[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6133-6134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01738]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Fire Protection in 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) revision titled, ``Fire Protection in Underground Coal 
Mines,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 28, 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 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: 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 75.1502 requires an 
underground coal mine operator to submit for MSHA approval a plan for 
the instruction of miners in firefighting and evacuation procedures to 
be followed in the event of an emergency. In addition, various sections 
of part 75 require fire drills to be conducted quarterly, equipment to 
be tested, and a record to be kept of the drills and testing results.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is

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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-
0054. 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.
    This ICR has been classified as a revision for technical reasons. 
This ICR would move burden associated with information collection 
requirements contained in regulations 30 CFR 75-1103-5(a)(2)(ii) and 
75.1103-8(b) and (c) from Control Number 1219-0145 to 1219-0054; 
however, the actual requirements will remain unchanged. The DOL intends 
to submit a corresponding non-material change under Control Number 
1219-0145 to the OMB after receiving a Notice of Action approving 
Control Number 1219-0054 with the new burden. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on September 19, 2012 (77 FR 58170).
    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 1219-0054. 
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: Fire Protection in Underground Coal Mines.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0054.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 549.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 294,618.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 54,809.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $693.

    Dated: January 23, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-01738 Filed 1-28-13; 8:45 am]
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