[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44573-44574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15367]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

August 2, 2007.
    The Department of Labor has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (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). Copies of 
the ICRs, announced herein with applicable supporting documentation; 
including inter alia a description of the likely respondents, proposed 
frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from 
the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or 
by contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free 
number)/e-mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: John Kraemer, OMB Desk Officer for the Mine Safety and 
Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-4816/ 
Fax: 202-395-6974 (these are not a toll-free numbers), E-mail: [email protected] within 30 days from the date of this publication in 
the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate consideration, 
comments should reference the applicable OMB Control Number (see 
below).
    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 without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Hazardous Conditions Complaints.
    OMB Number: 1219-0014.
    Number of Respondents: 1,358.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 272.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
    Description: In order to ensure optimum occupational safety 
conditions, miners or representatives of miners may submit a written or 
oral notification of an alleged violation of the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Act of 1977 (Pub. L. 91-173) or an alleged violation of a 
mandatory standard contained in Title 30 of the U.S. Code of 
Regulations or of an imminent danger. Such notification requires MSHA 
to make an immediate inspection.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Ventilation Plan and Main Fan Maintenance Record.
    OMB Number: 1219-0016.
    Number of Respondents: 247.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,942.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
    Description: The information collected pursuant to 30 CFR 57.8520 
is used to: (a) Assure that each operator of an underground metal and 
nonmetal mine routinely plans, reviews, and updates the mine's 
ventilation system; (b) insure the availability of accurate and current 
ventilation information; and (c) provide MSHA with the opportunity to 
alert the mine operator to potential hazards. With respect to 30 CFR 
57.8525, the information is maintained by the mine operator for his or 
her use. Ventilation personnel may use the information when called upon 
to solve a problem. MSHA uses the information to determine whether the 
fans have been adequately maintained in compliance with the standard.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans.
    OMB Number: 1219-0019.
    Number of Respondents: 65.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,300.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
    Description: Plans are submitted for approval to the District 
Manager in whose district the mine is located. Once approved, plans are 
used by MSHA to determine that the equipment and methods used by the 
mine operator to provide a safe working environment for their employees 
is as stated in the approved plan.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Safety Defects; Examination, Correction and Records.
    OMB Number: 1219-0089.
    Number of Respondents: 12,557.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,223,104.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
    Description: The records are used by industry management and 
maintenance personnel to ensure that defects are not overlooked, that 
repairs are made, and to monitor when and how often maintenance is 
performed on certain equipment, machinery, and tools. Additionally, the 
inspection records denote any hazards that were discovered and how the 
hazards or unsafe conditions were abated. Federal mine inspectors use 
the records to ensure that unsafe conditions are identified and 
corrected.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure of Underground Coal 
Miners.
    OMB Number: 1219-0124.
    Number of Respondents: 165.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 623.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
    Description: The Mine Safety and Health Administration's standards 
and regulations for diesel-powered equipment in underground coal mines 
serve to protect coal miners who work on and around diesel-powered 
equipment. The internal combustion

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engines that power diesel equipment expose miners to fire and explosion 
hazards in the confined environment of an underground coal mine, which 
contains combustible coal dust and highly explosive methane gas.

Darrin A, King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-15367 Filed 8-7-07; 8:45 am]
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