Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Respirable Coal Mine Dust Samplings, 57222-57223 [2022-20190]

Download as PDF 57222 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 180 / Monday, September 19, 2022 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Overview of This Information Collection Type of Information Collection: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Prisoner Statistics program. The collection includes the following parts: Summary of Sentenced Population Movement, Prison Population Report—U.S. Territories. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: Form numbers for the questionnaire are NPS–1B (Summary of Sentenced Population Movement) and NPS–1B(T) (Prisoner Population Report—U.S. Territories). The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice Programs. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: For the NPS–1B form, 51 central reporters (one from each state and the Federal Bureau of Prisons) responsible for keeping records on inmates will be asked to provide information for the following categories: (a) As of December 31, the number of male and female inmates within their custody and under their jurisdiction with maximum sentences of more than one year, one year or less; and unsentenced inmates; (b) The number of inmates housed in privately operated facilities, county or other local authority correctional facilities, or in other state or Federal facilities on December 31; (c) Prison admission information in the calendar year for the following categories: new court commitments, parole violators, other conditional release violators returned, transfers from other jurisdictions, AWOLs and escapees returned, and returns from appeal and bond; (d) Prison release information in the calendar year for the following categories: expirations of sentence, commutations, other conditional releases, probations, supervised mandatory releases, paroles, other conditional releases, deaths by cause, AWOLs, escapes, transfers to other jurisdictions, and releases to appeal or bond; (e) Number of inmates under jurisdiction on December 31 by race and Hispanic origin; (f) Number of inmates under physical custody on December 31 classified as non-citizens; U.S. citizens; and unsentenced inmates; (g) Number of inmates under physical custody on December 31 who are VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Sep 16, 2022 Jkt 256001 citizens of the U.S. with maximum sentences of more than one year, one year or less; and unsentenced inmates; (h) The source of U.S. citizenship data; (i) Testing of incoming inmates for HIV; and HIV infection and AIDS cases on December 31; and (j) The aggregated rated, operational, and/or design capacities, by sex, of the state/BOP’s correctional facilities at year-end. For the NPS–1B(T) form, five central reporters from the U.S. Territories and Commonwealths of Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa will be asked to provide information for the following categories for the calendar year just ended, and, if available, for the previous calendar year: (a) As of December 31, the number of male and female inmates within their custody and under their jurisdiction with maximum sentences of more than one year, one year or less; and unsentenced inmates; and an assessment of the completeness of these counts (complete, partial, or estimated) (b) The number of inmates under jurisdiction on December 31 but in the custody of facilities operated by other jurisdictions’ authorities solely to reduce prison overcrowding; (c) Number of inmates under jurisdiction on December 31 by race and Hispanic origin; (d) The aggregated rated, operational, and/or design capacities, by sex, of the territory’s/Commonwealth’s correctional facilities at year-end. The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses this information in published reports and for the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, practitioners, researchers, students, the media, and others interested in criminal justice statistics. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Data collection conducted in 2023, 2024, and 2025 (collecting prison data from 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively) will require each of the 51 respondents to spend an average of 6.5 total hours to respond to the NPS–1B form. 5 respondents, each taking an average of 2 hours to respond to the NPS–1B(T) form. The burden estimates are based on feedback from respondents, and the burden remains the same as the previous clearance. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There is an estimated 1,025 total burden hours associated with this collection for the three years of data collection, or PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 approximately 341.5 hours for each year. If additional information is required contact: Robert Houser, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530. Dated: September 13, 2022. Robert Houser, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2022–20159 Filed 9–16–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Respirable Coal Mine Dust Samplings Notice of availability; request for comments. ACTION: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mine 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 the agency receives on or before October 19, 2022. 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 180 / Monday, September 19, 2022 / Notices automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202– 693–8633, or by email at DOL_PRA_ PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Chronic exposure to respirable coal mine dust causes lung diseases including coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP), emphysema, silicosis, and chronic bronchitis, known collectively as ‘‘black lung.’’ MSHA’s standards in 30 CFR parts 70, 71, and 90 require each mine operator of an underground coal mine, surface coal mine, and surface work areas of an underground coal mine, and each coal mine operator who employs a part 90 miner, to protect miners from exposure to excessive respirable coal mine dust levels. Parts 70 and 71 require coal mine operators to continuously maintain the average concentration of respirable coal mine dust in the mine atmosphere where miners normally work or travel at or below 1.5 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3). For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2022 (87 FR 31261). 