[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 235 (Friday, December 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70534-70535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26723]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Independent Contractor Registration and 
Identification

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 January 10, 2022.

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

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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: Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202-
693-8633 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 30 CFR part 45, Independent 
Contractors, sets forth information requirements and procedures for 
independent contractors to obtain a MSHA identification number and 
procedures for service of documents upon independent contractors. The 
information collections associated with this information collection 
support the appropriate assessment of fines for violations by 
independent contractors and the deterrent effect of MSHA enforcement 
actions on independent contractors. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on June 16, 2021 (86 FR 32069).
    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: Independent Contractor Registration and 
Identification.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0040.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profit 
institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,602.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 157,314.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 17,080 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $806.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

     Dated: December 3, 2021.
Crystal Rennie,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-26723 Filed 12-9-21; 8:45 am]
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