[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 14 (Monday, January 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3388-3389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1225]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

January 11, 2005.
    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 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: Records of Tests and Examinations of Personnel Hoisting 
Equipment.
    OMB Number: 1219-0034.
    Form Number: None.
    Frequency: On occasion; Semi-annually; Daily; Bi-Weekly and Bi-
monthly.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 249 (58 Metal/Non-metal Mines and 191 Coal 
Mines).

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                                                                                   Average
            Information collection requirement                   Annual         response time     Annual burden
                                                                responses          (hours)            hours
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Metal/Non-metal Mines:
    Daily Examinations....................................            15,080              0.33             4,976
    Bi-weekly Examinations................................             1,508              0.75             1,131
    Daily Recordkeeping...................................            15,080              0.08             1,206
    Initial Examinations..................................                18              1.00                18
    Initial & Semi Annual Measurement.....................               116              1.00               116
    Recordkeeping.........................................               116              0.15                17
Coal Mines:
    Daily Examinations....................................           148,980              0.33            49,163
    Bi-weekly Examinations................................             9,932              0.33             3,278
    Daily Recordkeeping...................................            49,660              0.08             3,973
    Biweekly Recordkeeping................................             4,966              0.08               397
    Initial Wire Rope Measurement.........................               191              4.00               763
    Semi Annual Wire Rope Measurement.....................               688              1.00               688
    Initial Recordkeeping.................................               191              0.08                15
    Semi Annual Recordkeeping.............................               688              0.08                55
    Bi-monthly Tests of Safety Catches....................             2,292              0.75             1,719
    Recordkeeping.........................................             2,292              0.08               183
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        Total.............................................           251,797  ................            67,698
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $298,800.
    Description: The information collection requirements in 30 CFR 
56.19022, 56.19023, 56.19121, 57.19022, 57.19023, 57.19121, 75.1400-2, 
75.1400-4, 75.1432, 75.1433, 77.1404, 77.1432, 77.1433, 77.1906 are 
used by industry management and maintenance personnel to project the 
expected safe service performance of hoist and shaft equipment; to 
indicate when maintenance and specific tests need to be performed; and 
to ensure that wire rope attached to the personnel conveyance is 
replaced in time to maintain the necessary safety for miners. MSHA 
inspectors use the records to ensure that inspections are conducted, 
unsafe conditions identified early and corrected. The consequence of 
hoist or shaft equipment malfunctions or wire rope failures can result 
in serious injuries and fatalities. It is essential that MSHA 
inspectors be able to verify that mine operators are properly 
inspecting their hoist and shaft equipment and maintaining it in safe 
condition.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Respirator Program Records.
    OMB Number: 1219-0048.
    Form Number: None.
    Frequency: On occasion, Monthly, and Annually.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 310.

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                                                                                   Average
            Information collection requirement                   Annual         response time     Annual burden
                                                                responses          (hours)            hours
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Develop respirator program................................               310              5.00             1,550
Respirator fit testing....................................             1,500              0.25               375
Inspection records........................................             3,720              0.08               310
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    Total.................................................             5,530  ................             2,235
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $156,350.
    Description: Title 30 CFR 56.5005 and 57.5005 incorporate by 
reference requirements of the American National Standards Institute 
(ANSI Z88.2 1969). These incorporated requirements mandate that miners 
who must wear respirators be fit-tested to the respirators that they 
will use. Certain records are also required to be kept in connection 
with respirators, including: written standard operating procedures 
governing the selection and use of respirators; records of the date of 
issuance of the respirator; and fit-test results.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Hoist Operators' Physical Fitness.
    OMB Number: 1219-0049.
    Form Number: None.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 58.
    Annual Responses: 290.
    Average Response Time: 2 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 10.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $89,320.
    Description: Title 30 CFR 56.19057 and 57.19057 require the annual 
examination and certification of hoist operators' fitness by a 
qualified, licensed physician. The safety of all Metal and Nonmetal 
miners riding hoist conveyances is largely dependent upon the 
attentiveness and physical capabilities of the hoist operator. The 
information is used by mine operators and MSHA enforcement personnel to 
determine that persons operating hoisting equipment, are physically 
able to safely perform their functions.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Rock Burst Control Plan (Pertains to Underground Metal/
Nonmetal Mines--30 CFR 57.3461).
    OMB Number: 1219-0097.
    Form Number: None.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Annual Responses: 2.
    Average Response Time: 12 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 24.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Title 30 CFR 57.3461 requires operators of underground 
metal and nonmetal mines to develop a rock burst control plan within 90 
days after a rock burst has been experienced. Plans include mining and 
operating procedures designed to reduce the occurrence of rock bursts; 
monitoring procedures where detection methods are used; and other 
measures to minimize exposure of persons to areas which are prone to 
rock bursts. Plans are also required to be updated as conditions 
warrant and are to be made available to MSHA inspectors and to mine 
employees.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-1225 Filed 1-21-05; 8:45 am]
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