[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 214 (Monday, November 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 67073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24178]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Emergency Mine Evacuation

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 December 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: MSHA requires each operator of an 
underground coal mine to submit a Mine Emergency Evacuation and 
Firefighting Program of Instruction to the MSHA District Manager for 
approval. Upon approval by the MSHA District Manager, the operator uses 
the approved instruction program to implement programs for training 
miners to respond appropriately to mine emergencies. MSHA uses the 
plans to ensure that the operator's program will provide the required 
training and drills to all miners. MSHA requires the operators to 
certify the training and drills for each miner at the completion of 
each quarterly drill, annual expectations training, or other training, 
and that a copy be provided to the miner upon request. These 
certifications are used by MSHA, operators, and miners as evidence that 
the required training has been completed. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on June 17, 2022 (87 FR 36538).
    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: Emergency Mine Evacuation.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0141.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 155.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 867,338.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 372,761 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $62,186.

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

Nora Hernandez,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-24178 Filed 11-4-22; 8:45 am]
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