[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61831-61832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27352]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 17, 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 contacting 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-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: Main Fan Operation and Inspection.
    OMB Number: 1219-0030.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Frequency: Daily.
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Number of Annual Responses: 3,465.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,733.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $1,470.
    Description: Title 30, CFR 57.22204, which is applicable only to 
specific underground mines that are categorized as gassy, requires main 
fans to have pressure-recording systems. Main fans are to be inspected 
daily while operating if persons are underground, and certification of 
the inspection is to be made by signature and date. These records are 
used by the mine operator and MSHA to maintain a constant surveillance 
on mine ventilation, and to ensure that unsafe conditions are 
identified early and corrected. Technical consultants may occasionally 
review the information when solving problems.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Daily Inspection of Surface Coal Mine; Certified Person; 
Reports of Inspection (Pertains to Surface Coal Mines).
    OMB Number: 1219-0083.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

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    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Frequency: Each shift.
    Number of Respondents: 1,514.
    Number of Annual Responses: 513,246.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 769,869.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 30 CFR 77.1713 requires operators of surface coal 
mines and surface facilities to keep records of the results of 
mandatory examinations for hazardous conditions. Records consist of the 
nature and location of any hazardous condition found and the actions 
taken to abate the hazardous condition.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Explosive Materials and Blasting Units (pertains to metal 
and nonmetal underground mines deemed to be gassy).
    OMB Number: 1219-0095.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Number of Annual Responses: 2.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Burden Hours: 2.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: In the absence of permissible explosives or blasting 
units having adequate blasting capacity for metal and nonmetal gassy 
mines, 30 CFR 57.22606(a) provides procedures by which mine operators 
shall notify MSHA of all non-approved explosive materials and blasting 
units to be used prior to their use in underground gassy metal and 
nonmetal mines. MSHA uses this information to determine that the 
explosives and procedures to be used are safe for blasting in a gassy 
underground mine.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-27352 Filed 10-29-03; 8:45 am]
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