[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 57964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21658]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

September 22, 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 
email: [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: Record of Results of Examinations of Self-Rescuers 
(Underground Coal Mines).
    OMB Number: 1219-0044.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 773.
    Number of Annual Responses: 143,592.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes to certify and document 
that an examination was conducted and 1 minute to document why a device 
was taken out of service.
    Total Burden Hours: 71,748.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Title 30, CFR 75.1714-3(b), (c), (d), and (e) require 
that self-rescuers be examined regularly at intervals not to exceed 90 
days by a qualified person who certifies by date and signature that the 
tests were conducted. A record must be made when a self-rescue device 
is removed from service and when corrective action is taken as a result 
of the examination. The records are used as an enforcement tool to 
insure that the devices have been examined and are maintained in 
operable and usable condition.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Escape and Evacuation Plans 30 CFR 57.11053.
    OMB Number: 1219-0046.
    Frequency: On occasion and semi-annually.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 243.
    Number of Annual Responses: 486.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8.5 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,131.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Title 30 CFR 57.11053 requires the development of an 
escape and evacuation plan specifically addressing the unique 
conditions of each underground metal and nonmetal mine. Section 
57.11053 also requires that revisions be made as mining progresses. The 
plan must be available to the inspector and conspicuously posted at 
locations convenient to all persons on the surface and underground. The 
information is prepared by the mine operator for use by miners, MSHA, 
and persons involved in rescue operations.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-21658 Filed 9-27-04; 8:45 am]
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