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained 
by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, contact 
Vanessa Reeves on 202-693-4124 (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-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, 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 currently approved collection.
    Title: Underground Retorts.
    OMB Number: 1219-0096.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Number of Annual Responses: 1.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 160 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 160.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 30 CFR Section 57.22401 pertains to safety 
requirements to be followed by mine operators in the use of underground 
retorts to extract oil from shale by heat or fire. Prior to ignition of 
retorts, the mine operator must submit a written plan indicating the 
acceptable levels of combustible gases and oxygen; specifications and 
location of off-gas monitoring procedures and equipment; procedures for 
ignition of retorts and details of area monitoring and alarm systems 
for hazardous gases and actions to be taken to assure the safety of 
miners.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Product Testing by Applicant or Third Party.
    OMB Number: 1219-0100.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 197

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                                                                                      Average
               Information collection requirements                    Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)          hours
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Applications under Subpart B:
    New Application for Brattice Cloth and Ventilation Tubing...               5            5.00              25
    Application for Extension for Brattice Cloth and Ventilation               4            5.00              20
     Tubing.....................................................
    Reporting products not in accordance with approved                        25            0.25               6
     specifications.............................................
                                                                 -----------------
        Subtotal, Subpart B.....................................              34  ..............              51
                                                                 -----------------
Applications under Subpart C:
    New Application for Battery Approval........................               1            4.00               4
    Application for Extension...................................               1            4.00               4
    RAMP Application............................................               5            2.00              10
    Reporting products not in accordance with approved                        16            0.25               4
     specifications.............................................

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    Develop Checklist...........................................              16            2.00              32
                                                                 -----------------
        Subtotal, Subpart C.....................................              39  ..............              54
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Applications under Subpart D:
    New Application for Brattice Cloth and Ventilation Tubing...               1            4.00               4
    Application for Extension for Brattice Cloth and Ventilation               1            2.00               2
     Tubing.....................................................
    Reporting products not in accordance with approved                         4            0.25               1
     specifications.............................................
    Develop Checklist...........................................               4            2.00               8
                                                                 -----------------
        Subtotal, Subpart D.....................................              10  ..............              15
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Applications under Subpart J:
    New Application.............................................              11            8.00              88
    Application for Extension...................................               6            6.00              36
    RAMP Application............................................              22            2.00              44
    Reporting products not in accordance with approved                        14            0.25               4
     specifications.............................................
                                                                 -----------------
        Subtotal, Subpart J.....................................              53  ..............             172
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Applications under Subpart K:
    New Application for Cable Approval..........................              14            5.00              70
    Application for Extension for Cable Approval................               6            6.00              36
    Application for Extension for Splice Kit Approval...........               1            6.00               6
    Extension for Splice Kit Approval...........................               1            7.00               7
    Reporting products not in accordance with approved                        39            0.25              10
     specifications.............................................
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        Subtotal, Subpart K.....................................              61  ..............             129
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        Total...................................................             197  ..............             421
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $58,429.
    Description: 30 CFR part 7 subparts A through D, and subparts J and 
K provide procedures whereby products may be tested and certified by 
the applicant or a third party. Section 318 of the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. 878, defines ``permissible'' 
equipment as that which has been approved according to specifications 
which are prescribed by the Secretary of Labor. This approval indicates 
that the Mine Safety and Health Administration's specifications and 
tests, designed to ensure that a product will not present a fire, 
explosion, or other specific safety hazard related to use, have been 
met.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-17323 Filed 7-8-03; 8:45 am]
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