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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 25 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Meridith Stanton,
Director.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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[Investigation No. 731–TA–739 (Fifth
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Clad Steel Plate From Japan
Determination
On the basis of the record 1 developed
in the subject five-year review, the
United States International Trade
Commission (‘‘Commission’’)
determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of
1930 (‘‘the Act’’), that revocation of the
antidumping duty order on clad steel
plate from Japan would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of material
injury to an industry in the United
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Background
The Commission instituted this
review on November 1, 2023 (88 FR
75026) and determined on February 5,
2024 that it would conduct an expedited
review (89 FR 13375, February 22,
2024).
The Commission made this
determination pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)). It
completed and filed its determination in
this review on April 5, 2024. The views
of the Commission are contained in
USITC Publication 5502 (April 2024),
entitled Clad Steel Plate from Japan:
Investigation No. 731–TA–739 (Fifth
Review).
By order of the Commission.
1 The record is defined in § 207.2(f) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR 207.2(f)).
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Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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TIME AND DATE: April 16, 2024 at 9:30
a.m.
PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:
(202) 205–2000.
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Agendas for future meetings: none.
2. Minutes.
3. Ratification List.
4. Commission vote on Inv. No. 731–
TA–1626 (Final) (Paper Shopping Bags
from Turkey). The Commission
currently is scheduled to complete and
file its determination and views of the
Commission on May 2, 2024.
5. Outstanding action jackets: none.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sharon Bellamy, Supervisory Hearings
and Information Officer, 202–205–2000.
The Commission is holding the
meeting under the Government in the
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b). In
accordance with Commission policy,
subject matter listed above, not disposed
of at the scheduled meeting, may be
carried over to the agenda of the
following meeting.
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 8, 2024.
Sharon Bellamy,
Supervisory Hearings and Information
Officer.
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UNITED STATES
Committee on Rules of Practice and
Procedure; Meeting of the Judicial
Conference
Judicial Conference of the
United States.
ACTION: Committee on Rules of Practice
and Procedure; Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The Committee on Rules of
Practice and Procedure will hold a
meeting in a hybrid format with remote
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attendance options on June 4, 2024 in
Washington, DC. The meeting is open to
the public for observation but not
participation. An agenda and supporting
materials will be posted at least 7 days
in advance of the meeting at: https://
www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/
records-and-archives-rules-committees/
agenda-books.
DATES: June 4, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H.
Thomas Byron III, Esq., Chief Counsel,
Rules Committee Staff, Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts, Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building,
One Columbus Circle NE, Suite 7–300,
Washington, DC 20544, Phone (202)
502–1820, RulesCommittee_Secretary@
ao.uscourts.gov.
(Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2073.)
Dated: April 5, 2024.
Shelly L. Cox,
Management Analyst, Rules Committee Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0066]
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Testing, Evaluation, and
Approval of Mining Products
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL), 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 Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of
Mining Products, 30 CFR subchapter
B—parts 6 through 36.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before June 10, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
SUMMARY:
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this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below. Please note that
late comments received after the
deadline will not be considered.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2024–0002.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: DOL–MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 201 12th Street South, 4th
Floor West, 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.
S.
Aromie Noe, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at
MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile). These are not tollfree numbers.
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) as amended, 30 U.S.C. 813(h),
authorizes 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, metal and nonmetal
mines.
MSHA is responsible for the
inspection, testing, approval and
certification, and quality control of
mining equipment and components,
materials, instruments, and explosives
used in both underground and surface
coal, metal, and nonmetal mines. 30
CFR 6 through 36 contain procedures
and specifications by which
manufacturers may apply for and have
equipment approved as ‘‘permissible’’
for use in mines.
Under 30 CFR 14.4, 15.4, 18.6, 18.81,
18.82, 18.93, 18.94, 19.3, 19.10, 20.3,
20.11, 22.4, 22.8, 23.3, 23.10, 27.4, 27.6,
28.10, 33.6, 35.6, and 36.6, applicants
seeking product approval must submit
an application that includes all the
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specifications, drawings, and other
information needed for the approval.
