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Section III. Temporary Exemption for
Investment in Bear Stearns Master Note
The restrictions of sections
406(a)(1)(A) through (D) and sections
406(b)(1) and (2) of the Act and the
sanctions resulting from the application
of section 4975 of the Code, by reason
of section 4975(c)(1)(A) through (E) of
the Code, shall not apply to the
investment of securities lending
collateral by JPMCB, as the investment
manager of such collateral on behalf of
the Client Plan or Collective Fund that
has lent the securities, in the Bear
Stearns Master Note (as defined in
paragraph (b) below), provided that the
condition set forth below in paragraph
(a) is met.
(a) Repayment of the Bear Stearns
Master Note is unconditionally
guaranteed by JPMCB.
(b) For purposes of this Section III, the
term ‘‘Bear Stearns Master Note’’ means
the $750 million Evergreen Advance
dated October 23, 2007, under the
Master Note Agreement dated February
9, 2007, by and between JPMCB as agent
for a group of lending entities and
certain subsidiaries of The Bear Stearns
Companies Inc., which matured on June
13, 2008, and was paid in full.
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Section IV. Definitions
For purposes of this exemption,
(a) The terms ‘‘JPMCB’’ and ‘‘JPMCC’’
as referred to herein in Sections I, II and
III, refer to JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association, and its parent,
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc.
(b) The term ‘‘affiliate’’ means any
entity now or in the future, directly or
indirectly, controlling, controlled by, or
under common control with JPMCC or
its successors. (For purposes of this
definition, the term ‘‘control’’ means the
power to exercise a controlling
influence over the management or
policies of a person other than an
individual.)
(c) The term ‘‘U.S. Affiliated
Borrower’’ means an affiliate of JPMCC
that is a bank supervised by the United
States or a State, or a broker-dealer
registered under the 1934 Act.
(d) The term ‘‘Foreign Affiliated
Borrower’’ means an affiliate of JPMCC
that is a bank or a broker-dealer which
is supervised by—
(i) The Financial Services Authority
in the United Kingdom;
(ii) OSFI in Canada;
(iii) The Australian Securities &
Investments Commission in Australia;
and
(iv) The Financial Services Agency in
Japan.
(e) The term ‘‘Bear Stearns Affiliate’’
means The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.
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and its affiliates as constituted on March
15, 2008.
(f) The term ‘‘Independent Fiduciary’’
means a fiduciary who is independent
of and unrelated to JPMCB and Bear
Stearns Affiliates. For purposes of this
exemption, a fiduciary will not be
deemed to be independent of and
unrelated to JPMCB and Bear Stearns
Affiliates if:
(i) Such fiduciary directly or
indirectly controls, is controlled by, or
is under common control with JPMCB
or a Bear Stearns Affiliate;
(ii) Such fiduciary, or any officer,
director, partner, employee or relative of
the fiduciary, is an officer, director,
partner or employee of JPMCB or a Bear
Stearns Affiliate (or is a relative of such
persons);
(iii) Such fiduciary directly or
indirectly receives any compensation or
other consideration for his or her own
personal account in connection with
any transaction described in this
exemption, except that the Independent
Fiduciary may receive compensation
from JPMCB for acting as Independent
Fiduciary as contemplated herein if the
amount or payment of such
compensation is not contingent upon or
in any way affected by the Independent
Fiduciary’s ultimate decision; or
(iv) The annual gross revenue
received by such fiduciary, during any
year of its engagement, from JPMCB and
Bear Stearns Affiliates exceeds five
percent (5%) of the fiduciary’s annual
gross revenue from all sources for its
prior tax year.
(g) The term ‘‘Review’’ means a test by
an Independent Fiduciary of a
representative sample of transactions
falling under section II(b)(i) of this
Exemption that is sufficient in size to
afford the Independent Fiduciary a
reasonable basis to make findings as to
compliance with the following:
(i) Whether allocation of the
opportunity to lend securities to the
applicable client plan account was in
accordance with JPMCB’s internal
securities loan allocation procedures;
(ii) Whether the loan of securities by
the Client Plan to Global Capital
Markets was at market rates and terms
which were at least as favorable to such
Client Plan as if made at the same time
and under the same circumstances to an
unrelated party (as required by section
II(d) hereof);
(iii) Whether with respect to each
successive two-week period, on average,
at least 50 percent or more of the
outstanding dollar value of securities
loans negotiated on behalf of Client
Plans by FMP, in the aggregate, were to
unrelated borrowers (as required by
section II(q) of the exemption); and
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(iv) Whether investment by the
applicable Client Plan in the underlying
securities that were loaned was
consistent with the investment
guidelines for the particular Client Plan
account.
