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will help ensure that the construction
and maintenance of seals are done
correctly, certified persons conducting
sampling in sealed areas are adequately
trained, and results from sampling in
sealed areas are recorded, so that
problems can be identified and
corrected. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on August 4, 2023 (88 FRN
51859).
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.
Agency: DOL–MSHA.
Title of Collection: Sealing of
Abandoned Areas.
OMB Control Number: 1219–0142.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 166.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 44,626.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,570 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $799,282.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Employee
Retirement Income Security Act
Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption 1981–8, Investment of Plan
Assets in Certain Types of Short-Term
Investments
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
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.
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The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before January 25, 2024.
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) 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; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) 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:
Michael Howell by telephone at 202–
693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Class
Exemption 81–8 permits the investment
of plan assets that involve the purchase
or other acquisition, holding, sale,
exchange or redemption by or on behalf
of an employee benefit plan of certain
types of short-term investments.
Without the exemption, certain aspects
of these transactions might be
prohibited by section 406 of the
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act (ERISA). For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on August 25, 2023 (88 FR
58312).
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.
Agency: DOL–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Employee
Retirement Income Security Act
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption
DATES:
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1981–8, Investment of Plan Assets in
Certain Types of Short-Term
Investments.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0061.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 123,698.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 618,490.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
154,623 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $23,676.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023–28358 Filed 12–22–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Rock
Burst Control Plan (Pertains to
Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines)
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 January 25, 2024.
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) 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; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
SUMMARY:
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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:
Michael Howell by telephone at 202–
693–6782, 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), 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, 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.
30 CFR 57.3461 requires operators of
underground metal and nonmetal mines
which have experienced a rock burst to
report to the nearest MSHA office of
each rock burst within 24 hours. These
mine operators are also required to
develop and implement a rock burst
control plan within 90 days after a rock
burst has been experienced. Plans are
required to include: (1) mining and
operating procedures designed to reduce
the occurrence of rock bursts; (2)
monitoring procedures where detection
methods are used; and (3) other
measures to minimize exposure of
persons to areas prone to rock bursts.
Plans are also required to be updated as
conditions warrant and are to be made
available to MSHA inspectors and to
miners or their representatives. The
standard does not require that all
underground metal and nonmetal mines
develop these preventative measures,
but it does require that all mines with
a rock burst history develop and
implement a rock burst control plan.
Rock bursts pose a serious threat to
the safety of miners in the area affected
by the burst. These bursts may
reasonably be expected to result in the
entrapment of miners, serious physical
harm, and death. Recent mining
technology utilizes scientific methods of
monitoring rock stresses which allows
for the prediction of an oncoming burst.
These predictions can be used by the
mine operator to move miners to safer
locations and to identify areas which
need relief drilling. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on July 24, 2023 (88 FR
47524).
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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.
Agency: DOL–MSHA.
Title of Collection: Rock Burst Control
Plan (Pertains to Underground Metal/
Nonmetal Mines).
OMB Control Number: 1219–0097.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 1.
Annual Burden Hours: 12 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0041]
FM Approvals LLC: Grant of Expansion
of Recognition and Modification to the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for FM
Approvals LLC, as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
Additionally, OSHA announces the
final decision to add fourteen test
standards to the NRTL Program’s list of
appropriate test standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on
December 26, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1999;
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
SUMMARY:
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General and technical information:
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1911;
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s
web page includes information about
the NRTL Program (see https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Applications for
Expansion
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition
for FM Approvals LLC (FM). FM’s
expansion covers the addition of
fourteen test standards to the NRTL
scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
that the organization meets the
requirements specified in 29 CFR
1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization
can perform independent safety testing
and certification of the specific products
covered within the scope of recognition.
Each NRTL’s scope of recognition
includes (1) the type of products the
NRTL may test, with each type specified
by the applicable test standard and (2)
the recognized site(s) that has/have the
technical capability to perform the
product-testing and productcertification activities for test standards
within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is
not a delegation or grant of government
authority; however, recognition enables
employers to use products approved by
the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require product testing and certification.
The agency processes applications by
a NRTL for initial recognition, as well
as for an expansion or renewal of
recognition, following requirements in
appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This
appendix requires that the agency
publish two notices in the Federal
Register in processing an application. In
the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides the
preliminary finding. In the second
notice, the agency provides the final
decision on the application. These
notices set forth the NRTL’s scope of
recognition or modifications of that
scope. OSHA maintains an
informational web page for each NRTL,
including FM, which details that
NRTL’s scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA
website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/
otpca/nrtl/.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2023)]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-28353]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Rock Burst Control Plan (Pertains to
Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines)
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 January 25, 2024.
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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the
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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: Michael Howell by telephone at 202-
693-6782, or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), 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, 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.
30 CFR 57.3461 requires operators of underground metal and nonmetal
mines which have experienced a rock burst to report to the nearest MSHA
office of each rock burst within 24 hours. These mine operators are
also required to develop and implement a rock burst control plan within
90 days after a rock burst has been experienced. Plans are required to
include: (1) mining and operating procedures designed to reduce the
occurrence of rock bursts; (2) monitoring procedures where detection
methods are used; and (3) other measures to minimize exposure of
persons to areas prone to rock bursts. Plans are also required to be
updated as conditions warrant and are to be made available to MSHA
inspectors and to miners or their representatives. The standard does
not require that all underground metal and nonmetal mines develop these
preventative measures, but it does require that all mines with a rock
burst history develop and implement a rock burst control plan.
Rock bursts pose a serious threat to the safety of miners in the
area affected by the burst. These bursts may reasonably be expected to
result in the entrapment of miners, serious physical harm, and death.
Recent mining technology utilizes scientific methods of monitoring rock
stresses which allows for the prediction of an oncoming burst. These
predictions can be used by the mine operator to move miners to safer
locations and to identify areas which need relief drilling. For
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register on July 24, 2023 (88 FR
47524).
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.
Agency: DOL-MSHA.
Title of Collection: Rock Burst Control Plan (Pertains to
Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines).
OMB Control Number: 1219-0097.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 1.
Annual Burden Hours: 12 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
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