[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73683-73684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29869]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Escape and Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal 
Mines and Surface Facilities and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal 
Mines

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Mine safety 
and Health Administration (MSHA) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``Escape and Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal 
Mines and Surface Facilities and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal 
Mines,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 10, 2013.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the 
RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the 
day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth 
by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk

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Officer for DOL-MSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a 
toll-free number), email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations 30 CFR 77.1101 requires 
operators of surface coal mines and surface facilities and surface work 
areas of underground coal mines to establish and to keep current a 
specific escape and evacuation plan to be followed in the event of a 
fire. The plan is used to instruct employees in the proper method of 
exiting work areas in the event of a fire. The MSHA, mine operators, 
and others also use the escape and evacuation plan in rescue and 
recovery efforts.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1219-0051. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on January 31, 2013; however, it should be noted that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on August 20, 2012 (77 FR 60165).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1219-0051. 
The OMB 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 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: DOL-MSHA.
    Title of Collection: Escape and Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal 
Mines and Surface Facilities and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal 
Mines.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0051.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 295.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 295.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,425.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    Dated: December 5, 2012.

Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-29869 Filed 12-10-12; 8:45 am]
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