[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 94 (Friday, May 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 26892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10959]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

May 7, 2004.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). 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:
     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: Application for a Permit to Fire More than 20 Boreholes for 
the use of Nonpermissible Blasting Units, Explosive, and Shot-firing 
Units.
    OMB Number: 1219-0025.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping; Reporting; and Third party 
disclosure.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 48.
    Number of Annual Responses: 105.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour to prepare an application for a 
permit and 20 minutes to post a conspicuous warning notice at the 
entrance of an area affected by a misfire.
    Total Burden Hours: 67.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $588.
    Description: Title 30 CFR 75.1321 outlines the procedures by which 
a permit may be issued for the firing of more than 20 boreholes and/or 
the use of nonpermissible shot-firing units in underground coal mines. 
In those instances in which there is a misfire of explosives, 30 CFR 
75.1327 requires that a qualified person post each accessible entrance 
to the affected area with a warning to prohibit entry. Title 30 CFR 
77.1909-1 outlines the procedures by which a coal mine operator may 
apply for a permit to use nonpermissible explosives and/or shot-firing 
units in the blasting of rock while sinking shafts or slopes for 
underground coal mines. These permits inform mine management and the 
miners of the steps to be employed to protect the safety of any person 
exposed to such blasting while using nonpermissible items. The posting 
of danger/warning signs at entrances to locations where an misfired 
blast hole or round remains indisposed is a safety precaution predating 
the Coal Mine Safety and Health Act.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-10959 Filed 5-13-04; 8:45 am]
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