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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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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Qualification/Certification Program 

Request for Mine Safety and Health 

Administration Individual Identification 

Number 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Mine Safety and 

Health Administration (MSHA) 

sponsored information collection 

request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Qualification/ 

Certification Program Request for MSHA 

Individual Identification Number 

(MIIN),’’ 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 DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

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 

(MSHA), 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: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: 

Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 

202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or by e-mail at 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

MSHA issues certifications, 

qualifications, and approvals (licenses) 

to the nation’s miners to conduct 

specific work within mines. Prior to the 

approval of this collection Social 

Security Numbers (SSNs) were used for 

tracking purposes within MSHA data 

processing systems, in the absence of 

other reliable identification systems. In 

the effort to reduce use of SSNs both by 

the MSHA and third parties, the MSHA 

has changed the process to one in which 

miners requiring a license or benefit 

from the MSHA will register for a MIIN. 

This unique number is used in place of 

individual SSNs for all licensing 

requirements within the MSHA. This 

process has allowed the MSHA to 

discontinue the past practice of 

individuals supplying their personally 

identifiable information to instructors, 

states or other entities, which in turn 

supplied that information to the MSHA. 

Miners needing a license or benefit from 

the MSHA will need to register only one 

time to obtain their MIINs. 

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 currently 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 1219–0143. 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 17, 2010 (75 FR 79029). 

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– 

0143. The OMB 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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA). 

Title of Collection: Qualification/ 

Certification Program Request for MSHA 

Individual Identification Number 

(MIIN). 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0143. 

Affected Public: Private sector— 

businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 11,000. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 11,000. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 916. 

Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: 

$5,170. 

Dated: February 23, 2011. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4511 Filed 2–28–11; 8:45 am] 

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