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water if it is approved by the District
Manager and contains the required
certification by a registered professional
engineer, a certification by the owner,
and a permit.
D. Annual Status Report and
Certification
If the District Manager has determined
that a refuse pile can present a hazard,
30 CFR 77.215–2(c) requires that the
following information is reported every
12 months: topographic map, whether
the refuse pile is burning, measures
taken to prevent impounded water, the
scale of the refuse pile, and stability.
30 CFR 77.216–4 requires that the
submission of a report to the District
Manager every 12 months, including a
certification by a registered professional
engineer. Reports required under 30
CFR 77.216–4(a) contain, among other
things, changes in the geometry of the
impounding structure for the reporting
period; data showing the minimum,
maximum and present depth of the
impoundment; the storage capacity of
the impounding structure; and the
volume of the impounded water,
sediment, or slurry for the reporting
period. The report is not required if a
registered professional engineer certifies
that there have been no changes in the
impoundment.
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E. Permanent Identification Marker
Posting
30 CFR 77.215–1 requires permanent
identification markers at least six feet
high to be used to show the refuse pile
identification information.
30 CFR 77.216–1 requires permanent
identification markers at least six feet
high to be used to show the
impoundment identification
information.
F. Weekly Inspections and
Instrumentation Monitoring
30 CFR 77.216–3(a) requires all
impoundments to be examined for
appearances of structural weakness and
other hazardous conditions and all
instruments be monitored at intervals
not exceeding seven days. All
inspections must be performed by a
qualified person designated by the
owner or operator of the impoundment.
30 CFR 77.216–3(b) requires that, in
case of a potentially hazardous
condition, actions to be taken to
eliminate the condition, notify the
District Manager, notify and prepare to
evacuate all coal miners if necessary,
and direct a qualified person to monitor
all instruments and examine the
structure at least once every eight hours.
30 CFR 77.216–3(c) requires results of
examination and instrumentation
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monitoring to be promptly recorded,
available at the mine for inspection by
a MSHA inspector. 30 CFR 77.216–3(d)
requires the records include a report of
the action taken to abate hazardous
condition and be promptly signed or
countersigned by the mine foreman or
other designated person.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Refuse Piles and
Impoundment Structures. 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.
The information collection request
will be available on https://
www.regulations.gov. 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.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at DOL–MSHA,
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. Before visiting
MSHA in person, call 202–693–9455 to
make an appointment, in keeping with
the Department of Labor’s COVID–19
policy. Special health precautions may
be required.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for Refuse Piles and
Impoundment Structures. 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.
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Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0015.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Annual Respondents: 907.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 22,533.
Annual Burden Hours: 55,933 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $1,55,051.
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.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023–17621 Filed 8–15–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–43–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[[OMB Control No. 1219–0127]
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Certification and
Qualification To Examine, Test,
Operate Hoists and Perform Other
Duties
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. The Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) is
soliciting comments on the information
collection for Certification and
Qualification to Examine, Test, Operate
Hoists and Perform Other Duties.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before October 16, 2023.
SUMMARY:
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Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below. Please note that
late, untimely filed comments will not
be considered.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2023–0043.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: DOL–MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite
4E401, Arlington, VA 22202–5452.
Before visiting MSHA in person, call
202–693–9455 to make an appointment,
in keeping with the Department of
Labor’s COVID–19 policy. Special
health precautions may be required.
• MSHA will post all comments as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted and marked as
confidential, in the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
S.
Aromie Noe, 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:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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I. Background
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) Public Law 95–164 as amended, 30
U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(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(a), 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 and metal and nonmetal
mines.
30 CFR 75.100 and 77.100 defines a
certified person as a person who has
been certified as a mine foreman (mine
manager), an assistant mine foreman
(section foreman), or a preshift examiner
(mine examiner). The certified persons
are qualified to perform duties under 30
CFR 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. In addition to experience in
coal mines, the certified person is
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required to make the required
examinations and tests, including being
qualified to test for methane and for
oxygen deficiency.
30 CFR 75.155 outlines the
requirements necessary to be qualified
as a hoisting engineer to operate a
steam-driven hoist or electrically driven
hoist in underground coal mines if the
person has at least one year experience
as an engineer in a steam-driven or
electrically driven hoisting plant and is
qualified by the State in which the mine
is located as a steam-hoisting engineer.
30 CFR 77.105 outlines the
requirements necessary to be qualified
as a hoistman to a hoist at a slope or
shaft sinking operation in surface coal
mines if the person has at least one year
of experience operating a hoist plant or
maintaining hoist equipment and is
qualified by any State as a hoistman or
its equivalency.
