Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 242 / Friday, December 17, 2010 / Notices 79031 

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 

The Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as amended, 30 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., recognizes that 

education and training in the 

improvement of miner health and safety 

is an important element of federal 

efforts to make the nation’s mines safer 

places in which to work. 

Title 30, CFR §§ 48.3 and 48.23 

require training plans for underground 

and surface mines, respectively. The 

standards are intended to assure that 

miners will be effectively trained in 

matters affecting their health and safety, 

with the ultimate goal being the 

reduction of injuries and illness in the 

nation’s mines. Training plans are 

required to be submitted for approval to 

the MSHA District Manager for the area 

in which the mine is located. Plans 

must contain the company name, mine 

name, and MSHA identification number 

of the mine; the name and position of 

the person designated by the operator 

who is responsible for health and safety 

training at the mine; a list of MSHAapproved instructors with whom the 

operator proposes to make arrangements 

to teach the courses and the courses 

each instructor is qualified to teach; the 

location where training will be given for 

each course; a description of the 

teaching methods and the course 

materials which are to be used in 

training; the approximate number of 

miners employed at the mine and the 

maximum number who will attend each 

session of training; the predicted time or 

periods of time when regularly 

scheduled refresher training will be 

given including the titles of courses to 

be taught, the total number of 

instruction hours for each course, and 

the predicted time and length of each 

session of training; and for new task 

training, a complete list of task 

assignments, the titles of personnel 

conducting the training, the outline of 

training procedures used, and the 

evaluation procedures used to 

determine the effectiveness of the 

training. Records of training are 

required for underground and surface 

mines under §§ 48.9 and 48.29. 

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; Training Plans 

and Records of Training for 

Underground Miners and Miners 

Working at Surface Mines and Surface 

Areas of Underground Mines, 30 CFR 

48.3, 48.9, 48.23, and 48.29. 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: 1219–0009. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Cost to Federal Government: 

$428,239. 

Total Burden Respondents: 3,017. 

Total Number of Responses: 267,417. 

Total Burden Hours: 27,793. 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $1,082,165. 

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. 2010–31689 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0042] 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Information, Collection; Representative 

of Miners; Legal Identity Report; 

Opening and Closing of Metal and 

Nonmetal 

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 

40.2, 40.3, 40.4, and 40.5, 

Representative of Miners; 30 CFR 41.20, 

Legal Identity Report; 30 CFR 56.1000 

and 57.1000, Notification of 

Commencement of Operations and 

Closing of Mines. 

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. 


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(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), as amended, 30 U.S.C. 813, 

authorizes MSHA to collect information 

necessary to carry out its duty in 

protecting the safety and health of 

miners. 

Representative of Miners 

Section 103(f) of the Mine Act 

establishes miners’ rights which may be 

exercised through a representative. Title 

30 Code of Federal Regulations (30 CFR) 

Part 40 contains procedures which a 

person or organization must follow in 

order to be identified by the Secretary 

as a representative of miners. The 

regulation defines what is meant by 

‘‘representative of miners,’’ a term that is 

not defined in the Mine Act. Section 

40.2 requires the representative of 

miners to file the information specified 

in § 40.3 with the Mine Safety and 

Health Administration (MSHA) district 

manager and the mine operator; § 40.3 

requires the following information to be 

filed: 

(1) The name, address, and telephone 

number of the representative or 

organization that will serve as 

representative; 

(2) The name and address of the mine 

operator, and the name, address, and 

MSHA ID number, if known, of the 

mine; 

(3) A copy of the document 

evidencing the designation of the 

representative; 

(4) A statement as to whether the 

representative will serve for all 

purposes of the Act, or a statement of 

the limitation of the authority; 

(5) The name, address, and telephone 

number of an alternate; 

(6) A statement that all the required 

information has been filed with the 

mine operator; and 

(7) Certification that all information 

filed is true and correct followed by the 

signature of the miners’ representative. 

Section 40.4 requires that a copy of 

the notice designating the miners’ 

representative be posted by the mine 

operator on the mine bulletin board and 

maintained in current status. Under 

section 40.5, a representative who 

wishes to terminate his or her 

designation must file a written 

statement with the appropriate MSHA 

district manager terminating his or her 

designation. 

Legal Identity Report 

Section 109(d) of the Mine Act 

requires each operator of a coal or other 

mine to file with the Secretary of Labor 

(Secretary), the name and address of 

such mine, the name and address of the 

person who controls or operates the 

mine, and any revisions in such names 

and addresses. The legal identity for a 

mine operator enables the Secretary to 

properly ascertain the identity of 

persons and entities charged with 

violations of mandatory standards. It is 

also used in the assessment of civil 

penalties which, by statute, must take 

into account the size of the business, its 

economic viability, and its history of 

previous violations. 

Notice of Commencement of Operations 

and Closing of Mines 

Under 30 CFR 56.1000 and 57.1000, 

operators of metal and nonmetal mines 

must notify MSHA when the operation 

of a mine will commence or when a 

mine is closed. Openings and closings 

of mines are dictated by the economic 

strength of the mined commodity, and 

by weather conditions prevailing at the 

mine site during various seasons. 

Section 103(a) of the Mine Act, 30 

U.S.C. 813, requires each underground 

mine to be inspected in its entirety at 

least four times a year, and each surface 

mine at least two times per year. Mines 

which operate only during warmer 

weather must be scheduled for 

inspection during the spring, summer, 

and autumn seasons. 

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 view 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 40.2, 40.3, 40.4, 

and 40.5, Representative of Miners; 

§ 41.20, Notification of Legal Identity; 

and §§ 56.1000 and 57.1000, 

Notification of Commencement of 

Operations and Closing of Mines. 

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: 1219–0042. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Cost to Federal Government: $41,023. 

Total Burden Respondents: 14,065. 

Total Number of Responses: 11,367. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,517.5. 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $67,863. 

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 13, 2010. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31686 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

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