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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 Radiation 

Sampling and Exposure Records, 30 

CFR 57.5037 and 57.5040. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

by midnight Eastern Standard Time on 

February 15, 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: zzMSHA– 

Comments@dol.gov. 

(2) Facsimile: 202–693–9441. 

(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, 

Arlington, VA 22209–3939. 

(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., 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 

Under the authority of Section 103 of 

the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act 

of 1977, MSHA is required to— 

* * * issue regulations requiring operators 

to maintain accurate records of employee 

exposures to potentially toxic materials or 

harmful physical agents which are required 

to be monitored or measured under any 

applicable mandatory health or safety 

standard promulgated under this Act. 

Airborne radon and radon daughters 

exist in every uranium mine and can 

exist in several other mining 

commodities. Radon is radioactive gas. 

It diffuses into the underground mine 

atmosphere through the rock and the 

ground water. Radon decays in a series 

of steps into other radioactive elements, 

which are solids, called radon 

daughters. Radon and radon daughters 

are invisible and odorless. Decay of 

radon and its daughters results in 

emissions of alpha energy. Medical 

doctors and scientists have associated 

high radon daughter exposures with 

lung cancer. The health hazard arises 

from breathing air contaminated with 

radon daughters which are in turn 

deposited in the lungs. The lung tissues 

are sensitive to alpha radioactivity. 

Standard 30 CFR 57.5037 establishes 

the procedures to be used by the mine 

operator in sampling mine air for the 

presence and concentrations of radon 

daughters. Operators are required to 

conduct weekly sampling where 

concentrations of radon daughters 

exceed 0.3 working levels (WL). 

Sampling is required bi-weekly where 

uranium mines have readings of 0.1 WL 

to 0.3 WL and every 3 months in nonuranium underground mines where the 

readings are 0.1 WL to 0.3 WL. Mine 

operators are required to make a record 

of the sampling and retain it for 2 years. 

Standard 30 CFR 57.5040 requires 

mine operators to calculate, record, and 

report to MSHA individual exposures to 

radon daughters on MSHA Form 4000– 

9 ‘‘Record of Individual Exposure to 

Radon Daughters’’. The calculations are 

based on the results of the weekly 

sampling required by 30 CFR 57.5037. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA 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 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 information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the employee 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 

information collection for existing 

notification, recordkeeping, and 

reporting provisions for radiation 

sampling and exposure records. 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: 1219–0003. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Cost to Federal Government: $747. 

Total Burden Respondents: 5. 

Total Number of Responses: 255. 

Total Burden Hours: 502 hours. 

Total Hour Burden Cost: $17,018. 

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: December 14, 2010. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31750 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0046] 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Information Collection; Escape and 

Evacuation Plans (Pertains to 

Underground Metal and Nonmetal 

Mines) 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 


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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 

57.11053, Escape and Evacuation Plans. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

by midnight Eastern Standard Time on 

February 15, 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: zzMSHAComments@dol.gov. 

(2) Facsimile: 202–693–9441. 

(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, 

Arlington, VA 22209–3939. 

(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., 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. 

Title 30 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations 30 CFR 57.11053 requires 

the development of an escape and 

evacuation plan specifically addressing 

the unique conditions of each 

underground metal and nonmetal mine. 

Section 57.11053 also requires that 

revisions be made as mining progresses. 

The following information is required 

with each escape and evacuation plan 

submission: 

(1) Mine maps or diagrams showing 

directions of principal air flow, location 

of escape routes, and locations of 

existing telephones, primary fans, 

primary fan controls, fire doors, 

ventilation doors, and refuge chambers; 

(2) Procedures to show how the 

miners will be notified of an emergency; 

(3) An escape plan for each working 

area in the mine including instructions 

showing how each working area should 

be evacuated; 

(4) A firefighting plan; 

(5) Surface procedures to be followed 

in an emergency, including the 

notification of proper authorities, 

preparing rescue equipment and other 

equipment which may be used in rescue 

and recovery operations; and 

(6) A statement of the availability of 

emergency communication and 

transportation facilities, emergency 

power, and ventilation, and location of 

rescue personnel and equipment. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA 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 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 Supporting Statement 

for the proposed extension of the 

information collection 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 Action 

This notice contains the request for an 

extension of the existing collection of 

information on 30 CFR 57.11053, Escape 

and Evacuation Plans. 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. 

This information collection does not 

contain certification exceptions and 

does not employ statistical methods. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0046. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Cost to Federal Government: $17,545. 

Total Burden Respondents: 234. 

Total Number of Responses: 468. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,978. 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $248,513. 

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 extension; 

Comments will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: December 13, 2010. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31691 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2008–0032] 

Nationally Recognized Testing 

Laboratories; Supplier’s Declaration of 

Conformity 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Based on its analysis of 

comments received in response to a 

Request for Information published in 

October 2008, the Occupational Safety 

and Health Administration will not 

initiate rulemaking to permit the use of 

a Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity 

as a means of ensuring the safety of 

products currently requiring approval 

by Nationally Recognized Testing 

Laboratories. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Press inquiries: OSHA Office of 

Communications, Room N–3647, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; 

telephone: (202) 693–1999. General and 

technical information: MaryAnn 

Garrahan, Director, Office of Technical 


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