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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 98 / Friday, May 20, 2016 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0020]
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Operations Under Water
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
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
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 on the
information collection for Operations
Under Water.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before July 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2016–0011.
• Regular Mail: Send comments to
USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452.
• Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety
and Health Administration, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor via
the East elevator.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at MSHA.information.
collections@dol.gov (email); 202–693–
9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441
(facsimile).
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SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Title 30 CFR Sections 75.1716,
75.1716–1 and 75.1716–3 require
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operators of underground coal mines to
provide MSHA notification before
mining under bodies of water and to
obtain a permit to mine under a body of
water if, in the judgment of the
Secretary, it is sufficiently large to
constitute a hazard to miners. The
regulation is necessary to prevent the
inundation of underground coal mines
with water that has the potential of
drowning miners.
The coal mine operator submits an
application for the permit to the District
Manager in whose district the mine is
located. Applications contain the name
and address of the mine; projected
mining and ground support plans; a
mine map showing the location of the
river, stream, lake or other body of water
and its relation to the location of all
working places; and a profile map
showing the type of strata and the
distance in elevation between the coal
bed and the water involved. MSHA has
provided an exemption from
notification and permit application for
mine operators where the projected
mining is under any water reservoir
constructed by a Federal agency as of
December 30, 1969, and where the
operator is required by such agency to
operate in a manner that adequately
protects the safety of miners. The
exemption for such mining is addressed
by 30 CFR Sections 75.1716 and
75.1717.
MSHA also encourages a mine
operator to provide more information in
an application. When the operator files
an application for a permit, in addition
to the information required under 30
CFR Section 75.1716–3, operators are
also encouraged to include a map of the
active areas of the mine under the body
of water showing the following: Bottom
of coal elevations (minimum 10-ft
contour intervals); the limits of the body
of water and the estimated quantity of
water in the pool; the limits of the
proposed ‘‘safety zone’’ within which
precautions will be taken; overburden
thickness (depth of cover) contours;
corehole locations; and known faults,
lineaments, and other geologic features.
If the body of water is contained
within an overlying mine, then MSHA
recommends a map of the overlying
mine showing bottom of coal elevations
(minimum 10-ft contour intervals),
when available, corehole locations, the
limits of the body of water with the
estimated quantity of water in the pool,
and interburden to active mine below be
provided. Operators are also encouraged
to submit the methods that were used to
estimate the quantity of water in the
pool, borehole logs, including
geotechnical information (RQD, fracture
logs, etc.) if available; rock mechanics
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data on the overburden, interburden,
mine roof, and mine floor, if available;
mining height of the seam being mined,
pillar and floor stability analyses for the
active mine, whether second mining is
planned, whether mining will be
conducted down-dip or up-dip, where
water will flow to in the active mine if
encountered, pumping capabilities for
dewatering, a comprehensive
evacuation plan for the miners, and a
statement of what in-mine conditions
would trigger the implementation of the
evacuation plan, and training that will
be provided to the miners regarding the
potential hazards.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Operations Under
Water. 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 has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
• Suggest methods to 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.
The information collection request
will be available on https://
www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions
the commenter against providing any
information in the submission that
should not be publicly disclosed. Full
comments, including personal
information provided, will be made
available on www.regulations.gov and
www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at USDOL—Mine
Safety and Health Administration, 201
12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 4th floor via the East
elevator.
Questions about the information
collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice.
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Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
properly assessed. Currently, the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the
information collection for Application
for a Permit to Fire More than 20
Boreholes and/or for the use of
Nonpermissible Blasting Units,
Explosives, and Shot-firing Units;
Posting Notices of Misfires.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before July 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2016–0012.
• Regular Mail: Send comments to
USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202–5452.
• Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety
and Health Administration, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 4th floor via the East
elevator.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at MSHA.information.
collections@dol.gov (email); 202–693–
9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441
(facsimile).
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Operations Under Water. MSHA has
updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses,
burden hours, and burden costs
supporting this information collection
request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0020.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 91.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 91.
Annual Burden Hours: 501 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $1,360.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
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.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0025]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Application for a Permit To
Fire More Than 20 Boreholes and/or for
the Use of Nonpermissible Blasting
Units, Explosives, and Shot-Firing
Units; Posting Notices of Misfires
I. Background
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
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
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
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Under section 313 of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. 873, any explosives used
in underground coal mines must be
permissible. The Mine Act also provides
that, under safeguards prescribed by the
Secretary of Labor, a mine operator may
permit the firing of more than 20 shots
and the use of nonpermissible
explosives in sinking shafts and slopes
from the surface in rock. Title 30 CFR
75.1321 outlines the procedures by
which a permit may be issued for the
firing of more than 20 boreholes and/or
the use of nonpermissible shot-firing
units in underground coal mines. In
those instances in which there is a
misfire of explosives, section 75.1327
requires that a qualified person post
each accessible entrance to the affected
area with a warning to prohibit entry.
