[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79030-79031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31689]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

[OMB Control No. 1219-0009]


Proposed Extension of Existing Information Collection; Training 
Plans and Records of Training

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 Training 
Plans and Records of Training, 30 CFR 48.3, 48.9, 48.23, and 48.29.

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.

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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

    The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as 
amended, 30 U.S.C. 801 et seq., recognizes that education and training 
in the improvement of miner health and safety is an important element 
of federal efforts to make the nation's mines safer places in which to 
work.
    Title 30, CFR Sec. Sec.  48.3 and 48.23 require training plans for 
underground and surface mines, respectively. The standards are intended 
to assure that miners will be effectively trained in matters affecting 
their health and safety, with the ultimate goal being the reduction of 
injuries and illness in the nation's mines. Training plans are required 
to be submitted for approval to the MSHA District Manager for the area 
in which the mine is located. Plans must contain the company name, mine 
name, and MSHA identification number of the mine; the name and position 
of the person designated by the operator who is responsible for health 
and safety training at the mine; a list of MSHA-approved instructors 
with whom the operator proposes to make arrangements to teach the 
courses and the courses each instructor is qualified to teach; the 
location where training will be given for each course; a description of 
the teaching methods and the course materials which are to be used in 
training; the approximate number of miners employed at the mine and the 
maximum number who will attend each session of training; the predicted 
time or periods of time when regularly scheduled refresher training 
will be given including the titles of courses to be taught, the total 
number of instruction hours for each course, and the predicted time and 
length of each session of training; and for new task training, a 
complete list of task assignments, the titles of personnel conducting 
the training, the outline of training procedures used, and the 
evaluation procedures used to determine the effectiveness of the 
training. Records of training are required for underground and surface 
mines under Sec. Sec.  48.9 and 48.29.

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; Training 
Plans and Records of Training for Underground Miners and Miners Working 
at Surface Mines and Surface Areas of Underground Mines, 30 CFR 48.3, 
48.9, 48.23, and 48.29. 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: 1219-0009.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Cost to Federal Government: $428,239.
    Total Burden Respondents: 3,017.
    Total Number of Responses: 267,417.
    Total Burden Hours: 27,793.
    Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $1,082,165.
    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. 2010-31689 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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