[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 69596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22676]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

November 8, 2005.
    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 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: Noise Exposure Assessment; Audiometric Testing Evaluation, 
and Records and Training in all Mines.
    OMB Number: 1219-0120.
    Frequency: On occasion and Annually.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and State, Local, or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,391.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 848,081.
    Estimated Average Response Time: Varies from 2 minutes for a mine 
operator to provide oral notification of the opportunity to observe 
noise exposure monitoring to 5 hours for an operator of a large mine to 
develop a system to monitor noise exposure.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 107,600.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $4,355,111.
    Description: 30 CFR part 62 requires records of miner exposures to 
noise so that mine operators and MSHA can evaluate the need for and 
effectiveness of engineering controls, administrative controls, and 
personal protective equipment to protect miners from harmful levels of 
exposure. The records are used by mine operators and MSHA to verify 
that the testing was done and the required actions implemented. Part 62 
also requires the mine operator to provide training to overexposed 
miners about the hazards of noise exposure, hearing protector selection 
and use, the hearing test program, and the operator's noise controls. 
Records of training are needed to confirm that miners receive the 
information they need to become active participants in hearing 
conservation efforts.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-22676 Filed 11-15-05; 8:45 am]
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