[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14045-14046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06549]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Mine Safety and Health Administration Grant 
Performance Reports Office of the Secretary

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 sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) proposal titled, ``Mine Safety and Health Administration Grant 
Performance Reports,'' 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 May 2, 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=201711-1219-001 (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 (this is not a toll-free 
number) 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 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 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks PRA authority for the 
Performance Reports for Mine Safety and Health Administration Grants 
information collection. Mine Safety and Health Administration grantees 
are required by DOL regulations to submit project and final reports.
    A grantee submits a technical project report to the MSHA no later 
than 30 days after quarterly deadlines. A technical project report 
provides both quantitative and qualitative information and a narrative 
assessment of performance for the preceding three-month period. This 
includes the current grant progress against the overall grant goals. 
Between reporting dates, the grantee informs MSHA of significant 
developments or problems affecting the organization's ability to 
accomplish the work.

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    A grantee provides (1) a final report that summarizes the technical 
project reports, (2) an evaluation report, and (3) a closeout financial 
report at the end of the grant period project. These final reports are 
due no later than 90 days after the end of the 12-month performance 
period. Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 section 103(h) 
authorizes this information collection. See 30 U.S.C. 813(h).
    This proposed 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 if the collection of information does not display a valid 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on June 12, 2017 (82 FR 26951).
    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 ICR Reference Number 201711-
1219-001. 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: Mine Safety and Health Administration Grant 
Performance Reports.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201711-1219-001.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 300.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 750 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $53.

    Dated: March 27, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-06549 Filed 3-30-18; 8:45 am]
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