[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 54536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19119]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Fire Protection (Underground Coal Mines)

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting 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 October 6, 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: Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes the 
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to collect information 
necessary to carry out its duty in protecting the safety and health of 
miners. Fire protection standards for underground coal mines are based 
on Section 311(a) of the Mine Act. Underground mine operators are 
required to submit to MSHA for approval, a plan for the instruction of 
miners in firefighting and evacuation procedures to be followed in 
event of an emergency. In addition, fire drills are to be conducted 
quarterly, equipment tested, and a record kept of the drills and 
testing results. For additional substantive information about this ICR, 
see the related notice published in the Federal Register on May 11, 
2022 (87 FR 28845). 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: Fire Protection (Underground Coal Mines).
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0054.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 156.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 145,516.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 16,254 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $67.

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

Nora Hernandez,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-19119 Filed 9-2-22; 8:45 am]
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