[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 87 (Monday, May 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25785-25786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8564]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; Hazardous Conditions Complaints

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to 
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 6, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and 
Health Administration, Debbie Ferraro, Management Services Division, 
1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2171, Arlington, VA 22209-3939. Commenters 
are encouraged to send their comments on a computer disk or via e-mail 
to [email protected], along with an original printed copy. Ms. 
Ferraro can be reached at (202) 693-9821 (voice), or (202) 693-9801 
(facsimile).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the employee listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    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 this is no 
miners representative, 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 the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration (MSHA) to make an immediate inspection. A copy of the 
notice must be provided to the operator.
    Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (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. Although the regulation 
contains a review procedure (required by Section 103(g)(2) of the Mine 
Act) whereby a miner or a representative of miners may in writing 
request a review if no citation or order is written as a result of the 
original notice, the option is so rarely used that it was not 
considered in the burden estimates.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    MSHA is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including

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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 submissions of responses.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request can be 
obtained by contacting the employee listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION section of this notice, or viewed on the Internet by 
accessing the MSHA home page (http://www.msha.gov) and then choosing 
``Rules and Regs'' and ``Federal Register Documents.''

III. Current Actions

    Currently, MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the extension of 
the information collection requirements related to 30 CFR 43.4 
(Requirements for giving notice) and 43.7 (Informal review upon written 
notice given to an inspector on the mine premises).
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Hazardous Conditions Complaints.
    OMB Number: 1219-0014.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 1,358.
    Total Burden Hours: 272.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 1st day of May, 2007.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. E7-8564 Filed 5-4-07; 8:45 am]
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