Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Noise Exposure Assessment; Audiometric Testing, Evaluation, and Records and Training in All Mines, 47856-47857 [05-16077]
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weeks after the meeting, in room 7252,
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Dated: August 2, 2005.
Bernard Fagan,
Deputy Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 05–16082 Filed 8–12–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations;
Noise Exposure Assessment;
Audiometric Testing, Evaluation, and
Records and Training in All Mines
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on the
continuing collection of information in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program
helps to ensure that requested data can
be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
October 14, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to U.S.
Department of Labor, Mine Safety and
Health Administration, John Rowlett,
Director, Management Services
Division, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room
2134, Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
Commenters are encouraged to send
their comments on a computer disk, or
via Internet E-mail to
Rowlett.John@dol.gov, along with an
original printed copy. Mr. Rowlett can
be reached at (202) 693–9827 (voice), or
(202) 693–9801 (facsimile).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the employee listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the employee listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice or
viewed on the Internet by accessing the
MSHA home page (https://
www.msha.gov) and then choosing
‘‘Statutory and Regulatory Information’’
and ‘‘Federal Register Documents.’’
I. Background
Noise is one of the most pervasive
health hazards in mining. Exposure to
hazardous sound levels results in the
development of occupational noiseinduced hearing loss (NIHL), a serious
physical, psychological, and social
problem. NIHL can be distinguished
from aging and medical factors,
diagnosed, and prevented. NIHL is
among the ‘‘top ten’’ leading
occupational diseases and injuries.
For many years, the risk of acquiring
an NIHL was accepted as an inevitable
consequence associated with mining
occupations. Miners use mechanized
equipment and work under conditions
that often expose them to hazardous
sound levels. But MSHA standards,
OSHA standards, military standards,
and others around the world have been
established in recognition of the
controllability of this risk. Records of
miner exposures are necessary so that
mine operators and MSHA can evaluate
the need for and effectiveness of
engineering controls, administrative
controls, and personal protective
equipment to protect miners from
harmful levels of exposure.
III. Current Actions
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the information collection
related to the Noise Exposure
Assessment; Audiometric Testing,
Evaluation, and Records and Training in
all Mines. MSHA is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the 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
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,
Records of miner exposures are
necessary so that mine operators and
MSHA can ensure that engineering
controls, administrative controls, and
personal protective equipment are used
to protect miners from harmful levels of
exposure. However, the Agency believes
that extensive records for this purpose
now maintained by the coal mining
sector are not needed, Part 62 replaced
these requirements with a performanceoriented approach to monitoring. The
final rule expanded notification of
exposure information to miners to assist
them in becoming more active
participants in hearing conservation
efforts. Hearing tests of miners are
offered and if a miner takes the test,
mine operators are required to compile
and maintain a record of each
audiometric test. Detection of a hearing
loss can trigger certain protective
actions under Part 62. The record will
be used by mine operators and MSHA
to verify that the testing was done and
the required actions implemented. Part
62 also requires the mine operator to
provide training to overexposed miners
about the hazards of noise exposure,
hearing protector selection and use, the
hearing test program, and the operator’s
noise controls. Records of training are
needed to confirm that miners receive
the information they need to become
active participants in hearing
conservation efforts. There is no existing
requirement for such records; however,
training records required under other
MSHA regulations are used for similar
purposes.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Title: Noise exposure assessment;
audiometric testing, evaluation, and
records and training in all mines.
OMB Number: 1219–0120.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.
Cite/reference
Frequency
62.110(a) ................................................................................................................................
62.110(c) .................................................................................................................................
62.110(d) ................................................................................................................................
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70,985
226,532
Burden
hours
15,439
7,459
19,279
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Frequency
62.130 .....................................................................................................................................
62.170(b) ................................................................................................................................
62.171(b) ................................................................................................................................
62.172(a)(1) ............................................................................................................................
62.172(a)(3) ............................................................................................................................
62.173(a) ................................................................................................................................
62.173(b) ................................................................................................................................
62.173(c) .................................................................................................................................
62.174(a) ................................................................................................................................
