[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 10183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03842]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Qualification/Certification Program Request 
for Mine Safety and Health Administration Individual Identification 
Number

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOL.

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, ``Qualification/Certification Program Request for 
Mine Safety and Health Administration Individual Identification 
Number,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

DATES: Submit comments on or before March 26, 2014.

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=201401-1219-001 (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, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier 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; by Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor--OASAM, Office of 
the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information 
Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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

    This ICR seeks to maintain PRA authorization for the Qualification/
Certification Program Request for Mine Safety and Health Administration 
Individual Identification Number, Form MSHA-5000-46, information 
collection. The MSHA issues certifications, qualifications, and 
approvals (licenses) to the nation's miners to conduct specific work 
within mines. A miner requiring a license or benefit from the MSHA 
registers for a MSHA Individual Identification Number (MIIN). This 
unique number is used as a personal identifier, in place of an 
individual's Social Security Number, for all MSHA licensing 
requirements. This process has allowed the MSHA to discontinue the past 
practice of an individual routinely supplying personally identifiable 
information to an instructor, State, or other entity that, in turn, 
supplies information to the MSHA to track an individual miner within a 
MSHA data processing system.
    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 1219-0143.
    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 April 30, 2014. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on November 29, 2013 (78 FR 
71672).
    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 1219-0143. 
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: Qualification/Certification Program Request 
for Mine Safety and Health Administration Individual Identification 
Number.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0143.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households and Private Sector--
businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 16,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 16,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,333 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $58,827.

    Dated: February 18, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-03842 Filed 2-21-14; 8:45 am]
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