Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans, 30 CFR 77.1900 (Pertains to Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines), 141-142 [2019-28313]
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cease surveying and communicate to
the section foreman that ventilation
must be disrupted. Production will
stop while ventilation is disrupted.
Ventilation controls will be
reestablished immediately after the
disruption is no longer necessary.
Production will only resume after all
ventilation controls are reestablished
and are in compliance with approved
ventilation or other plans, and other
applicable laws, standards, or
regulations.
—Any disruption in ventilation will be
recorded in the logbook required by
the petition. The logbook will include
a description of the nature of the
disruption, the location of the
disruption, the date and time of the
disruption and the date and time the
surveyor communicated the
disruption to the section foreman, the
date and time production ceased, the
date and time ventilation was
reestablished, and the date and time
production resumed.
—All surveyors, section foremen,
section crew members, and other
personnel who will be involved with
or affected by surveying operations
will receive training in accordance
with 30 CFR 48.7 on the requirements
of the petition within 60 days of the
date the petition becomes final. The
training will be completed before any
nonpermissible electronic surveying
equipment can be used while
production is occurring. The operator
will keep a record of the training and
provide the record to MSHA on
request.
—The operator will provide annual
retraining to all personnel who will be
involved with or affected by
surveying operations in accordance
with 30 CFR 48.8. The operator will
train new miners on the requirements
of the petition in accordance with 30
CFR 48.5, and will train experienced
miners, as defined in 30 CFR 48.6, on
the requirements of the petition in
accordance with 30 CFR 48.6. The
operator will keep a record of the
training and provide the record to
MSHA on request.
The petitioner asserts that the
proposed alternative method will at all
times guarantee no less than the same
measure of protection afforded by the
existing standard.
Sheila McConnell,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
I. Background
Mine Safety and Health Administration
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 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 77.1900 requires
underground coal mine operators to
submit for approval a plan that will
provide for the safety of workmen in
each slope or shaft that is commenced
or extended from the surface to the
underground coal mine. Each slope or
shaft sinking operation is unique in that
each operator uses different methods
and equipment and encounters different
geological strata which make it
impossible for a single set of regulations
to ensure the safety of the miners under
all circumstances. This makes an
individual slope or shaft sinking plan
necessary. The plan must be consistent
with prudent engineering design. Plans
include the name and location of the
mine; name and address of the mine
operator; a description of the
construction work and methods to be
used in construction of the slope or
shaft, and whether all or part of the
work will be performed by a contractor;
the elevation, depth and dimensions of
the slope or shaft; the location and
elevation of the coalbed; the general
characteristics of the strata through
which the slope or shaft will be
developed; the type of equipment which
the operator proposes to use; the system
of ventilation to be used; and safeguards
for the prevention of caving during
excavation.
[OMB Control No. 1219–0019]
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Slope and Shaft Sinking
Plans, 30 CFR 77.1900 (Pertains to
Surface Work Areas of 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 Slope and
Shaft Sinking Plans, 30 CFR 77.1900
(pertains to surface work areas of
underground coal mines).
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before March 2, 2020.
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–
2019–0051.
• 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:
SUMMARY:
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II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Slope and Shaft
Sinking Plans, 30 CFR 77.1900 (pertains
to surface work areas of 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;
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• 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.
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.
All documents related to the
information collection will be available
at https://www.regulations.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
Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans, 30 CFR
77.1900 (pertains to surface work areas
of 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: 1219–0019.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 35.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 91.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,820 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $55.
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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Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
2084; email: David.Cullison@nrc.gov.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[NRC–2015–0224]
RIN 3150–AJ67
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Office of Management
and Budget approval of information
collection.
AGENCY:
On May 22, 2019, the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
published a direct final rule to certify
the Advanced Power Reactor 1400
(APR1400) standard design. The direct
final rule contained changes to the
information collections in NRC’s
regulation that needed approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). This document provides notice
that OMB has approved the information
collection changes associated with the
APR1400 direct final rule. The OMB
Control Number is 3150–0236.
DATES: The information collection was
approved by OMB on September 12,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2015–0224 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly-available
information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0224. Address
questions about NRC dockets IDs in
Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301–287–9127; email:
Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical
questions, contact the individuals listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
• 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
‘‘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.
• 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Cullison, Office of the Chief
SUMMARY:
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The NRC
published a direct final rule for the
certification of the Advanced Power
Reactor 1400 (APR1400) standard plant
design on May 22, 2019 (84 FR 23439).
The direct final rule became effective on
September 19, 2019. The direct final
rule indicated that OMB had not yet
approved the information collection
requirements in the rule under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520) and
stated that an agency may not conduct
or sponsor, and persons are not required
to respond to, a collection of
information that does not display a
valid OMB control number, which OMB
assigns upon approving an information
collection. Consistent with the PRA–95
and OMB’s PRA–95 implementing
regulations in part 1320 of title 5 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, the direct
final rule stated that the NRC would
publish another document in the
Federal Register at a later date to
provide notice of the effective date of
the information collections in the rule
or, if approval were denied, to provide
notice of what action the NRC planned
to take.
On July 2, 2019, the NRC submitted
the APR1400—Design Certification
information collection request for the
direct final rule to OMB for approval in
accordance with the PRA–95. On
September 12, 2019, OMB approved the
collections of information contained in
the direct final rule and assigned the
collections of information OMB Control
Number 3150–0236, titled
‘‘Information Collections Contained in
the Appendix F to 10 CFR part 52
Design Certification Rule for the
APR1400 Design.’’ The approval for
collecting the information expires on
September 30, 2022. Accordingly, the
information collection requirements in
the direct final rule are now in effect.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Advanced Power Reactor 1400
(APR1400) Design Certification
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day
of December, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219-0019]
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Slope and Shaft
Sinking Plans, 30 CFR 77.1900 (Pertains to Surface Work Areas of
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 Slope and Shaft
Sinking Plans, 30 CFR 77.1900 (pertains to surface work areas of
underground coal mines).
DATES: All comments must be received on or before March 2, 2020.
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-2019-0051.
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 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 77.1900 requires underground coal mine operators to
submit for approval a plan that will provide for the safety of workmen
in each slope or shaft that is commenced or extended from the surface
to the underground coal mine. Each slope or shaft sinking operation is
unique in that each operator uses different methods and equipment and
encounters different geological strata which make it impossible for a
single set of regulations to ensure the safety of the miners under all
circumstances. This makes an individual slope or shaft sinking plan
necessary. The plan must be consistent with prudent engineering design.
Plans include the name and location of the mine; name and address of
the mine operator; a description of the construction work and methods
to be used in construction of the slope or shaft, and whether all or
part of the work will be performed by a contractor; the elevation,
depth and dimensions of the slope or shaft; the location and elevation
of the coalbed; the general characteristics of the strata through which
the slope or shaft will be developed; the type of equipment which the
operator proposes to use; the system of ventilation to be used; and
safeguards for the prevention of caving during excavation.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection related to Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans, 30 CFR 77.1900
(pertains to surface work areas of 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;
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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.
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.
All documents related to the information collection will be
available at https://www.regulations.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
Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans, 30 CFR 77.1900 (pertains to surface work
areas of 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: 1219-0019.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 35.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 91.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,820 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $55.
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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