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review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before October 23, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

Comments are invited on: (1) whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202– 

693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Standards on Construction Fall 

Protection Systems Criteria and 

Practices (29 CFR 1926.502) and 

Training Requirements (29 CFR 

1926.503) ensure that employers 

provide the required fall protection for 

their workers. Accordingly, these 

standards have the following paperwork 

requirements: Paragraphs (c)(4)(ii) and 

(k) of 29 CFR 1926.502, which specify 

certification of safety nets and 

development of fall protection plans, 

respectively, and paragraph (b) of 29 

CFR 1926.503, which requires 

employers to certify training records. 

The training certification requirement 

specified in paragraph (b) of 29 CFR 

1926.503 documents the training 

provided to workers potentially exposed 

to fall hazards in construction. A 

competent person must train these 

workers to recognize fall hazards and in 

the use of procedures and equipment 

that minimize these hazards. An 

employer must verify compliance with 

this training requirement by preparing 

and maintaining a written certification 

record that contains the name or other 

identifier of the worker receiving the 

training, the date(s) of the training, and 

the signature of the competent person 

who conducted the training, or of the 

employer. For additional substantive 

information about this ICR, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on May 26, 2023 (88 FR 34186). 

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 the OMB 

approves it 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 OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–OSHA. 

Title of Collection: Construction Fall 

Protection Systems Criteria, Practices, 

and Training Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0197. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 406,714. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 6,072,808. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

506,903 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Nicole Bouchet, 

Acting Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20395 Filed 9–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0007] 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Mine Accident, Injury, and 

Illness Report and Quarterly Mine 

Employment and Coal Production 

Report 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: 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 

collections of information in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 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. The Mine Safety and 

Health Administration (MSHA) is 

soliciting comments on the information 

collection regarding Mine Accident, 

Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly 

Mine Employment and Coal Production 

Report. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before November 20, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the 

information collection requirements of 

this notice may be sent by any of the 

methods listed below. Please note that 

late, untimely filed comments will not 

be considered. 

• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments for docket number MSHA– 

2023–0044. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: DOL–MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite 

4E401, Arlington, VA 22202–5452. 

Before visiting MSHA in person, call 

202–693–9455 to make an appointment, 

in keeping with the Department of 

Labor’s COVID–19 policy. Special 

health precautions may be required. 

• MSHA will post all comments as 

well as any attachments, except for 

information submitted and marked as 

confidential, in the docket at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. 

Aromie Noe, Director, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

MSHA, at 

MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov 

(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202) 

693–9441 (facsimile). These are not tollfree numbers. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act), Public Law 95–164 as amended, 30 

U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes the Mine 

Safety and Health Administration 

(MSHA) to collect information 

necessary to carry out its duty in 

protecting the safety and health of 

miners. Further, section 101(a) of the 


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Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 811(a), authorizes 

the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to 

develop, promulgate, and revise as may 

be appropriate, improved mandatory 

health or safety standards for the 

protection of life and prevention of 

injuries in coal and metal and nonmetal 

mines. 

The reporting and recordkeeping 

provisions in 30 CFR 50, Notification, 

Investigation, Reports and Records of 

Accidents, Injuries and Illnesses, 

Employment and Coal Production in 

Mines, are essential elements in 

MSHA’s statutory mandate to reduce 

work-related injuries and illnesses 

among the nation’s miners (30 U.S.C. 

801). Part 50 of 30 CFR applies to 

operators of coal, metal, and nonmetal 

mines. It requires operators to 

immediately notify MSHA of accidents, 

investigate accidents and restrict 

disturbance of accident-related areas. 

This part also requires operators to file 

reports with MSHA pertaining to 

accidents, occupational injuries, and 

occupational illnesses, as well as 

employment and coal production data. 

This part also requires operators to 

maintain copies of reports at mine 

offices. 

30 CFR 50.2 defines operators as (1) 

any owner, lessee, or other person who 

operates, controls, or supervises a coal 

mine; or (2) the person, partnership, 

association, or corporation, or 

subsidiary of a corporation operating a 

metal or nonmetal mine, and owning 

the right to do so, and includes any 

agent thereof charged with 

responsibility for the operation of such 

mine. 

