[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88662-88663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28220]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Examinations and Testing of Electrical 
Equipment, Including Examination, Testing, and Maintenance of High 
Voltage Longwalls

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 January 22, 2024.

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 Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 
813, authorizes MSHA to collect information necessary to carry out its 
duty in protecting the safety and health of miners. It has long been 
known that inadequate maintenance of electric equipment is a major 
cause of serious electrical accidents in the coal mining industry. MSHA 
regulations require the mine operator to establish an electrical 
maintenance program by specifying minimum requirements for the 
examination, testing, and maintenance of electric equipment. The 
regulations also contain recordkeeping requirements that help operators 
in implementing an effective maintenance program. This ICR requires 
coal mine operators to frequently exam, test, and properly maintain all 
electrical equipment and high voltage longwall mining systems and to 
keep records of the examinations and tests. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on July 24, 2023 (88 FRN 47520).
    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: Examinations and Testing of Electrical 
Equipment, Including Examination, Testing, and Maintenance of High 
Voltage Longwalls.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0116.

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    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 755.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Responses: 359,146.
    Annual Burden Hours: 67,313 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-28220 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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