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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
Underground Retorts. 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: 1219–0096.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 1.
Annual Burden Hours: 160 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
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information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–14090 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–43–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0146]
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Refuge Alternatives for
Underground Coal 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 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 on the
information collection for Refuge
Alternatives for Underground Coal
Mines.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before August 31, 2018.
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–
2018–0023.
• 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
SUMMARY:
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Variances, MSHA, at
MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes
MSHA to collect information necessary
to carry out its duty in protecting the
safety and health of miners. Further,
section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C.
811, authorizes the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) to 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.
Each underground coal mine has an
emergency response plan (ERP) and
refuge alternatives (RA) that protect
miners when escape from a mine during
a mine emergency is not possible by
providing secure spaces with isolated
atmospheres that create life-sustaining
environments.
Title 30 CFR 75.1506 requires mine
operators to provide refuge alternatives.
Section 75.1507 requires the
development and implementation of
emergency response plans. It requires
that the ERP provide detailed
information about the RAs used in the
mine. This information assists miners,
supervisors, emergency responders, and
MSHA in assuring that all essential
preparations are made and required
materials are readily available and in
working order. A mine operator may
notify the District Manager and update
the existing ERP if there is a need to
locate an RA in a different location than
the one identified in the ERP for that
mine (as required by section
75.1506(c)(2)).
Section 75.1508 requires the mine
operator to certify that persons assigned
to examine, maintain, and repair RAs
and components are trained for those
tasks. Training certifications assist
MSHA in determining that persons
received the required training. The
training certification for persons
assigned to examine RAs is integrated
into existing requirements for preshift
examinations of the mine under section
75.360 (OMB 1219–0088). The training
certification for persons assigned to
maintain and repair RAs is included in
this package under section 75.1508(a).
Section 75.1508(b) requires a record
of any maintenance and repair
performed on an RA. This record assists
MSHA in identifying design flaws or
other weaknesses in the refuge
alternative or its components that could
adversely impact the safety of miners.
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II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Refuge Alternatives
for Underground Coal 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 CONTACT section of this
notice.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Refuge Alternatives for Underground
Coal 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: 1219–0146.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:40 Jun 29, 2018
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Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 36.
Annual Burden Hours: 159 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $36.
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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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50–298; NRC–2018–0133]
Nebraska Public Power District;
Cooper Nuclear Station
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: License amendment application;
notice of opportunity to comment,
request a hearing, and petition for leave
to intervene; order imposing
procedures.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an amendment to Renewed
Facility Operating License No. DPR–46,
issued to Nebraska Public Power District
(NPPD), for operation of the Cooper
Nuclear Station (CNS). The proposed
amendment would modify the CNS
technical specifications by revising the
two recirculation loop and single
recirculation loop Safety Limit
Minimum Critical Power Ratio
(SLMCPR) values to reflect the results of
a cycle specific calculation. For this
amendment request, the NRC proposes
to determine that it involves no
significant hazards consideration.
Because this amendment request
contains sensitive unclassified nonsafeguards information (SUNSI), an
order imposes procedures to obtain
access to SUNSI for contention
preparation.
DATES: Comments must be filed by
August 1, 2018. Requests for hearing or
petitions for leave to intervene must be
filed by August 31, 2018. Any potential
party as defined in § 2.4 of title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
who believes access to SUNSI is
necessary to respond to this notice must
request document access by July 12,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
SUMMARY:
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• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0133. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer
Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127;
email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• Mail comments to: May Ma, Office
of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7–
A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001.
For additional direction on obtaining
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas J. Wengert, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–4037;
email: Thomas.Wengert@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018–
0133 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0133.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
select ‘‘Begin+ Web-based ADAMS
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
application for amendment, dated May
10, 2018, is available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML18137A199.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC–2018–
0133 in your comment submission.
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[FR Doc No: 2018-14091]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219-0146]
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Refuge Alternatives
for Underground Coal 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 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 on the information collection for Refuge
Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before August 31, 2018.
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-2018-0023.
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
[email protected] (email); (202) 693-9440 (voice);
or (202) 693-9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
(Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes MSHA to collect information
necessary to carry out its duty in protecting the safety and health of
miners. Further, section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 811,
authorizes the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to 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.
Each underground coal mine has an emergency response plan (ERP) and
refuge alternatives (RA) that protect miners when escape from a mine
during a mine emergency is not possible by providing secure spaces with
isolated atmospheres that create life-sustaining environments.
Title 30 CFR 75.1506 requires mine operators to provide refuge
alternatives.
Section 75.1507 requires the development and implementation of
emergency response plans. It requires that the ERP provide detailed
information about the RAs used in the mine. This information assists
miners, supervisors, emergency responders, and MSHA in assuring that
all essential preparations are made and required materials are readily
available and in working order. A mine operator may notify the District
Manager and update the existing ERP if there is a need to locate an RA
in a different location than the one identified in the ERP for that
mine (as required by section 75.1506(c)(2)).
Section 75.1508 requires the mine operator to certify that persons
assigned to examine, maintain, and repair RAs and components are
trained for those tasks. Training certifications assist MSHA in
determining that persons received the required training. The training
certification for persons assigned to examine RAs is integrated into
existing requirements for preshift examinations of the mine under
section 75.360 (OMB 1219-0088). The training certification for persons
assigned to maintain and repair RAs is included in this package under
section 75.1508(a).
Section 75.1508(b) requires a record of any maintenance and repair
performed on an RA. This record assists MSHA in identifying design
flaws or other weaknesses in the refuge alternative or its components
that could adversely impact the safety of miners.
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II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection related to Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal 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 CONTACT
section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of information contains provisions for
Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal 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: 1219-0146.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 36.
Annual Burden Hours: 159 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $36.
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. 2018-14091 Filed 6-29-18; 8:45 am]
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