Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 18 / Tuesday, January 28, 2014 / Notices 4497 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Health 

Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter 

Exposure in Underground Coal Mines 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Mine Safety and 

Health Administration (MSHA) 

sponsored information collection 

request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Health Standards 

for Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure in 

Underground Coal Mines,’’ to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval for continued use, 

without change, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

February 27, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=120310-1219-002 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or sending an email to DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL– 

MSHA, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 

202–395–6881 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor–OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authorization for 

the Health Standards for Diesel 

Particulate Matter Exposure in 

Underground Coal Mines information 

collection. Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) section 

101(a) provides that the Secretary of 

Labor—as may be appropriate—shall 

develop, promulgate, and revise 

improved mandatory health or safety 

standards for the protection of life and 

prevention of injuries in coal or other 

mines. In addition, Mine Act section 

103(h) mandates that a mine operator 

keep any records and make any reports 

reasonably necessary for the MSHA to 

perform its duties under the Mine Act. 

The MSHA has established standards 

and regulations for diesel-powered 

equipment in underground coal mines 

that provide additional important 

protection for coal miners who work on 

and around diesel-powered equipment. 

The standards are designed to reduce 

risks to an underground coal miner of 

serious health hazards associated with 

exposure to high concentrations of 

diesel particulate matter. The standards 

cover information collection 

requirements, codified in regulations 30 

CFR 72.510(a) and (b) and 72.520(a) and 

(b), for underground coal mine 

operators. 

Section 72.510(a) requires an 

underground coal mine operator to 

provide annual training to each miner 

who may be exposed to diesel 

emissions. The training must cover 

health risks associated with exposure to 

diesel particulate matter; methods used 

in the mine to control diesel particulate 

concentrations; identification of the 

personnel responsible for maintaining 

those controls; and actions miners must 

take to ensure controls operate as 

intended. Section 72.510(b) requires the 

operator to keep a record of the training 

for one year. 

Section 72.520(a) and (b) requires an 

underground coal mine operator to 

maintain an inventory of diesel powered 

equipment units together with a list of 

information about any unit’s emission 

control or filtration system. The 

operator must update the list within 

seven (7) calendar days of any change. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1219–0124. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the current approval for 

this collection is scheduled to expire on 

January 31, 2014. The DOL seeks to 

extend PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) more 

years, without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 3, 2013 (77 FR 54279). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within 30 days of publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB Control Number 1219– 

0124. The OMB 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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–MSHA. 

Title of Collection: Health Standards 

for Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure in 

Underground Coal Mines. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0124. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 206. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 53,631. 


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Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 703. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $9. 

Dated: January 22, 2014. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01558 Filed 1–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Current 

Population Survey—Basic Labor Force 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) revision titled, 

‘‘Current Population Survey—Basic 

Labor Force,’’ to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval for use in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

February 27, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201309-1220-001 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or sending an email to DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–BLS, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–6881 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor–OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to revise the Current Population 

Survey—Basic Labor Force information 

collection. The labor force data 

collected in the Current Population 

Survey (CPS) help to determine the 

employment situation of specific 

population groups as well as general 

trends in employment and 

unemployment. The survey is the only 

source of monthly data on total 

employment and unemployment. The 

Employment Situation report contains 

data from this survey and is designated 

a Principle Federal Economic Indicator; 

moreover, the survey also yields data on 

the basic status and characteristics of 

persons not in the labor force. CPS data 

are used monthly, in conjunction with 

data from other sources, to analyze the 

extent to which, and with what success, 

the various components of the American 

population are participating in the 

economic life of the nation. This ICR 

has been classified as a revision, 

because the CPS sample has been 

redesigned based on information from 

the 2010 decennial census, in 

accordance with usual practice. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1220–0100. The current 

approval is scheduled to expire on June 

30, 2014; however, the DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. New 

requirements would only take effect 

upon OMB approval. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on October 4, 2013 (77 

FR 61868). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within 30 days of publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB Control Number 1220– 

0100. The OMB 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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–BLS. 

Title of Collection: Current Population 

Survey—Basic Labor Force. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0100. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 55,000. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 660,000. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 82,500. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: January 22, 2014. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01548 Filed 1–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of Availability of Funds and 

Solicitation for Grant Applications for 

the Workforce Data Quality Initiative 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Grant 

Applications (SGA). 


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