[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15500-15501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05607]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Application for Waiver of Surface Sanitary 
Facilities' Requirements (Pertaining to Coal Mines)

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety 
and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval 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 17, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

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PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

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: Title 30 CFR 71.400 through 71.402 and 
75.1712-1 through 75.1712-3 require coal mine operators to provide 
bathing facilities, clothing change rooms, and sanitary flush toilet 
facilities in a location that is convenient for use of the miners. If 
the operator is unable to meet any or all of the requirements, the 
operator may apply for a waiver. Title 30 CFR 71.403, 71.404, 75.1712-
4, and 75.1712-5 provide procedures by which an operator may apply for 
and be granted a waiver. Applications must be submitted to the MSHA 
District Manager for the district in which the mine is located and must 
contain the name and address of the mine operator, name and location of 
the mine, and a detailed statement of the grounds on which the waiver 
is requested. Waivers for surface mines may be granted by the District 
Manager for a period not to exceed one year. If the waiver is granted, 
surface mine operators may apply for annual extensions of the approved 
waiver. Waivers for underground mines may be granted by the District 
Manager for the period of time requested by the underground mine 
operator as long as the circumstances that were used to justify 
granting the waiver remain in effect. Waivers are not transferable to a 
successor coal mine operator. For additional substantive information 
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on January 2, 2020 (85 FR 134).
    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 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 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-MSHA.
    Title of Collection: Application for Waiver of Surface Sanitary 
Facilities' Requirements (Pertaining to Coal Mines).
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0024.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 525.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 525.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 232 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $2,625.

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

     Dated: March 12, 2020.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-05607 Filed 3-17-20; 8:45 am]
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