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(Secretary) to develop, promulgate, and 

revise as may be appropriate, improved 

mandatory health or safety standards for 

the protection of life and prevention of 

injuries in coal or other mines. 

Under section 103(a) of the Mine Act, 

authorized representatives of the 

Secretary or Secretary of Health and 

Human Services must make frequent 

inspections and investigations in coal or 

other mines each year for the purpose of 

gathering information with respect to 

mandatory health or safety standards. 

Title 30 Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) 75.159 and 77.106 require coal 

mine operators to maintain a list of 

persons who are certified and qualified 

to perform duties under 30 CFR parts 75 

and 77, such as examining for 

hazardous conditions, testing for 

methane and oxygen deficiency, 

conducting tests of air flow, performing 

electrical work, repairing energized 

surface high-voltage lines, and 

performing the duties of hoisting 

engineer. This information collection is 

necessary to ensure that only persons 

who are properly trained and 

sufficiently experienced are permitted 

to perform these duties. Although 

MSHA does not specify a format for the 

recordkeeping, it normally consists of 

the names of the certified and qualified 

persons listed in two columns on a 

sheet of paper. One column is for 

certified persons and the other is for 

qualified persons. 

Sections 75.100 and 77.100 pertain to 

the certification of certain persons to 

perform specific examinations and tests. 

Sections 75.155 and 77.105 outline the 

requirements necessary to be qualified 

as a hoisting engineer or hoist-man. 

Under sections 75.160, 75.161, 77.107, 

and 77.107–1, the mine operator must 

have an approved training plan 

developed to train and retrain the 

qualified and certified persons to 

effectively perform their tasks. 

These regulations recognize State 

certification and qualification programs. 

However, where State programs are not 

available, MSHA may certify and 

qualify miners to carry out certain 

functions prescribed in the Mine Act. 

Under this program, MSHA will qualify 

or certify individuals if these 

individuals meet the requirements for 

qualification or certification, fulfill any 

applicable retraining requirements, and 

remain employed at the same mine or 

by the same independent contractor. 

Applications for MSHA qualification 

or certification are submitted to the 

MSHA Qualification and Certification 

Unit in Denver, Colorado. MSHA Form 

5000–41, Safety & Health Activity 

Certification or Hoisting Engineer 

Qualification Request provides the coal 

mining industry with a standardized 

reporting format that expedites the 

certification and qualification process 

while ensuring compliance with the 

regulations. MSHA uses the information 

collected through this form to determine 

if applicants satisfy the requirements to 

obtain the certification or qualification 

sought. Persons must meet certain 

minimum experience requirements 

depending on the type of certification or 

qualification sought. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on September 28, 2020 

(85 FR 60837). 

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 the OMB 

approves it 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 that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–MSHA. 

Title of Collection: Certification and 

Qualification To Examine, Test, Operate 

Hoists and Perform Other Duties. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0127. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 674. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 3,259. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

330 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $56. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

Dated: January 8, 2021. 

Anthony May, 

Management and Program Analyst. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Delinquent 

Filer Voluntary Compliance Program 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA)-sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before February 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202– 

693–8538 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@

dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

502(c)(2) of the Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 

authorizes the Secretary of Labor to 

assess civil penalties against plan 

administrators who fail or refuse to file 

complete and timely annual reports 

(Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of 

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Number 1210–0110)) as required under 

section 101(b)(1) of ERISA and ERISA 

regulations codified in 29 CFR part 

2520. Under the Delinquent Filer 

Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVC) 

Program, administrators otherwise 

subject to the assessment of higher civil 

penalties are permitted to pay reduced 

civil penalties for voluntarily complying 

with the annual reporting requirements 

under Title I of ERISA. This information 

collection requires providing data 

necessary to identify the plan along 

with the penalty payment. With respect 

to most pension plans and welfare 

plans, the requirement is satisfied by 

sending, along with the penalty 

payment, a copy of the delinquent 

annual report (without attachments or 

schedules) which is filed with the 

Department at a different address under 

the EFAST system. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on October 20, 2020 

(85 FR 66580). 

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 the OMB 

approves it 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 that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Delinquent Filer 

Voluntary Compliance Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0089. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 10,350. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 10,350. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

518 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $778,718. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

Dated: January 8, 2021. 

Mara Blumenthal, 

Senior PRA Analyst. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Request 

for Assistance From the Department of 

Labor, Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA)-sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before February 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202– 

693–8538 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@

dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EBSA 

assists participants in understanding 

their rights, responsibilities, and 

benefits under employee benefits laws 

and intervenes informally on their 

behalf with the plan sponsor in order to 

assist them in obtaining the health and 

retirement benefits to which they may 

have been inappropriately denied, 

which can avert the necessity for a 

formal investigation or a civil action. 

EBSA has made a request for assistance 

form available on its website for those 

wishing to obtain assistance in this 

manner. For additional substantive 

information about this ICR, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on October 20, 2020 (85 FR 

66580). 

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 the OMB 

approves it 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 that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Request for 

Assistance from the Department of 

Labor, Employee Benefits Security 

Administration. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0146. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 5,582. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 5,582. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

2,791 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

Dated: January 8, 2021. 

Mara Blumenthal, 

Senior PRA Analyst. 

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