[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11281-11282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4512]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Mine Safety 
and Health Administration sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) titled, ``Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records,'' to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for 
continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before March 31, 2011.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, 
proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be 
obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the day following publication of this notice or by 
contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or sending an e-mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f1b1013000f0d1e000f0a1d13161c1f3b303371383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="591d161506090b1806090c1b15101a193d3635773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the U.S. Department of 
Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax: 
202-395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#df90968d9e80acaabdb2b6acacb6b0b19fb0b2bdf1bab0aff1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="501f1902110f2325323d392323393f3e103f3d327e353f207e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#63272c2f3c3331223c3336212f2a2023070c0f4d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="25616a697a7577647a757067696c6665414a490b424a53">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulation 30 CFR 57.5040 requires mine 
operators to calculate and record individual exposures to radon 
daughters on MSHA Form 4000-9 ``Record of Individual Exposure to Radon 
Daughters''. The calculations are based on the results of the weekly 
sampling required by 30 CFR 57.5037. Records must be maintained by the 
operator and submitted to the MSHA annually. The sampling and 
recordkeeping requirement alerts the mine operator and the MSHA to 
possible failure in the radon daughter control system, and permits 
appropriate corrective action to be taken in a timely manner. Data 
submitted to the MSHA is intended to establish a means by which the 
MSHA can assure compliance with underground radiation standards and to 
assure that miners can, on written request, have records of cumulative 
exposures made available to them or their estate, and to medical and 
legal representatives who have obtained written authorization.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if the 
collection of information does not display a valid OMB control number. 
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this 
information collection under OMB Control Number 1219-0003. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2011; however, it 
should be noted that information collections submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on December 21, 2010.
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to ensure appropriate consideration, 
comments should reference OMB Control Number 1219-0003. The OMB is 
particularly interested in comments that:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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

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other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
    Title of Collection: Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0003.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 505.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,627.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $25.

    Dated: February 24, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-4512 Filed 2-28-11; 8:45 am]
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