62.175(a)(1) ............................................................................................................................
62.175(a)(2) ............................................................................................................................
62.180(a) ................................................................................................................................
62.180(b) ................................................................................................................................
62.190(b) ................................................................................................................................
62.190(c) .................................................................................................................................
Total .........................................................................................................................
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $4,355,111.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this fourth
day of August, 2005.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and
Management.
[FR Doc. 05–16077 Filed 8–12–05; 8:45 am]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
[Docket No. RM 2005–7]
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and
Reauthorization Act of 2004
Copyright Office, Library of
Congress.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the
Library of Congress is extending the
time in which comments can be filed in
response to its Notice of Inquiry
requesting information for the
preparation of the first report to the
Congress required by the Satellite Home
Viewer Extension and Reauthorization
Act of 2004.
DATES: Comments are due no later than
September 1, 2005. Reply comments are
due no later than September 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: If hand delivered by a
private party, an original and five copies
of a comment should be brought to
Room LM–401 of the James Madison
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26,756
169,531
37,088
34,203
1,905
240
244
244
4,452
39,583
5,153
11,022
184,285
28,685
1,165
3,260
14,659
3,311
3,099
571
21
10
10
384
3,817
512
5,386
25,060
4,575
748
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848,081
107,600
Memorial Building between 8:30 a.m.
and 5 p.m. and the envelope should be
addressed as follows: Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office,
James Madison Memorial Building,
Room LM–401, 101 Independence
Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20559–
6000. If delivered by a commercial
courier, an original and five copies of a
comment must be delivered to the
Congressional Courier Acceptance Site
located at 2nd and D Streets, NE,
between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The
envelope should be addressed as
follows: Office of the General Counsel,
Room LM–403, James Madison
Memorial Building, 101 Independence
Avenue, SE, Washington, DC. If sent by
mail (including overnight delivery using
U.S. Postal Service Express Mail), an
original and five copies of a comment
should be addressed to U.S. Copyright
Office, Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box
70400, Southwest Station, Washington,
DC 20024. Comments may not be
delivered by means of overnight
delivery services such as Federal
Express, United Parcel Service, etc., due
to delays in processing receipt of such
deliveries.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tanya Sandros, Associate General
Counsel, Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box
70400, Southwest Station, Washington,
DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 707–8380.
Telefax: (202) 707–8366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 8, 2004, the President signed
the Satellite Home Viewer Extension
and Reauthorization Act of 2004
(‘‘SHVERA’’), a part of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2005, Pub. L. No.
108–447. In addition to extending for an
additional five years the statutory
license for satellite carriers
retransmitting over–the–air television
broadcast stations to their subscribers
and making a number of amendments to
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the existing section 119 of the Copyright
Act, SHVERA directs the Copyright
Office to conduct two studies and report
its findings to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate. One study,
due by December 31, 2005, requires the
Office to examine select portions of the
section 119 license and to determine
what, if any, impact sections 119 and
122 have had on copyright owners
whose programming is transmitted by
satellite carriers. To assist in the
preparation of this study, the Office
published a Notice of Inquiry seeking
comments on questions posed regarding
various aspects of the study. See 70 FR
39343 (July 7, 2005). Initial comments
were due to be filed on August 22, 2005;
reply comments were due to be filed on
September 12, 2005.
The Copyright Office has received a
request from various potential
commenters to extend the comment
period by 10 days in order to allow
sufficient time to provide the Office
with comprehensive comments. Given
the complexity of the issues raised by
the study, the Office has decided to
extend the deadline for filing comments
by a period of 10 days, making initial
comments due on September 1, 2005;
likewise, the period for filing reply
comments also will be extended by 10
days, making reply comments due on
September 22, 2005.
Dated: August 10, 2005
Jule L. Sigall,
Acting Register of Copyrights.
[FR Doc. 05–16125 Filed 8–12–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Noise Exposure Assessment; Audiometric
Testing, Evaluation, and Records and Training in All Mines
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on the continuing collection of
information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed.
DATES: Submit comments on or before October 14, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and
Health Administration, John Rowlett, Director, Management Services
Division, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2134, Arlington, VA 22209-3939.