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: Respirable Coal Mine Dust Sampling. OMB Control Number: 1219–0011. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits institutions. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 676. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 995,102. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Sep 16, 2022 Jkt 256001 Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 58,259 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $29,835. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).) Nora Hernandez, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–20190 Filed 9–16–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–43–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee; Renewal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee The Secretary of Labor is announcing the renewal of a Federal Advisory Committee. In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. app. 2, the Secretary of Labor has determined that the renewal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee (the ‘‘Committee’’) is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29 U.S.C. 1 and 2. This determination follows consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration. The Committee presents advice and makes recommendations to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on technical aspects of the collection and formulation of economic measures. The Committee functions solely as an advisory body to the BLS, on technical topics selected by the BLS. Important aspects of the Committee’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to: a. Providing comments on papers and presentations developed by BLS research and program staff. The comments will address the technical soundness of the research and whether it reflects best practices in the relevant fields. b. Identifying research projects that can address technical problems with BLS statistics. c. Participating in discussions regarding areas where the types or coverage of economic statistics could be expanded or improved and areas where statistics are no longer relevant. The Committee reports to the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. The Committee consists of approximately sixteen members who serve as Special Government PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57223 Employees. Members are appointed by the BLS and are approved by the Secretary of Labor. Committee members are experts in economics, statistics, data science, and survey design. They are prominent experts in their fields and recognized for their professional achievements and objectivity. The Committee will function solely as an advisory body, in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Charter will be filed under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Fieldhouse, Office of the Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, telephone: 202–691–5025, email: Fieldhouse.Lisa@ bls.gov. Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of September 2022. Eric Molina, Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems. [FR Doc. 2022–20193 Filed 9–16–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–24–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee; Renewal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee The Secretary of Labor is announcing the renewal of a Federal Advisory Committee. In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the Secretary of Labor has determined that the renewal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee (the ‘‘Committee’’) is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29 U.S.C. 1 and 2. This determination follows consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration. The Committee provides advice to the Bureau of Labor Statistics from the points of view of data users from various sectors of the U.S. economy, including the labor, business, research, academic and government communities, on matters related to the analysis, dissemination, and use of the Bureau’s statistics, on its published reports, and on gaps between or the need for new Bureau statistics. The Committee will function solely as an advisory body to the BLS, on technical topics selected by the BLS. The Committee is responsible for providing the Commissioner of Labor E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Respirable Coal Mine Dust Samplings

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mine 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 the agency 
receives on or before October 19, 2022.

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

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automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202-
693-8633, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Chronic exposure to respirable coal mine 
dust causes lung diseases including coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), 
emphysema, silicosis, and chronic bronchitis, known collectively as 
``black lung.'' MSHA's standards in 30 CFR parts 70, 71, and 90 require 
each mine operator of an underground coal mine, surface coal mine, and 
surface work areas of an underground coal mine, and each coal mine 
operator who employs a part 90 miner, to protect miners from exposure 
to excessive respirable coal mine dust levels. Parts 70 and 71 require 
coal mine operators to continuously maintain the average concentration 
of respirable coal mine dust in the mine atmosphere where miners 
normally work or travel at or below 1.5 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/
m\3\). For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2022 (87 FR 
31261).
    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: Respirable Coal Mine Dust Sampling.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0011.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 676.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 995,102.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 58,259 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $29,835.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).)

Nora Hernandez,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-20190 Filed 9-16-22; 8:45 am]
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