64978 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 216 / Tuesday, November 9, 2004 / Notices 

of information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 

PRA95 helps to ensure 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 10, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr. 

Anthony Dais, Chief, Division of USES/

ALMIS, Office of Workforce Investment, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, 200 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Rm. S–4231, Washington, DC 

20210, 202–693–2784 (this is not a tollfree number) or dais.anthony@dol.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Olaf Bjorklund, Division of USES/

ALMIS, Office of Workforce Investment, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, 200 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Rm. S–4231, Washington, DC 

20210, 202–693–2870 (this is not a tollfree number) or bjorklund.olaf@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) published a 

planning guidance for PY 2004 

Workforce Information Core Products 

and Services grants to states in Training 

and Employment Guidance Letter 

(TEGL) 1–04, on July 2, 2004. The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

reviewed and granted a temporary 

approval of the Information Collection 

Request for TEGL 1–04 (OMB Control 

Number 1205–0417). The approval 

expires February 28, 2005. ETA is 

requesting that the information 

collection requirements specified in 

TEGL 1–04 be continued as a regular 

OMB approval for three years. This 

Federal Register notice is requesting 

public comments and recommendations 

regarding the continuance of the 

information collection. 

The collection from each grantee 

includes: 

(a) Submission of an annual plan 

narrative signed by both the 

Administrator of the State Workforce 

Agency (SWA) and the Chair of the 

State Workforce Investment Board 

(SWIB), or by the Governor if the SWA 

and SWIB cannot agree on grant 

deliverables. 

(b) A documented assessment of 

customer satisfaction with the 

information products and services 

provided with the grant funds. 

(c) Submission of an annual 

performance report signed by both the 

administrator of the SWA and chair of 

the SWIB, or by the Governor. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

Comments should:

• 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 submissions 

of responses. 

A copy of the proposed collection can 

be obtained by contacting the office 

listed above in the addressee section of 

this notice. 

III. Current Actions 

Type of Review: Continuing. 

Agency: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

Title: PY 2004 Workforce Information 

Core Products and Services grants. 

OMB Number: 1205–0417. 

Affected Public: States. 

Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating/

Maintaining): $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this comment request will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: November 3, 2004. 

Gay M. Gilbert, 

Administrator, Office of Workforce 

Investment.

[FR Doc. E4–3078 Filed 11–8–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–30–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; 

Hoist Operators Physical Fitness

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This 

program helps ensure that requested 

data is 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Melissa 

Stoehr, Acting Chief, Records 

Management Branch, 1100 Wilson 

Boulevard, Room 2134, Arlington, VA 

22209–3939. Commenters are 

encouraged to send their comments on 

computer disk, or via e-mail to 

stoehr.melissa@dol.gov. Ms. Stoehr can 

be reached at (202) 693–9837 (voice), or 

(202) 693–9801 (facsimile).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact the employee listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Title 30 CFR 56.19057 and 57.19057 

require the annual examination and 

certification of a hoist operator’s fitness. 

The safety of all metal and nonmetallic 

miners riding hoist conveyances is 

dependent upon the attentiveness and 

physical capabilities of the hoist 

operator, in routine and emergency 

evacuations. Improper movement, 

overspeed, and overtravel of a hoisting 

conveyance can result in serious 

physical harm or death to all 

passengers. While small mine operators 

are likely to have fewer hoists and hoist 

operators, Congress intended that the 

Mine Act be enforced at all mining 

operations within its jurisdiction 

regardless of size and that information 

collection and record keeping 

requirements be consistent with 

efficient and effective enforcement of 

the Mine Act. However, Congress did 

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recognize that small operations may face 

problems in complying with some Mine 

Act provisions. Section 103(e) of the 

Mine Act directs the Secretary of Labor 

not to impose an unreasonable burden 

on small businesses when obtaining any 

information under the Mine Act. This 

information collection does not have a 

significant impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

extension of the information collection 

requirement related to the Hoist 

Operators’ Physical Fitness. MSHA is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of MSHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Suggest methods to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Address 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) to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the employee listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice or 

viewed on the Internet by accessing the 

MSHA home page (http://

www.msha.gov) and then choosing 

‘‘Statutory and Regulatory Information’’

and ‘‘Federal Register Documents.’’

III. Current Actions 

Title 30 CFR Sections 56.19057 and 

57.19057 require the annual 

examination and certification of a hoist 

operator’s fitness. The safety of all metal 

and nonmetallic miners riding hoist 

conveyances is dependent upon the 

attentiveness and physical capabilities 

of the hoist operators, in routine and 

emergency evacuations. Improper 

movements, overspeed, and overtravel 

of a hoisting conveyance can result in 

serious physical harm or death to all 

passengers. Small mine operators are 

likely to have fewer hoists and hoist 

operators. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

Title: Hoist Operator’s Physical 

Fitness. 

OMB Number: 1219–0049. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Recordkeeping: At least one year from 

the time that certification is obtained. 

Total Respondents: 58. 

Total Responses: 290. 

Average Time per Response: .0333 

hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 9.7. 

Total Annualized Capital/Startup 

Costs: $0. 

Total Operating and Maintenance 

Costs: $89,320. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

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 in Arlington, Virginia, this 22nd day 

of October 2004. 

David L. Meyer, 

Director, Office of Administration and 

Management.

[FR Doc. 04–24899 Filed 11–8–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; 

Records of Tests and Examinations of 

Personnel Hoisting Equipment

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This 

program helps ensure that requested 

data is 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Melissa 

Stoehr, Acting Chief, Records 

Management Branch, 1100 Wilson 

Boulevard, Room 2134, Arlington, VA 

22209–3939. Commenters are 

encouraged to send their comments on 

computer disk, or via e-mail to 

stoehr.melissa@dol.gov. Ms. Stoehr can 

be reached at (202) 693–9837 (voice), or 

(202) 693–9801 (facsimile).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact the employee listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

These requirements provide for a 

record of specific test and inspections of 

a mine’s personnel hoisting systems, 

including the wire rope, to ensure that 

the system remains safe to operate. 

Review of the record indicates whether 

deficiencies are developing in the 

equipment, in particular the wire rope, 

so that corrective action may be taken 

before an accident occurs. The 

requirements also provide for a 

systematic procedure for the inspection, 

testing, and maintenance of shaft and 

hoisting equipment. The mine operator 

must certify that the required 

inspections, tests, and maintenance 

have been made then record any unsafe 

condition identified during the 

examination or test. 

The precise format in which the 

record is kept is left to the discretion of 

the mine operator. All records are made 

by the person conducting the required 

examination or test. Unless otherwise 

noted below, these records are to be 

retained for one year at the mine site. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

extension of the information collection 

requirement related to Records of Tests 

and Examinations of Personnel Hoisting 

Equipment. MSHA is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of MSHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Suggest methods to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Address 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) to minimize