Section 77.1909–1 outlines the
procedures by which a coal mine
operator may apply for a permit to use
nonpermissible explosives and/or shotfiring units in the blasting of rock while
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sinking shafts or slopes for underground
coal mines.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Application for a
Permit to Fire More than 20 Boreholes
and/or for the use of Nonpermissible
Blasting Units, Explosives, and Shotfiring Units; Posting Notices of Misfires.
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 has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
• Suggest methods to 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.
The information collection request
will be available on https://
www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions
the commenter against providing any
information in the submission that
should not be publicly disclosed. Full
comments, including personal
information provided, will be made
available on www.regulations.gov and
www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at USDOL-Mine
Safety and Health Administration, 201
12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 4th floor via the East
elevator.
Questions about the information
collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Application for a Permit to Fire More
than 20 Boreholes and/or for the use of
Nonpermissible Blasting Units,
Explosives, and Shot-firing Units;
Posting Notices of Misfires. MSHA has
updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses,
burden hours, and burden costs
supporting this information collection
request.
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-11916]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219-0020]
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Operations Under
Water
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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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 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 on the information collection for
Operations Under Water.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before July 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the information collection requirements
of this notice may be sent by any of the methods listed below.
Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments for docket
number MSHA-2016-0011.
Regular Mail: Send comments to USDOL-MSHA, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite
4E401, Arlington, VA 22202-5452.
Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety and Health
Administration, 201 12th Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202-5452. Sign in at the receptionist's desk on the 4th floor via the
East elevator.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov (email); 202-693-9440 (voice); or
202-693-9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Title 30 CFR Sections 75.1716, 75.1716-1 and 75.1716-3 require
operators of underground coal mines to provide MSHA notification before
mining under bodies of water and to obtain a permit to mine under a
body of water if, in the judgment of the Secretary, it is sufficiently
large to constitute a hazard to miners. The regulation is necessary to
prevent the inundation of underground coal mines with water that has
the potential of drowning miners.
The coal mine operator submits an application for the permit to the
District Manager in whose district the mine is located. Applications
contain the name and address of the mine; projected mining and ground
support plans; a mine map showing the location of the river, stream,
lake or other body of water and its relation to the location of all
working places; and a profile map showing the type of strata and the
distance in elevation between the coal bed and the water involved. MSHA
has provided an exemption from notification and permit application for
mine operators where the projected mining is under any water reservoir
constructed by a Federal agency as of December 30, 1969, and where the
operator is required by such agency to operate in a manner that
adequately protects the safety of miners. The exemption for such mining
is addressed by 30 CFR Sections 75.1716 and 75.1717.
MSHA also encourages a mine operator to provide more information in
an application. When the operator files an application for a permit, in
addition to the information required under 30 CFR Section 75.1716-3,
operators are also encouraged to include a map of the active areas of
the mine under the body of water showing the following: Bottom of coal
elevations (minimum 10-ft contour intervals); the limits of the body of
water and the estimated quantity of water in the pool; the limits of
the proposed ``safety zone'' within which precautions will be taken;
overburden thickness (depth of cover) contours; corehole locations; and
known faults, lineaments, and other geologic features.
If the body of water is contained within an overlying mine, then
MSHA recommends a map of the overlying mine showing bottom of coal
elevations (minimum 10-ft contour intervals), when available, corehole
locations, the limits of the body of water with the estimated quantity
of water in the pool, and interburden to active mine below be provided.
Operators are also encouraged to submit the methods that were used to
estimate the quantity of water in the pool, borehole logs, including
geotechnical information (RQD, fracture logs, etc.) if available; rock
mechanics data on the overburden, interburden, mine roof, and mine
floor, if available; mining height of the seam being mined, pillar and
floor stability analyses for the active mine, whether second mining is
planned, whether mining will be conducted down-dip or up-dip, where
water will flow to in the active mine if encountered, pumping
capabilities for dewatering, a comprehensive evacuation plan for the
miners, and a statement of what in-mine conditions would trigger the
implementation of the evacuation plan, and training that will be
provided to the miners regarding the potential hazards.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection related to Operations Under Water. 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 has practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
Suggest methods to 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.
The information collection request will be available on https://www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions the commenter against providing any
information in the submission that should not be publicly disclosed.
Full comments, including personal information provided, will be made
available on www.regulations.gov and www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly available documents at USDOL--
Mine Safety and Health Administration, 201 12th South, Suite 4E401,
Arlington, VA 22202-5452. Sign in at the receptionist's desk on the 4th
floor via the East elevator.
Questions about the information collection requirements may be
directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice.
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III. Current Actions
This request for collection of information contains provisions for
Operations Under Water. MSHA has updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses, burden hours, and burden costs
supporting this information collection request.
Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
OMB Number: 1219-0020.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 91.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 91.
Annual Burden Hours: 501 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $1,360.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and 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.
Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-11916 Filed 5-19-16; 8:45 am]
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