For a more complete statement of
facts and representations supporting the
Department’s decision to grant PTE 99–
34, refer to the proposed exemption (64
FR 34281, June 25, 1999) and the grant
notice (64 FR 46419, August 25, 1999).
Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of
October, 2008.
Ivan L. Strasfeld,
Director, Office of Exemption Determinations,
Employee Benefits Security Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Part
46—Training, Training Plans, and
Records; Sections 46.3, 46.5, 46.6,
46.7, 46.8, 46.9, and 46.11
ACTION:
Notice.
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) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the information collection
related to the 30 CFR Sections 46.3,
46.5, 46.6, 46.7, 46.8, 46.9, and 46.11;
Training Plans, New Miner Training;
Newly-Hired Experienced Miner
Training; New Task Training; Annual
Refresher Training; Records of Training;
and Site-Specific Hazard Awareness
Training.
Submit comments on or before
December 22, 2008.
DATES:
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Send comments to U.S.
Department of Labor, Mine Safety and
Health Administration, Debbie Ferraro,
Management Services Division, 1100
Wilson Boulevard, Room 2141,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Commenters
are encouraged to send their comments
on a computer disk, or via e-mail to
Ferraro.Debbie@dol.gov, along with an
original printed copy. Ms. Ferraro can
be reached at (202) 693–9821 (voice), or
(202) 693–9801 (facsimile).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the employee listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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I. Background
Paragraph (a) of § 46.3 requires mine
operators to develop and implement a
written training plan approved by
MSHA that contains effective programs
for training new miners and
experienced miners, training miners for
new tasks, annual refresher training,
and hazard training.
Paragraph (b) requires the following
information, at a minimum, to be
included in a training plan:
(1) The company name, mine name,
and MSHA mine identification number;
(2) The name and position of the
person designated by the operator who
is responsible for the health and safety
training at the mine. This person may be
the operator;
(3) A general description of the
teaching methods and the course
materials that are to be used in
providing the training, including the
subject areas to be covered and the
approximate time to be spent on each
subject area;
(4) A list of the persons who will
provide the training, and the subject
areas in which each person is competent
to instruct; and
(5) The evaluation procedures used to
determine the effectiveness of training.
Paragraph (c) requires a plan that does
not include the minimum information
specified in paragraph (b) to be
approved by MSHA. For each size
category, the Agency estimates that 20
percent of mine operators will choose to
write a plan and send it to MSHA for
approval.
Paragraph (d) requires mine operators
to provide miners’ representatives with
a copy of the training plan. At mines
where no miners’ representative has
been designated, a copy of the plan
must be posted at the mine or a copy
must be provided to each miner.
Paragraph (e) provides that within 2
weeks following receipt or posting of
the training plan, miners or their
representatives may submit written
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comments on the plan to mine
operators, or to the Regional Manager, as
appropriate. The burden hours and costs
of this provision are not borne by mine
operators, but by miners and their
representatives.
Paragraph (g) requires that the miners’
representative must be provided with a
copy of the approved plan within one
week after approval. At mines where no
miners’ representative has been
designated, a copy of the plan must be
posted at the mine or a copy must be
provided to each miner.
Paragraph (h) allows mine operators,
miners, and miners’ representatives to
appeal a decision of the Regional
Manager in writing to the Director for
Education Policy and Development. The
Director would issue a decision on the
appeal within 30 days after receipt of
the appeal.
Paragraph (i) requires mine operators
to make available at the mine site a copy
of the current training plan for
inspection by MSHA and for
examination by miners and their
representatives. If the training plan is
not maintained at the mine site, mine
operators must have the capability to
provide the plan upon request by
MSHA, miners, or their representatives.
Paragraph (a) of § 46.5 requires mine
operators to provide each new miner
with no less than 24 hours of training.
Miners who have not received the full
24 hours of new miner training must
work where an experienced miner can
observe that the new miner is working
in a safe manner.
Paragraph (a) of § 46.6 requires mine
operators to provide each newly hired
experienced miner with certain training
before the miner begins work.
Paragraph (a) of § 46.7 requires, before
a miner performs a task for which he or
she has no experience, that the mine
operator train the miner in the safety
and health aspects and safe work
procedures specific to that task. If
changes have occurred in a miner’s
regularly assigned task, the mine
operator must provide the miner with
training that addresses the changes.
Paragraph (a) of § 46.8 requires, at
least every 12 months, that the mine
operator provide each miner with no
less than 8 hours of refresher training.
Paragraph (a) of § 46.9 requires the
mine operators upon completion of each
training program, to record and certify
on MSHA Form 5000–23, or on a form
that contains the required information,
that the miner has completed the
training. False certification that training
was completed is punishable under
§ 110(a) and (f) of the Act.
