[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 46912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11812]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Mine Safety and Health Administration Grant 
Performance Reports

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 July 1, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Howell by telephone at 202-
693-6782, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MSHA grantees are required by DOL 
regulations to submit project and final reports. Grantees are also 
required to submit final reports no later than 90 days after the end of 
the grant period.
    Technical Project Reports: A grantee submits a technical project 
report to MSHA no later than 30 days after quarterly deadlines. 
Technical project reports provide both quantitative and qualitative 
information and a narrative assessment of performance for the preceding 
three-month period. This includes the current grant progress against 
the overall grant goals. Between reporting dates, the grantee informs 
MSHA of significant developments or problems affecting the 
organization's ability to accomplish the work Final Reports: At the end 
of the grant period, each grantee provides a project summary of its 
technical project reports, an evaluation report, and a close-out 
financial report. These final reports are due no later than 90 days 
after the end of the 12-month performance period. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2024 (89 FR 4626).
    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.
    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 Safety and Health Administration Grant 
Performance Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0154.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 76.
    Frequency: Quarterly and annually.
    Number of Responses: 380.
    Annual Burden Hours: 850 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. 2024-11812 Filed 5-29-24; 8:45 am]
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