[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 3453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1451]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-11-00]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-7090. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Specifications and Tests for Approval of Coal Mine Dust Personal 
Sampler Units--(0920-0148)--Extension--National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)--Under the Federal Coal Mine 
Health & Safety Act of 1977, PL91-173 (amended the Federal Coal Mine & 
Safety Act of 1969), mine operators must periodically sample mine 
atmospheres and submit the samples to the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration (MSHA). The Act states that sampling equipment used must 
be approved by the Secretaries of the Department of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL). Concurrent 
permissibility approval for electrical intrinsic safety is provided by 
MSHA while NIOSH certifies the performance under Title 30 CFR Part 74. 
Under this regulation, certification applicants are required to submit 
detailed parts lists, drawings, and inspection instructions, along with 
the personal sampler unit to be tested. These materials are provided to 
NIOSH along with a letter from the applicant requesting certification. 
After NIOSH has tested the unit and certifies the performance of the 
equipment, a certificate of approval is issued to the manufacturer. 
Should the equipment be disapproved, a letter is sent to the 
manufacturer outlining the details of the defects resulting in 
disapproval, with suggestions for possible corrections to the unit. 
Certificates of approval are accompanied by photographs of designs for 
approval labels to be affixed to each coal mine dust personal sampler 
unit. Use of the approval label is authorized only on sampler units 
which conform strictly with the drawings and specifications upon which 
the certificate of approval is based. Changes or modifications in the 
unit after certification will result in the manufacturer requesting 
extensions of approval through the original certification process.
    The information is used by NIOSH to fulfill its legislatively-
mandated responsibilities to evaluate and approve coal mine dust 
personal sampler units (CMDPSU) submitted for certification and 
approval actions (30 U.S.C. 957 and 961). Before NIOSH grants a 
certification, it must have sufficient evidence of safety and adequate 
performance. The parts listing, engineering drawings, and inspection 
instructions submitted are used by NIOSH to assure that descriptions of 
tested units are fully detailed and that future units produced are 
equivalent to those currently certified. Without the information 
specified in 30 CFR Part 74, NIOSH will be unable to adequately 
evaluate CMDPSU safety and efficacy, and to determine if functional 
changes were made in the manufacture of certified products. The total 
annual burden hours are 44.

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                                                                  Avg.
                                                                 burden
                                          No. of      No. of       of
             Respondents               respondents  responses/  response
                                                    respondent     (in
                                                                  hrs.)
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Manufacturer.........................         1            1         44
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    Dated: January 14, 2000.
Nancy Cheal, Ph.D.,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-1451 Filed 1-20-00; 8:45 am]
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