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collection request from the previous
information collection request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0133.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 15,584.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 907,409.
Annual Burden Hours: 148,236 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $9,175.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the proposed
information collection request; they will
become a matter of public record and
will be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–20194 Filed 9–11–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0007]
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Mine Accident, Injury, and
Illness Report and Quarterly Mine
Employment and Coal Production
Report
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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 Mine
Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and
Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal
Production Report.
SUMMARY:
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All comments must be received
on or before November 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments in the following
way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
for docket number MSHA–2020–0025.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket, with no changes. Because
your comment will be made public, you
are responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as your or anyone else’s Social
Security number or confidential
business information.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit
written/paper submissions in the
following way:
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit
DOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452.
• MSHA will post your comment as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted and marked as
confidential, in the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
DATES:
Roslyn Fontaine, Deputy 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
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.
The reporting and recordkeeping
provisions in 30 CFR part 50 (Part 50),
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Notification, Investigation, Reports and
Records of Accidents, Injuries and
Illnesses, Employment and Coal
Production in Mines, are essential
elements in MSHA’s statutory mandate
to reduce work-related injuries and
illnesses among the nation’s miners (30
U.S.C. 801).
Section 50.10 requires mine operators
and independent contractors to
immediately notify MSHA in the event
of an accident. This immediate
notification is critical to MSHA’s timely
investigation and assessment of the
cause of the accident.
Section 50.11 requires that the mine
operator or independent contractor
investigate each accident and
occupational injury and prepare a
report. The mine operator or
independent contractor may not use
MSHA Form 7000–1 as the investigation
report, except if the operator or
contractor employs fewer than 20
miners and the injury is not related to
an accident.
Section 50.20 requires mine operators
and independent contractors to report
each accident, injury, and illness to
MSHA on Form 7000–1 within 10
working days after an accident or injury
has occurred or an occupational illness
has been diagnosed. The use of MSHA
Form 7000–1 provides for uniform
information gathering across the mining
industry.
Section 50.30 requires that all mine
operators and independent contractors
working on mine property report
employment to MSHA quarterly on
Form 7000–2, and that coal mine
operators and independent contractors
also report coal production.
Accident, injury, and illness data,
when correlated with employment and
production data, provide information
that MSHA uses to improve its safety
and health enforcement programs, focus
its education and training efforts, and
establish priorities for its technical
assistance activities in mine safety and
health. Maintaining a current database
allows MSHA to identify and direct
increased attention to those mines,
industry segments, and geographical
areas where hazardous trends are
developing. This could not be done
effectively using historical data. The
information collected under Part 50 is
the most comprehensive and reliable
occupational data available concerning
the mining industry.
Section 103(d) of the Mine Act
mandates that each accident be
investigated by the operator to
determine the cause and means of
preventing a recurrence. Operators must
keep records of such accidents and
investigations and make them available
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to the Secretary or the Secretary’s
authorized representative and the
appropriate State agency.
Section 103(h) requires operators to
keep any records and make any reports
that are reasonably necessary for MSHA
to perform its duties under the Mine
Act. Section 103(j) requires operators to
notify MSHA of the occurrence of an
accident and to take appropriate
measures to preserve any evidence that
would assist in the investigation into
the causes of the accident.
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II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Mine Accident,
Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly
Mine Employment and Coal Production
Report. 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.
Background documents related to this
information collection request are
available at https://regulations.gov and
in DOL–MSHA located at 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452. Questions about the
information collection requirements
may be directed to the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of
this notice from the previous collection
of information.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for Mine Accident,
Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly
Mine Employment and Coal Production
Report. MSHA has updated the data
with respect to the number of
respondents, responses, burden hours,
and burden costs supporting this
information collection request from the
previous information collection request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
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• Mail: R. Travis Kantz, NASA
Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
300 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20546, Mail Code: JSC/HQ–IB–20, 281–
792–7885 or email Travis.Kantz@
nasa.gov.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection,
‘‘Improving Customer Experience (OMB
Circular A–11, Section 280
Implementation)’’ in all correspondence
related to this collection. To confirm
receipt of your comment(s), please
check regulations.gov, approximately
two-to-three business days after
submission to verify posting (except
allow 30 days for posting of comments
submitted by mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Roger Kantz, NASA
Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington,
DC 20546 or email Roger.T.Kantz@
nasa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0007.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 25,067.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 112,414.
Annual Burden Hours: 131,632 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $2,946.
MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 7000–1,
Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness
Report; MSHA Form 7000–2, Quarterly
Mine Employment and Coal Production
Report.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the proposed
information collection request; they will
become a matter of public record and
will be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.
I. Abstract:
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[20–071]
Name of Information Collection:
Information Collection; Improving
Customer Experience (OMB Circular
A–11, Section 280 Implementation)
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) has
under OMB review the following
proposed Information Collection
Request ‘‘Improving Customer
Experience (OMB Circular A–11,
Section 280 Implementation)’’ for
approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA).
