[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 74 (Friday, April 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20648-20649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8645]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration


Hazardous Conditions Complaints

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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 15, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Darrin A. King, Chief, Records Management 
Branch, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2139, Arlington, VA 22209-3939. 
Commenters are encouraged to send their comments on computer disk, or 
via e-mail to [email protected]. Mr. King can be reached at (202) 
693-9838 (voice), or (202) 693-9801 (facsimile).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the employee listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 103(g) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 
(Pub. L. 91-173, as amended by Pub. L. 95-164) (Mine Act), states that 
a representative of miners, or any individual miner where this is no 
miners representative, may submit a written or oral notification of 
alleged violation of the Mine Act or a mandatory standard or of an 
imminent danger. Such notification requires the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration (MSHA) to make an immediate inspection. A copy of the 
notice must be provided to the operator.
    Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (30 CFR), part 43, implements 
section 103(g) of the Mine Act. It provides the procedures for 
submitting notification of the alleged violation and the actions which 
MSHA must take after receiving the notice. Although the regulation 
contains a review procedure (required by section 103(g)(2) of the Mine 
Act) whereby a miner or a representative of miners may in writing 
request a review

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if no citation or order is written as a result of the original notice, 
the option is so rarely used that it was not considered in the burden 
estimates.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    MSHA 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 submissions of responses.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request can be 
obtained by contacting the employee listed in the ADDRESSES 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

    Currently, MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the extension of 
the information collection requirements related to 30 CFR 43.4 
(Requirements for giving notice) and 43.7 (Informal review upon written 
notice given to an inspector on the mine premises).
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Hazardous Conditions Complaints.
    OMB Number: 1219-0014.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 1,003.
    Total Burden Hours: 201.
    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 in Arlington, Virginia, this 8th day of April, 2004.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. 04-8645 Filed 4-15-04; 8:45 am]
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