This information is necessary for MSHA
to evaluate, test, and possibly approve
products that do not cause a fire or
explosion risk in a mine. Some products
have separate requirements for
applications for extensions of approvals
to cover proposed changes: 30 CFR
18.15, 19.13, 20.14, 22.11, 23.14, 27.11,
28.25, 33.12, 35.12, and 36.12. For
extensions of approvals, the applicant is
not required to resubmit documentation
that is duplicative or was previously
submitted for the approval. Only
information related to changes in the
previously approved product is
required, avoiding unnecessary
paperwork.
Under 30 CFR 7.3, the general
procedures and requirements provides
what an applicant must meet for MSHA
approval of a product. The application
procedures apply to the original
application, an application for similar
products, and an extension of approval.
The technical documents required for
different products is specified in 30 CFR
7.23, 7.43, 7.63, 7.83, 7.97, 7.303, 7.403,
and 7.503.
Under 30 CFR 15.8(b), the approval
holder must report any knowledge of
explosives distributed that do not meet
the specifications of the approval.
Under 30 CFR 28.10(d), 28.30, and
28.31, MSHA requires the applicant to
submit a quality control plan for
approval to ensure that each fuse is
manufactured to have the short-circuit
protection as required by the approval.
Under 30 CFR 18.53(h), an applicant
must submit an ‘‘available fault current’’
study to MSHA to justify circuit breaker
settings to provide protection for the
size and length of the longwall motor,
shearer, and trailing cables used.
For certain products which are
dependent on proper use and
maintenance, MSHA requires the
manufacturers to provide additional
information on the approval marking or
instructions to be included with the
product. Under 30 CFR 23.7(e),
23.12(a)(2), 28.23, and 35.10, MSHA
requires this additional information for
the proper use of telephone and
signaling systems, fuses, and hydraulic
fluids.
Under 30 CFR 7.4, 7.27(a)(8),
7.28(a)(7), 7.46(a)(3), 7.47(a)(6),
7.48(a)(3), 7.407(a)(11) and (a)(12), and
7.408(a)(7) and (a)(8), records of test
results and procedures must be retained
for 3 years. Under 30 CFR 7.6,
applicants must maintain records on the
distribution of each unit with an
approval marking. This is necessary so
that deficient products which may
present a hazard to miners can be traced
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and withdrawn from use until the
appropriate corrective action may be
taken. Under 30 CFR 7.7(d), applicants
must report to MSHA any knowledge of
a product distributed that is not in
accord with the approval.
Under 30 CFR 7.51, 7.71, 7.108, and
7.311, the applicant must include an
approval checklist with each product
sold. These checklists are important
because they include a description of
what is necessary for users to maintain
products in approved condition.
Under 30 CFR 7.49, 7.69(c), (e), and
(f), 7.90, 7.105, 7.306(d), 7.309, and
7.409, additional information for the
proper use and maintenance must be
provided. Certain products require more
information for proper use and
maintenance; therefore, MSHA requires
the manufacturers to provide additional
information on the approval marking or
instructions to be included with the
product.
Under 30 CFR 75.1732(a), mine
operators must equip continuous
mining machines with proximity
detection systems and provide miners
with miner-wearable components.
Proximity detection systems must be
approved by MSHA under 30 CFR 18.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Testing, Evaluation,
and Approval of Mining Products, 30
CFR subchapter B—parts 6 through 36.
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
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available on https://
www.regulations.gov and https://
www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at DOL–MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations and
Variances, 201 12th Street South, 4th
Floor West, Arlington, VA 22202–5452.
Sign in at the receptionist’s desk on the
4th floor via the West 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.
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III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for Testing,
Evaluation, and Approval of Mining
Products, 30 CFR subchapter B—parts 6
through 36. MSHA has updated the data
with respect to the number of
respondents, responses, burden hours,
and burden costs supporting this
information collection request
(including MSHA Form 2000–38) 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: 1219–0066.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Annual Respondents: 83.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 248.
