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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 79033). 

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– 

0024. 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: Application for 

Waiver of Surface Facilities 

Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0024. 

Affected Public: Private sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 933. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 933. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 357. 

Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: 

$4,665. 

Dated: April 7, 2011. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

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. 

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 DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

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: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

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 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

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 monthto-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: 

• 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: 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. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Bureau of International Labor Affairs; 

Office of Trade and Labor Affairs; 

Request for Comments on Labor 

Capacity-Building Efforts Under the 

Dominican Republic—Central 

America—United States Free Trade 

Agreement 

AGENCIES: Office of the Secretary, Labor, 

and Office of the United States Trade 

Representative. 

ACTION: Request for comments from the 

public. 

SUMMARY: This notice is a request for 

comments from the public to assist the 

Secretary of Labor and the United States 

Trade Representative in preparing a 

report on labor capacity-building efforts 

under Chapter 16 (‘‘the Labor Chapter’’) 

and Annex 16.5 of the Dominican 

Republic—Central America—United 

States Free Trade Agreement (‘‘the 

CAFTA–DR’’), as well as efforts made by 

the CAFTA–DR countries to implement 

the recommendations contained in the 

report entitled ‘‘The Labor Dimension in 

Central America and the Dominican 

Republic—Building on Progress: 

Strengthening Compliance and 

Enhancing Capacity’’ (‘‘the White 

Paper’’). This report is required under 

the Dominican Republic—Central 

America—United States Free Trade 

Agreement Implementation Act (‘‘the 

CAFTA–DR Implementation Act’’). The 

reporting function and the 

responsibility for soliciting public 

comments required under this Act were 

assigned to the Secretary of Labor, in 

consultation with the United States 

Trade Representative. 

DATES: Written comments are due no 

later than 5 p.m. May 20, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Persons submitting 

comments are strongly advised to make 

such submissions by electronic mail to 

the following address: 

FRFTACAFTA@dol.gov. Submissions by 

facsimile may be sent to: Paula Church 

Albertson, Deputy Division Chief of 

Trade Agreement Administration and 

Technical Cooperation, Office of Trade 

and Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of 

Labor at (202) 693–4851 (this is not a 

toll-free number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Church Albertson, Deputy 

Division Chief of Trade Agreement 

Administration and Technical 

Cooperation, Office of Trade and Labor 

Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S– 

5303, Washington, DC 20210. 

Telephone (202) 693–4900 (this is not a 

toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background 

During the legislative approval 

process for the CAFTA–DR, the 

Administration and the Congress 

reached an understanding on the need 

to support labor capacity-building 

efforts linked to recommendations 

identified in the White Paper of the 

Working Group of the Vice Ministers 

Responsible for Trade and Labor in the 

countries of Central America and the 

Dominican Republic. A total of $155 

million was appropriated in support of 

labor and environment capacitybuilding in FY 2005 through FY 2009. 

For more information on these 

initiatives, see the full text of the 

CAFTA–DR and the White Paper as well 

as other relevant fact sheets and reports 

posted on the respective Web sites of 

the Office of the United States Trade 

Representative, http://www.ustr.gov/ 

Trade_Agreements/Regional/CAFTA/ 

Section_Index.html, and the 

International Labour Organization (ILO) 

Subregional Office for Central America, 

Haiti, Panama and the Dominican 

Republic, http://web.oit.or.cr/ (follow 

the link to: Sector IV, Dia ́logo Social, 

and then link to: Verification of the 

White Paper, Central America and the 

Dominican Republic). 

In addition, in December 2006, the 

USDOL published the procedural 

guidelines for the receipt and review of 

submissions under U.S. Free Trade 

Agreements, including the CAFTA–DR 

(71 FR 76691 Dec. 21, 2006). 

Subsequently, the U.S. held the first 

Labor Affairs Council meeting in 

November 2008, pursuant CAFTA–DR 

Article 16.4.2. Since the CAFTA–DR 

came into force, OTLA has received, 

accepted and reviewed one submission, 

issuing a public report in January 2009. 

OTLA received a second submission, 

and will decide whether to accept this 

submission in April 2011. 

Under section 403(a) of the CAFTA– 

DR Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. 

4111(a), the President must report 

biennially to the Congress on the 

progress made by the CAFTA–DR 

countries in implementing the labor 

obligations and the labor capacitybuilding provisions found in the Labor 

Chapter and Annex 16.5 and 

implementing the recommendations 

contained in the White Paper. Section 

403(a)(4) requires the President to 

establish a mechanism to solicit public 

comments on the matters described in 

section 403(a)(3)(D) of the CAFTA–DR 

Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. 

4111(a)(4). 

By Proclamation, the President 

delegated the reporting function and the 

responsibility for soliciting public 

comments under section 403(a) of the 

CAFTA–DR Implementation Act, 19 

U.S.C. 4111(a), to the Secretary of Labor, 

in consultation with the United States 

Trade Representative. Proclamation No. 

8272, 73 FR 38,297 (June 30, 2008). This 

notice serves to request public 

comments as required by this section. 

2. Information Sought 

The Department of Labor is seeking 

comments on the following topics as 

required under Section 404(a)(3)(D) of 

the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act: 

1. Capacity-building efforts by the 

United States government envisaged by 

Article 16.5 of the CAFTA–DR Labor 

Chapter and Annex 16.5; 

2. Efforts by the United States 

government to facilitate full 

implementation of the White Paper 

recommendations; 

3. Efforts made by the CAFTA–DR 

countries to comply with Article 16.5 of 

the Labor Chapter and Annex 16.5 and 

to fully implement the White Paper 

recommendations, including progress 

made by the CAFTA–DR countries in 

affording to workers internationallyrecognized worker rights through 

improved capacity; and 

4. Efforts made by the governments of 

the Parties to the CAFTA–DR to fulfill 

their Labor Chapter (Chapter 16) 

commitments under the CAFTA–DR. 

3. Requirements for Comments 

This notice requests comments in 

response to a general solicitation to the 

public. Written comments may be 

submitted by 5 p.m. May 20, 2011. To 

ensure prompt and full consideration of 

comments, it is strongly recommended 

that comments be submitted by 

electronic mail to the following e-mail 

address: FRFTACAFTA@dol.gov. 

Persons making comments by e-mail 

should use the following subject line: 

Comments pursuant to CAFTA–DR 

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