[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21669-21670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07778]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Petitions for Modification of Mandatory Safety 
Standards

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 the agency 
receives on or before May 12, 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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 103(h) of the 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) and under 30 CFR 
44.9, operators of mines for which there is no representative of miners 
must post a copy of each petition for modification concerning the mine 
on the mine bulletin board and maintain the posting until a ruling on 
the petition becomes final. For additional substantive information 
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on December 10, 2021 (86 FR 70535).
    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: Petitions for Modification of Mandatory Safety 
Standards.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0065.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 56.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,240 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $28,545.

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

Nora Hernandez,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-07778 Filed 4-11-22; 8:45 am]
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