Annual Time Burden: 2,539 hours.
Annual Burden Costs: $211,633.
Annual Other Burden Cost:
$2,184,442.
MSHA Form: MSHA Form 2000–38,
Electrically Operated Mining Equipment
U.S. Department of Labor Field
Approval Application (Coal Operator).
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,
Mine Safety and Health Administration,
Certifying Officer.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
[Docket No. 52–025; NRC–2024–0071]
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2024–
0071 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publicly
available information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2024–0071.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly
available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select
‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For
problems with ADAMS, please contact
the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR)
reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, at
301–415–4737, or by email to
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The license
amendment request to change the
ventilation filter testing program testing
frequency for Vogtle Nuclear Generating
Plant, Unit 3, is available in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML24095A354.
• NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you
may examine and order copies of
publicly available documents, is open
by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please
send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov
or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415–
4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern
time (ET), Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company;
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit
3; License Amendment Application
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Opportunity to comment,
request a hearing, and petition for leave
to intervene.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an amendment to Combined
License No. NPF–91, issued to Southern
Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the
licensee), for operation of the Vogtle
Electric Generating Plant (Vogtle), Unit
3. The proposed amendment would
change the ventilation filter testing
program testing frequency for Vogtle
Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 3.
DATES: Submit comments by May 10,
2024. Comments received after this date
will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but the NRC is able to ensure
consideration only for comments
received on or before this date. Requests
for a hearing or petition for leave to
intervene must be filed by June 10,
2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic
comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website.
• Federal rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2024–0071. Address
questions about Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301–415–0624; email:
Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
• Mail comments to: Office of
Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7–
A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, ATTN: Program Management,
Announcements and Editing Staff.
For additional direction on obtaining
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
G. Lamb, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, telephone: 301–415–3100; email:
John.Lamb@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic
comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://
www.regulations.gov). Please include
Docket ID NRC–2024–0071 in your
comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include
identifying or contact information that
you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission.
The NRC will post all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
comment submissions into ADAMS.
The NRC does not routinely edit
comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating
comments from other persons for
submission to the NRC, then you should
inform those persons not to include
identifying or contact information that
they do not want to be publicly
disclosed in their comment submission.
Your request should state that the NRC
does not routinely edit comment
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219-0066]
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Testing,
Evaluation, and Approval of Mining Products
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), 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 Testing,
Evaluation, and Approval of Mining Products, 30 CFR subchapter B--parts
6 through 36.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before June 10, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the information collection requirements
of
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this notice may be sent by any of the methods listed below. Please note
that late comments received after the deadline will not be considered.
Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments for docket
number MSHA-2024-0002.
Mail/Hand Delivery: DOL-MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Street South, 4th Floor West,
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, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
[email protected] (email); (202) 693-9440 (voice);
or (202) 693-9441 (facsimile). These are not toll-free numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
(Mine Act) as amended, 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes 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, metal and
nonmetal mines.
MSHA is responsible for the inspection, testing, approval and
certification, and quality control of mining equipment and components,
materials, instruments, and explosives used in both underground and
surface coal, metal, and nonmetal mines. 30 CFR 6 through 36 contain
procedures and specifications by which manufacturers may apply for and
have equipment approved as ``permissible'' for use in mines.
Under 30 CFR 14.4, 15.4, 18.6, 18.81, 18.82, 18.93, 18.94, 19.3,
19.10, 20.3, 20.11, 22.4, 22.8, 23.3, 23.10, 27.4, 27.6, 28.10, 33.6,
35.6, and 36.6, applicants seeking product approval must submit an
application that includes all the specifications, drawings, and other
information needed for the approval. This information is necessary for
MSHA to evaluate, test, and possibly approve products that do not cause
a fire or explosion risk in a mine. Some products have separate
requirements for applications for extensions of approvals to cover
proposed changes: 30 CFR 18.15, 19.13, 20.14, 22.11, 23.14, 27.11,
28.25, 33.12, 35.12, and 36.12. For extensions of approvals, the
applicant is not required to resubmit documentation that is duplicative
or was previously submitted for the approval. Only information related
to changes in the previously approved product is required, avoiding
unnecessary paperwork.
