[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20914-20915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08334]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records

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, ``Radiation Sampling and Exposure 
Records,'' 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.). Public comments on the ICR are 
invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before May 14, 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=201402-1219-002 (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, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to [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 sending an 
email to [email protected].


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


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to PRA approval for a 
modification to the Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records information 
collection. Specifically, Form MSHA-9000-4, ``Record of Individual 
Exposure to Radon Daughters,'' is being clarified to reflect that a 
mine operator's response is mandatory. Data elements would remain 
unchanged.
    Regulations 30 CFR 57.5040 requires a mine operator to calculate 
and record individual exposures to radon daughters on Form MSHA-4000-9 
or equivalent forms acceptable to the MSHA. The calculations are based 
on the results of weekly sampling required by 30 CFR 57.5037. Records 
must be maintained by the operator and submitted annually to the MSHA. 
The sampling and recordkeeping requirement alerts the mine operator and 
the MSHA to possible failure in the radon daughter control system and 
permits timely appropriate corrective action. Data submitted to the 
MSHA is intended to establish a means by which the MSHA can assure 
compliance with underground radiation standards and to assure that 
miners can, on written request, have records of cumulative exposures 
made available to them or their estate, and to medical and legal 
representatives who have obtained written authorization. Mine Safety 
and Health Act section 103(h), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes this 
information collection.
    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 1219-0003. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on June 30, 2014; however, the DOL notes that existing 
information collection

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requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension 
while they undergo review. New requirements would only take effect upon 
OMB approval. For additional substantive information about this ICR, 
see the related notice published in the Federal Register on December 
27, 2013 (78 FR 79009).
    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 1219-0003. 
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: Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0003.
    Affected Public: Private sector--businesses or other for-profit.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 505.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 502 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $25.

    Dated: April 8, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-08334 Filed 4-11-14; 8:45 am]
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