[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30333-30334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11808]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining 
Products

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 July 7, 2021.

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.
    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

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automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie by telephone at 202-
693-0456, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MSHA regulations at 30 CFR parts 6 through 
36 contain application, testing and inspection procedures, and quality 
control procedures for the approval of mining equipment or explosives 
used in both underground and surface coal, metal, and nonmetal mines. 
Except for parts 6 and 7, MSHA conducts most of the testing and 
evaluation of products for a fee paid by the applicant; although some 
regulations require the manufacturer to pretest the product. Upon MSHA 
approval, the manufacturer must ensure that the product continues to 
conform to the specifications and design evaluated and approved by 
MSHA. In some instances, as part of the approval process, manufacturers 
are required to have a quality control or assurance plan. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2020 (85 FR 
78872).
    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: Testing, Evaluation, And Approval of Mining 
Products.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0066.
    Affected Public: Private Sector, Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 92.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 315.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 3,424 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $2,938,557.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

Crystal Rennie,
PRA Senior Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-11808 Filed 6-4-21; 8:45 am]
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