Under 30 CFR 7.3, the general procedures and requirements provides
what an applicant must meet for MSHA approval of a product. The
application procedures apply to the original application, an
application for similar products, and an extension of approval. The
technical documents required for different products is specified in 30
CFR 7.23, 7.43, 7.63, 7.83, 7.97, 7.303, 7.403, and 7.503.
Under 30 CFR 15.8(b), the approval holder must report any knowledge
of explosives distributed that do not meet the specifications of the
approval. Under 30 CFR 28.10(d), 28.30, and 28.31, MSHA requires the
applicant to submit a quality control plan for approval to ensure that
each fuse is manufactured to have the short-circuit protection as
required by the approval.
Under 30 CFR 18.53(h), an applicant must submit an ``available
fault current'' study to MSHA to justify circuit breaker settings to
provide protection for the size and length of the longwall motor,
shearer, and trailing cables used.
For certain products which are dependent on proper use and
maintenance, MSHA requires the manufacturers to provide additional
information on the approval marking or instructions to be included with
the product. Under 30 CFR 23.7(e), 23.12(a)(2), 28.23, and 35.10, MSHA
requires this additional information for the proper use of telephone
and signaling systems, fuses, and hydraulic fluids.
Under 30 CFR 7.4, 7.27(a)(8), 7.28(a)(7), 7.46(a)(3), 7.47(a)(6),
7.48(a)(3), 7.407(a)(11) and (a)(12), and 7.408(a)(7) and (a)(8),
records of test results and procedures must be retained for 3 years.
Under 30 CFR 7.6, applicants must maintain records on the distribution
of each unit with an approval marking. This is necessary so that
deficient products which may present a hazard to miners can be traced
and withdrawn from use until the appropriate corrective action may be
taken. Under 30 CFR 7.7(d), applicants must report to MSHA any
knowledge of a product distributed that is not in accord with the
approval.
Under 30 CFR 7.51, 7.71, 7.108, and 7.311, the applicant must
include an approval checklist with each product sold. These checklists
are important because they include a description of what is necessary
for users to maintain products in approved condition.
Under 30 CFR 7.49, 7.69(c), (e), and (f), 7.90, 7.105, 7.306(d),
7.309, and 7.409, additional information for the proper use and
maintenance must be provided. Certain products require more information
for proper use and maintenance; therefore, MSHA requires the
manufacturers to provide additional information on the approval marking
or instructions to be included with the product.
Under 30 CFR 75.1732(a), mine operators must equip continuous
mining machines with proximity detection systems and provide miners
with miner-wearable components. Proximity detection systems must be
approved by MSHA under 30 CFR 18.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection related to Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining
Products, 30 CFR subchapter B--parts 6 through 36. 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
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available on https://www.regulations.gov and https://www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly available documents at DOL-
MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances, 201 12th Street
South, 4th Floor West, Arlington, VA 22202-5452. Sign in at the
receptionist's desk on the 4th floor via the West 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
Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining Products, 30 CFR subchapter
B--parts 6 through 36. MSHA has updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses, burden hours, and burden costs
supporting this information collection request (including MSHA Form
2000-38) 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: 1219-0066.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Annual Respondents: 83.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 248.
Annual Time Burden: 2,539 hours.
Annual Burden Costs: $211,633.
Annual Other Burden Cost: $2,184,442.
MSHA Form: MSHA Form 2000-38, Electrically Operated Mining
Equipment U.S. Department of Labor Field Approval Application (Coal
Operator).
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,
Mine Safety and Health Administration, Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-07564 Filed 4-9-24; 8:45 am]
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