[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 63131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19858]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Safety Defects; Examination, Correction, and 
Records

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 October 16, 2023.

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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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: Michael Howell by telephone at 202-
693-6782, 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 MSHA to 
collect information necessary to carry out its duty in protecting the 
safety and health of miners.
    Title 30 CFR 56.13015 and 57.13015 require compressed-air receivers 
and other unfired pressure vessels to be inspected by inspectors 
holding a valid National Board Commission and in accordance with the 
applicable chapters of the National Board Inspection Code, a Manual for 
Boiler and Pressure Vessels Inspectors, 1979. Safety defects found on 
compressed-air receivers and other unfired pressure vessels have caused 
injuries and fatalities in the mining industry.
    Records of inspections must be kept in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Board Inspection Code and the records must 
be made available to the Secretary or an authorized representative.
    Title 30 CFR 56.13030 and 57.13030 require that fired pressure 
vessels (boilers) must be equipped with water level gauges, pressure 
gauges, automatic pressure-relief valves, blowdown piping and other 
safety devices approved by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 
(ASME) to protect against hazards from overpressure, flameouts, fuel 
interruptions and low water level.
    These sections also require that records of inspection and repairs 
be retained by the mine operator in accordance with the requirements of 
the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 1977, and the National Board 
Inspection Code (progressive records--no limit on retention time) and 
shall be made available to the Secretary or an authorized 
representative.
    Title 30 CFR 56.14100 and 57.14100 require operators to inspect 
equipment, machinery, and tools that are to be used during a shift for 
safety defects before the equipment is placed in operation. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on March 21, 2023 (88 FRN 
17022).
    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.
    Agency: DOL-MSHA.
    Title of Collection: Respirator Program Records.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0089.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 11,279.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Responses: 5,487,441.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,236,293 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $218,190.

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

Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-19858 Filed 9-13-23; 8:45 am]
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