[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33668-33669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13525]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

June 9, 2004.
    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 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: Operations Under Water.
    OMB Number: 1219-0020.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 36.
    Number of Annual Responses: 36.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 180.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $540.
    Description: Title 30 CFR 75.1716, 75.1716-1 and 75.1716-3 require 
operators of underground coal mines to provide MSHA notification before 
mining under bodies of water and to obtain a permit to mine under a 
body of water if, in the judgment of the Secretary, it is sufficiently 
large to constitute a hazard to miners. This is a statutory provision 
contained in section 317(r) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act 
of 1977. The regulation is necessary to prevent the inundation of 
underground coal mines with water which has the potential of drowning 
miners.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.

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    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Program to Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas.
    OMB Number: 1219-0041.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 184.
    Number of Annual Responses: 184.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 92.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Section 317(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Act of 1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. 877(c), and 30 CFR 75.1702 prohibits 
persons from smoking or carrying smoking materials underground or in 
places where there is a fire or explosion hazard. Under the Mine Act 
and 30 CFR 75.1702, coal mine operators are required to develop 
programs to prevent persons from carrying smoking materials, matches, 
or lighters underground and to prevent smoking in hazardous areas, such 
as in or around oil houses, explosives magazines, etc. The Mine Act and 
30 CFR 75.1702 further require that the mine operator submit the 
program plan to MSHA for approval. The purpose of the program is to 
insure that a fire or explosion hazard does not occur.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-13525 Filed 6-15-04; 8:45 am]
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