1. Notification, Investigation, 

Preservation of Evidence 

Section 103(j) of the Mine Act, 30 

U.S.C. 813(j), requires operators to 

notify MSHA of the occurrence of an 

accident and to take appropriate 

measures to preserve any evidence that 

would assist in the investigation into 

the causes of the accident. 30 CFR 50.10 

requires mine operators and 

independent contractors to immediately 

notify MSHA in the event of an 

accident. This immediate notification is 

critical to MSHA’s timely investigation 

and assessment of the cause of the 

accident. 

Section 103(d) of the Mine Act, 30 

U.S.C. 813(d), mandates that each 

accident must be investigated by the 

operator to determine the cause and 

means of preventing a recurrence. 30 

CFR 50.11 requires the mine operator or 

independent contractor to investigate 

each accident and occupational injury 

and prepare a report. The mine operator 

or independent contractor may not use 

MSHA Form 7000–1 as the investigation 

report, except if the operator or 

independent contractor employs fewer 

than 20 miners and the injury is not 

related to an accident. 

2. Reporting of Accidents, Injuries, and 

Illnesses 

30 CFR 50.20 requires mine operators 

and independent contractors to report 

each accident, injury, and illness to 

MSHA on MSHA Form 7000–1 within 

10 working days after an accident or 

injury has occurred or an occupational 

illness has been diagnosed. The use of 

MSHA Form 7000–1 provides for 

uniform information gathering across 

the mining industry, with specific 

criteria and instructions defined in 30 

CFR 50.20–2 through 50.20–7. 

3. Quarterly Employment and Coal 

Production Report 

30 CFR 50.30 requires that all mine 

operators and independent contractors 

working on mine property report 

employment to MSHA quarterly on 

MSHA Form 7000–2 within 15 days 

after the end of each calendar quarter. 

Each coal mine operators or 

independent contractor is also required 

to report coal production on MSHA 

Form 7000–2. 30 CFR 50.30–1 provides 

instructions for completing MSHA Form 

7000–2. 

4. Record Maintenance 

Section 103(h) of the Mine Act, 30 

U.S.C. 813(h), requires operators to keep 

any records and make any reports that 

are reasonably necessary for MSHA to 

perform its duties under the Mine Act. 

Operators must keep records of such 

accidents and investigations and make 

them available to the Secretary or the 

Secretary’s authorized representative 

and the appropriate State agency. 30 

CFR 50.40 requires each mine operator 

or independent contractor to maintain a 

copy of each investigation report 

prepared under section 50.11 or 50.20 or 

50.30 at the mine office for five years. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection related to Mine Accident, 

Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly 

Mine Employment and Coal Production 

Report. 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 MSHA’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

• Suggest methods to 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. 

The information collection request 

will be available on http://

www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions 

the commenter against providing any 

information in the submission that 

should not be publicly disclosed. Full 

comments, including personal 

information provided, will be made 

available on www.regulations.gov and 

www.reginfo.gov. 

The public may also examine publicly 

available documents at DOL–MSHA, 

201 12th Street South, Suite 4E401, 

Arlington, VA 22202–5452. Sign in at 

the receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor 

via the East elevator. Before visiting 

MSHA in person, call 202–693–9455 to 

make an appointment, in keeping with 

the Department of Labor’s COVID–19 

policy. Special health precautions may 

be required. 

Questions about the information 

collection requirements may be directed 

to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This information collection request 

concerns provisions for Mine Accident, 

Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly 

Mine Employment and Coal Production 

Report. MSHA has updated the data 

with respect to the number of 

respondents, responses, burden hours, 

and burden costs supporting this 

information collection request from the 

previous information collection request. 

Type of Review: Extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0007. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Annual Respondents: 

20,953. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Annual Responses: 98,389. 

Annual Burden Hours: 117,903 hours. 

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper 

Cost: $3,009. 

MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 7000–1, 

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Report; MSHA Form 7000–2, Quarterly 

Mine Employment and Coal Production 

Report. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

proposed information collection 

request; they will become a matter of 

public record and will be available at 

https://www.reginfo.gov. 

Song-ae Aromie Noe, 

Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20394 Filed 9–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4520–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043] 

TUV SUD America, Inc.: Grant of 

Expansion of Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the final decision to expand 

the scope of recognition for TUV SUD 

America, Inc., as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on 

September 21, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding this notice is 

available from the following sources: 

Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank 

Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 

Communications, U.S. Department of 

Labor, telephone: (202) 693–1999; 

email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. 

