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• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2016–0038.
• 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:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
I. Background
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Under the authority of Section 103 of
the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act
of 1977, MSHA is required to issue
regulations requiring operators to
maintain accurate records of employee
exposures to potentially toxic materials
or harmful physical agents which are
required to be monitored or measured
under any applicable mandatory health
or safety standard promulgated under
this Act.
Airborne radon and radon daughters
exist in every uranium mine and in
several other underground mining
commodities. Radon is radioactive gas.
It diffuses into the underground mine
atmosphere through the rock and the
ground water. Radon decays in a series
of steps into other radioactive elements,
which are solids, called radon
daughters. Radon and radon daughters
are invisible and odorless. Decay of
radon and its daughters results in
emissions of alpha energy.
Medical doctors and scientists have
associated high radon daughter
exposures with lung cancer. The health
hazard arises from breathing air
contaminated with radon daughters
which are in turn deposited in the
lungs. The lung tissues are sensitive to
alpha radioactivity.
The amounts of airborne radon
daughters to which most miners can be
exposed with no adverse effects have
been established and are expressed as
working levels (WL). The current MSHA
standard is a maximum personal
exposure of 4 working level months
(WLM) per year.
Excess lung cancer in uranium
miners, just as coal workers’
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Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Radiation Sampling and
Exposure Records (Pertains to
Underground Metal and Nonmetal
Mines)
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. 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 Radiation
Sampling and Exposure Records
(pertains to underground metal and
nonmetal mines).
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before January 17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below.
SUMMARY:
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pneumoconiosis, silicosis, and other
debilitating occupational diseases, has
been recognized for many years. Thus,
an adequate base of accurate exposure
level data is essential to control miners’
exposures and permit an evaluation of
the effectiveness of existing regulations.
The standard at 30 CFR 57.5037
established the procedures to be used by
the mine operator in sampling mine air
for the presence and concentrations of
radon daughters. Operators are required
to conduct weekly sampling where
concentrations of radon daughters
exceed 0.3 WL. Sampling is required biweekly where uranium mines have
readings of 0.1 WL to 0.3 WL and every
3 months in non-uranium underground
mines where the readings are 0.1 WL to
0.3 WL. Mine operators are required to
keep records of all mandatory
samplings. Records must include the
sample date, location, and results, and
must be retained at the mine site or
nearest mine office for at least 2 years.
The standard at 30 CFR 57.5040
requires mine operators to calculate and
record individual exposures to radon
daughters on MSHA Form 4000–9
‘‘Record of Individual Exposure to
Radon Daughters.’’ The calculations are
based on the results of the weekly
sampling required by 30 CFR 57.5037.
Records must be maintained by the
operator and submitted to MSHA
annually.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Radiation Sampling
and Exposure Records (pertains to
underground metal and nonmetal
mines).
• 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://
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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
Radiation Sampling and Exposure
Records (pertains to underground metal
and nonmetal mines). 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: 1219–0003.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency: Weekly.
Number of Responses: 505.
Annual Burden Hours: 502 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $17,433.
MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 4000–9,
Record of Individual Exposure to Radon
Daughters.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028]
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Application for
Expansion of Recognition and
Proposed Modification to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of MET
Laboratories, Inc. for expansion of its
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents
the Agency’s preliminary finding to
grant the application. Additionally,
OSHA proposed to add a new test
standing to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: Submit comments, information,
and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of
time to make a submission, on or before
November 30, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
1. Electronically: Submit comments
and attachments electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for making
electronic submissions.
2. Facsimile: If submissions,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, commenters may fax
them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–1648.
3. Regular or express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger (courier) service:
Submit comments, requests, and any
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028,
Technical Data Center, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3653, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–2350 (TTY
number: (877) 889–5627). Note that
security procedures may result in
significant delays in receiving
comments and other written materials
by regular mail. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about
security procedures concerning delivery
of materials by express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger service. The
hours of operation for the OSHA Docket
Office are 8:15 a.m.–4:45 p.m., e.t.
4. Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2006–0028).
OSHA places comments and other
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219-0003]
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Radiation Sampling
and Exposure Records (Pertains to Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mines)
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. 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 Radiation
Sampling and Exposure Records (pertains to underground metal and
nonmetal mines).
DATES: All comments must be received on or before January 17, 2017.
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-2016-0038.
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
Under the authority of Section 103 of the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977, MSHA is required to issue regulations requiring
operators to maintain accurate records of employee exposures to
potentially toxic materials or harmful physical agents which are
required to be monitored or measured under any applicable mandatory
health or safety standard promulgated under this Act.
Airborne radon and radon daughters exist in every uranium mine and
in several other underground mining commodities. Radon is radioactive
gas. It diffuses into the underground mine atmosphere through the rock
and the ground water. Radon decays in a series of steps into other
radioactive elements, which are solids, called radon daughters. Radon
and radon daughters are invisible and odorless. Decay of radon and its
daughters results in emissions of alpha energy.
Medical doctors and scientists have associated high radon daughter
exposures with lung cancer. The health hazard arises from breathing air
contaminated with radon daughters which are in turn deposited in the
lungs. The lung tissues are sensitive to alpha radioactivity.
The amounts of airborne radon daughters to which most miners can be
exposed with no adverse effects have been established and are expressed
as working levels (WL). The current MSHA standard is a maximum personal
exposure of 4 working level months (WLM) per year.
Excess lung cancer in uranium miners, just as coal workers'
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pneumoconiosis, silicosis, and other debilitating occupational
diseases, has been recognized for many years. Thus, an adequate base of
accurate exposure level data is essential to control miners' exposures
and permit an evaluation of the effectiveness of existing regulations.
The standard at 30 CFR 57.5037 established the procedures to be
used by the mine operator in sampling mine air for the presence and
concentrations of radon daughters. Operators are required to conduct
weekly sampling where concentrations of radon daughters exceed 0.3 WL.
Sampling is required bi-weekly where uranium mines have readings of 0.1
WL to 0.3 WL and every 3 months in non-uranium underground mines where
the readings are 0.1 WL to 0.3 WL. Mine operators are required to keep
records of all mandatory samplings. Records must include the sample
date, location, and results, and must be retained at the mine site or
nearest mine office for at least 2 years.
The standard at 30 CFR 57.5040 requires mine operators to calculate
and record individual exposures to radon daughters on MSHA Form 4000-9
``Record of Individual Exposure to Radon Daughters.'' The calculations
are based on the results of the weekly sampling required by 30 CFR
57.5037. Records must be maintained by the operator and submitted to
MSHA annually.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection related to Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records (pertains
to underground metal and nonmetal mines).
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
Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records (pertains to underground metal
and nonmetal mines). 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: 1219-0003.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency: Weekly.
Number of Responses: 505.
Annual Burden Hours: 502 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $17,433.
MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 4000-9, Record of Individual Exposure to
Radon Daughters.
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.
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