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Electrical Training. 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.
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III. Current Actions
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Certificate of Electrical Training. 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: 1219–0001.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 266.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 2,025.
Annual Burden Hours: 849 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $413.
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Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.
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:
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I. Background
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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 and metal and nonmetal
mines.
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
MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 5000–1,
Certificate of Electrical Training.
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. 1219–0020]
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Operations Mining Under a
Body of 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. 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 Operations
Mining Under a Body of Water.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before October 21, 2019.
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–
2019–0030.
• 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
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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 Mining
Under a Body of 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,
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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
Operations Mining Under a Body of
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: 77.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 77.
Annual Burden Hours: 424 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $1,040.
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.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
CORPORATION
[MCC FR 19–05]
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Economic Advisory Council Call for
Nominations
Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Millennium
Challenge Corporation (MCC) is hereby
soliciting representative nominations for
the MCC Economic Advisory Council
(‘‘the EAC’’).
DATES: Nominations for EAC members
must be received on or before 5 p.m.
EDT on September 13, 2019. Further
information about the nomination
process is included below. MCC plans
to host the next EAC meeting in late
2019. The EAC will meet at least one
time per year in Washington, DC or via
video/teleconferencing.
ADDRESSES: All nomination materials or
requests for additional information
should be emailed to MCC’s Economic
Advisory Council Designated Federal
Officer, Brian Epley at MCCEACouncil@
mcc.gov or mailed to Millennium
Challenge Corporation, Attn: Brian
Epley, 1099 14th St. NW, Suite 700,
Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Epley, 202.772.6515,
MCCEACouncil@mcc.gov or visit
www.mcc.gov/about/org-unit/economicadvisory-council.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EAC
serves MCC in a solely advisory
capacity and provides advice and
guidance to economists, evaluators,
leadership of the Department of Policy
and Evaluation (DPE), and senior MCC
leadership regarding relevant trends in
development economics, applied
economic and evaluation methods,
poverty analytics, as well as modeling,
measuring, and evaluating development
interventions, including without
limitation social and gender inclusion.
In doing so, an overarching purpose of
the EAC is to sharpen MCC’s analytical
methods and capacity in support of
continuing development effectiveness. It
also serves as a sounding board and
reference group for assessing and
advising on strategic policy innovations
and methodological directions at MCC.
The EAC focuses on issues related to
the analytical products and strategy
used as inputs to compact and threshold
program development and decision
making, on learning from MCC
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219-0020]
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Operations Mining
Under a Body of 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. 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 Operations Mining
Under a Body of Water.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before October 21, 2019.
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-2019-0030.
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
and metal and nonmetal mines.
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
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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 Mining Under a Body of 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 section of
this notice.
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of information contains provisions for
Operations Mining Under a Body of 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: 77.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 77.
Annual Burden Hours: 424 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $1,040.
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.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-18002 Filed 8-20-19; 8:45 am]
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