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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
February 11, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
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 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Darrin King on 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, 202–395–7316
(this is not a toll-free number), within
30 days from the date of this publication
in the Federal Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Grain Handling Facilities (29
CFR 1910.272).
OMB Number: 1218–0206.
Frequency: On occasion and
Annually.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and
Third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions;
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Federal Government; and State, local, or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 19,791.
Number of Annual Responses:
1,406,486.
Estimated Time Per Response: Varies
from 2 minutes to affix a tag on
deenergized equipment to 3 hours to
develop or modify procedures for tags
and locks.
Total Burden Hours: 73,572.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The Grain Handling
Facilities Standard (the Standard) (29
CFR 1910.272) specifies several
paperwork requirements. The following
sections describe what information is
collected under each requirement, who
uses the information, and how they use
it.
Paragraph (d) of the standard requires
the employer to develop and implement
an emergency action plan so that
employees will be aware of the
appropriate actions to take in the event
of an emergency.
Paragraph (e)(1) requires that
employers provide training to
employees at least annually and when
changes in job assignment will expose
them to new hazards.
Paragraph (f)(1) requires the employer
to issue a permit for all hot work. Under
paragraph (f)(2) the permit shall certify
that the requirements contained in
1910.272(a) have been implemented
prior to beginning the hot work
operations and shall be kept on file until
completion of the hot work operation.
Paragraph (g)(1)(i) requires the
employer to issue a permit for entering
bins, silos, or tanks unless the employer
or the employer’s representative is
present during the entire operation. The
permit shall certify that the precautions
contained in paragraph (g) have been
implemented prior to employees
entering bins, silos or tanks and shall be
kept on file until completion of the
entry operations.
Paragraph (g)(4) requires the employer
to implement procedures for the use of
tags and locks which will prevent the
inadvertent application of energy or
motion to equipment being repaired,
serviced, or adjusted.
Paragraphs (i)(1) and (i)(2) require the
employer to inform contractors
performing work at the grain handling
facility of known potential fire and
explosion hazards related to the
contractor’s work area and to explain to
the contractor the applicable provisions
of the emergency action plan.
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Paragraph (j)(1) requires the employer
to develop and implement a written
housekeeping program that establishes
the frequency and method(s)
determined best to reduce
accumulations of fugitive grain dust on
ledges, floors, equipment, and other
exposed surfaces.
The purpose of the housekeeping
program is to require employers to have
a planned course of action for the
control and reduction of dust in grain
handling facilities reducing the fuel
available in a grain facility. The
housekeeping program must specify in
writing the frequency that housekeeping
will be performed and the dust control
methods that the employer believes will
best reduce dust accumulations in the
facility.
Under paragraph (m)(1), the employer
is required to implement preventive
maintenance procedures consisting of
regularly scheduled inspections of at
least the mechanical and safety control
equipment associated with dryers, grain
stream processing equipment, dust
collection equipment including filer
collectors, and bucket elevators.
Paragraph (m)(3) requires a certification
be maintained of each inspection.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
February 11, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICRs) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of each
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Darrin King on 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA), Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, 202–395–7316 (this is not a tollfree number), within 30 days from the
date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
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The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Number of
respondents
Cite/reference
1
25
4
6
1
39
296
444
On occasion ....
On occasion ...
On occasion ....
On occasion ....
On occasion ...
Annual ............
17x/yr. .............
17x/yr ..............
Total ............................................................
..........................
.........................
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/
Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $7,372,120.
Description: Title 30 CFR part 77,
subpart C, sets forth regulations for
surface installations. More specifically,
30 CFR 30.215 addresses refuse piles
and 30 CFR 77.216 addresses
impoundments. Impoundments are
structures that are used to impound
water, sediment, or slurry or any
combination of materials; and refuse
piles are deposits of coal mine waste
Average time
per response
(hours)
Annual
responses
Frequency
77.215 New Refuse Piles .........................................
Abandonment Plans .................................................
77.216 New Impoundments ......................................
Revisions ..................................................................
Fire Extinguisher Plans .............................................
Annual Certifications (existing) .................................
Inspections w/monitoring Instruments ......................
w/o monitoring Instruments ......................................
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Refuse Piles and Impounding
Structures, Recordkeeping and
Reporting Requirements.
OMB Number: 1219–0015.
Form Number: None.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and
reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 770.
1
25
4
6
.25
39
5,032
7,548
12,655
that are removed during mining
operations or separated from mined coal
and deposited on the surface. The
failure of these structures can have a
devastating affect on a community. To
avoid or minimize such disasters,
standards exist for the construction and
maintenance of these structures, for
annual certifications, for certification for
hazardous refuse piles, for the frequency
of inspections, and the methods of
abandonment for impoundments and
impounding structures.
