[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4834-4835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1988]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

[OMB Control No. 1219-0146]


Proposed Extension of Existing Information Collection; Refuge 
Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration.

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 and 
state agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and 
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program 
helps ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
that reporting (time and financial resources) is minimal, that 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and that the impact of 
collection requirements can be properly assessed.
    The Mine Safety and Health Administration is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed extension of an existing information 
collection, OMB Control Number 1219-0146, Refuge Alternatives for 
Underground Coal Mines

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 2, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified with ``OMB Control Number 1219-
0146'' and may be sent to MSHA by any of the following methods:
     Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Facsimile: 202-693-9441. Include ``OMB 1219-0146'' in the 
subject line of the message.
     Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations, and 
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209-
3939.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, Office of Standards, 
Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, 
Arlington, Virginia. Sign in at the receptionist's desk on the 21st 
floor.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Moxness, Chief, Economic Analysis 
Division, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at 
[email protected] (email); 202-693-9440 (voice); or 202-693-9441 
(facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Mine Safety and Health Administration is responsible for the 
approval of refuge alternatives. The information collection 
requirements are intended to help protect miners by assuring that mine 
operators properly supply and maintain refuge alternatives, and in the 
event of an emergency, that miners will know when and where to seek 
refuge, that the immediate area of the refuge is secure from roof 
failure, and that maps are current and can be used by mine rescue teams 
to locate the sheltered miners.

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 through 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 employee listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this notice or viewed on the Internet by accessing the MSHA 
home page (http://www.msha.gov/) and selecting ``Rules and Regs,'' and 
then selecting ``Fed Reg Docs.''

III. Current Actions

    This notice contains the request for an extension of the existing 
collection of information in 30 CFR 75.1506--Refuge alternatives. 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

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information does not employ statistical methods.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines.
    OMB Number: 1219-0146.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 30 CFR Part 75.
    Total Respondents: 510.
    Frequency: Various.
    Total Responses: 958,819.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 93,917 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Cost: $7,979,712.
    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.

Patricia W. Silvey,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-1988 Filed 1-30-12; 8:45 am]
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