DATES: Comments are due by 10/03/
2020.
SUMMARY:
Submit comments
identified by Information Collection,
Improving Customer Experience (OMB
Circular A–11, Section 280
Implementation), by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments to https://
www.regulations.gov, will be posted to
the docket unchanged.
ADDRESSES:
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A modern, streamlined and
responsive customer experience means:
Raising government-wide customer
experience to the average of the private
sector service industry; developing
indicators for high-impact Federal
programs to monitor progress towards
excellent customer experience and
mature digital services; and providing
the structure (including increasing
transparency) and resources to ensure
customer experience is a focal point for
agency leadership.
This proposed information collection
activity provides a means to garner
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner in
accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving customer
service delivery as discussed in Section
280 of OMB Circular A–11 at https://
www.performance.gov/cx/a11-280.pdf.
As discussed in OMB guidance,
agencies should identify their highestimpact customer journeys (using
customer volume, annual program cost,
and/or knowledge of customer priority
as weighting factors) and select
touchpoints/transactions within those
journeys to collect feedback.
These results will be used to improve
the delivery of Federal services and
programs. It will also provide
government-wide data on customer
experience that can be displayed on
www.performance.gov to help build
transparency and accountability of
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219-0007]
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Mine Accident,
Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal
Production Report
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 Mine Accident,
Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal
Production Report.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before November 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments in the following
way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments for docket number MSHA-
2020-0025. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to
https://www.regulations.gov will be posted to the docket, with no
changes. Because your comment will be made public, you are responsible
for ensuring that your comment does not include any confidential
information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such
as your or anyone else's Social Security number or confidential
business information.
If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit written/paper submissions in the
following way:
Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit DOL-MSHA, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite
4E401, Arlington, VA 22202-5452.
MSHA will post your comment as well as any attachments,
except for information submitted and marked as confidential, in the
docket at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roslyn Fontaine, Deputy 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.
The reporting and recordkeeping provisions in 30 CFR part 50 (Part
50), Notification, Investigation, Reports and Records of Accidents,
Injuries and Illnesses, Employment and Coal Production in Mines, are
essential elements in MSHA's statutory mandate to reduce work-related
injuries and illnesses among the nation's miners (30 U.S.C. 801).
Section 50.10 requires mine operators and independent contractors
to immediately notify MSHA in the event of an accident. This immediate
notification is critical to MSHA's timely investigation and assessment
of the cause of the accident.
Section 50.11 requires that the mine operator or independent
contractor investigate each accident and occupational injury and
prepare a report. The mine operator or independent contractor may not
use MSHA Form 7000-1 as the investigation report, except if the
operator or contractor employs fewer than 20 miners and the injury is
not related to an accident.
Section 50.20 requires mine operators and independent contractors
to report each accident, injury, and illness to MSHA on Form 7000-1
within 10 working days after an accident or injury has occurred or an
occupational illness has been diagnosed. The use of MSHA Form 7000-1
provides for uniform information gathering across the mining industry.
Section 50.30 requires that all mine operators and independent
contractors working on mine property report employment to MSHA
quarterly on Form 7000-2, and that coal mine operators and independent
contractors also report coal production.
Accident, injury, and illness data, when correlated with employment
and production data, provide information that MSHA uses to improve its
safety and health enforcement programs, focus its education and
training efforts, and establish priorities for its technical assistance
activities in mine safety and health. Maintaining a current database
allows MSHA to identify and direct increased attention to those mines,
industry segments, and geographical areas where hazardous trends are
developing. This could not be done effectively using historical data.
The information collected under Part 50 is the most comprehensive and
reliable occupational data available concerning the mining industry.
Section 103(d) of the Mine Act mandates that each accident be
investigated by the operator to determine the cause and means of
preventing a recurrence. Operators must keep records of such accidents
and investigations and make them available
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to the Secretary or the Secretary's authorized representative and the
appropriate State agency.
Section 103(h) requires operators to keep any records and make any
reports that are reasonably necessary for MSHA to perform its duties
under the Mine Act. Section 103(j) requires operators to notify MSHA of
the occurrence of an accident and to take appropriate measures to
preserve any evidence that would assist in the investigation into the
causes of the accident.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection related to Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and
Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report. 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.
Background documents related to this information collection request
are available at https://regulations.gov and in DOL-MSHA located at 201
12th Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA 22202-5452. Questions
about the information collection requirements may be directed to the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this notice
from the previous collection of information.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request concerns provisions for Mine
Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly Mine Employment and
Coal Production Report. MSHA has updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses, burden hours, and burden costs
supporting this information collection request from the previous
information collection request.
Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
OMB Number: 1219-0007.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 25,067.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 112,414.
Annual Burden Hours: 131,632 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $2,946.
MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 7000-1, Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness
Report; MSHA Form 7000-2, Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production
Report.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized in
the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the
proposed information collection request; they will become a matter of
public record and will be available at https://www.reginfo.gov.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-20193 Filed 9-11-20; 8:45 am]
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