Agency:Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Annual burden
hours
16
8
1,300
40
20
2
3
2
16
200
5,200
240
5
78
15,096
15,096
..........................
35,931
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Examinations & Testing of
Electrical Equipment Including Exam,
Testing, and Maintenance of High
Voltage Longwalls.
OMB Number: 1219–0116.
Form Number: None.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and
reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1,600.
Annual burden
hours
Frequency
18.53(h) ..................................................................................................
75.820(b) and (e) ....................................................................................
78.821(d) ................................................................................................
75.512 and 75.703 3(d)(11) ...................................................................
77.502 .....................................................................................................
75.800–3&4 and 77.800–1&2 .................................................................
75.900–3&4 ............................................................................................
77.900–1&2 ............................................................................................
75.1001–1(b)&(c) ....................................................................................
75.351 .....................................................................................................
On Occasion ...
Daily ................
Weekly ............
Weekly ............
Monthly ...........
Monthly ...........
Monthly ...........
Monthly ...........
6 Months .........
Monthly ...........
3
17,500
2,500
760,100
271,272
31,188
65,760
18,084
1,836
7,128
1.1
0.83
1.5
0.5
1.25
0.75
1.5
0.75
1.5
1.25
3
1,453
3,750
380,050
339,090
23,391
98,640
13,563
2,754
8,910
Total .................................................................................................
.........................
1,175,371
............................
871,604
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/
Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $0.
Description: The Federal Mine Safety
and Health Act of 1977 (Act) and 30
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Total responses
Response time
(hours)
Cite/reference
CFR parts 75 and 77, Mandatory
standards for coal mines make the
collection of information necessary.
It has long been known that
inadequate maintenance of electric
equipment is a major cause of serious
electrical accidents in the coal mining
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industry. It is imperative that mine
operators adopt and follow an effective
maintenance program to ensure that
electric equipment is maintained in a
safe operating condition if
electrocutions, mine fires, and mine
explosions are to be prevented. The
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subject 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 respondents for the paperwork
provisions of the subject regulations are
coal mine operators. The records of tests
and examinations are reviewed by coal
miners, coal mine officials, and MSHA
and State inspectors. The records are
intended to indicate whether
examinations and tests were conducted
and give insight into the hazardous
conditions that have been encountered
and those that may be encountered.
These records greatly assist those who
use them in making decisions that will
ultimately affect the safety and health of
miners.
Miners examine the records to
determine if electric equipment is safe
to operate and to determine if reported
safety defects have been corrected. Mine
officials examine the records to evaluate
the effectiveness of their electrical
maintenance programs, to determine
that the required tests and examinations
have been conducted, and to determine
if reported safety defects have been
corrected. MSHA and State inspectors
review the records to determine if the
required tests and examinations have
been conducted and to identify units of
electric equipment that may pose a
potential safety hazard, and to evaluate
the effectiveness of the coal mine
operator’s electrical maintenance
programs. By comparing the records
with the actual condition of electric
equipment, MSHA inspectors may, in
some cases, be able to identify
weaknesses in the coal mine operator’s
electrical maintenance programs and
require that these weaknesses be
corrected.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer
[FR Doc. 05–3076 Filed 2–16–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
February 9, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
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 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Darrin King on 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, 202–395–7316
Total
respondents
Collection of Information
Quarterly Interview Survey:
Interview .........................................................................................
Re-interview ....................................................................................
Incentives test questions ................................................................
Diary Survey (CE–801):
Interview .........................................................................................
Re-interview ....................................................................................
Weekly Diary (Recordkeeping) .......................................................
Total .........................................................................................
(this is not a toll-free number), within
30 days from the date of this publication
in the Federal Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title: The Consumer Expenditure
Surveys: The Quarterly Interview and
the Diary.
OMB Number: 1220–0050.
Frequency: Quarterly and weekly.
Type of Response: Reporting and
recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Average
response time
(hours)
Annual
responses
Annual burden
hours
10,157
3,283
6,500
40,628
3,283
6,500
1.17
0.25
0.01
47,400
821
55
7,530
954
7,530
22,590
954
15,060
0.42
0.25
1.75
9,413
239
26,355
*17,687
**82,515
............................
84,283
*Re-interview and incentive test question respondents are a subset of the original number of respondents for each survey. Also, for the Diary,
the ‘‘Record of Your Daily Expenses’’ respondents are the same as the ‘‘Household Questionnaire’’ respondents. Therefore, they are not counted
again in the total number of respondents.
**The incentive test questions are part of the ‘‘Quarterly Interview Survey’’ for the test group; therefore, they are not counted in the total number of annual responses.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/
Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $0.
