[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79028-79029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31687]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

[OMB Control No. 1219-0044]


Proposed Extension of Existing Information Collection; Self-
Contained Self-Rescue Devices (SCSRs)

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.

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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 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to assure 
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. Currently, the 
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is soliciting comments 
concerning the extension of the information collection for 30 CFR 
75.1714-3-Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair 
and recordkeeping, 30 CFR 75.1714-4 Additional self-contained self-
rescuers (SCSRs), 30 CFR 75.1714-8 Reporting

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SCSR inventory and malfunctions; retention of SCSRs.

DATES: All comments must be received by midnight Eastern Standard Time 
on February 15, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments must clearly be identified with the rule title and 
may be submitted to MSHA by any of the following methods:
    (1) Electronic mail: [email protected].
    (2) Facsimile: (202) 693-9441.
    (3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations, and 
Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, Arlington, VA 22209-3939.
    (4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, Office of Standards, 
Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, Arlington, VA 
22209-3939. Sign in at the receptionist's desk on the 21st floor.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mario Distasio, Chief of the Economic 
Analysis Division, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 
MSHA, at [email protected] (e-mail), 202-693-9445 (voicemail), 
202-693-9441 (facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 
(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.
    Title 30, CFR 75.1714-3 requires that self-rescue devices be 
inspected for damage after being worn or carried, and be tested 
regularly at intervals not to exceed 90 days by a qualified person who 
certifies by date and signature that the tests were conducted. A self-
rescue device must be removed from service if its seal is broken, it is 
damaged so that it will not function properly, or it does not meet 
testing criteria. A record must be made when a self-rescue device is 
removed from service and when corrective action is taken as a result of 
an inspection or test. The records are used as an enforcement tool to 
assure that the self-rescue devices have been tested and inspected and 
are maintained in operable condition. In the event of a mine fire, mine 
explosion, or mine inundation, the use of self-rescuers can be the 
difference between life and death. Therefore it is essential that these 
devices be examined regularly and that they are maintained in usable 
and operative condition.

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 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 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 CONTACT section of this notice, or viewed on the Internet 
by selecting ``Rules & Regs'', and then selecting ``FedReg.Docs''. On 
the next screen, select ``Paperwork Reduction Act Supporting 
Statement'' to view documents supporting the Federal Register notice.

III. Current Actions

    This request for collection of information contains notification 
and recordkeeping provisions for the Proposed Information Collection 
Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; 30 CFR 
75.1714-3-Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair 
and recordkeeping, 30 CFR 75.1714-4 Additional self-contained self-
rescuers (SCSRs), 30 CFR 75.1714-8 Reporting SCSR inventory and 
malfunctions; retention of SCSRs. MSHA does not intend to publish the 
results from this information collection and is not seeking approval to 
either display or not display the expiration date for the OMB approval 
of this information collection.
    There are no certification exceptions identified with this 
information collection and the collection of this information does not 
employ statistical methods.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    OMB Number: 1219-0044.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Cost to Federal Government: $0.00.
    Total Burden Respondents: 595.
    Total Number of Responses: 754,932.
    Total Burden Hours: 12,664.
    Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $1,072,641
    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: December 13, 2010.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 2010-31687 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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