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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina 

Kiang, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, Food and Drug Administration, 

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 

20857, 301–255–6702 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

FDA is announcing the availability of 

the IT Assessment entitled ‘‘Prescription 

Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) IV 

Information Technology Assessment.’’ 

This Assessment is intended to provide 

regulated industry and other 

stakeholders with information on FDA’s 

progress toward the goals set out in the 

PDUFA IV IT Plan. As referenced in that 

plan published in May 2008, Section 

7.2, B. Communications and Technical 

Interactions, 3.b., ‘‘FDA will conduct an 

annual assessment of progress against 

the IT plan and publish on the FDA 

Web site a summary of the assessment 

within 2 months after the close of each 

fiscal year.’’ 

II. Electronic Access 

Persons with access to the Internet 

may obtain the document at http:// 

www.regulations.gov and at http:// 

www.fda.gov/oc/pdufa. 

III. Comments 

Interested persons may submit to the 

Division of Dockets Management (see 

ADDRESSES) written or electronic 

comments regarding this document. 

Submit a single copy of electronic 

comments or two paper copies of any 

mailed comments, except that 

individuals may submit one paper copy. 

Comments are to be identified with the 

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heading of this document. Received 

comments may be seen in the Division 

of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

Please note that on January 15, 2008, the 

FDA Division of Dockets Management 

Web site transitioned to the Federal 

Dockets Management System (FDMS). 

FDMS is a Government-wide, electronic 

docket management system. Electronic 

comments or submissions will be 

accepted by FDA only through FDMS at 

http://www.regulations.gov 

Dated: August 12, 2009. 

Jeffrey Shuren, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy and 

Planning. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[Docket Number NIOSH–174] 

Recent Coal Dust Particle Size Surveys 

and the Implications for Mine 

Explosions 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of draft publication 

available for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the following draft 

Publication available for public 

comment entitled ‘‘Recent Coal Dust 

Particle Size Surveys and the 

Implications for Mine Explosions.’’ The 

document and instructions for 

submitting comments can be found at 

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/ 

public/174/default.html. 

Public Comment Period: Comment 

period from August 31, 2009 to 

September 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted to the NIOSH Docket Office, 

Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS–C34, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. All material 

submitted to the NIOSH should 

reference docket number NIOSH–174 

and must be submitted by September 

30, 2009 to be considered by the 

Agency. All electronic comments 

should be formatted as Microsoft Word. 

In addition, comments may be sent via 

e-mail to nioshdocket@cdc.gov or by 

facsimile to (513) 533–8285. A complete 

electronic docket containing all 

comments submitted will be available 

on the NIOSH Web page at http:// 

www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket, and 

comments will be available in writing 

by request. NIOSH includes all 

comments received without change in 

the electronic docket, including any 

personal information. All information 

received in response to this notice will 

be available for public examination and 

copying at the NIOSH Docket Office, 

Room 111, 4676 Columbia Parkway, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone (513) 

533–8611. 

Background: Spreading rock dust in 

bituminous coal mines is the primary 

means of reducing the explosion 

potential of coal dust that collects 

during the normal workings of an active 

coal mine. Accordingly, guidelines have 

been established by the Mine Safety and 

Health Administration (MSHA) about 

the relative proportion of rock dust that 

needs to be present in both intake and 

return airways. Specifically, current 

MSHA regulations require that intake 

airways contain at least 65% 

incombustible content and return 

airways contain at least 80%. The 

higher limit for return airways was set 

in large part because fine ‘‘float’’ coal 

dust (100% < 200 mesh or 75 μm) tends 

to collect in these airways. MSHA 

inspectors routinely monitor rock dust 

inerting efforts by collecting dust 

samples and measuring the percentage 

of total incombustible content (TIC). 

These regulations were based on two 

important findings: a survey of coal dust 

particle size that was performed in the 

1920s and large-scale explosion tests 

conducted in the U.S. Bureau of Mines’ 

Bruceton Experimental Mine (BEM) 

using dust particles of that size range to 

determine the amount of inerting 

material required to prevent explosion 

propagation. 

Mining technology and practices have 

changed considerably since the 1920s 

when the original coal dust particle 

survey was performed. Also, it has been 

shown conclusively that as the average 

size of coal dust particles decreases, the 

explosion hazard increases. Given these 

factors, the National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) and MSHA conducted a joint 

survey to determine the range of coal 

particle sizes found in dust samples 

collected from intake and return airways 

of U.S. coal mines. Results from this 

survey show that the coal dust found in 

mines today is much finer than in mines 

of the 1920s, presumably due to 

increased automation and a greater 

reliance on mining machinery. 

