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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 

Respiratory Protection Program Records 

under 30 CFR 56.5005 and 57.5005. 

DATES: All comments must be 

postmarked or received by midnight 

Eastern Standard Time on March 21, 

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 (voicemail), 202–693–9441 

(facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 101(a)(7) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 mandates 

in part that mandatory standards 

prescribe the use of protective 

equipment where appropriate to protect 

miners against hazards. Where 

protective equipment or respirators are 

required because of exposure to harmful 

substances, MSHA must assure that 

such equipment offers adequate 

protection for workers. A written 

respiratory protection program that 

addresses such issues as selection, 

fitting, use, and maintenance of 

respirators is essential for ensuring that 

workers are properly and effectively 

using the equipment. 

Title 30 CFR 56.5005 and 57.5005 

require metal and nonmetal mine 

operators to institute a respiratory 

protection program governing selection, 

maintenance, training, fitting, 

supervision, cleaning, and use of 

respirators. The primary objective is to 

prevent atmospheric contamination, and 

thus, those occupational diseases 

caused by breathing air contaminated 

with harmful dusts, fumes, mists, gases, 

or vapors. Mine operators are required 

to control atmospheric contamination 

using feasible engineering control 

measures. When effective controls are 

not feasible, or while they are being 

implemented or installed, or during 

occasional entry into hazardous 

atmospheres to perform maintenance or 

investigations, miners are to use 

appropriate respirators in accordance 

with established procedures and an 

effective respiratory protection program. 

Sections 56.5005 and 57.5005 

incorporate by reference requirements of 

the American National Standards 

Institute’s Practices for Respiratory 

Protection (ANSI Z88.2–1969). These 

incorporated requirements mandate that 

miners who must wear respirators be fittested to the respirators that they will 

use. Certain records are required to be 

kept in connection with respirators, 

including records of the date of fittesting and issuance of the respirator, 

and a record of the fit-test results. The 

fit-testing records are essential for 

determining that the worker is wearing 

the appropriate respirator. 

The mine operator uses the 

respiratory protection program 

procedures and records to issue 

appropriate respiratory protection to 

miners when feasible engineering and/ 

or administrative controls do not reduce 

the exposure to permissible levels. Fittesting records are used to assure that a 

respirator worn by an individual is the 

one for which that individual received 

a tight fit. MSHA uses the information 

to determine compliance with the 

standard. 

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 56.5005 and 

57.5005. 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: 1219–0048. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Cost to Federal Government: No cost 

to Federal Government. 

Total Burden Respondents: 400. 

Total Number of Responses: 7,200. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,898 hours. 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $173,098. 

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: January 12, 2011. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–954 Filed 1–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0034] 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Information Collection; Records of 

Tests and of Examinations of 

Personnel Hoisting Equipment 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

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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 Records 

and Tests of Personnel Hoisting 

Equipment, 30 CFR 56/57.19022 and 30 

CFR 75/77.1432 (Initial measurement); 

30 CFR 56/57.19023 and 30 CFR 75/ 

77.1433 (Examinations); 30 CFR 56/ 

57.19121 (Recordkeeping); 30 CFR 

75.1400–2 (Hoists; tests of safety 

catches; records); 30 CFR 75.1400–4 and 

77.1404 (Certifications and records of 

daily examinations); and 30 CFR 

77.1906 (Hoists; daily inspection). 

DATES: All comments must be 

postmarked and received by March 21, 

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: 

zzMSHA-Comments@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 (voicemail), 202–693–9441 

(facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act), 30 U.S.C. 813, authorizes MSHA to 

collect information necessary to carry 

out its duty in protecting the safety and 

health of miners. 

Under Title 30 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR), MSHA has 

requirements that address hoists and 

appurtenances, including wire rope, 

used for hoisting persons. The 

requirements address both metal and 

nonmetal surface and underground 

mines (30 CFR parts 56 and 57); and 

underground coal and surface work 

areas of underground coal mines (30 

CFR parts 75 and 77). 

Title 30 CFR 56/57.19022 and 30 CFR 

75/77.1432 requires newly installed 

wire rope to be measured at least once 

in every third interval of the rope’s 

active length to establish a baseline for 

subsequent semiannual measurements. 

A record of the measurements is 

required to be made and retained until 

the rope is retired from service. 

Title 30 CFR 56/57.19023 and 30 CFR 

75/77.1433 requires the wire rope to be 

visually examined at least every 

fourteen days for visible structural 

damage, corrosion, and improper 

lubrication or dressing. If the 

examination reveals weakening portions 

of the rope, the weakened portions must 

be monitored daily for further 

deterioration until retirement criteria 

require that the rope be removed from 

service. The person conducting the 

examination must certify that the 

examination was made and the record 

must be retained for one year. 

Title 30 CFR 56/57.19121 requires the 

person conducting the inspection, test 

or examination of hoisting equipment 

certify that these activities have been 

done. Any unsafe conditions must be 

noted in a record and dated. All 

certifications and records must be 

retained for one year. 

Title 30 CFR 75.1400–2 requires a 

record to be made of tests conducted on 

safety catches. Safety catches are the last 

means to safely stop a falling 

conveyance in the event of rope or 

equipment failure. 

Title 30 CFR 75.1400–4 and 77.1404 

require a record to be made of each 

daily examination. If any unsafe 

condition is found during the 

examination, the person conducting the 

examination must make a record of the 

condition. All certifications and records 

must be retained for one year. 

Title 30 CFR 77.1906 requires a daily 

examination of hoists used for shaft 

sinking. If any unsafe condition is found 

during the examination, the person 

conducting the examination must make 

a record of the condition. All 

certifications and records must be 

retained for one year. 

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 a request for 

public comment on the extension of the 

existing collection of information in 30 

CFR 56.19022, 56.19023, 56.19121, 

57.19022, 57.19023, 57.19121, 75.1400– 

2, 75.1400–4, 75.1432, 75.1433, 77.1404, 

77.1432, 77.1433 and 77.1906; Records 

of Tests and of Examinations of 

Personnel Hoisting Equipment. 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: 1219–0034. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Cost to Federal Government: $0.00. 

Total Burden Respondents: 286 (70 

MNM + 216 Coal). 

Total Number of Responses: 92,548 

(20,188 MNM + 72,360 Coal). 

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Total Burden Hours: 7,726 hours. 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $343,200. 

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: January 13, 2011. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–972 Filed 1–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0097] 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Information Collection; Rock Burst 

Control Plan, Metal and Nonmetal 

Mines 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, 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 

57.3461 Rock Bursts. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

by midnight Eastern Standard Time on 

March 21, 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: zzMSHA– 

Comments@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 (voicemail), 202–693–9441 

(facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

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 57.3461 Rock 

Bursts. 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: 1219–0097. 

Frequency: Two per year. 

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: Two per 

year. 

Total Number of Responses: Two per 

year. 

Total Burden Hours: 24 hours. 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $1,558. 

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: January 12, 2011. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–953 Filed 1–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0010] 

Fire Protection in Shipyard 

Employment Standard; Extension of 

the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) Approval of 

Information Collection (Paperwork) 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comments concerning its proposal to 

extend OMB approval of the 

information collection requirements 

specified in its Fire Protection in 

Shipyard Employment Standard (29 

CFR 1915.501–1915.509). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

March 21, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may 

submit comments and attachments 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

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