[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 104 (Thursday, June 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25337-25338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11240]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Periodic Medical Surveillance Examinations for 
Coal Miners

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, ``Periodic Medical Surveillance 
Examinations for Coal Miners,'' to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before July 3, 2017.

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=201406-1219-003 (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 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 sending an 
email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Periodic Medical Surveillance Examinations for Coal 
Miners information collection requirements codified in regulations 30 
CFR 72.100(d) and (e). More specifically, this ICR covers requirements 
for each mine operator to develop and submit for approval for National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) a plan in 
accordance with 42 CFR part 37 for providing miners with the required 
periodic examinations specified in 30 CFR 72.100(a) and a roster 
specifying the name and current address of each miner covered by the 
plan. Section 72.100(e) requires that each mine operator must post on 
the mine bulletin board at all times the approved plan for providing 
the examinations specified in 72.100(a). This information collection 
has been classified as a revision, because the agency has previously 
incorporated added information collection requirements also covered by 
this collection, including the associated burdens, to other approved 
information collections. In order not to double count those burdens, 
this collection would now drop those requirements from this collection. 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 sections 101(a) and 103(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 1219-0152. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on May 31, 2017; however, the DOL notes that existing 
information collection 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 March 14, 2017 (82 FR 13658).
    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 1219-0152. 
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

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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: Periodic Medical Surveillance Examinations for 
Coal Miners.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0152.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,223.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,468.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,142 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $441.

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

    Dated: May 18, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-11240 Filed 5-31-17; 8:45 am]
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