9374 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 33 / Thursday, February 17, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0116] 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Information Collection; Examinations 

and Testing of Electrical Equipment, 

Including High Voltage Longwalls 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

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 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 

75.351 Atmospheric monitoring 

systems; 75.512 Electric equipment; 

examination, testing and maintenance; 

75.703 Grounding offtrack directcurrent machines and enclosures of 

related detached components; 75.800–4 

Testing, examination and maintenance 

of circuit breakers; record; 75.820 

Electrical work; troubleshooting and 

testing; 75.821 Testing, examination and 

maintenance; 75.900–4 Testing, 

examination and maintenance of circuit 

breakers; record; 75.1001–1 Devices for 

overcurrent protection; testing and 

calibration requirements; records; 

77.502 Electric equipment; examination, 

testing, and maintenance; 77.800–2 

Testing, examination and maintenance 

of circuit breakers; record; and 77.900– 

2 Testing, examination, and 

maintenance of circuit breakers; record. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

or postmarked by midnight Eastern 

Standard Time on April 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

identified clearly with the rule title and 

may be submitted to MSHA by any of 

the following methods: 

(1) Electronic mail: 

zzMSHA-Comments@dol.gov. 

(2) Facsimile: 202–693–9441. 

(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, 

Arlington, VA 22209–3939. 

(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 

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 

distasio.mario@dol.gov (e-mail), 202– 

693–9445 (voicemail), 202–693–9441 

(facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The respondents for the paperwork 

provisions of the subject regulations are 

coal mine operators. The records of tests 

and examinations are reviewed by coal 

miners, coal mine officials, and MSHA 

and State inspectors. The records are 

intended to verify that examinations 

and tests were conducted and give 

insight into the hazardous conditions 

that have been encountered and those 

that may be encountered. These records 

greatly assist those who use them in 

making decisions during accident 

investigations to establish root causes 

and to prevent similar occurrences. 

These decisions will ultimately affect 

the safety and health of miners. 

Miners examine the records to 

determine if electric equipment is safe 

to operate and to determine if reported 

safety defects have been corrected. Mine 

officials examine the records to evaluate 

the effectiveness of their electrical 

maintenance programs, to determine 

that the required tests and examinations 

have been conducted, and to determine 

if reported safety defects have been 

corrected. MSHA and State inspectors 

review the records to determine if the 

required tests and examinations have 

been conducted and to identify units of 

electric equipment that may pose a 

potential safety hazard, and to evaluate 

the effectiveness of the coal mine 

operator’s electrical maintenance 

programs. By comparing the records 

with the actual condition of electric 

equipment, MSHA inspectors may, in 

some cases, be able to identify 

weaknesses in the coal mine operator’s 

electrical maintenance programs and 

require that these weaknesses be 

corrected. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

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 the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

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 information collection 

request can be obtained by contacting 

the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION section of this notice, or 

viewed on the Internet by selecting 

‘‘FedReg.Docs’’ under the ‘‘Rules & Regs’’ 

section on the right of the homepage. On 

the next screen, select ‘‘Paperwork 

Reduction Act Supporting Statement’’ to 

view documents supporting the Federal 

Register notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This notice contains the request for an 

extension of the existing collection of 

information in 30 CFR 75.351 

Atmospheric monitoring systems; 

75.512 Electric equipment; examination, 

testing and maintenance; 75.703 

Grounding offtrack direct-current 

machines and enclosures of related 

detached components; 75.800–4 

Testing, examination and maintenance 

of circuit breakers; record; 75.820 

Electrical work; troubleshooting and 

testing; 75.821 Testing, examination 

and maintenance; 75.900–4 Testing, 

examination and maintenance of circuit 

breakers; record; 75.1001–1 Devices for 

overcurrent protection; testing and 

calibration requirements; records; 

77.502 Electric equipment; examination, 

testing, and maintenance; 77.800–2 

Testing, examination and maintenance 

of circuit breakers; record; and 77.900– 

2 Testing, examination, and 

maintenance of circuit breakers; record. 

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. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 33 / Thursday, February 17, 2011 / Notices 9375 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0116. 

Frequency: Daily, weekly, monthly, 

semi-annually, and on occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Cost to Federal Government: There is 

minimal cost to the Government as the 

records are reviewed during the course 

of inspections. 

Total Burden Respondents: 1,547 per 

year. 

Total Number of Responses: 706,296 

per year. 

Total Burden Hours: 128,101 hours. 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $9,703,964 per year. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

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: February 11, 2011. 

Roslyn B. Fontaine, 

Acting Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations and Variances, Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3591 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0142] 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Information Collection; Sealing of 

Abandoned Areas 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

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 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 

75.335 Seal strengths, design 

applications, and installation; 75.336 

Sampling and monitoring requirements; 

75.337 Construction and repair of seals; 

and 75.338 Training. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

or postmarked by midnight Eastern 

Standard Time on April 18, 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: zzMSHAComments@dol.gov. 

(2) Facsimile: 202–693–9441. 

(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, 

Arlington, VA 22209–3939. 

(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 

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 

distasio.mario@dol.gov (e-mail), 202– 

693–9445 (voice mail), or 202–693–9441 

(facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Adequate seal design and 

construction and monitoring of the 

atmosphere behind seals are crucial 

requirements to prevent potentially 

explosive or toxic gases from migrating 

into the active working areas of 

underground coal mines. Seals must be 

designed to withstand elevated 

pressures from explosions, and the 

atmosphere behind the seal must be 

monitored to prevent methane from 

reaching the explosive range. Miners 

rely on seals to protect them from the 

hazardous and explosive atmosphere 

within the sealed area. Records 

collected under these standards help 

assure that the construction and 

maintenance of seals are done correctly; 

certified persons conducting sampling 

in sealed areas are adequately trained; 

and the sampling results are recorded. 

The respondents for the paperwork 

provisions of these standards are coal 

mine operators. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

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 the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

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 information collection 

request can be obtained by contacting 

the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice, or viewed on the Internet at 

http://www.msha.gov and by selecting 

FedReg. Docs under Rules & Regs on the 

right side of the screen. On the next 

screen, select Information Collection 

Requests to view documents supporting 

this Federal Register notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This notice contains the request for an 

extension of the existing collection of 

information in 30 CFR 75.335 Seal 

strengths, design applications, and 

installation; 75.336 Sampling and 

monitoring requirements; 75.337 

Construction and repair of seals; and 

75.338 Training. 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: Three-year update. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0142. 

Frequency: As necessary. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Cost to Federal Government: Minimal 

cost because records are reviewed 

during the course of inspections. 

Total Burden Respondents: 361 per 

year. 

Total Number of Responses: 90,360 

per year. 

Total Burden Hours: 9,057 hours. 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $750,730 per year. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

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. 


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