[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64345-64346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25257]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Certificate of Electrical Training and 
Applications for MSHA Approved Tests and State Tests Administered as 
Part of an MSHA-Approved State Program

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Mining Safety 
and Health Administration (MSHA) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``Certificate of Electrical Training and 
Applications for MSHA Approved Tests and State Tests Administered as 
Part of an MSHA-approved State Program'' 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 December 23, 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=201909-1219-001 (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 Certificate of Electrical Training and Applications for MSHA 
Approved Tests and State Tests Administered as Part of an MSHA-approved 
State Program information collection. Section 103(h) of the Federal 
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), 
authorizes MSHA to collect information necessary to carry out its duty 
in protecting the safety and health of miners. Further, section 101(a) 
of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 811, authorizes the Secretary of Labor to 
develop, promulgate, and revise as may be appropriate, improved 
mandatory health or safety standards for the protection of life and 
prevention of injuries in coal and metal and nonmetal mines. Under 
section 305(g) of the Mine Act, all electric equipment shall be 
frequently examined, tested, and properly maintained by a qualified 
person to assure safe operating conditions.
    Title 30 CFR 75.153 and 77.103 define a person as qualified to 
perform electrical work if he has been qualified as a coal mine 
electrician by a State that has a coal mine electrical qualification 
program approved by MSHA; or if he has at least one year of experience 
performing electrical work underground in a coal mine, in a surface 
coal mine, in a noncoal mine, in the mine equipment manufacturing 
industry, or in any other industry using or manufacturing similar 
equipment, and has satisfactorily completed a coal mine electrical 
training program approved by MSHA or has attained a satisfactory grade 
on a series of five written tests approved by MSHA. MSHA Form 5000-1 
provides the coal mining industry with a standardized reporting format 
that expedites the certification process while ensuring compliance with 
the regulations. The information provided on the form enables MSHA to 
determine if the applicants satisfy the requirements to obtain the 
certification or qualification. The Department has received approval 
from OMB for this ICR under OMB Control No. 1219-0001.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal and the current approval for this collection will 
expire on November 30, 2019. The DOL seeks to extend PRA authorization 
for this information collection for three (3) more years, without any 
change to existing

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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, reference the 60-day notice published in the Federal Register 
on August 21, 2019 (84 FR 43620).
    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 1219-0001. 
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: Certificate of Electrical Training and 
Applications for MSHA Approved Tests and State Tests Administered as 
Part of an MSHA-approved State Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0001.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits; 
State, Local and Tribal Governments; Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 266.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,025.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 849 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $413.

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

    Dated: November 15, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-25257 Filed 11-20-19; 8:45 am]
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