[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 192 (Thursday, October 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56795-56796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19575]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

September 28, 2007.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission 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; 
including among other things 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 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: Application for Waiver of Surface Facilities Requirements.
    OMB Number: 1219-0024.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 843.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 322.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden: $0.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit 
(Mines).
    Description: Title 30 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Sec. Sec.  
71.400 through 71.402 and 75.1712-1 through 75.1712-3 require coal mine 
operators to provide bathing facilities, clothing change rooms, and 
sanitary flush toilet facilities in a location that is convenient for 
use of the miners. If the operator is unable to meet any or all of the 
requirements, he/she may apply for a waiver. Title 30 CFR 71.403, 
71.404, 75.1712-4 and 75.1712-5 provide procedures by which an operator 
may apply for and be granted a waiver. Applications are filed with the 
District Manager for the district in which the mine is located and must 
contain the name and address of the mine operator, name and location of 
the mine, and a detailed statement of the grounds upon which the waiver 
is requested.
    The information is used to determine if the conditions at a mine 
make it impractical for the mine operator to provide the required 
sanitary facilities. The mine operator submits the request for a waiver 
to the MSHA district in which the mine is located. The district uses 
this information in determining if the conditions at a mine justify 
granting the waiver. If the waiver is granted, the information serves 
as written documentation that the mine operator is not required to 
comply with the applicable part(s) of the standard(s) covered by the 
waiver.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Representative of Miners, Notification of Legal Identity, 
and Notification of Commencement of Operations and Closing of Mines.
    OMB Number: 1219-0042.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,945.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,347.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden: $3,550.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit 
(Mines).
    Description: Identification of the miner representative, 
notification of

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mine owner and operator legal identity and notification of commencement 
of operations and closing of mines provide information to help ensure 
the health and safety of mine workers by identifying responsibility for 
mining operations.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Record of Results of Examinations of Self-Rescuers 
(Underground Coal Mines).
    OMB Number: 1219-0044.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 719.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 124,375.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden: $0.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit 
(Mines).
    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 without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Escape and Evaluation Plans 30 CFR 57.11053.
    OMB Number: 1219-0046.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 242.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,114.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden: $0.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit 
(Mines)
    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 
mine operator and representatives of the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration (MSHA) are required to jointly review the plan at least 
once every six months. The information is prepared by the mine operator 
for use by miners, MSHA, and persons involved in rescue operations. The 
information allows miners and rescue personnel to be aware of the 
emergency escape route for a particular working place.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: New collection of information.
    Title: Qualification/Certification Program Request for MSHA 
Individual Identification Number (MIIN).
    OMB Number: 1219-0NEW.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,332.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden: $11,439.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit 
(Mines).
    Description: MSHA issues certifications, qualifications and 
approvals (licenses) to the nation's miners to conduct specific mine-
related work. In an effort to reduce the use of Social Security Numbers 
as identifiers, MSHA will issue Individual Identification Numbers, or 
MIIN, where identification is required by MSHA for miners.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-19575 Filed 10-3-07; 8:45 am]
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