[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 183 (Monday, September 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 59329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20768]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Records of Tests and of Examinations of 
Personnel Hoisting Equipment

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 October 21, 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 or other 
mines. Under Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), MSHA 
has requirements that address hoists and appurtenances, including wire 
rope, used for hoisting persons. The requirements address both metal 
and nonmetal surface and underground mines (30 CFR parts 56 and 57); 
and underground coal and surface work areas of underground coal mines 
(30 CFR parts 75 and 77). Sections 56/57.19022 and 75/77.1432 requires 
the diameter of newly installed wire rope to be measured at least once 
in every third interval of the rope's active length to establish a 
baseline for subsequent semiannual measurements. A record of the 
measurements is required to be made and retained until the rope is 
retired from service. Sections 56/57.19023 and 75/77.1433 require the 
wire rope to be visually examined at least every fourteen days for 
visible structural damage, corrosion, and improper lubrication or 
dressing. If the examination reveals weakening portions of the rope, 
the weakened portions must be monitored daily for further deterioration 
until retirement criteria require that the rope be removed from 
service. The person conducting the examination must certify that the 
examination was made and the record must be retained for one year. 
Sections 56/57.19121 requires the person conducting the inspection, 
test or examination of hoisting equipment certify that these activities 
have been done. Any unsafe conditions must be noted in a record and 
dated. All certifications and records must be retained for one year. 
Section 75.1400-2 requires a record to be made of tests conducted on 
safety catches. Safety catches are the last means to stop, safely, a 
falling conveyance in the event of rope or equipment failure. Sections 
75.1400-4 and 77.1404 require a record to be made of each daily 
examination. If any unsafe condition is found during the examination, 
the person conducting the examination must make a record of the 
condition. All certifications and records must be retained for one 
year. Section 77.1906 requires a daily examination of hoists used for 
shaft sinking. If any unsafe condition is found during the examination, 
the person conducting the examination must make a record of the 
condition. All certifications and records must be retained for one 
year. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2020 (85 
FR 16961).
    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: Records of Tests and of Examinations of 
Personnel Hoisting Equipment.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0034.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 225.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 61,366.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 5,133 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $270,000.

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

     Dated: September 15, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-20768 Filed 9-18-20; 8:45 am]
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