[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 138 (Friday, July 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43605-43606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15373]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Periodic Medical Surveillance Examinations for 
Coal Miners

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mining 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

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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 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/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    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. The Mine Act authorizes the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to study the causes and 
consequences of coal-related respiratory disease, and in cooperation 
with MSHA, to carry out a program for early detection and prevention of 
pneumoconiosis. NIOSH administers the National Coal Workers' Health 
Surveillance Program, ``Specifications for Medical Examinations of 
Underground Coal Miners,'' as specified in 42 CFR part 37. Title 30 CFR 
72.100 contains collection requirements for these activities in 
paragraphs (d) and (e). Section 72.100(d) requires that each mine 
operator must develop and submit for approval to NIOSH a plan in 
accordance with 42 CFR part 37 for providing miners with the required 
periodic examinations specified in Sec.  72.100(a) and a roster 
specifying the name and current address of each miner covered by the 
plan. Section 72.100(e) requires that each mine operator must post on 
the mine bulletin board at all times the approved plan for providing 
the examinations specified in Sec.  72.100(a). Sections 72.100(d) and 
(e) are requirements that mirror NIOSH information collection 
requirements under 42 CFR 37.4 (existing OMB No. 0920-0020). Including 
these requirements allows MSHA to use its inspection and enforcement 
authority to ensure that operators comply with these provisions. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2020 (85 FR 
16960).
    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: Periodic Medical Surveillance Examinations for 
Coal Miners.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0152.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,126.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,352.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,020 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $406.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

    Dated: July 10, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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