[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20712-20713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8823]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Representative of Miners, Notification of 
Legal Identity, and Notification of Commencement of Operations and 
Closing of Mines

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Mine Safety 
and Health Administration (MSHA) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``Representative of Miners, Notification of Legal 
Identity, and Notification of Commencement of Operations and Closing of 
Mines,'' 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 May 13, 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#4a0e0506151a180b151a1f080603090a2e2526642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="296d666576797b6876797c6b65606a694d4645074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eca3a5beadb39f998e81859f9f858382ac83818ec289839cc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4807011a09173b3d2a25213b3b2127260827252a662d2738662f273e">[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#2d696261727d7f6c727d786f61646e6d494241034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="591d161506090b1806090c1b15101a193d3635773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Identification of the miner representative, 
notification of mine owner and operator legal identity, and 
notification of commencement of operations and closing of mines provide 
information to help ensure the health and safety of mine workers by 
identifying responsibility for mining operations.
    These information collections are 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 1219-0042. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on April 30, 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) 79031.
    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 1219-0042. 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 other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
    Title of Collection: Representative of Miners, Notification of 
Legal Identity, and Notification of Commencement of Operations and 
Closing of Mines.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0042.

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    Affected Public: Private sector--Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,367.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 11,367.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,517.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $4,659.

    Dated: April 7, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-8823 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
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