General and technical information: 

Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director, 

Office of Technical Programs and 

Coordination Activities, Directorate of 

Technical Support and Emergency 

Management, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor, phone: (202) 693–2300 or 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

expansion of the scope of recognition 

for TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) as 

a NRTL. TUVAM’s expansion covers the 

addition of nine test sites to the NRTL 

scope of recognition. 

OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies 

that the organization meets the 

requirements specified in 29 CFR 

1910.7. Recognition is an 

acknowledgment that the organization 

can perform independent safety testing 

and certification of the specific products 

covered within the scope of recognition. 

Each NRTL’s scope of recognition 

includes (1) the type of products the 

NRTL may test, with each type specified 

by the applicable test standard and (2) 

the recognized site(s) that has/have the 

technical capability to perform the 

product-testing and productcertification activities for test standards 

within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is 

not a delegation or grant of government 

authority; however, recognition enables 

employers to use products approved by 

the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that 

require product testing and certification. 

The agency processes applications by 

a NRTL for initial recognition, as well 

as for an expansion or renewal of 

recognition, following requirements in 

Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This 

appendix requires that the agency 

publish two notices in the Federal 

Register in processing an application. In 

the first notice, OSHA announces the 

application and provides the 

preliminary finding. In the second 

notice, the agency provides the final 

decision on the application. These 

notices set forth the NRTL’s scope of 

recognition or modifications of that 

scope. OSHA maintains an 

informational web page for each NRTL, 

including TUVAM, which details that 

NRTL’s scope of recognition. These 

pages are available from the OSHA 

website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/ 

otpca/nrtl/index.html. 

TUVAM submitted an application, 

dated January 24, 2021 (OSHA–2007– 

0043–0045), requesting the conversion 

of ten existing Satellite Notification 

Acceptance Program (SNAP) sites to 

recognized sites under the NRTL Policy 

for Transitioning to Satellite 

Notification and Acceptance Program 

Termination (SNAP Transition Policy) 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 24, 2020 (85 FR 75042), as 

amended by a June 22, 2022 

Memorandum from James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Occupational Safety and Health, to 

Regional Administrators and Executive 

Staff, titled ‘‘Second Revision to the 

Nationally Recognized Testing 

Laboratory (NRTL) Policy for 

Transitioning to Satellite Notification 

and Acceptance Program (SNAP) 

Termination.’’ TUVAM amended their 

application on December 10, 2021 

(OSHA–2007–0043–0046), to remove 

one site from the original request, 

leaving nine sites to be considered in 

the expansion request. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing TUVAM’s expansion 

application in the Federal Register on 

August 15, 2023 (88 FR 55478). The 

agency requested comments by August 

30, 2023, but it received no comments 

in response to this notice. OSHA is now 

proceeding with this final grant of 

expansion of TUVAM’s NRTL 

recognition. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to the 

TUVAM application, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or contact the 

Docket Office, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor. Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043 

contains all materials in the record 

concerning TUVAM’s recognition. All 

submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

through the OSHA Docket Office. 

Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 

693–2350 for assistance in locating 

docket submissions. 

II. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA staff examined TUVAM’s 

expansion application, its capability to 

meet the requirements of the test 

standards, and other pertinent 

information. Based on its review of this 

evidence, OSHA finds that TUVAM 

meets the requirements of 29 CFR 

1910.7 for expansion of its recognition, 

subject to the specified limitations and 

condition. OSHA limits the expansion 

of TUVAM’s recognition to include the 

nine sites listed in Table 1, below. This 

limitation is consistent with the 

recognition that OSHA grants to other 

NRTLs that operate multiple sites. 

TABLE 1—LIST OF TEST SITES FOR INCLUSION IN TUVAM’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

TUVAM site name Address Country 

Shenzhen ........................................ Building 6, 12 & 13, Zhiheng Wisdomeland Business Park, Nantou 

Checkpoint Road 2, 518052, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.

China. 

Gormley ........................................... 11 Gordon Collins Drive, Gormley, Ontario L0H 1G0 ........................... Canada. 


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