[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64537-64538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25395]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Coal Mine Rescue Teams: Arrangements for 
Emergency Medical Assistance and Transportation for Injured Persons--
Agreements, Reporting Requirements, and Posting Requirements

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, ``Coal Mine Rescue Teams: Arrangements for 
Emergency Medical Assistance and Transportation for Injured Persons--
Agreements, Reporting Requirements, and Posting Requirements,'' 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 November 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=201304-1219-002 (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]. Commenters are encouraged, but not 
required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments to the U.S. 
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Attn: Information Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, 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: This ICR covers the following requirements 
for a coal mine: reporting to the MSHA how the mine will comply with 
mine rescue team requirements; reporting to the MSHA alternative mine 
rescue capability for a small and remote mine; providing an annual 
certification to the MSHA that each mine rescue team designated to 
provide mine rescue coverage meets applicable requirements; maintaining 
a record of mine rescue equipment testing, medical physical 
examinations of mine rescue team members, and mine rescue team 
training; posting a copy of the mine rescue notification plan and 
providing a written copy to a designated mine worker representative; 
and posting at appropriate places of an underground or surface mine the 
names, titles, addresses, and telephone numbers of all persons or 
services currently available under medical assistance and 
transportation arrangements. Coal mine operators, supervisors, and 
employees, as well as State and Federal mine inspectors use the records 
to provide assurance that each mine operator and mine rescue team is 
prepared for a mine emergency. Records also show that mine rescue team 
equipment has been examined and tested and is in good working order. 
Training records show that mine rescue team members and the responsible 
persons at the mine are competent to respond to a mine emergency 
involving a fire, an explosion, or a gas or water inundation.
    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 1219-0144.
    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 October 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

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while they undergo review. For additional substantive information about 
this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on 
June 14, 2013 (78 FR 35974).
    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 1219-0114. 
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: Coal Mine Rescue Teams: Arrangements for 
Emergency Medical Assistance and Transportation for Injured Persons--
Agreements, Reporting Requirements, and Posting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0144.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 477.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 21,379.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,345.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $786,928.

    Dated: October 22, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-25395 Filed 10-28-13; 8:45 am]
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