[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34721-34722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12177]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Main Fan Operation and Inspection (I-A, II-A, 
III, and V-A Mines)

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 July 7, 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 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: Potentially gassy (explosive) conditions 
underground are largely controlled by the main fans. When accumulations 
of explosive gases, such as methane, are not swept from the mine by the 
main fans, they may reasonably be expected to contact an ignition 
source. The results of such contacts are usually disastrous, and 
multiple fatalities may be reasonably expected to occur. The standard 
contains significantly more stringent requirements for main fans in 
``gassy'' mines than for main fans in other mines. Title 30 CFR 
57.22204, which only applies to metal and nonmetal underground mines 
that are categorized as ``gassy,'' requires main fans to have pressure-
recording systems. This standard also requires main fans to be 
inspected daily while operating if persons are underground and 
certification made of such inspections by signature and date. 
Certifications and pressure recordings must be retained for one year 
and made available to authorized representatives of the Secretary. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on January 26, 2022 (87 FR 
4048).
    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: Main Fan Operation and Inspection (I-A, II-A, 
III, and V-A mines).
    OMB Control Number:1219-0030.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

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    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses:5,940.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,046 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $6000.

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

Nora Hernandez,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-12177 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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