In light of this recent comprehensive 

dust survey, NIOSH conducted 

additional large-scale explosion tests at 

the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine 

(LLEM) to determine the degree of rock 

dusting necessary to abate explosions 

using Pittsburgh seam coal dust blended 

as 38% < 200 mesh and referred to as 

medium-sized dust. Explosion tests 

indicate that medium-sized coal dust 

required 76.4% TIC to prevent 

explosion propagation. Even the coarse 

coal dust (20% < 200 mesh or 75 μm) 

representative of samples obtained from 

mines in the 1920s required 

approximately 68% TIC to be rendered 

inert, a level higher than the current 

regulation of 65% TIC. In return 

airways, the particle size survey 

revealed that the average dust particle 

size is roughly the same as float coal 


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dust as defined in the Coal Mine Health 

and Safety Act of 1969. 

Given the results of the recent coal 

dust particle size survey and large-scale 

explosion tests, NIOSH recommends a 

new standard of 80% TIC be required in 

the intake airways of bituminous coal 

mines. The survey results indicate that 

the current requirement of 80% TIC in 

return airways is still sufficient and 

appropriate. In addition, NIOSH agrees 

with and endorses an earlier 

recommendation that new rock dusting 

standards should be based on a worstcase scenario (using high volatile coals) 

with no relaxation for lower volatile 

coals. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Jeff Kohler, NIOSH Associate Director 

for Mining and Construction, 626 

Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 

15236, (412) 386–6544, E-mail 

jkohler@cdc.gov. 

Reference: Web address for this 

publication: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/

review/public/174/pdfs/RD-inertingOut

ToExtReview.pdf. 

Dated: August 14, 2009. 

Christine M. Branche, 

Acting Director, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Science and Technology (S&T) 

Directorate 

[Docket No. DHS–2009–0107] 

Submission for Review; Information 

Collection Request for the DHS S&T 

SAFETY Act Program 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-day Notice and request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) invites the general 

public to comment on the following 

data collection forms for the DHS 

Science and Technology Directorate’s 

Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering 

Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act 

Program: Registration of a Seller of an 

Anti-Terrorism Technology (DHS Form 

10010), Request for a Pre-Application 

Consultation (DHS Form 10009), Notice 

of License of Qualified Anti-Terrorism 

Technology (DHS Form 10003), 

Application for Modification of 

SAFETY Act Benefits (DHS Form 

10002), Request for Transfer of SAFETY 

Act Benefits (DHS Form 10001), 

Application for SAFETY Act Renewal 

(DHS FORM 10057), Application for 

SAFETY Act Developmental Testing 

and Evaluation (DT&E) Designation 

(DHS Form 10006), Application for 

SAFETY Act Designation (DHS Form 

10008), Application for SAFETY Act 

Certification (DHS Form 10007), 

Application for SAFETY Act Block 

Designation (DHS Form 10005), and 

Application for SAFETY Act Block 

Certification (DHS Form 10004). 

In 2002, The Support Anti-Terrorism 

by Fostering Effective Technologies 

(SAFETY) Act (6 CFR part 25) was 

enacted as part of the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107– 

296. The SAFETY Act program 

promotes the development and use of 

anti-terrorism technologies that will 

enhance the protection of the nation and 

provides risk management and litigation 

management protections for sellers of 

Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology 

(QATT) and others in the supply and 

distribution chain. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, Science & Technology 

Directorate (DHS S&T) currently has 

approval to collect information for the 

implementation of the SAFETY Act 

program until January 31, 2010. With 

this notice, DHS S&T seeks approval to 

renew this information collection for 

continued use after this date. The 

SAFETY Act program requires the 

collection of this information in order to 

evaluate and qualify Anti-Terrorism 

Technologies, based on the economic 

and technical criteria contained in the 

SAFETY Act Final Rule, for protection 

in accordance with the Act, and 

therefore encourage the development 

and deployment of new and innovative 

anti-terrorism products and services. 

This notice and request for comments 

is required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until October 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to Desk Officer for the Department of 

Homeland Security, Science & 

Technology Directorate, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to 202–395–5806. Please include docket 

number [DHS–2009–0107] in the subject 

line of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Bowerbank, 202–254–6895. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS S&T 

provides a secure Web site, accessible 

through http://www.SAFETYAct.gov, 

through which the public can learn 

about the program, submit applications 

for SAFETY Act protections, submit 

questions to the Office of SAFETY Act 

Implementation (OSAI), and provide 

feedback. The data collection forms 

have standardized the collection of 

information that is both necessary and 

essential for the DHS OSAI. 

Overview of Information Collection: 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Existing information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

SAFETY Act Program. 

(3) Agency Form Number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: DHS Science 

& Technology Directorate, DHS Forms 

10001, 10002, 10003, 10004, 10005, 

10006, 10007, 10008, 10009, 10010, and 

10057. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Business entities, Associations, 

and State, Local and Tribal Government 

entities. Applications are reviewed for 

benefits, technology/program 

evaluations, and regulatory compliance. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 

a. Estimate of the total number of 

respondents: 950. 

b. An estimate of the time for an 

average respondent to respond: 18.2 

burden hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 17,300 burden hours. 

Dated: August 15, 2009. 

Gregg Piermarini, 

Acting Chief Information Officer, Science and 

Technology Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2009–0100] 

The National Infrastructure Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of Federal Advisory Council Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Infrastructure 

Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet on 

Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at the J.W. 


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