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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations;
Generic Solicitation for Training Grant
Applications
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 pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections 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.
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (‘‘MSHA’’ or the
‘‘Agency’’) is soliciting comments
concerning the request for a new
information collection related to the
establish of a program to award
competitive grants for education and
training, to be know as the BrookwoodSago Mine Safety Grants.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 13, 2006.
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
Section 14(a) of United States Public
Law PL 109–236, the Mine
Improvement and New Emergency
Response Act of 2006 (Miner Act)
Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants
authorizes the Secretary of Labor to
establish a program to award
competitive grants for education and
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training, to be known as BrookwoodSago Mine Safety Grants. To carry out
the purposes of this section, The Mine
Safety and Health Administration will
conduct directly, or through competitive
grants, education and training. These
courses must ensure an adequate
number of qualified personnel to fulfill
the purposes of the Act, provide
employers and miners with short-term
training, inform them of the importance
and proper use of safety and health
equipment, and train employers and
employees to recognize, avoid, and
prevent unsafe and unhealthful working
conditions in and around mines.
After awarding a training grant,
MSHA will use the work plan and
budget information provided in the
application to monitor the
organization’s progress in meeting
training goals and objectives, as well as
planned renewals at one-year intervals.
An organization must submit separate
applications for the initial award and for
each renewal award.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is particularly interested in
comments that:
• 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 submissions
of responses.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the employee listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
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
The Agency awards grants to public
or private not-for-profit entities to
provide part of the required training. To
obtain such as grant, an organization
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must complete the training grant
application. MSHA uses the information
in this application to evaluate the
organization’s competence to provide
the proposed training (including the
qualifications of the personnel who
manage and implement the training);
the goals and objectives of the proposed
training program; a workplan that
describes in detail the tasks that the
organization will implement to meet
these goals and objectives; the
appropriateness of the proposed costs;
and compliance with Federal
regulations governing nonprocurement
debarment and suspension, maintaining
a drug-free workplace, and lobbying
activities. Also required is a program
summary that Agency officials use to
review and evaluate the highlights of
the overall proposal.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Title: Generic Training Grant
Applications.
OMB Number: 1219–NEW.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Public or Private Notfor-profit Entities.
Respondents: 100.
Average Time Per Respondent: 25
hour.
Total Burden Hours: 2,500 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
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 31st day
of August, 2006.
David Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations;
Mine Rescue Teams; Arrangements for
Emergency Medical Assistance; and
Arrangements for Transportation for
Injured Persons
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
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paperwork and respondent burden
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections 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.
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the extension of
the information collection related to the
30 CFR Sections 49.2 through 49.4, 49.6
through 49.9, 75.1713–1, and 77.1702;
Mine Rescue Teams; Arrangements for
Emergency Medical Assistance; and
Arrangements for Transportation for
Injured Persons.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 13, 2006.
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 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
Section 115(e) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) required the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) to publish proposed
regulations which provide that mine
rescue teams be available for rescue and
recovery work to each underground
mine in the event of an emergency. In
addition, the costs of making advance
arrangements for such teams are to be
borne by the operator of each such
mine.
Congress considered the ready
availability of mine rescue in the event
of an accident to be vital protection for
miners. Congress was concerned that
too often in the past, rescue efforts at a
disaster site have had to await the
delayed arrival of skilled mine rescue
teams. In responding to Congressional
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concerns, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) promulgated 30
CFR Part 49, Mine Rescue Teams. The
regulations set standards related to the
availability of mine rescue teams;
alternate mine rescue capability for
small and remote mines and mines with
special mining conditions; inspection
and maintenance records of mine rescue
equipment and apparatus; physical
requirements for mine rescue team
members and alternates; and experience
and training requirements for team
members and alternates.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is particularly interested in
comments that:
• 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 submissions
of responses.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the employee listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
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
Under 30 CFR 49, Mine Rescue
Teams, the regulations set standards
related to the availability of mine rescue
teams; alternate mine rescue capability
for small and remote mines and mines
with special mining conditions;
inspection and maintenance records of
mine rescue equipment and apparatus;
physical requirements for mine rescue
team members and alternates; and
experience and training requirements
for team members and alternates. Parts
75 and 77 requires that coal mine
operators make arrangements with a
licensed physician, medical service,
medical clinic, or hospital and with an
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ambulance service to provide 24-hour
emergency medical assistance and
transportation. That information is to be
posted at the mine.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Title: Mine Rescue Teams;
Arrangements for Emergency Medical
Assistance; and Arrangements for
Transportation for Injured Persons.
OMB Number: 1219–0078.
