[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79030-79031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31689]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219-0009]
Proposed Extension of Existing Information Collection; Training
Plans and Records of Training
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of 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 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 Training
Plans and Records of Training, 30 CFR 48.3, 48.9, 48.23, and 48.29.
DATES: All comments must be received by midnight Eastern Standard Time
on February 15, 2011.
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.
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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
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as
amended, 30 U.S.C. 801 et seq., recognizes that education and training
in the improvement of miner health and safety is an important element
of federal efforts to make the nation's mines safer places in which to
work.
Title 30, CFR Sec. Sec. 48.3 and 48.23 require training plans for
underground and surface mines, respectively. The standards are intended
to assure that miners will be effectively trained in matters affecting
their health and safety, with the ultimate goal being the reduction of
injuries and illness in the nation's mines. Training plans are required
to be submitted for approval to the MSHA District Manager for the area
in which the mine is located. Plans must contain the company name, mine
name, and MSHA identification number of the mine; the name and position
of the person designated by the operator who is responsible for health
and safety training at the mine; a list of MSHA-approved instructors
with whom the operator proposes to make arrangements to teach the
courses and the courses each instructor is qualified to teach; the
location where training will be given for each course; a description of
the teaching methods and the course materials which are to be used in
training; the approximate number of miners employed at the mine and the
maximum number who will attend each session of training; the predicted
time or periods of time when regularly scheduled refresher training
will be given including the titles of courses to be taught, the total
number of instruction hours for each course, and the predicted time and
length of each session of training; and for new task training, a
complete list of task assignments, the titles of personnel conducting
the training, the outline of training procedures used, and the
evaluation procedures used to determine the effectiveness of the
training. Records of training are required for underground and surface
mines under Sec. Sec. 48.9 and 48.29.
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.
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; Training
Plans and Records of Training for Underground Miners and Miners Working
at Surface Mines and Surface Areas of Underground Mines, 30 CFR 48.3,
48.9, 48.23, and 48.29. 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: 1219-0009.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Cost to Federal Government: $428,239.
Total Burden Respondents: 3,017.
Total Number of Responses: 267,417.
Total Burden Hours: 27,793.
Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $1,082,165.
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.
Dated: December 13, 2010.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 2010-31689 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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