Description: The Consumer
Expenditure Surveys are used to gather
information on expenditures, income,
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and other related subjects. These data
are used to periodically update the
national Consumer Price Index. In
addition the data are used by a variety
of researchers in academia, government
agencies, and the private sector. The
data are collected from a national
probability sample of households
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designed to represent the total civilian
non-institutional population.
This information collection request
includes the BLS’ plans to conduct a
one year incentives experiment for the
Quarterly Interview Survey from
November 2005 through October 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
February 11, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)
or e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number),
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
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The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Refuse Piles and Impounding Structures, Recordkeeping and
Reporting Requirements.
OMB Number: 1219-0015.
Form Number: None.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 770.
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Average time
Cite/reference Number of Frequency Annual per response Annual burden
respondents responses (hours) hours
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77.215 New Refuse Piles....................... 1 On occasion........................ 1 16 16
Abandonment Plans............................. 25 On occasion........................ 25 8 200
77.216 New Impoundments....................... 4 On occasion........................ 4 1,300 5,200
Revisions..................................... 6 On occasion........................ 6 40 240
Fire Extinguisher Plans....................... 1 On occasion........................ .25 20 5
Annual Certifications (existing).............. 39 Annual............................. 39 2 78
Inspections w/monitoring Instruments.......... 296 17x/yr............................. 5,032 3 15,096
w/o monitoring Instruments.................... 444 17x/yr............................. 7,548 2 15,096
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Total..................................... ............... ................................... 12,655 ............... 35,931
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Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $7,372,120.
Description: Title 30 CFR part 77, subpart C, sets forth
regulations for surface installations. More specifically, 30 CFR 30.215
addresses refuse piles and 30 CFR 77.216 addresses impoundments.
Impoundments are structures that are used to impound water, sediment,
or slurry or any combination of materials; and refuse piles are
deposits of coal mine waste that are removed during mining operations
or separated from mined coal and deposited on the surface. The failure
of these structures can have a devastating affect on a community. To
avoid or minimize such disasters, standards exist for the construction
and maintenance of these structures, for annual certifications, for
certification for hazardous refuse piles, for the frequency of
inspections, and the methods of abandonment for impoundments and
impounding structures.
Agency:Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Examinations & Testing of Electrical Equipment Including
Exam, Testing, and Maintenance of High Voltage Longwalls.
OMB Number: 1219-0116.
Form Number: None.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,600.
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Response time Annual burden
Cite/reference Frequency Total responses (hours) hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18.53(h).......................... On Occasion............. 3 1.1 3
75.820(b) and (e)................. Daily................... 17,500 0.83 1,453
78.821(d)......................... Weekly.................. 2,500 1.5 3,750
75.512 and 75.703 3(d)(11)........ Weekly.................. 760,100 0.5 380,050
77.502............................ Monthly................. 271,272 1.25 339,090
75.800-3&4 and 77.800-1&2......... Monthly................. 31,188 0.75 23,391
75.900-3&4........................ Monthly................. 65,760 1.5 98,640
77.900-1&2........................ Monthly................. 18,084 0.75 13,563
75.1001-1(b)&(c).................. 6 Months................ 1,836 1.5 2,754
75.351............................ Monthly................. 7,128 1.25 8,910
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Total......................... ........................ 1,175,371 ................ 871,604
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Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $0.
Description: The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Act)
and 30 CFR parts 75 and 77, Mandatory standards for coal mines make the
collection of information necessary.
It has long been known that inadequate maintenance of electric
equipment is a major cause of serious electrical accidents in the coal
mining industry. It is imperative that mine operators adopt and follow
an effective maintenance program to ensure that electric equipment is
maintained in a safe operating condition if electrocutions, mine fires,
and mine explosions are to be prevented. The
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subject 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 respondents for the paperwork provisions of the subject
regulations are coal mine operators. The records of tests and
examinations are reviewed by coal miners, coal mine officials, and MSHA
and State inspectors. The records are intended to indicate whether
examinations and tests were conducted and give insight into the
hazardous conditions that have been encountered and those that may be
encountered. These records greatly assist those who use them in making
decisions that will ultimately affect the safety and health of miners.
Miners examine the records to determine if electric equipment is
safe to operate and to determine if reported safety defects have been
corrected. Mine officials examine the records to evaluate the
effectiveness of their electrical maintenance programs, to determine
that the required tests and examinations have been conducted, and to
determine if reported safety defects have been corrected. MSHA and
State inspectors review the records to determine if the required tests
and examinations have been conducted and to identify units of electric
equipment that may pose a potential safety hazard, and to evaluate the
effectiveness of the coal mine operator's electrical maintenance
programs. By comparing the records with the actual condition of
electric equipment, MSHA inspectors may, in some cases, be able to
identify weaknesses in the coal mine operator's electrical maintenance
programs and require that these weaknesses be corrected.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer
[FR Doc. 05-3076 Filed 2-16-05; 8:45 am]
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