[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71671-71672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28634]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219-0143]
Proposed Information Collection; Qualification/Certification
Program Request for MSHA Individual Identification Number (MIIN)
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: 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 agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections
of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). This program helps to assure that requested
data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents
can be properly assessed. Currently, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting comments concerning the extension
of the information collection for updating Qualification/Certification
Program Request for MSHA Individual Identification Number (MIIN).
DATES: All comments must be postmarked or received by midnight Eastern
Standard Time on January 28, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the information collection requirements
of this notice may be sent by any of the methods listed below.
Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments for docket
number [MSHA-2013-0030].
Regular Mail: Send comments to MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209-3939.
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Hand Delivery: MSHA, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2176,
Arlington, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila McConnell, Deputy Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
[email protected] (email); 202-693-9440 (voice); or 202-693-
9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 101(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
(Mine Act) requires the Secretary to develop, promulgate, and revise as
may be appropriate, improved mandatory health or safety standards for
the protection of life and prevention of injuries in coal or other
mines. Under section 103(a)(2), authorized representatives of the
Secretary of Labor or Secretary of Health and Human Services must make
frequent inspections and investigations in coal or other mines each
year for the purpose of gathering information with respect to mandatory
health or safety standards.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issues
certifications, qualifications and approvals to the nation's miners to
conduct specific work within the mines. Miners requiring qualification
or certification from MSHA will register for an ``MSHA Individual
Identification Number'' (MIIN). This unique number is used in place of
individual Social Security numbers (SSNs) for all MSHA collections. The
MIIN identifier fulfills Executive Order 13402, Strengthening Federal
Efforts Against Identity Theft, which requires Federal agencies to
better secure government held data.
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 MSHA'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 submission of responses.
OMB clearance requests are available on MSHA's Web site at http://www.msha.gov under ``Federal Register Documents'' on the right side of
the screen by selecting ``New and Existing Information Collections and
Supporting Statements''. The document will be available on MSHA's Web
site for 60 days after the publication date of this notice, and on
http://www.regulations.gov. Because comments will not be edited to
remove any identifying or contact information, MSHA cautions the
commenter against including any information in the submission that
should not be publicly disclosed.
The public may also examine publicly available documents at MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 2350, Arlington VA.
Questions about the information collection requirements may be
directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of
this notice.
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of information contains provisions for
the extension of the Information Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment and Recommendations; Qualification/Certification Program
Request for MSHA Individual Identification Number (MIIN). MSHA does not
intend to publish the results from this information collection and will
display the expiration date on the instrument.
There are no certification exceptions identified and this
information collection and the collection of this information does not
employ statistical methods.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Qualification/Certification Program Request for MSHA
Individual Identification Number (MIIN).
OMB Number: 1219-0143.
Affected Public: Business of other for-profit.
Total Number of Respondents: 16,000.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Number of Responses: 16,000.
Total Burden Hours: 1,333 hours.
Total Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost Burden: $752.
MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 5000-46, MSHA Individual Identification
Number Request (MIIN).
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and 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.
Dated: November 25, 2013.
George F. Triebsch,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-28634 Filed 11-27-13; 8:45 am]
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