[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 36958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16100]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Mine Rescue Teams, Arrangements for Emergency 
Medical Assistance, and Arrangements for Transportation for Injured 
Persons

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, ``Mine Rescue Teams, Arrangements for Emergency 
Medical Assistance, and Arrangements for Transportation for Injured 
Persons,'' 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 August 29, 2019.

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=201905-1219-002 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, 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 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: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, 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 Mine Rescue Teams, Arrangements for Emergency Medical Assistance, 
and Arrangements for Transportation for Injured Persons information 
collection. Section 115(e) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 
1977 (Mine Act) requires the Secretary of Labor to publish regulations 
which provide that mine rescue teams be available for rescue and 
recovery work to each underground mine in the event of an emergency. In 
addition, the costs of making advance arrangements for such teams are 
to be borne by the operator of each such mine. Under 30 CFR part 49 
subpart A, Mine Rescue Teams for Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mines, 
requires every operator of an underground mine to assure the 
availability of mine rescue capability for purposes of emergency rescue 
and recovery. This collection of information relates to the 
availability of mine rescue teams; alternate mine rescue capability for 
small and remote mines and mines with special mining conditions; 
inspection and maintenance records of mine rescue equipment and 
apparatus; physical requirements for team members and alternates; and 
experience and training requirements for team members and alternates. 
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 section 115e authorizes 
this information collection. See 30 U.S.C. 811 and 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 the OMB under the PRA approves it 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 1219-0078.
    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 July 31, 2019. 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 May 3, 2019 (84 FR 19126).
    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 1219-0078. 
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 Rescue Teams, Arrangements for Emergency 
Medical Assistance, and Arrangements for Transportation for Injured 
Persons.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0078.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or Other For-Profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 202.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 19,973.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 9,941 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $309,068.

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

    Dated: July 24, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-16100 Filed 7-29-19; 8:45 am]
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