Paragraph (a) of § 46.11 requires the
mine operator to provide site-specific
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hazard training to non-miners,
including the following persons:
Scientific workers; delivery workers and
customers; occasional, short-term
maintenance or service workers, or
manufacturers’ representatives; and
outside vendors, visitors, office or staff
personnel who do not work at the mine
site on a continuing basis.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the information collection
requirement related to the training and
retraining of miners, training plans, and
records of training. 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 below 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
selecting ‘‘Rules and Regs’’, and then
selecting ‘‘Fed Reg Docs.’’
III. Current Actions
USGS data show that domestic
production of sand and gravel and
crushed stone increased every year
between 1991 and 1999, an indication of
the continuing strong demand for
construction aggregates in the United
States. The number of hours worked at
sand and gravel and crushed stone
operations has been increasing steadily
since 1991.
MSHA’s objective in these
requirements is to ensure that all miners
receive the required training, which
would result in a decrease in accidents,
injuries, and fatalities. Therefore, MSHA
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is continuing this requirement under 30
CFR 46.3, 46.5, 46.6, 46.7, 46.8, 46.9,
and 46.11.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0131.
Title: Part 46—Training, Training
Plans, and Records; Sections 46.3, 46.5,
46.6, 46.7, 46.8, 46.9, and 46.11.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Total Respondents: 6,325.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 1,077,296.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
295,779 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Cost:
$493,634.
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 17th day
of October, 2008.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and
Management.
[FR Doc. E8–25248 Filed 10–22–08; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[08–080]
Notice of Information Collection
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: All comments should be
submitted within 60 calendar days from
the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be
addressed to Dr. Walter Kit, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Washington, DC 20546–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Dr. Walter Kit, NASA
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Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
300 E Street, SW., JB0000, Washington,
DC 20546, (202) 358–1350, Walter.Kit1@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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They will also become a matter of
public record.
Walter Kit,
NASA Clearance Officer.
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I. Abstract
This information collection is an
application form to be considered for an
undergraduate or graduate scholarship.
Students are required to submit an
application package consisting of an
application form, academic background,
proposed area of study, curriculum vitae
or personal statement, three letters of
reference, and an essay or research
proposal.
II. Method of Collection
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: (08–081)]
Notice of Information Collection
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection.
AGENCY:
Title: NASA Aeronautics Scholarship
Program.
OMB Number: 2700–0134.
Type of Review: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
400.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.0
hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 400 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: All comments should be
submitted within 60 calendar days from
the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be
addressed to Dr. Walter Kit, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Washington, DC 20546–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Dr. Walter Kit, NASA
Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
300 E Street SW., JE0000, Washington,
DC 20546, (202) 358–1350, Walter.Kit1@nasa.gov.
IV. Request for Comments
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of NASA, including
whether the information collected has
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
NASA’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including automated
collection techniques or the use of other
forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection.
I. Abstract
NASA will utilize a Web-based
application form with instructions and
other application materials also on-line.
All data will be collected via this Webbased application (separate under
graduate and graduate forms) and unless
the user chooses to download the
application form and other application
materials and mail them in.
III. Data
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NASA’s Science Engineering
Mathematics and Aerospace Academy
(SEMAA) is a national education
project, which works with K–12
students and their families, that
employs hands-on, inquiry-based
activities and emphasizes the benefits of
STEM literacy. This data collection will
help to assess SEMAA project
effectiveness and to provide data that
can inform decisions made by NASA
leadership and local sites about project
modifications and implementation.
II. Method of Collection
NASA will utilize a Web-based
application form with instructions and
other application materials also on-line.
All data will be collected via this Web-
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request; Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Part 46--Training, Training Plans, and
Records; Sections 46.3, 46.5, 46.6, 46.7, 46.8, 46.9, and 46.11
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) is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the
information collection related to the 30 CFR Sections 46.3, 46.5, 46.6,
46.7, 46.8, 46.9, and 46.11; Training Plans, New Miner Training; Newly-
Hired Experienced Miner Training; New Task Training; Annual Refresher
Training; Records of Training; and Site-Specific Hazard Awareness
Training.
DATES: Submit comments on or before December 22, 2008.
[[Page 63210]]
ADDRESSES: Send comments to U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and
Health Administration, Debbie Ferraro, Management Services Division,
1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2141, Arlington, VA 22209-3939. Commenters
are encouraged to send their comments on a computer disk, or via e-mail
to Ferraro.Debbie@dol.gov, along with an original printed copy. Ms.