Under 30 CFR 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.
30 CFR 75.159 and 30 CFR 77.106
require coal mine operators to maintain
a list of persons who are certified and
qualified to perform duties. 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.
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
mining industry with a standardized
reporting format that expedites the
certification and qualification process
while ensuring compliance with the
regulations. MSHA uses the information
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collected through this form to determine
if applicants satisfy the requirements to
obtain the certification or qualification.
Persons must meet certain minimum
experience requirements depending on
the type of certification or qualification
sought.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the information collection
related to Certification and Qualification
to Examine, Test, Operate Hoists and
Perform Other Duties. 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.
The information collection request
will be available on https://
www.regulations.gov. 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.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at DOL–MSHA,
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. Before visiting
MSHA in person, call 202–693–9455 to
make an appointment, in keeping with
the Department of Labor’s COVID–19
policy. Special health precautions may
be required.
Questions about the information
collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for Certification
and Qualification to Examine, Test,
Operate Hoists and Perform Other
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Duties. 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: 1219–0127.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Annual Respondents: 990.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 3,980.
Annual Burden Hours: 334 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $3.00.
MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 5000–41,
Safety and Health Activity Certification
or Hoisting Engineers Qualification
Request Form.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included 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.
I. Background
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023–17625 Filed 8–15–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–43–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petition for Modification of Application
of Existing Mandatory Safety Standard
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice is a summary of
a petition for modification submitted to
the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) by the party
listed below.
DATES: All comments on the petition
must be received by MSHA’s Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances
on or before September 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. MSHA–2023–
0041 by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
for MSHA–2023–0041.
2. Fax: 202–693–9441.
3. Email: petitioncomments@dol.gov.
4. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
MSHA, Office of Standards,
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SUMMARY:
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Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202–5452.
Attention: S. Aromie Noe, Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances. Persons delivering
documents are required to check in at
the receptionist’s desk in Suite 4E401.
Individuals may inspect copies of the
petition and comments during normal
business hours at the address listed
above. Before visiting MSHA in person,
call 202–693–9455 to make an
appointment, in keeping with the
Department of Labor’s COVID–19
policy. Special health precautions may
be required.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S.
Aromie Noe, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at 202–693–
9440 (voice), Petitionsformodification@
dol.gov (email), or 202–693–9441 (fax).
[These are not toll-free numbers.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 and title
30 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) part 44 govern the application,
processing, and disposition of petitions
for modification.
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) allows the mine operator or
representative of miners to file a
petition to modify the application of any
mandatory safety standard to a coal or
other mine if the Secretary of Labor
determines that:
1. An alternative method of achieving
the result of such standard exists which
will at all times guarantee no less than
the same measure of protection afforded
the miners of such mine by such
standard; or
2. The application of such standard to
such mine will result in a diminution of
safety to the miners in such mine.
In addition, sections 44.10 and 44.11
of 30 CFR establish the requirements for
filing petitions for modification.
II. Petition for Modification
Docket Number: M–2023–011–C.
Petitioner: Peabody Twentymile Coal
Mining, LLC, 29515 Routt County Road
27, Oak Creek, Colorado 80467.
Mine: Foidel Creek Mine, MSHA ID
No. 05–03836, located in Routt County,
Colorado.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
75.1002(a) (Installation of electrical
equipment and conductors;
permissibility).
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests a modification of 30 CFR
75.500(d) to permit the use of Versaflo
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TR–800 and CleanSpace EX powered
respirators, nonpermissible battery
powered air-purifying respirators
(PAPR) on the longwall face or within
150 feet of pillar workings.
The petitioner states that:
(a) The mine utilizes the continuous
mining method.
(b) Petitioner uses the 3M Airstream
PAPR under an existing decision and
order to provide additional protection
for its miners against exposure to
respirable coal mine dust on the long
wall faces.
(c) 3M discontinued the Airstream
PAPR June 1, 2020, due to disruption in
their component supply.
(d) Currently, there is no PAPRs that
meets MSHA’s permissibility
requirements. The 3M Versaflo TR–800
PAPR is available, but it is not
permissible, and 3M is currently not
pursuing approval.
(e) The Versaflo TR–800 motor/blower
and battery qualify as intrinsically safe
in the U.S., Canada, and countries that
accept the International Electrotechnical
Commission System for Certification to
Standards Relating to Equipment for
Use in Explosive Atmosphere (IECEx).
