Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Representative of Miners, Notification of Legal Identity, and Notification of Commencement of Operations and Closing of Mines, 20712-20713 [2011-8823]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 20712 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 71 / Wednesday, April 13, 2011 / Notices to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2010 (75 FR 79033). Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to ensure appropriate consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1219– 0024. The OMB 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 submission of responses. Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Title of Collection: Application for Waiver of Surface Facilities Requirements. OMB Control Number: 1219–0024. Affected Public: Private sector— Businesses or other for-profits. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 933. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 933. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 357. Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $4,665. Dated: April 7, 2011. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–8787 Filed 4–12–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–43–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:37 Apr 12, 2011 Jkt 223001 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Representative of Miners, Notification of Legal Identity, and Notification of Commencement of Operations and Closing of Mines ACTION: Notice. The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Representative of Miners, Notification of Legal Identity, and Notification of Commencement of Operations and Closing of Mines,’’ to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). DATES: Submit comments on or before May 13, 2011. ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain, on the day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an e-mail to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202–395–6929/Fax: 202–395–6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Identification of the miner representative, notification of mine owner and operator legal identity, and notification of commencement of operations and closing of mines provide information to help ensure the health and safety of mine workers by identifying responsibility for mining operations. PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 These information collections are subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if the collection of information does not display a valid OMB control number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under OMB Control Number 1219–0042. The current OMB approval is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2011; however, it should be noted that information collections submitted to the OMB receive a monthto-month extension while they undergo review. For additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2010 (75 FR) 79031. Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to ensure appropriate consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1219– 0042. The OMB 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 submission of responses. Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Title of Collection: Representative of Miners, Notification of Legal Identity, and Notification of Commencement of Operations and Closing of Mines. OMB Control Number: 1219–0042. E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 71 / Wednesday, April 13, 2011 / Notices Affected Public: Private sector— Businesses or other for-profits. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,367. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 11,367. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,517. Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $4,659. Dated: April 7, 2011. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–8823 Filed 4–12–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–43–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Bureau of International Labor Affairs; Office of Trade and Labor Affairs; Request for Comments on Labor Capacity-Building Efforts Under the Dominican Republic—Central America—United States Free Trade Agreement Office of the Secretary, Labor, and Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Request for comments from the public. AGENCIES: This notice is a request for comments from the public to assist the Secretary of Labor and the United States Trade Representative in preparing a report on labor capacity-building efforts under Chapter 16 (‘‘the Labor Chapter’’) and Annex 16.5 of the Dominican Republic—Central America—United States Free Trade Agreement (‘‘the CAFTA–DR’’), as well as efforts made by the CAFTA–DR countries to implement the recommendations contained in the report entitled ‘‘The Labor Dimension in Central America and the Dominican Republic—Building on Progress: Strengthening Compliance and Enhancing Capacity’’ (‘‘the White Paper’’). This report is required under the Dominican Republic—Central America—United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (‘‘the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act’’). The reporting function and the responsibility for soliciting public comments required under this Act were assigned to the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative. DATES: Written comments are due no later than 5 p.m. May 20, 2011. ADDRESSES: Persons submitting comments are strongly advised to make such submissions by electronic mail to the following address: mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:37 Apr 12, 2011 Jkt 223001 FRFTACAFTA@dol.gov. Submissions by facsimile may be sent to: Paula Church Albertson, Deputy Division Chief of Trade Agreement Administration and Technical Cooperation, Office of Trade and Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor at (202) 693–4851 (this is not a toll-free number). