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(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.
Under section 103(a) of the Mine Act,
authorized representatives of the
Secretary or Secretary of Health and
Human Services must make frequent
inspections and investigations in coal or
other mines each year for the purpose of
gathering information with respect to
mandatory health or safety standards.
Title 30 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) 75.159 and 77.106 require coal
mine operators to maintain a list of
persons who are certified and qualified
to perform duties under 30 CFR parts 75
and 77, such as examining for
hazardous conditions, testing for
methane and oxygen deficiency,
conducting tests of air flow, performing
electrical work, repairing energized
surface high-voltage lines, and
performing the duties of hoisting
engineer. This information collection is
necessary to ensure that only persons
who are properly trained and
sufficiently experienced are permitted
to perform these duties. Although
MSHA does not specify a format for the
recordkeeping, it normally consists of
the names of the certified and qualified
persons listed in two columns on a
sheet of paper. One column is for
certified persons and the other is for
qualified persons.
Sections 75.100 and 77.100 pertain to
the certification of certain persons to
perform specific examinations and tests.
Sections 75.155 and 77.105 outline the
requirements necessary to be qualified
as a hoisting engineer or hoist-man.
Under sections 75.160, 75.161, 77.107,
and 77.107–1, the mine operator must
have an approved training plan
developed to train and retrain the
qualified and certified persons to
effectively perform their tasks.
These regulations recognize State
certification and qualification programs.
However, where State programs are not
available, MSHA may certify and
qualify miners to carry out certain
functions prescribed in the Mine Act.
Under this program, MSHA will qualify
or certify individuals if these
individuals meet the requirements for
qualification or certification, fulfill any
applicable retraining requirements, and
remain employed at the same mine or
by the same independent contractor.
Applications for MSHA qualification
or certification are submitted to the
MSHA Qualification and Certification
Unit in Denver, Colorado. MSHA Form
5000–41, Safety & Health Activity
Certification or Hoisting Engineer
Qualification Request provides the coal
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mining industry with a standardized
reporting format that expedites the
certification and qualification process
while ensuring compliance with the
regulations. MSHA uses the information
collected through this form to determine
if applicants satisfy the requirements to
obtain the certification or qualification
sought. Persons must meet certain
minimum experience requirements
depending on the type of certification or
qualification sought. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on September 28, 2020
(85 FR 60837).
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: Certification and
Qualification To Examine, Test, Operate
Hoists and Perform Other Duties.
OMB Control Number: 1219–0127.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 674.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 3,259.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
330 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $56.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: January 8, 2021.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Delinquent
Filer Voluntary Compliance Program
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA)-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 February 16, 2021.
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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202–
693–8538 (this is not a toll-free number)
or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@
dol.gov.
SUMMARY:
Section
502(c)(2) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA),
authorizes the Secretary of Labor to
assess civil penalties against plan
administrators who fail or refuse to file
complete and timely annual reports
(Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of
Employee Benefit Plan (OMB Control
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Number 1210–0110)) as required under
section 101(b)(1) of ERISA and ERISA
regulations codified in 29 CFR part
2520. Under the Delinquent Filer
Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVC)
Program, administrators otherwise
subject to the assessment of higher civil
penalties are permitted to pay reduced
civil penalties for voluntarily complying
with the annual reporting requirements
under Title I of ERISA. This information
collection requires providing data
necessary to identify the plan along
with the penalty payment. With respect
to most pension plans and welfare
plans, the requirement is satisfied by
sending, along with the penalty
payment, a copy of the delinquent
annual report (without attachments or
schedules) which is filed with the
Department at a different address under
the EFAST system. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on October 20, 2020
(85 FR 66580).
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–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Delinquent Filer
Voluntary Compliance Program.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0089.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 10,350.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 10,350.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
518 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $778,718.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
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Dated: January 8, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Request
for Assistance From the Department of
Labor, Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA)-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 February 16, 2021.
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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202–
693–8538 (this is not a toll-free number)
or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@
dol.gov.
SUMMARY:
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EBSA
assists participants in understanding
their rights, responsibilities, and
benefits under employee benefits laws
and intervenes informally on their
behalf with the plan sponsor in order to
assist them in obtaining the health and
retirement benefits to which they may
have been inappropriately denied,
which can avert the necessity for a
formal investigation or a civil action.
EBSA has made a request for assistance
form available on its website for those
wishing to obtain assistance in this
manner. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on October 20, 2020 (85 FR
66580).
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–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Request for
Assistance from the Department of
Labor, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0146.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 5,582.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 5,582.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
2,791 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: January 8, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-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 February 16, 2021.
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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 502(c)(2) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), authorizes the Secretary of Labor
to assess civil penalties against plan administrators who fail or
refuse to file complete and timely annual reports (Form 5500 Annual
Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan (OMB Control
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Number 1210-0110)) as required under section 101(b)(1) of ERISA and
ERISA regulations codified in 29 CFR part 2520. Under the Delinquent
Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVC) Program, administrators
otherwise subject to the assessment of higher civil penalties are
permitted to pay reduced civil penalties for voluntarily complying with
the annual reporting requirements under Title I of ERISA. This
information collection requires providing data necessary to identify
the plan along with the penalty payment. With respect to most pension
plans and welfare plans, the requirement is satisfied by sending, along
with the penalty payment, a copy of the delinquent annual report
(without attachments or schedules) which is filed with the Department
at a different address under the EFAST system. For additional
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on October 20, 2020 (85 FR 66580).
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-EBSA.
Title of Collection: Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program.
OMB Control Number: 1210-0089.
Affected Public: Private Sector-- Businesses or other for-profits
and not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,350.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 10,350.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 518 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $778,718.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: January 8, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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