[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43625-43626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16538]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

July 14, 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: Hazardous Conditions Complaints.
    OMB Number: 1219-0014.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,003.
    Number of Annual Responses: 1,003.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 12 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 201.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 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 
there is no representative of miners, 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 MSHA to 
make an immediate inspection. A copy of the notice must be provided to 
the operator.
    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.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Ventilation Plan and Main Fan Maintenance Record.
    OMB Number: 1219-0016.
    Frequency: On occasion and annually.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 258.
    Number of Annual Responses: 267.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 24 hours to develop a new 
or revise an existing mine ventilation plan to 1.5 hours to develop or 
revise a main ventilation fan maintenance schedule.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,206.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 30 CFR 57.8520 and 57.8525 requires mine operators to 
install and maintain a properly operating ventilation system and to 
maintain main fans according to either the manufacturers 
recommendations or a written periodic schedule developed by the mine 
operator.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans.
    OMB Number: 1219-0019.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 78.
    Number of Annual Responses: 78.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,560.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $1,170.
    Description: 30 CFR 77.1900 requires coal mine operators to submit 
to MSHA for approval, a plan that will provide for the safety of 
workmen in each slope or shaft that is commenced or extended.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Safety Defects; Examination, Correction and Records.
    OMB Number: 1219-0089.
    Frequency: On occasion; Annually; and each shift.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 12,163.

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                                                                                      Average
               Information collection requirement                     Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)          hours
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30 CFR 56/57.13015..............................................           3,238            0.17             540
30 CFR 56/57.13030..............................................             488            0.17              81
30 CFR 56/57.14100..............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............
    Small Mines.................................................       4,243,837            0.08         339,507
    Large Mines.................................................       4,756,020            0.08         380,482
30 CFR 56/57.18002..............................................       2,438,987            0.20         487,797
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    Total:......................................................      11,442,570          //////       1,208,407
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 30 CFR 56/57.14100, 56/57.13015, 56/57.13030, and 56/
57.18002 requires equipment operators to inspect equipment, machinery, 
and tools that are to be used during a shift for safety defects before 
the equipment is placed in operation. Reports of uncorrected defects 
are required to be recorded by the mine operator and retained for MSHA 
review until the defect has been corrected.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-16538 Filed 7-20-04; 8:45 am]
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