[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45972-45973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18242]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; High-Voltage Continuous Mining Machines 
Standards for 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, ``High-Voltage Continuous Mining Machines 
Standards for Underground Coal Mines,'' to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 29, 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 free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201302-1219-004 (this link will only become active 
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: This information collection supports safe 
use of high-voltage continuous mining machines (HVCMM) in underground 
coal mines by requiring records of testing, examination and maintenance 
on machines to reduce fire, electrical shock, ignition, and operational 
hazards. Coal mine supervisors and employees, State mine inspectors, 
and Federal mine inspectors use the records to document whether mine 
operators have conducted examinations and tests and have given insight 
into hazardous conditions encountered or that may be encountered. The 
records of inspections greatly assist those who use them in making 
decisions that will ultimately affect the safety of miners working with 
HVCMM. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on April 8, 2013 (78 
FR 20949).
    This information collection is subject to the PRA, because the 
information collection is included in a rule of general applicability, 
30 CFR part 75. See 5 CFR 1320.3(c)(4)(i). 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 1219-0140.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on August 31, 2013. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. It should also be noted 
that existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    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

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mention OMB Control Number 1219-0140. 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: High-Voltage Continuous Mining Machines 
Standards for Underground Coal Mines.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0140.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 8,510.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 384.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: July 24, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-18242 Filed 7-29-13; 8:45 am]
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