[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56560-56561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23085]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Health Standards for Diesel Particulate
Matter Exposure (Underground Coal Mines) 30 CFR 75.1915/72.503, 72.510,
72.520 and Part 7 or Part 36 as a Result of Sec. 72.500
ACTION: Notice.
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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 and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to assure
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. Currently, the
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is soliciting comments
concerning the extension of the information collection for 30 CFR
75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520 and Part 7 or Part 36 as a result of
Sec. 72.500.
DATES: All comments must be received by midnight Eastern Daylight
Savings Time on November 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments must clearly be identified with the rule title and
may be submitted to MSHA by any of the following methods:
(1) Electronic mail: [email protected].
(2) Facsimile: (202) 693-9441.
(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, Arlington, VA 22209-3939.
(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, Arlington, VA
22209-3939. Sign in at the receptionist's desk on the 21st floor.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mario Distasio, Chief of the Economic
Analysis Division, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at [email protected] (e-mail), 202-693-9445 (voicemail),
202-693-9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 101(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
(Mine Act), provides that the Secretary of Labor shall 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 or other mines. In addition, Section 103(h) of the
Mine Act mandates that mine operators keep any records and make any
reports that are reasonably necessary for the Mine Safety and Health
Administration to perform its duties under the Mine Act.
MSHA established standards and regulations for diesel-powered
equipment in underground coal mines that provide additional important
protection for coal miners who work on and around diesel-powered
equipment. The standards were designed to reduce the risks to
underground coal miners of serious health hazards associated with
exposure to high concentrations of diesel particulate matter. The
standards contain information collection requirements for underground
coal mine operators in Health Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter
Exposure (Underground Coal Mines) 30 CFR 75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520
and Part 7 or Part 36 as a result of Sec. 72.500.
After-treatment devices installed on diesel-powered
equipment must be maintained according to manufacturer specifications.
Since these devices are not usually on diesel machinery, maintenance
personnel have to be trained to maintain them.
Persons required to perform maintenance on diesel-powered
equipment must successfully complete a training and qualification
program in accordance with Sec. 75.1915(a). The mine operator must
maintain a copy of the required training and qualification program and
a record of the names of all qualified persons under the program.
Underground coal mine operators are required to keep a
record of those trained for one year.
Underground coal mine operators exposed to diesel
emissions are required to be trained annually. The training must
include: Health risks associated with exposure to diesel particulate
matter; methods used in the mine to control diesel particulate
concentrations; identification of the personnel responsible for
maintaining those controls; and actions miners must take to assure
controls operate as intended.
Underground coal mine operators are required to keep a
record of the training for one year.
Underground coal mine operators are required to maintain
an inventory of diesel-powered equipment units, together with a list of
information about any unit's emission control or filtration system. The
list must be updated within 7 calendar days of any change.
As a result of Sec. 72.503(d), which requires all
permissible equipment to have after-treatment or filtration devices,
diesel manufacturers are required to amend existing diesel machine
approval applications under Part 7 or Part 36. Few machine approvals
are approved under Part 36, while most machine approvals are approved
under Part 7.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is particularly interested in comments that:
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;
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;
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 the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the employee listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice, or viewed on the Internet
by selecting ``Rules & Regs'', and then selecting ``FedReg.Docs''. On
the next screen, select ``Paperwork Reduction Act Supporting
Statement'' to view documents supporting the Federal Register notice.
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III. Current Actions
This request for collection of information contains notification
and recordkeeping provisions for the Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Health
Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure (Underground Coal
Mines) 30 CFR 75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520 and Part 7 or Part 36 as a
result of Sec. 72.500. MSHA does not intend to publish the results
from this information collection and is not seeking approval to either
display or not display the expiration date for the OMB approval of this
information collection.
There are no certification exceptions identified with this
information collection and the collection of this information does not
employ statistical methods.
Type of Review: Extension
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration
OMB Number: 1219-0124
Frequency: On Occasion
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit
Cost to Federal Government: $5,040
Total Burden Respondents: 165
Total Number of Responses: 165
Total Burden Hours: 623
Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $6,425.39
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 2010-23085 Filed 9-15-10; 8:45 am]
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