The Versaoflo TR–800 motor/blower is
UL-certified with an intrinsically safe
(IS) rating of Division 1: IS Class I, II,
III; Division 1 (includes Division 2)
Groups C, D, E, F, G; T4, under the most
current standard (UL 60079, 6* Edition,
2013). It is also ATEX-certified with an
intrinsically safe (IS) rating of ‘‘ia.’’ The
Versaflo TR–800 is also rated and
marked with Ex ia, I Ma, Ex ia IIB T4
Ga, Ex ia IIIC 135’’C Da, ¥20 °C < Ta
< +55’’C, under the current standard
(IEC 60079).
(f) The CleanSpace EX PAPR is not
currently approved as permissible by
MSHA and CleanSpace is pursuing
approval.
(g) The CleanSpace EX PAPR is
certified by TestSafe Australia (TSA)
according to the IEC 60079–0:2011
(General Requirements) and IEC 60079–
11:2011 (Intrinsic Safety) standards. The
certificate, issued to PAFtec Australia
Pty Ltd (PAFtec), allows PAFtec to mark
the device as ‘‘Ex ib IIB T4 Gb’’ and ‘‘Ex
ia I Ma.’’ Therefore, the CleanSpace EX
has been determined to be intrinsically
safe under IECEx and other
international standards.
(h) In 2017, the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) published ‘‘An Evaluation of
the Relative Safety of U.S. Mining
Explosion-Protected Equipment
Approval Requirements versus those of
International Standards’’ in which
NIOSH determined that electrical and
electronic equipment which meets twofault intrinsic safety as defined in the
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[[OMB Control No. 1219-0127]
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Certification and
Qualification To Examine, Test, Operate Hoists and Perform Other Duties
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. The
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is soliciting comments on
the information collection for Certification and Qualification to
Examine, Test, Operate Hoists and Perform Other Duties.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before October 16, 2023.
[[Page 55729]]
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the information collection requirements
of this notice may be sent by any of the methods listed below. Please
note that late, untimely filed comments will not be considered.
Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments for docket
number MSHA-2023-0043.
Mail/Hand Delivery: DOL-MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite 4E401,
Arlington, VA 22202-5452. Before visiting MSHA in person, call 202-693-
9455 to make an appointment, in keeping with the Department of Labor's
COVID-19 policy. Special health precautions may be required.
MSHA will post all comments 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: S. Aromie Noe, 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) Public Law 95-164 as amended, 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes
the Mine Safety and Health Administration (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(a),
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
and metal and nonmetal mines.
30 CFR 75.100 and 77.100 defines a certified person as a person who
has been certified as a mine foreman (mine manager), an assistant mine
foreman (section foreman), or a preshift examiner (mine examiner). The
certified persons are qualified to perform duties under 30 CFR 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. In addition to experience in coal
mines, the certified person is required to make the required
examinations and tests, including being qualified to test for methane
and for oxygen deficiency.
30 CFR 75.155 outlines the requirements necessary to be qualified
as a hoisting engineer to operate a steam-driven hoist or electrically
driven hoist in underground coal mines if the person has at least one
year experience as an engineer in a steam-driven or electrically driven
hoisting plant and is qualified by the State in which the mine is
located as a steam-hoisting engineer.
30 CFR 77.105 outlines the requirements necessary to be qualified
as a hoistman to a hoist at a slope or shaft sinking operation in
surface coal mines if the person has at least one year of experience
operating a hoist plant or maintaining hoist equipment and is qualified
by any State as a hoistman or its equivalency.
Under 30 CFR 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.
30 CFR 75.159 and 30 CFR 77.106 require coal mine operators to
maintain a list of persons who are certified and qualified to perform
duties. 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.
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 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. Persons must meet certain minimum experience
requirements depending on the type of certification or qualification
sought.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the information collection
related to Certification and Qualification to Examine, Test, Operate
Hoists and Perform Other Duties. 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.
The information collection request will be available on https://www.regulations.gov. 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.
The public may also examine publicly available documents at DOL-
MSHA, 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. Before visiting MSHA in person, call 202-693-9455 to make an
appointment, in keeping with the Department of Labor's COVID-19 policy.
Special health precautions may be required.
Questions about the information collection requirements may be
directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request concerns provisions for
Certification and Qualification to Examine, Test, Operate Hoists and
Perform Other
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Duties. 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: 1219-0127.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Annual Respondents: 990.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 3,980.
Annual Burden Hours: 334 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $3.00.
MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 5000-41, Safety and Health Activity
Certification or Hoisting Engineers Qualification Request Form.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included 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.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-17625 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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