[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13312-13313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06185]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Proximity Detection Systems for Continuous 
Mining Machines in Underground Coal Mines

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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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, ``Proximity Detection Systems for Continuous 
Mining Machines 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). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before April 27, 2018.

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 website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201707-1219-002 (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 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

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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: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Proximity Detection Systems for Continuous Mining Machines in 
Underground Coal Mines information collection requirements codified in 
regulations 30 CFR 1732(d). This information collection relates to 
requirements for mine operators to install proximity detection systems 
on continuous mining machines. More specifically, the subject 
regulatory provisions require: the proper certification (initialing and 
dating--including time) by a qualified individual that the machine-
mounted components of the proximity detection system have been checked 
(Sec.  75.1732(d)(1)); recording, before the end of the shift, any 
defects found as a result of the check--including corrective actions 
and their dates (Id.); the operator recording any defects found as a 
result of the checks of miner-wearable components required under 
section Sec.  75.1732(c)(2), including corrective actions and dates of 
corrective actions (Sec.  75.1732(d)(2); the operator creating a record 
of persons trained in the installation and maintenance of proximity 
detection systems under Sec.  75.1732(b)(6) (Sec.  75.1732(d)(3)); the 
operator maintaining records in a secure book or electronically in a 
secure computer system not susceptible to alteration (Sec.  
75.1732(d)(4)); the operator retaining records for at least one year 
and making them available for inspection by authorized representatives 
of the Secretary and representatives of miners (Sec.  75.1732(d)(5). 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 sections 101 and 103(h) 
authorize this information collection. See 30 U.S.C. 811, 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 1219-0148.
    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, 2018. 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 24, 2017 (82 FR 
55879).
    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 1219-0148. 
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: Proximity Detection Systems for Continuous 
Mining Machines in Underground Coal Mines.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0148.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 209.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 291,137.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 828 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

     Dated: March 20, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-06185 Filed 3-27-18; 8:45 am]
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