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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Respirator
Program Records
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Mining Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA)sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before August 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony May by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
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whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) if the information
will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
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 or other mines. Title 30
CFR 56.5005 and 57.5005 require,
whenever respiratory equipment is
used, that metal and nonmetal mine
operators institute a respirator program
governing selection, maintenance,
training, fitting, supervision, cleaning,
and use of respirators. These standards
seek to control miner exposure to
harmful airborne contaminants by using
engineering controls to prevent
contamination and vent or dilute the
contaminated air. However, where
accepted engineering control measures
have not been developed or when
necessary by the nature of work
involved (for example, while
establishing controls or occasional entry
into hazardous atmospheres to perform
maintenance or investigation),
employees may work for reasonable
periods of time in concentrations of
airborne contaminants exceeding
permissible levels if they are protected
by appropriate respiratory protective
equipment. Sections 56.5005 and
57.5005 incorporate by reference,
requirements of the American National
Standards Institute’s Practices for
Respiratory Protection (ANSI Z88.2–
1969). These incorporated requirements
mandate that miners who must wear
respirators be fittested to the respirators
that they will use. Certain records are
also required to be kept in connection
with respirators, including: Written
standard operating procedures
governing the selection and use of
respirators; records of the date of
issuance of the respirator; and fit-test
results. For additional substantive
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information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on March 25, 2020 (85 FR
16959).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–MSHA.
Title of Collection: Respirator Program
Records.
OMB Control Number: 1219–0048.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 350.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 6,300.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
3,588 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $140,000.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: July 10, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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BILLING CODE 4510–43–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Periodic
Medical Surveillance Examinations for
Coal Miners
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Mining Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA)sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
SUMMARY:
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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before August 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony May by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) if the information
will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
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. The Mine Act authorizes the
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) to study the
causes and consequences of coal-related
respiratory disease, and in cooperation
with MSHA, to carry out a program for
early detection and prevention of
pneumoconiosis. NIOSH administers
the National Coal Workers’ Health
Surveillance Program, ‘‘Specifications
for Medical Examinations of
Underground Coal Miners,’’ as specified
in 42 CFR part 37. Title 30 CFR 72.100
contains collection requirements for
these activities in paragraphs (d) and (e).
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Section 72.100(d) requires that each
mine operator must develop and submit
for approval to NIOSH a plan in
accordance with 42 CFR part 37 for
providing miners with the required
periodic examinations specified in
§ 72.100(a) and a roster specifying the
name and current address of each miner
covered by the plan. Section 72.100(e)
requires that each mine operator must
post on the mine bulletin board at all
times the approved plan for providing
the examinations specified in
§ 72.100(a). Sections 72.100(d) and (e)
are requirements that mirror NIOSH
information collection requirements
under 42 CFR 37.4 (existing OMB No.
0920–0020). Including these
requirements allows MSHA to use its
inspection and enforcement authority to
ensure that operators comply with these
provisions. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on March 25, 2020 (85 FR
16960).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–MSHA.
Title of Collection: Periodic Medical
Surveillance Examinations for Coal
Miners.
OMB Control Number: 1219–0152.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1,126.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 1,352.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
1,020 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $406.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
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Dated: July 10, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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BILLING CODE 4510–43–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Qualification/Certification Program
Request for MSHA Individual
Identification Number (MIIN)
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Mining Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA)sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before August 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony May by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) if the information
will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Periodic Medical Surveillance Examinations for
Coal Miners
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mining Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval in accordance with
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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR
are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before August 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the information will be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of
the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5)
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
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. The Mine Act authorizes the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to study the causes and
consequences of coal-related respiratory disease, and in cooperation
with MSHA, to carry out a program for early detection and prevention of
pneumoconiosis. NIOSH administers the National Coal Workers' Health
Surveillance Program, ``Specifications for Medical Examinations of
Underground Coal Miners,'' as specified in 42 CFR part 37. Title 30 CFR
72.100 contains collection requirements for these activities in
paragraphs (d) and (e). Section 72.100(d) requires that each mine
operator must develop and submit for approval to NIOSH a plan in
accordance with 42 CFR part 37 for providing miners with the required
periodic examinations specified in Sec. 72.100(a) and a roster
specifying the name and current address of each miner covered by the
plan. Section 72.100(e) requires that each mine operator must post on
the mine bulletin board at all times the approved plan for providing
the examinations specified in Sec. 72.100(a). Sections 72.100(d) and
(e) are requirements that mirror NIOSH information collection
requirements under 42 CFR 37.4 (existing OMB No. 0920-0020). Including
these requirements allows MSHA to use its inspection and enforcement
authority to ensure that operators comply with these provisions. For
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2020 (85 FR
16960).
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
the public is generally not required to respond to an information
collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions
of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL-MSHA.
Title of Collection: Periodic Medical Surveillance Examinations for
Coal Miners.
OMB Control Number: 1219-0152.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,126.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,352.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,020 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $406.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: July 10, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-15373 Filed 7-16-20; 8:45 am]
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