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reduce the overall hazard to which 

miners are exposed during underground 

blasting. The district manager issues a 

permit to use non-permissible items 

when he finds that a permissible shotfiring unit does not have adequate 

blasting capacity and the use of such 

permissible units will create 

development or construction hazards. 

As a condition of use, the district 

manager may include safeguards, in 

addition to those proposed by the 

operator, that he determines are 

necessary to protect the safety of the 

miners at the time the blasting is 

permitted collection. 

MSHA uses the information requested 

to issue a permit to the mine operator 

for the use of non-permissible 

explosives and/or shot-firing units. The 

permit informs mine management and 

the miners of the steps to be employed 

to protect the safety of any person 

exposed to such blasting while using 

non-permissible items. 

Darrin A. King, 

Acting Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–7823 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment Standards Administration 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a preclearance 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 

Employment Standards Administration 

is soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Employer’s First 

Report of Injury or Occupational Disease 

(LS–202) and Employer’s 

Supplementary Report of Accident or 

Occupational Illness (LS–210). A copy 

of the proposed information collection 

request can be obtained by contacting 

the office listed below in the addresses 

section of this Notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

June 25, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418, 

fax (202) 693–1451, e-mail 

bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one 

method of transmission for comments 

(mail, fax, or e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs administers the Longshore 

and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 

The Act provides benefits to workers 

injured in maritime employment on the 

navigable waters of the United States 

and adjoining area customarily used by 

an employee in loading, unloading, 

repairing, or building a vessel. The LS–

202 is used by employers initially to 

report injuries that have occurred which 

are covered under the Longshore Act 

and its related statutes. The LS–210 is 

used to report additional periods of lost 

time from work. The LS–205 has been 

removed from this collection since the 

physicians that need to complete this 

form have commented that they prefer 

to submit their own narrative reports, 

which allows them to better explain a 

claimant’s condition. This information 

collection is currently approved for use 

through October 31, 2007. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• 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 

III. Current Actions 

The Department of Labor seeks the 

extension of approval of this 

information collection in order to 

ensure that employers are complying 

with the reporting requirements of the 

Act and to ensure that injured claimants 

receive all compensation benefits to 

which they are entitled. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

Title: Employer’s First Report of 

Injury or Occupational Disease (LS–

202); Employer’s Supplementary Report 

of Accident or Occupational Illness (LS–

210). 

OMB Number: 1215–0031. 

Agency Number: LS–202, and LS–210. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions. 

Total Respondents: 25,713. 

Total Annual Responses: 26,381. 

Form Total 

respondents Average time per response Burden hours 

LS–202 ......................................................................... 25,713 15 minutes .................................................................... 6,428 

LS–210 ......................................................................... 668 15 minutes .................................................................... 167 

Total ....................................................................... 26,381 ....................................................................................... 6,595 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,595. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $11,080.00. 

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. 


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Dated: April 19, 2007. 

Hazel Bell, 

Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review 

and Internal Control, Division of Financial 

Management, Office of Management, 

Administration and Planning, Employment 

Standards Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–7819 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment Standards Administration 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a preclearance 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 

Employment Standards Administration 

is soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Request for State or 

Federal Workers’ Compensation 

Information (CM–905). A copy of the 

proposed information collection request 

can be obtained by contacting the office 

listed below in the addresses section of 

this Notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

June 25, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418, 

fax (202) 693–1451, e-mail 

bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one 

method of transmission for comments 

(mail, fax, or e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Act of 1977, as amended (30 U.S.C. 901) 

and 20 CFR 725.535, require that DOL 

Black Lung benefit payments to a 

beneficiary for any month be reduced by 

any other payments of State or Federal 

benefits for workers’ compensation due 

to pneumoconiosis. To ensure 

compliance with this mandate, 

DCVMWC must collect information 

regarding the status of any state or 

Federal workers’ compensation claim, 

including dates of payments, weekly or 

lump sum amounts paid, and other fees 

or expenses paid out for this award, 

such as attorney fees and related 

expenses associated with 

pneumoconiosis. Form CM–905 is used 

to request the amount of those workers’

compensation benefits. This information 

collection is currently approved for use 

through September 30, 2007. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• 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. 

III. Current Actions 

The Department of Labor seeks the 

extension of approval to collect this 

information in order to gather 

information to determine the amounts of 

black lung benefits paid to beneficiaries. 

Black Lung amounts are reduced dollar 

for dollar, for other black lung related 

workers’ compensation awards the 

beneficiary may be receiving from State 

or Federal programs. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

Title: Request for State or Federal 

Workers’ Compensation Information. 

OMB Number: 1215–0060. 

Agency Number: CM–905. 

Affected Public: Federal government; 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Total Respondents: 1,400. 

Total Annual Responses: 1. 

Average Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 350. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $588.00. 

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: April 18, 2007. 

Hazel Bell, 

Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review 

and Internal Control, Division of Financial 

Management, Office of Management, 

Administration and Planning, Employment 

Standards Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–7820 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment Standards Administration 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a preclearance 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 

Employment Standards Administration 

is soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Labor Standards 

for Federal Service Contracts 29 CFR, 

Part 4. A copy of the proposed 

information collection request can be 

obtained by contacting the office listed 

below in the addresses section of this 

Notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

June 25, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418, 

fax (202) 693–1451, e-mail 


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