[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88661-88662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28222]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and 
Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report

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

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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: The reporting and recordkeeping provisions 
in 30 CFR 50, Notification, Investigation, Reports and Records of 
Accidents, Injuries and Illnesses, Employment and Coal Production in 
Mines, are essential elements in MSHA's statutory mandate to reduce 
work-related injuries and illnesses among the nation's miners (30 
U.S.C. 801). Part 50 applies to operators of coal, metal, and nonmetal 
mines. It requires operators to immediately notify MSHA of accidents, 
investigate accidents and restrict disturbance of accident-related 
areas. This part also requires operators to file reports with MSHA 
pertaining to accidents, occupational injuries, and occupational 
illnesses, as well as employment and coal production data, and requires 
operators to maintain copies of reports at mine offices. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on September 21, 2023 (88 FRN 65196).
    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: Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and 
Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0007.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 20,953.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Responses: 98,389.
    Annual Burden Hours: 117,903 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $3,009.

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

Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-28222 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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