Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Health Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure (Underground Coal Mines) 30 CFR 75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520 and Part 7 or Part 36 as a Result of § 72.500, 56560-56561 [2010-23085]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
56560
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 179 / Thursday, September 16, 2010 / Notices
[FR Doc. 2010–23086 Filed 9–15–10; 8:45 am]
(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room
2350, Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Sign
in at the receptionist’s desk on the 21st
floor.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mario Distasio, Chief of the Economic
Analysis Division, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
distasio.mario@dol.gov (e-mail), 202–
693–9445 (voicemail), 202–693–9441
(facsimile).
BILLING CODE 4510–43–P
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Total Burden Hours: 1,223,104
Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $47,719,917
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.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
I. Background
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations;
Health Standards for Diesel Particulate
Matter Exposure (Underground Coal
Mines) 30 CFR 75.1915/72.503, 72.510,
72.520 and Part 7 or Part 36 as a Result
of § 72.500
ACTION:
Notice.
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 [44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program
helps to assure 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 for 30 CFR
75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520 and Part
7 or Part 36 as a result of § 72.500.
DATES: All comments must be received
by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings
Time on November 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments must clearly be
identified with the rule title and may be
submitted to MSHA by any of the
following methods:
(1) Electronic mail: zzMSHA–
Comments@dol.gov.
(2) Facsimile: (202) 693–9441.
(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
19:19 Sep 15, 2010
Jkt 220001
Section 101(a) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), provides that the Secretary of
Labor shall develop, promulgate, and
revise as may be appropriate, improved
mandatory health or safety standards for
the protection of life and prevention of
injuries in coal or other mines. In
addition, Section 103(h) of the Mine Act
mandates that mine operators keep any
records and make any reports that are
reasonably necessary for the Mine
Safety and Health Administration to
perform its duties under the Mine Act.
MSHA established standards and
regulations for diesel-powered
equipment in underground coal mines
that provide additional important
protection for coal miners who work on
and around diesel-powered equipment.
The standards were designed to reduce
the risks to underground coal miners of
serious health hazards associated with
exposure to high concentrations of
diesel particulate matter. The standards
contain information collection
requirements for underground coal mine
operators in Health Standards for Diesel
Particulate Matter Exposure
(Underground Coal Mines) 30 CFR
75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520 and Part
7 or Part 36 as a result of § 72.500.
• After-treatment devices installed on
diesel-powered equipment must be
maintained according to manufacturer
specifications. Since these devices are
not usually on diesel machinery,
maintenance personnel have to be
trained to maintain them.
• Persons required to perform
maintenance on diesel-powered
equipment must successfully complete a
training and qualification program in
accordance with § 75.1915(a). The mine
operator must maintain a copy of the
required training and qualification
program and a record of the names of all
qualified persons under the program.
• Underground coal mine operators
are required to keep a record of those
trained for one year.
PO 00000
Frm 00060
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
• Underground coal mine operators
exposed to diesel emissions are required
to be trained annually. The training
must include: Health risks associated
with exposure to diesel particulate
matter; methods used in the mine to
control diesel particulate
concentrations; identification of the
personnel responsible for maintaining
those controls; and actions miners must
take to assure controls operate as
intended.
• Underground coal mine operators
are required to keep a record of the
training for one year.
• Underground coal mine operators
are required to maintain an inventory of
diesel-powered equipment units,
together with a list of information about
any unit’s emission control or filtration
system. The list must be updated within
7 calendar days of any change.
• As a result of § 72.503(d), which
requires all permissible equipment to
have after-treatment or filtration
devices, diesel manufacturers are
required to amend existing diesel
machine approval applications under
Part 7 or Part 36. Few machine
approvals are approved under Part 36,
while most machine approvals are
approved under Part 7.
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 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 selecting ‘‘Rules & Regs’’, and
then selecting ‘‘FedReg.Docs’’. On the
next screen, select ‘‘Paperwork
Reduction Act Supporting Statement’’ to
view documents supporting the Federal
Register notice.
E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM
16SEN1
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 179 / Thursday, September 16, 2010 / Notices
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of
information contains notification and
recordkeeping provisions for the
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public Comment
and Recommendations; Health
Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter
Exposure (Underground Coal Mines) 30
CFR 75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520 and
Part 7 or Part 36 as a result of § 72.500.
MSHA does not intend to publish the
results from this information collection
and is not seeking approval to either
display or not display the expiration
date for the OMB approval of this
information collection.
There are no certification exceptions
identified with this information
collection and the collection of this
information does not employ statistical
methods.
Type of Review: Extension
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration
OMB Number: 1219–0124
Frequency: On Occasion
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit
Cost to Federal Government: $5,040
Total Burden Respondents: 165
Total Number of Responses: 165
Total Burden Hours: 623
Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $6,425.39
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.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
[FR Doc. 2010–23085 Filed 9–15–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–43–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations;
Hazardous Conditions Complaints 30
CFR 43.4 and 43.7
ACTION:
Notice.
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
mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
19:19 Sep 15, 2010
Jkt 220001
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program
helps to assure 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 for
Hazardous Conditions Complaints 30
CFR 43.4 and 43.7.
DATES: All comments must be received
by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings
Time on November 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments must clearly be
identified with the rule title and may be
submitted to MSHA by any of the
following methods:
(1) Electronic mail: zzMSHA–
Comments@dol.gov.
(2) Facsimile: (202) 693–9441.
