Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 242 / Friday, December 17, 2010 / Notices 79029 

SCSR inventory and malfunctions; 

retention of SCSRs. 

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 

carryout its duty in protecting the safety 

and health of miners. 

Title 30, CFR 75.1714–3 requires that 

self-rescue devices be inspected for 

damage after being worn or carried, and 

be tested regularly at intervals not to 

exceed 90 days by a qualified person 

who certifies by date and signature that 

the tests were conducted. A self-rescue 

device must be removed from service if 

its seal is broken, it is damaged so that 

it will not function properly, or it does 

not meet testing criteria. A record must 

be made when a self-rescue device is 

removed from service and when 

corrective action is taken as a result of 

an inspection or test. The records are 

used as an enforcement tool to assure 

that the self-rescue devices have been 

tested and inspected and are maintained 

in operable condition. In the event of a 

mine fire, mine explosion, or mine 

inundation, the use of self-rescuers can 

be the difference between life and death. 

Therefore it is essential that these 

devices be examined regularly and that 

they are maintained in usable and 

operative condition. 

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 request for collection of 

information contains notification and 

recordkeeping provisions for the 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public Comment 

and Recommendations; 30 CFR 

75.1714–3–Self-rescue devices; 

inspection, testing, maintenance, repair 

and recordkeeping, 30 CFR 75.1714–4 

Additional self-contained self-rescuers 

(SCSRs), 30 CFR 75.1714–8 Reporting 

SCSR inventory and malfunctions; 

retention of SCSRs. 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: 1219–0044. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Cost to Federal Government: $0.00. 

Total Burden Respondents: 595. 

Total Number of Responses: 754,932. 

Total Burden Hours: 12,664. 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $1,072,641 

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: December 13, 2010. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31687 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0143] 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Information Collection; Request for 

MSHA Individual Identification Number 

(MIIN) 

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/or 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 Request 

for MSHA Individual Identification 

Number (MIIN). 

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. 


emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES
79030 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 242 / Friday, December 17, 2010 / Notices 

(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 101(a) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act) requires the 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)(2), authorized 

representatives of the Secretary of Labor 

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. 

The Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) issues 

certifications, qualifications and 

approvals (licenses) to the nation’s 

miners to conduct specific work within 

the mines. Prior to the approval of this 

collection Social Security Numbers 

(SSNs) were used for tracking purposes 

within MSHA’s data processing 

systems, in the absence of other reliable 

identification systems. In the effort to 

reduce use of SSNs both by MSHA and 

third parties, MSHA has changed the 

process to one in which miners 

requiring a license or benefit from 

MSHA will register for an ‘‘MSHA 

Individual Identification Number’’ 

(MIIN). 

This unique number is used in place 

of individual SSNs for all licensing 

requirements within MSHA. This 

process has allowed MSHA to 

discontinue the past practice of 

individuals supplying their personally 

identifiable information to instructors, 

states or other entities, which in turn 

supplied that information to MSHA. 

Miners needing a license or benefit from 

MSHA will need to register only one 

time to obtain their MIINs from MSHA. 

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 request for collection of 

information contains notification and 

recordkeeping provisions for the 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public Comment 

and Recommendations; Request for 

MSHA Individual Identification 

Number (MIIN). 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: 1219–0143. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Cost to Federal Government: 

$132,784. 

Total Burden Respondents: 11,000. 

Total Number of Responses: 11,000. 

Total Burden Hours: 916. 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $38,696. 

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: December 13, 2010. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31688 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0009] 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Information Collection; Training Plans 

and Records of Training 

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/or 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 Training 

Plans and Records of Training, 30 CFR 

48.3, 48.9, 48.23, and 48.29. 

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. 


emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES