[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46338-46339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19038]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Diesel-Powered Equipment in 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, ``Diesel-Powered Equipment in 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 of 1995 (PRA), 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 September 3, 2015.

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=201410-1219-002 (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 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: 202-395-5806 (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].

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


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Diesel-Powered Equipment in Underground Coal Mines information 
collection requirements codified in regulations 30 CFR part 75. The 
MSHA requires a mine operator to provide important safety and health 
protection to an underground coal miner who works on and around diesel-
powered equipment. Engines powering diesel equipment are potential 
contributors to fires and explosion hazards in the confined environment 
of an underground coal mine where combustible coal dust and explosive 
methane gas are present. In addition, diesel equipment operating in an 
underground coal mine can pose serious health risks to miners from 
exposure to diesel exhaust emissions, including diesel particulates, 
oxides of nitrogen, and carbon monoxide. Diesel exhaust is a lung 
carcinogen in animals.
    This information collection pertains to diesel equipment 
maintenance and use; tests and maintenance of fire suppression systems 
on both the equipment and at fueling stations; and exhaust gas 
sampling. Records are required to document essential testing and 
maintenance of diesel-powered equipment are conducted regularly by a 
qualified person; any corrective action is taken; and a person 
performing covered maintenance, repairs, examinations, or tests is 
trained and qualified to perform such tasks.
    The subject information collection requirements are found in 
regulations 30 CFR 75.1901(a), Diesel fuel requirements; 
75.1904(b)(4)(i), Underground diesel fuel tanks and safety cans; 
75.1906(d), Transport of diesel fuel; 75.1911(j), Fire suppression 
systems for diesel-powered equipment and fuel transportation units; 
75.1912(i), Fire suppression systems for permanent underground diesel 
fuel storage facilities; 75.1914(f)(2), (g), (h)(1), and (h)(2), 
Maintenance of diesel-powered equipment; sections 75.1915(b)(5), 
(c)(1), and (c)(2), Training and qualification of persons working on 
diesel-powered equipment. Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 
sections 801(a) and 803(h) authorize this information collection. See 
30 U.S.C. 811(a), 813(h).
    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 1205-0119.
    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, 2015. 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

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about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on May 11, 2015 (80 FR 26952).
    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 thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1219-0119. 
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: Diesel-Powered Equipment in Underground Coal 
Mines.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0119.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 151.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 177,659.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 14,422 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $322,624.

    Dated: July 29, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-19038 Filed 8-3-15; 8:45 am]
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