Commenters are encouraged to send their comments on a computer disk, or
via Internet E-mail to Rowlett.John@dol.gov, along with an original
printed copy. Mr. Rowlett can be reached at (202) 693-9827 (voice), or
(202) 693-9801 (facsimile).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the employee listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Noise is one of the most pervasive health hazards in mining.
Exposure to hazardous sound levels results in the development of
occupational noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), a serious physical,
psychological, and social problem. NIHL can be distinguished from aging
and medical factors, diagnosed, and prevented. NIHL is among the ``top
ten'' leading occupational diseases and injuries.
For many years, the risk of acquiring an NIHL was accepted as an
inevitable consequence associated with mining occupations. Miners use
mechanized equipment and work under conditions that often expose them
to hazardous sound levels. But MSHA standards, OSHA standards, military
standards, and others around the world have been established in
recognition of the controllability of this risk. Records of miner
exposures are necessary so that mine operators and MSHA can evaluate
the need for and effectiveness of engineering controls, administrative
controls, and personal protective equipment to protect miners from
harmful levels of exposure.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the
information collection related to the Noise Exposure Assessment;
Audiometric Testing, Evaluation, and Records and Training in all Mines.
MSHA is particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the 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 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 submissions of responses.
A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the employee listed in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice or viewed on the Internet by accessing the MSHA home page
(https://www.msha.gov) and then choosing ``Statutory and Regulatory
Information'' and ``Federal Register Documents.''
III. Current Actions
Records of miner exposures are necessary so that mine operators and
MSHA can ensure that engineering controls, administrative controls, and
personal protective equipment are used to protect miners from harmful
levels of exposure. However, the Agency believes that extensive records
for this purpose now maintained by the coal mining sector are not
needed, Part 62 replaced these requirements with a performance-oriented
approach to monitoring. The final rule expanded notification of
exposure information to miners to assist them in becoming more active
participants in hearing conservation efforts. Hearing tests of miners
are offered and if a miner takes the test, mine operators are required
to compile and maintain a record of each audiometric test. Detection of
a hearing loss can trigger certain protective actions under Part 62.
The record will be used by mine operators and MSHA to verify that the
testing was done and the required actions implemented. Part 62 also
requires the mine operator to provide training to overexposed miners
about the hazards of noise exposure, hearing protector selection and
use, the hearing test program, and the operator's noise controls.
Records of training are needed to confirm that miners receive the
information they need to become active participants in hearing
conservation efforts. There is no existing requirement for such
records; however, training records required under other MSHA
regulations are used for similar purposes.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Noise exposure assessment; audiometric testing, evaluation,
and records and training in all mines.
OMB Number: 1219-0120.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions.
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Cite/reference Frequency Total responses Burden hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
62.110(a).................................. Annually......................... 6,008 15,439
62.110(c).................................. Occasion......................... 70,985 7,459
62.110(d).................................. Occasion......................... 226,532 19,279
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62.130..................................... Occasion......................... 26,756 3,260
62.170(b).................................. Occasion......................... 169,531 14,659
62.171(b).................................. Occasion......................... 37,088 3,311
62.172(a)(1)............................... Occasion......................... 34,203 3,099
62.172(a)(3)............................... Occasion......................... 1,905 571
62.173(a).................................. Occasion......................... 240 21
62.173(b).................................. Occasion......................... 244 10
62.173(c).................................. Occasion......................... 244 10
62.174(a).................................. Occasion......................... 4,452 384
62.175(a)(1)............................... Occasion......................... 39,583 3,817
62.175(a)(2)............................... Occasion......................... 5,153 512
62.180(a).................................. Occasion......................... 11,022 5,386
62.180(b).................................. Occasion......................... 184,285 25,060
62.190(b).................................. Occasion......................... 28,685 4,575
62.190(c).................................. Occasion......................... 1,165 748
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Total.................................. ................................. 848,081 107,600
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $4,355,111.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this fourth day of August, 2005.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. 05-16077 Filed 8-12-05; 8:45 am]
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