[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47618-47619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20362]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; Daily Inspection of Surface Coal Mine; 
Certified Person; Reports of Inspection (Pertains to Surface Coal 
Mines)

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)). This program helps to 
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
    Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is 
soliciting comments concerning the extension of the information 
collection related to the 30 CFR 77.1713; Daily Inspection of Surface 
Coal Mine; Certified Person; Reports of Inspection.

DATES: Submit comments on or before October 10, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jane Tarr, Management Analyst, 
Administration and Management, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2171, 
Arlington, VA 22209-3939. Commenters are encouraged to send their 
comments on computer disk, or via Internet e-mail to [email protected]. Ms. Tarr can be reached at (202) 693-9824 (voice), or 
(202) 693-9801 (facsimile).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Tarr, Management Analyst, Records 
Management Group, U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health 
Administration, Room 2171, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209-
3939. Ms. Tarr can be reached at [email protected] (Internet e-mail),

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(202) 693-9824 (voice), or (202) 693-9801 (facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Section 77.1713 requires coal mine operators to conduct 
examinations of each active working area of surface mines, active 
surface installations at these mines, and preparation plants not 
associated with underground coal mines for hazardous conditions during 
each shift. A report of hazardous conditions detected must be entered 
into a record book along with a description of any corrective actions 
taken.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    MSHA 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 submissions of responses.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request can be 
obtained by contacting the employee listed in the For Further 
Information Contact section of this notice, or viewed on the Internet 
by accessing the MSHA home page (http://www.msha.gov) and then choosing 
``Statutory and Regulatory Information'' and ``Federal Register 
Documents.''

III. Current Actions

    Under 30 CFR 77.1713, coal mine operators to conduct examinations 
of each active working area of surface mines, active surface 
installations at these mines, and preparation plants not associated 
with underground coal mines for hazardous conditions during each shift. 
A report of hazardous conditions detected must be entered into a record 
book along with a description of any corrective actions taken.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Daily Inspection of Surface Coal Mine; Certified Person; 
Reports of Inspection.
    OMB Number: 1219-0083.
    Recordkeeping: A report of hazardous conditions detected must be 
entered into a record book along with a description of any corrective 
actions taken.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Respondents: 1,514.
    Responses: 513,246.
    Average Time Per Respondent: 1.5 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 769,869 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this first day of August 2003.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. 03-20362 Filed 8-8-03; 8:45 am]
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