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addressed under OMB No. 1219–0070 

(Certificate of Training, MSHA Form 

5000–23). 

Section 77.1101(c) requires escape 

and evacuation plans to include the 

designation and proper maintenance of 

an adequate means for exiting areas 

where persons are required to work or 

travel including buildings, equipment, 

and areas where persons normally 

congregate during the work shift. 

While escape and evacuation plans 

are not subject to approval by MSHA 

district managers, MSHA inspectors 

evaluate the adequacy of the plans 

during their inspections of surface coal 

mines and surface work areas of 

underground coal mines. 

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 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 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 accessing the MSHA home 

page (http://www.msha.gov/) and 

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 

MSHA proposes to continue the 

information collection requirement 

related to escape and evacuation plans 

for surface coal mines and surface work 

areas of underground coal mines for an 

additional 3 years. MSHA believes that 

eliminating these requirements would 

expose miners to unnecessary risk of 

injury or death should a fire occur at or 

near their work location. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

Title: Escape and Evacuation Plans. 

OMB Number: 1219–0051. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Respondents: 351. 

Responses: 351. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,695 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

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 at Arlington, Virginia, this 7th day 

of August 2009. 

John Rowlett, 

Director, Management Services Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–19310 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. Proposed information 

collection request submitted for public 

comment and recommendations; 

Records of Preshift and Onshift 

Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas 

(pertains to slope and shaft sinking 

operation at coal mines). 

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 

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

program 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. 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the extension of 

the information collection related to the 

30 CFR sections 77.1901—Records of 

Preshift and Onshift Inspections of 

Slope and Shaft Areas. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

October 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to U.S. 

Department of Labor, Mine Safety and 

Health Administration, John Rowlett, 

Director, Management Services 

Division, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 

2134, Arlington, VA 22209–3939. 

Commenters are encouraged to send 

their comments on a computer disk, or 

via e-mail to Rowlett.John@dol.gov. Mr. 

Rowlett can be reached at (202) 693– 

9827 (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 

§ 77.1901 requires operators to 

conduct examinations of slope and shaft 

areas for hazardous conditions, 

including tests for methane and oxygen 

deficiency, within 90 minutes before 

each shift, once during each shift, and 

before and after blasting. The surface 

area surrounding each slope and shaft is 

also required to be inspected for 

hazards. 

§ 77.1901 also requires that records be 

kept of the results of the inspections. 

The record includes a description of any 

hazardous condition found and the 

corrective action taken to abate it. These 

records are necessary to ensure that the 

inspections and tests are conducted in 

a timely fashion and that corrective 

action is taken when hazardous 

conditions are identified, thereby 

ensuring a safe working environment for 

the slope and shaft sinking employees. 

The record is maintained at the mine 

site for the duration of the operation. 

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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 


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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 accessing the MSHA home 

page (http://www.msha.gov/) and 

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 

§ 77.1901 requires operators to 

conduct examinations of slope and shaft 

areas for hazardous conditions, 

including tests for methane and oxygen 

deficiency, within 90 minutes before 

each shift, once during each shift, and 

before and after blasting. The surface 

area surrounding each slope and shaft is 

also required to be inspected for 

hazards. § 77.1901 also requires that 

records be kept of the results of the 

inspections. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

Title: Records of Preshift and Onshift 

Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas. 

OMB Number: 1219–0082. 

Recordkeeping: The standard also 

requires that a record be kept of the 

results of the inspections. The record 

includes a description of any hazardous 

condition found and the corrective 

action taken to abate it. The record is 

necessary to ensure that the inspections 

and tests are conducted in a timely 

fashion and that corrective action is 

taken when hazardous conditions are 

identified, thereby ensuring a safe 

working environment for the slope and 

shaft sinking employees. The record is 

maintained at the mine site for the 

duration of the operation. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Respondents: 35. 

Total Burden Hours: 14,823 hours. 

Total Burden Cost: $0. 

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 at Arlington, Virginia, this 7th day 

of August 2009. 

John Rowlett, 

Director, Management Services Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–19309 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Trade Adjustment Assistance 

Program; Designation of Certifying 

Officers 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration; Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of designation of 

certifying officers. 

SUMMARY: The trade adjustment 

assistance (TAA) program operates 

under the Trade Act of 1974, as 

amended, to provide assistance to 

domestic workers adversely affected in 

their employment by certain types of 

foreign trade. The Trade and 

Globalization Adjustment Assistance 

Act of 2009 amended the Trade Act of 

1974, expanded TAA coverage to more 

workers and firms, including workers 

and firms in the service sector; made 

benefits available to workers whose jobs 

have been off-shored to any country, as 

opposed to only covering certain shifts 

in production; and improved workers’ 

training opportunities and opportunities 

for health insurance coverage. The new 

law also included additional funding for 

employment services and case 

management, extended income support, 

increased funding for training, and 

provided for earlier access to training. 

Workers become eligible for program 

benefits only if the worker group is 

certified under the Act as eligible to 

apply for adjustment assistance. From 

time to time the agency issues an Order 

designating or redesignating officials of 

the agency authorized to act as 

certifying officers, responsible for 

reviewing and signing adjustment 

assistance determinations. Employment 

and Training Order No. 1–09 was issued 

to revise the listing of officials 

designated as certifying officers, 

superseding the previous Order. The 

Employment and Training Order No. 1– 

09 is published below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

FitzGerald, 202–693–3560. 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 

ORDER NO. 1–09 

TO: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL 

OFFICES 

FROM: JANE OATES 

Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

Training 

SUBJECT: Trade Adjustment Assistance 

Program (Trade Act of 1974)— 

Designation of Certifying Officers 

1. Purpose. To designate certifying 

officers to carry out functions under the 

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) 

program under chapter 2 of title II of the 

Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 

U.S.C. 2271 et seq.), and the 

implementing regulations at 29 CFR part 

90. 

2. Directive Affected. Employment 

and Training Order No. 1–05, February 

1, 2005, 70 FR 6754 (February 8, 2005), 

which designated Certifying Officers, is 

superseded. 

3. Background. Regulations at 29 CFR 

part 90 vest persons designated as 

certifying officers with the authority and 

responsibility to make determinations 

and redeterminations and to issue 

certifications of eligibility of groups of 

workers to apply for adjustment 

assistance under the TAA program. 

4. Designation of Officials. By virtue 

of my authority under Secretary’s Order 

No. 03–2009, January 9, 2009 (74 FR 

2270, Jan. 14, 2009), I designate or 

redesignate as certifying officers for the 

TAA program: 

a. Del Min Amy Chen, Program 

Analyst, Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

b. Richard Church, Program Analyst, 

Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

c. Michael W. Jaffe, Program Analyst, 

Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

d. Elliott S. Kushner, Program 

Analyst, Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

e. Linda G. Poole, Program Analyst, 

Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

The foregoing officials are delegated 

authority and assigned responsibility, 

subject to the general direction and 

control of the Assistant Secretary and 

Deputy Assistant Secretaries of the 

Employment and Training 

Administration, and the director of the 

Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance or the successor office, to 

carry out the duties and functions of 

certifying officers under 29 CFR part 90 

and any succeeding regulations. 

5. Effective Date. This order is 

effective on date of issuance. 

This order rescinds ETO 1–05. 

Dated: Signed this 7th day of August 2009. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–19322 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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