Ferraro can be reached at (202) 693-9821 (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
Paragraph (a) of Sec. 46.3 requires mine operators to develop and
implement a written training plan approved by MSHA that contains
effective programs for training new miners and experienced miners,
training miners for new tasks, annual refresher training, and hazard
training.
Paragraph (b) requires the following information, at a minimum, to
be included in a training plan:
(1) The company name, mine name, and MSHA mine identification
number;
(2) The name and position of the person designated by the operator
who is responsible for the health and safety training at the mine. This
person may be the operator;
(3) A general description of the teaching methods and the course
materials that are to be used in providing the training, including the
subject areas to be covered and the approximate time to be spent on
each subject area;
(4) A list of the persons who will provide the training, and the
subject areas in which each person is competent to instruct; and
(5) The evaluation procedures used to determine the effectiveness
of training.
Paragraph (c) requires a plan that does not include the minimum
information specified in paragraph (b) to be approved by MSHA. For each
size category, the Agency estimates that 20 percent of mine operators
will choose to write a plan and send it to MSHA for approval.
Paragraph (d) requires mine operators to provide miners'
representatives with a copy of the training plan. At mines where no
miners' representative has been designated, a copy of the plan must be
posted at the mine or a copy must be provided to each miner.
Paragraph (e) provides that within 2 weeks following receipt or
posting of the training plan, miners or their representatives may
submit written comments on the plan to mine operators, or to the
Regional Manager, as appropriate. The burden hours and costs of this
provision are not borne by mine operators, but by miners and their
representatives.
Paragraph (g) requires that the miners' representative must be
provided with a copy of the approved plan within one week after
approval. At mines where no miners' representative has been designated,
a copy of the plan must be posted at the mine or a copy must be
provided to each miner.
Paragraph (h) allows mine operators, miners, and miners'
representatives to appeal a decision of the Regional Manager in writing
to the Director for Education Policy and Development. The Director
would issue a decision on the appeal within 30 days after receipt of
the appeal.
Paragraph (i) requires mine operators to make available at the mine
site a copy of the current training plan for inspection by MSHA and for
examination by miners and their representatives. If the training plan
is not maintained at the mine site, mine operators must have the
capability to provide the plan upon request by MSHA, miners, or their
representatives.
Paragraph (a) of Sec. 46.5 requires mine operators to provide each
new miner with no less than 24 hours of training. Miners who have not
received the full 24 hours of new miner training must work where an
experienced miner can observe that the new miner is working in a safe
manner.
Paragraph (a) of Sec. 46.6 requires mine operators to provide each
newly hired experienced miner with certain training before the miner
begins work.
Paragraph (a) of Sec. 46.7 requires, before a miner performs a
task for which he or she has no experience, that the mine operator
train the miner in the safety and health aspects and safe work
procedures specific to that task. If changes have occurred in a miner's
regularly assigned task, the mine operator must provide the miner with
training that addresses the changes.
Paragraph (a) of Sec. 46.8 requires, at least every 12 months,
that the mine operator provide each miner with no less than 8 hours of
refresher training.
Paragraph (a) of Sec. 46.9 requires the mine operators upon
completion of each training program, to record and certify on MSHA Form
5000-23, or on a form that contains the required information, that the
miner has completed the training. False certification that training was
completed is punishable under Sec. 110(a) and (f) of the Act.
Paragraph (a) of Sec. 46.11 requires the mine operator to provide
site-specific hazard training to non-miners, including the following
persons: Scientific workers; delivery workers and customers;
occasional, short-term maintenance or service workers, or
manufacturers' representatives; and outside vendors, visitors, office
or staff personnel who do not work at the mine site on a continuing
basis.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the
information collection requirement related to the training and
retraining of miners, training plans, and records of training. 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 below 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 selecting
``Rules and Regs'', and then selecting ``Fed Reg Docs.''
III. Current Actions
USGS data show that domestic production of sand and gravel and
crushed stone increased every year between 1991 and 1999, an indication
of the continuing strong demand for construction aggregates in the
United States. The number of hours worked at sand and gravel and
crushed stone operations has been increasing steadily since 1991.
MSHA's objective in these requirements is to ensure that all miners
receive the required training, which would result in a decrease in
accidents, injuries, and fatalities. Therefore, MSHA
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is continuing this requirement under 30 CFR 46.3, 46.5, 46.6, 46.7,
46.8, 46.9, and 46.11.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
OMB Number: 1219-0131.
Title: Part 46--Training, Training Plans, and Records; Sections
46.3, 46.5, 46.6, 46.7, 46.8, 46.9, and 46.11.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 6,325.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 1,077,296.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 295,779 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Cost: $493,634.
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 17th day of October, 2008.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. E8-25248 Filed 10-22-08; 8:45 am]
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