[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21410-21411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9192]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

[OMB Control No. 1219-0133]


Proposed Extension of Existing Information Collection; Hazard 
Communication (HazCom)

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of 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 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 part 47.

DATES: All comments must be postmarked or received by midnight Eastern 
Standard Time on June 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be clearly 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 Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, VA 22209-3939.
    (4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, Office of Standards, 
Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 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 (voice mail), 
202-693-9441 (facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 I. Background

    Section 101(a)(7) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 
1977, as amended (Mine Act) requires, in part, that mandatory standards 
prescribe the use of labels or other appropriate forms of warning as 
are necessary to insure that miners are apprised of all hazards to 
which they are exposed, relevant symptoms and appropriate emergency 
treatment, and proper conditions and precautions for safe use or 
exposure.
    MSHA collected evidence from the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) Occupational Health Survey of 
Mining and other sources indicating that there were chemical exposures 
occurring in every type of mine, although every miner may not have been 
exposed. MSHA became concerned that miners were being exposed to 
chemicals and may not have known the hazards of those chemicals or the 
appropriate precautions to prevent injury or illness caused by exposure 
to a hazardous chemical.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    MSHA is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information has practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the 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 information collection request can be obtained by 
contacting the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of 
this notice, or viewed on the Internet at http://www.msha.gov and by 
selecting ``FedReg. Docs'' under ``Rules & Regs'' on the right side of 
the screen. On the next screen, select ``Information Collection 
Requests'' to view documents supporting this Federal Register notice.

III. Current Actions

    This notice contains the request for an extension of the existing 
collection of information in 30 CFR Part 47. 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: Renewal.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    OMB Number: 1219-0133.
    Frequency: Daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annually, and on occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Cost to Federal Government: There are no costs to the federal 
government.
    Total Number of Respondents: 22,381.
    Total Number of Responses: 813,753.
    Total Burden Hours: 177,668 hours.
    Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $13,199.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for Office of

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Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; 
they will also become a matter of public record.

    Dated: April 12, 2011.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-9192 Filed 4-14-11; 8:45 am]
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