Recordkeeping: § 49.6 states that
rescue apparatus and equipment shall
be maintained and that a person trained
in the use and care of breathing
apparatus shall inspect and test the
apparatus at lease every 30 days and
shall certify by signature and date that
the inspections and tests were done.
The certification and the record of
corrective action taken, if any, shall be
maintained at the mine rescue station
for a period of one year. § 49.7 requires
that each team member and alternate be
examined within 60 days of the
beginning of the initial training, and
annually thereafter by a physician who
shall certify the physical fitness of the
team member to perform mine rescue
and recovery work for prolonged
periods under strenuous conditions.
The operator shall have MSHA Form
5000–3 on file for each team member.
These forms shall be kept on file at
either the mine or the mine rescue
station for a period of one year. § 49.8
requires that prior to serving on a mine
rescue team, each member must
complete an initial 20-hour course of
instruction and all team members are
required to receive 40 hours of refresher
training annually. A record of the
training received by each mine rescue
team member is required to be on file
at the mine rescue station for a period
of one year.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Respondents: 1,072.
Responses: 45,270.
Burden Hours: 24,366.
Total Burden Cost: $648K.
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 31st day
of August, 2006.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and
Management.
[FR Doc. E6–14915 Filed 9–8–06; 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; Mine Rescue Teams; Arrangements for
Emergency Medical Assistance; and Arrangements for Transportation for
Injured Persons
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce
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paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections 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.
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is
soliciting comments concerning the extension of the information
collection related to the 30 CFR Sections 49.2 through 49.4, 49.6
through 49.9, 75.1713-1, and 77.1702; Mine Rescue Teams; Arrangements
for Emergency Medical Assistance; and Arrangements for Transportation
for Injured Persons.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 13, 2006.
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 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
Section 115(e) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
(Mine Act) required the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to publish
proposed regulations which provide that mine rescue teams be available
for rescue and recovery work to each underground mine in the event of
an emergency. In addition, the costs of making advance arrangements for
such teams are to be borne by the operator of each such mine.
Congress considered the ready availability of mine rescue in the
event of an accident to be vital protection for miners. Congress was
concerned that too often in the past, rescue efforts at a disaster site
have had to await the delayed arrival of skilled mine rescue teams. In
responding to Congressional concerns, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) promulgated 30 CFR Part 49, Mine Rescue Teams.
The regulations set standards related to the availability of mine
rescue teams; alternate mine rescue capability for small and remote
mines and mines with special mining conditions; inspection and
maintenance records of mine rescue equipment and apparatus; physical
requirements for mine rescue team members and alternates; and
experience and training requirements for team members and alternates.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is particularly interested in comments that:
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 submissions of responses.
A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the employee listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT 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
Under 30 CFR 49, Mine Rescue Teams, the regulations set standards
related to the availability of mine rescue teams; alternate mine rescue
capability for small and remote mines and mines with special mining
conditions; inspection and maintenance records of mine rescue equipment
and apparatus; physical requirements for mine rescue team members and
alternates; and experience and training requirements for team members
and alternates. Parts 75 and 77 requires that coal mine operators make
arrangements with a licensed physician, medical service, medical
clinic, or hospital and with an ambulance service to provide 24-hour
emergency medical assistance and transportation. That information is to
be posted at the mine.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Mine Rescue Teams; Arrangements for Emergency Medical
Assistance; and Arrangements for Transportation for Injured Persons.
OMB Number: 1219-0078.
Recordkeeping: Sec. 49.6 states that rescue apparatus and
equipment shall be maintained and that a person trained in the use and
care of breathing apparatus shall inspect and test the apparatus at
lease every 30 days and shall certify by signature and date that the
inspections and tests were done. The certification and the record of
corrective action taken, if any, shall be maintained at the mine rescue
station for a period of one year. Sec. 49.7 requires that each team
member and alternate be examined within 60 days of the beginning of the
initial training, and annually thereafter by a physician who shall
certify the physical fitness of the team member to perform mine rescue
and recovery work for prolonged periods under strenuous conditions. The
operator shall have MSHA Form 5000-3 on file for each team member.
These forms shall be kept on file at either the mine or the mine rescue
station for a period of one year. Sec. 49.8 requires that prior to
serving on a mine rescue team, each member must complete an initial 20-
hour course of instruction and all team members are required to receive
40 hours of refresher training annually. A record of the training
received by each mine rescue team member is required to be on file at
the mine rescue station for a period of one year.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Respondents: 1,072.
Responses: 45,270.
Burden Hours: 24,366.
Total Burden Cost: $648K.
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 31st day of August, 2006.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. E6-14915 Filed 9-8-06; 8:45 am]
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