[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 52980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21514]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of
the following public 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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation; including, among other things, a description of the
likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total
burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Linda Watts Thomas
on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number); e-mail: [email protected].
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Department of Labor--Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA),
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-4816/Fax: 202-395-5806 (these
are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: [email protected] within
30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. In
order to ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should
reference the applicable OMB Control Number (see below).
The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) 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.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Title of Collection: Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine
Ventilation--Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate
Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining Equipment Is Being
Installed or Removed.
OMB Control Number: 1219-0138.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 21.
Total Number of Responses: 251.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 4,255.
Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden (operating/maintaining):
$303,512.
Description: The Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine
Ventilation Belt Entry rule provides safety requirements for the use of
the conveyor belt entry as a ventilation intake to course fresh air to
working sections and areas where mechanized mining equipment is being
installed or removed in mines with three or more entries. This rule
establishes additional protective provisions that mine operators must
follow if they want to use belt air to ventilate working sections. For
additional information, see related notice published in the Federal
Register on June 24, 2010 (Vol. 75 page 36121-36122).
Dated: August 24, 2010.
Linda Watts Thomas,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-21514 Filed 8-27-10; 8:45 am]
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