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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9376 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 33 / Thursday, February 17, 2011 / Notices 

Dated: February 11, 2011. 

Roslyn B. Fontaine, 

Acting Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations and Variances, Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3594 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0015] 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Information Collection; Refuse Piles 

and Impoundment Structures, 

Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Requirements 

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 

77.215(j), 77.215–2, 77.215–3, 77.215–4, 

77.216–2, 77.216–3, 77.216–4, and 

77.216–5. 

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: 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), 202–693–9441 

(facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

30 CFR part 77, subpart C, sets forth 

standards for surface installations. More 

specifically, these sections address 

refuse piles (30 CFR 77.215), and 

impoundments (30 CFR 77.216). 

Impoundments are structures that can 

retain water, sediment, or slurry or any 

combination of materials; and refuse 

piles are deposits of coal mine waste 

(other than overburden or spoil) that are 

removed during mining operations or 

separated from mined coal and 

deposited on the surface. The failure of 

these structures can have a devastating 

affect on a community. To avoid or 

minimize such disasters, standards have 

been promulgated for the design, 

construction, and maintenance of these 

structures; for annual certifications; for 

certification for hazardous refuse piles; 

for the frequency of inspections; and the 

methods of abandonment for 

impoundments and impounding 

structures. 

Section 103(e) of the Mine Act directs 

the Secretary of Labor not to impose an 

unreasonable burden on small 

businesses when obtaining any 

information under the Mine Act. This 

information collection does not have a 

significant impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

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 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 notice contains the request for an 

extension of the existing collection of 

information in 30 CFR 77.215(j), 

77.215–2, 77.215–3, 77.215–4, 77.216–2, 

77.216–3, 77.216–4, and 77.216–5. 

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: 1219–0015. 

Frequency: Variable. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Cost to Federal Government: 

$535,953. 

Total Burden Respondents: 642. 

Total Number of Responses: 10,422. 

Total Burden Hours: 30,579 hours. 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $7,782,240. 

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. 2011–3593 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0127] 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Information Collection on 

Qualification/Certification Program and 

Man Hoist Operators Physical Fitness 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 


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