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Church Albertson, Deputy Division Chief of Trade Agreement Administration and Technical Cooperation, Office of Trade and Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S– 5303, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone (202) 693–4900 (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Background During the legislative approval process for the CAFTA–DR, the Administration and the Congress reached an understanding on the need to support labor capacity-building efforts linked to recommendations identified in the White Paper of the Working Group of the Vice Ministers Responsible for Trade and Labor in the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic. A total of $155 million was appropriated in support of labor and environment capacitybuilding in FY 2005 through FY 2009. For more information on these initiatives, see the full text of the CAFTA–DR and the White Paper as well as other relevant fact sheets and reports posted on the respective Web sites of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, https://www.ustr.gov/ Trade_Agreements/Regional/CAFTA/ Section_Index.html, and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Subregional Office for Central America, Haiti, Panama and the Dominican Republic, https://web.oit.or.cr/ (follow ´ the link to: Sector IV, Dialogo Social, and then link to: Verification of the White Paper, Central America and the Dominican Republic). In addition, in December 2006, the USDOL published the procedural guidelines for the receipt and review of submissions under U.S. Free Trade Agreements, including the CAFTA–DR (71 FR 76691 Dec. 21, 2006). Subsequently, the U.S. held the first Labor Affairs Council meeting in November 2008, pursuant CAFTA–DR Article 16.4.2. Since the CAFTA–DR came into force, OTLA has received, accepted and reviewed one submission, issuing a public report in January 2009. OTLA received a second submission, and will decide whether to accept this submission in April 2011. PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20713 Under section 403(a) of the CAFTA– DR Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. 4111(a), the President must report biennially to the Congress on the progress made by the CAFTA–DR countries in implementing the labor obligations and the labor capacitybuilding provisions found in the Labor Chapter and Annex 16.5 and implementing the recommendations contained in the White Paper. Section 403(a)(4) requires the President to establish a mechanism to solicit public comments on the matters described in section 403(a)(3)(D) of the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. 4111(a)(4). By Proclamation, the President delegated the reporting function and the responsibility for soliciting public comments under section 403(a) of the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. 4111(a), to the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative. Proclamation No. 8272, 73 FR 38,297 (June 30, 2008). This notice serves to request public comments as required by this section. 2. Information Sought The Department of Labor is seeking comments on the following topics as required under Section 404(a)(3)(D) of the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act: 1. Capacity-building efforts by the United States government envisaged by Article 16.5 of the CAFTA–DR Labor Chapter and Annex 16.5; 2. Efforts by the United States government to facilitate full implementation of the White Paper recommendations; 3. Efforts made by the CAFTA–DR countries to comply with Article 16.5 of the Labor Chapter and Annex 16.5 and to fully implement the White Paper recommendations, including progress made by the CAFTA–DR countries in affording to workers internationallyrecognized worker rights through improved capacity; and 4. Efforts made by the governments of the Parties to the CAFTA–DR to fulfill their Labor Chapter (Chapter 16) commitments under the CAFTA–DR. 3. Requirements for Comments This notice requests comments in response to a general solicitation to the public. Written comments may be submitted by 5 p.m. May 20, 2011. To ensure prompt and full consideration of comments, it is strongly recommended that comments be submitted by electronic mail to the following e-mail address: FRFTACAFTA@dol.gov. Persons making comments by e-mail should use the following subject line: Comments pursuant to CAFTA–DR E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20712-20713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8823]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Representative of Miners, Notification of 
Legal Identity, and Notification of Commencement of Operations and 
Closing of Mines

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Mine Safety 
and Health Administration (MSHA) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``Representative of Miners, Notification of Legal 
Identity, and Notification of Commencement of Operations and Closing of 
Mines,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before May 13, 2011.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, 
proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be 
obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the day following publication of this notice or by 
contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or sending an e-mail to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, 
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax: 
202-395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Identification of the miner representative, 
notification of mine owner and operator legal identity, and 
notification of commencement of operations and closing of mines provide 
information to help ensure the health and safety of mine workers by 
identifying responsibility for mining operations.
    These information collections are subject to the PRA. A Federal 
agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, 
and the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if the 
collection of information does not display a valid OMB control number. 
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this 
information collection under OMB Control Number 1219-0042. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2011; however, it 
should be noted that information collections submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on December 17, 2010 (75 FR) 79031.
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to ensure appropriate consideration, 
comments should reference OMB Control Number 1219-0042. The OMB 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
    Title of Collection: Representative of Miners, Notification of 
Legal Identity, and Notification of Commencement of Operations and 
Closing of Mines.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0042.

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    Affected Public: Private sector--Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,367.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 11,367.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,517.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $4,659.

    Dated: April 7, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-8823 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-43-P
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