(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room
2350, Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Sign
in at the receptionist’s desk on the 21st
floor.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mario Distasio, Chief of the Economic
Analysis Division, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
distasio.mario@dol.gov (e-mail), 202–
693–9445 (voicemail), 202–693–9441
(facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under Section 103(g) of the Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as
amended (Mine Act), a representative of
miners, or any individual miner where
there is no representative of miners,
may submit a written or oral notification
of the alleged violation of the Mine Act
or a mandatory standard or an imminent
danger. The notifier has the right to
obtain an immediate inspection by the
Mine Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA). A copy of the notice must be
provided to the operator, with
individual miner names redacted.
MSHA regulations at 30 CFR part 43
implement Section 103(g) of the Mine
Act. These regulations provide the
procedures for submitting notification of
the alleged violation or imminent
danger and the actions that MSHA must
take after receiving the notice. Although
the regulations contain a review
procedure (required by Section 103(g)(2)
PO 00000
Frm 00061
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
56561
of the Mine Act) whereby a miner or a
representative of miners may in writing
request a review if no citation or order
is issued as a result of the original
notice, the option is so rarely used that
it was not considered in the burden
estimates.
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 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 selecting ‘‘Rules & Regs’’, and
then selecting ‘‘FedReg.Docs’’. On the
next screen, select ‘‘Paperwork
Reduction Act Supporting Statement’’ to
view documents supporting the Federal
Register notice.
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of
information contains notification and
recordkeeping provisions for the
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public Comment
and Recommendations; Hazardous
Conditions Complaints 30 CFR 43.4 and
43.7. MSHA does not intend to publish
the results from this information
collection and is not seeking approval to
either display or not display the
expiration date for the OMB approval of
this information collection.
There are no certification exceptions
identified with this information
collection and the collection of this
information does not employ statistical
methods.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0014.
Frequency: On Occasion.
E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM
16SEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56560-56561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23085]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Health Standards for Diesel Particulate
Matter Exposure (Underground Coal Mines) 30 CFR 75.1915/72.503, 72.510,
72.520 and Part 7 or Part 36 as a Result of Sec. 72.500
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 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to assure
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 for 30 CFR
75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520 and Part 7 or Part 36 as a result of
Sec. 72.500.
DATES: All comments must be received by midnight Eastern Daylight
Savings Time on November 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments must clearly be identified with the rule title and
may be submitted to MSHA by any of the following methods:
(1) Electronic mail: zzMSHA-Comments@dol.gov.
(2) Facsimile: (202) 693-9441.
(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, Arlington, VA 22209-3939.
(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, Arlington, VA
22209-3939. Sign in at the receptionist's desk on the 21st floor.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mario Distasio, Chief of the Economic
Analysis Division, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at distasio.mario@dol.gov (e-mail), 202-693-9445 (voicemail),
202-693-9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 101(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
(Mine Act), provides that the Secretary of Labor shall develop,
promulgate, and revise as may be appropriate, improved mandatory health
or safety standards for the protection of life and prevention of
injuries in coal or other mines. In addition, Section 103(h) of the
Mine Act mandates that mine operators keep any records and make any
reports that are reasonably necessary for the Mine Safety and Health
Administration to perform its duties under the Mine Act.
MSHA established standards and regulations for diesel-powered
equipment in underground coal mines that provide additional important
protection for coal miners who work on and around diesel-powered
equipment. The standards were designed to reduce the risks to
underground coal miners of serious health hazards associated with
exposure to high concentrations of diesel particulate matter. The
standards contain information collection requirements for underground
coal mine operators in Health Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter
Exposure (Underground Coal Mines) 30 CFR 75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520
and Part 7 or Part 36 as a result of Sec. 72.500.
After-treatment devices installed on diesel-powered
equipment must be maintained according to manufacturer specifications.
Since these devices are not usually on diesel machinery, maintenance
personnel have to be trained to maintain them.
Persons required to perform maintenance on diesel-powered
equipment must successfully complete a training and qualification
program in accordance with Sec. 75.1915(a). The mine operator must
maintain a copy of the required training and qualification program and
a record of the names of all qualified persons under the program.
Underground coal mine operators are required to keep a
record of those trained for one year.
Underground coal mine operators exposed to diesel
emissions are required to be trained annually. The training must
include: Health risks associated with exposure to diesel particulate
matter; methods used in the mine to control diesel particulate
concentrations; identification of the personnel responsible for
maintaining those controls; and actions miners must take to assure
controls operate as intended.
Underground coal mine operators are required to keep a
record of the training for one year.
Underground coal mine operators are required to maintain
an inventory of diesel-powered equipment units, together with a list of
information about any unit's emission control or filtration system. The
list must be updated within 7 calendar days of any change.
As a result of Sec. 72.503(d), which requires all
permissible equipment to have after-treatment or filtration devices,
diesel manufacturers are required to amend existing diesel machine
approval applications under Part 7 or Part 36. Few machine approvals
are approved under Part 36, while most machine approvals are approved
under Part 7.
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 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 selecting ``Rules & Regs'', and then selecting ``FedReg.Docs''. On
the next screen, select ``Paperwork Reduction Act Supporting
Statement'' to view documents supporting the Federal Register notice.
[[Page 56561]]
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of information contains notification
and recordkeeping provisions for the Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Health
Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure (Underground Coal
Mines) 30 CFR 75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520 and Part 7 or Part 36 as a
result of Sec. 72.500. MSHA does not intend to publish the results
from this information collection and is not seeking approval to either
display or not display the expiration date for the OMB approval of this
information collection.
There are no certification exceptions identified with this
information collection and the collection of this information does not
employ statistical methods.
Type of Review: Extension
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration
OMB Number: 1219-0124
Frequency: On Occasion
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit
Cost to Federal Government: $5,040
Total Burden Respondents: 165
Total Number of Responses: 165
Total Burden Hours: 623
Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $6,425.39
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.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 2010-23085 Filed 9-15-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-43-P
