[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 88969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28366]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Escape and Evacuation Plans

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 25, 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: 30 CFR 57.11053 requires the development of 
specific escape and evacuation plans by the operator that address the 
unique conditions and mining system of each underground metal and 
nonmetal mine (MNM). The plan must show assigned responsibilities of 
all key personnel in the event of an emergency and set out in written 
form. 30 CFR 57.11053 also requires that mine operators make 
modifications to the escape and evacuation plan for an underground 
metal and nonmetal mine as mining progresses and conditions at the mine 
change. The plan must be available to the Secretary or their authorized 
representatives from MSHA, and conspicuously posted at the mine at 
locations convenient to all persons on the surface and underground. The 
mine operator and MSHA are required to jointly review the plan at least 
once every 6 months. The information is prepared by the mine operator 
for use by miners, MSHA, and persons involved in rescue operations. A 
miner must be aware, at all times, of the emergency escape route for 
his/her particular working place. Rescue personnel must be aware of the 
miners' escape routes. For additional substantive information about 
this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on 
August 1, 2023 (88 FRN 50179).
    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: Escape and Evacuation Plans.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0046.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 190.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Responses: 380.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3,230 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,900.

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

Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-28366 Filed 12-22-23; 8:45 am]
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