[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48366-48367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19683]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 4, 2010.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
the following public information collection

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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 Linda 
Watts Thomas on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number); e-mail 
mail to: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 
Department of Labor--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: 202-395-5806 (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:
    (1) 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;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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.
    Title of Collection: Operations Under Water.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0020.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 400.
    Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden (operating/maintaining): 
$33,880.
    Description: Title 30 CFR 75.1716, 75.1716-1 and 75.1716-3 require 
operators of underground coal mines to provide MSHA notification before 
mining under bodies of water and to obtain a permit to mine under a 
body of water if, in the judgment of the Secretary, it is sufficiently 
large to constitute a hazard to miners. The regulation is necessary to 
prevent the inundation of underground coal mines with water which has 
the potential of drowning miners. Section 103(h) of the Mine Act, 30 
U.S.C. 813, authorizes MSHA to collect information necessary to 
carryout its duty in protecting the safety and health of miners. For 
additional information, see related notice published in the Federal 
Register on June 24, 2010 (Vol. 75, page 36122).

    Dated: August 4, 2010.
Linda Watts Thomas,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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