58994 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 211 / Friday, October 31, 1997 / Notices

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[FR Doc. 97–28650 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Proposed Information Collection

Request Submitted for Public

Comment and Recommendations;

Ventilation Plans, Tests, and

Examinations in Underground Coal

Mines

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 Mine Safety and Health

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting

comments concerning the existing

information collection related to

Ventilation Plans, Tests, and

Examinations in Underground Coal

Mines. MSHA is particularly interested

in comment 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

or responses.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request can be obtained by

contracting the employee listed below

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

December 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Patricia

W. Silvey, Director, Office of Standards,

Regulations, and Variances, 4015

Wilson Boulevard, Room 627,

Arlington, VA 22203–1984. Commenters

are encouraged to send their comments

on a computer disk, or via E-mail to

psilvey@msha.gov, along with an

original printed copy. Ms. Silvey can be

reached at (703) 235–1910 (voice) or

(703) 235–5551 (facsimile).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George M. Fesak, Director, Office of

Program Evaluation and Information

Resources, U.S. Department of Labor,

Mine Safety and Health Administration,

Room 715, 4015 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22203–1984. Mr. Fesak

can be reached at gfesak@gov (internet

E-mail), (703) 235–8378 (voice), or (703)

235–1563 (facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Underground coal mines usually

present harsh and hostile working

environments. The ventilation system is

the most vital life support system in

underground mining and a properly

operating ventilation system is essential

for maintaining a safe and healthful

working environment. Lack of adequate

ventilation in underground mines has

resulted in fatalities from asphyxiation

and explosions.

An underground mine is a maze of

tunnels that must be adequately

ventilated with fresh air to provide a

safe environment for miners. Methane is

liberated from the strata, and noxious

gases and dusts from blasting and other

mining activities may be present. The

explosive and noxious gases and dusts

must be diluted, rendered harmless, and

carried to the surface by the ventilating

currents. Sufficient air must be provided

to maintain the level of respirable dust

at or below 2 milligrams per cubic meter

of air and air quality must be

maintained in accordance with MSHA

standards. Mechanical ventilation

equipment of sufficient capacity must

operate at all times while miners are in

the mine. Ground conditions are subject

to frequent changes, thus sufficient tests

and examinations are necessary to

ensure the integrity of the ventilation

system and to detect any changes that

any require adjustments in the system.

Records of tests and examinations are

necessary to ensure that the ventilation

system is being maintained and that

changes which could adversely affect

the integrity of the system or the safety

of the miners are not occurring. These

examinations requirements of 75.360

through 75.364 also incorporate

examinations of other critical aspects of

the underground work environment

such as roof conditions and electrical

equipment which have historically

cased numerous fatalities if not properly

maintained and operated.

II. Current Actions

MSHA is seeking to continue the

requirements for mine mine ventilation

plans, tests and examinations in

underground coal mines. The records

give notice to mine management and the

miners on the oncoming shift on mine

conditions, identify hazards on working

sections during the previous shift, and

verify that proper ventilation is being

maintained. The information is

available to all interested persons at the

mine to assure them that the integrity of

the ventilation system is being provided

for the miners. MSHA inspectors use the

records to determine that tests and

examinations, required by the

regulations, are made.

Type of Review: Revision.

Agency: Mine Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Ventilation Plans, Tests, and

Examinations in Underground Coal

Mines.

Affected Public Business or other forprofit.

Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 30 CFR

75.310, 75.312, 75.342, 75.351, 75.360,

75.361, 75.362, 75.363, 75.364, 75.370

and 75.382.
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30 CFR section Respondents Burden hours Burden hour

cost

75.310 ........................................................................................................................................... 980 7,523 $195,598

75.312 ........................................................................................................................................... 980 99,739 $2,593,214

75.312(c)(d) .................................................................................................................................. 980 3,920 $101,920

75.312(g) ...................................................................................................................................... 980 620 $16,120

75.312(g)(2)(ii) .............................................................................................................................. 23 46 $1,196

75.342 ........................................................................................................................................... 980 10,515 $273,390

75.351(h) ...................................................................................................................................... 60 5,984 $155,584

75.360 ........................................................................................................................................... 980 1,470,667 $38,641,870

75.361 ........................................................................................................................................... 980 7,500 $195,000

75.362 ........................................................................................................................................... 980 642,744 25,709,760

75.363 ........................................................................................................................................... 980 10,224 319,514

75.364 ........................................................................................................................................... 980 410,884 10,767,544

75.370 ........................................................................................................................................... 554 38,226 $1,509,264

75.382 ........................................................................................................................................... 300 15,000 $390,000

Total ................................................................................................................................... 10,737 2,723,592 80,869,974

Frequency: On occasion; quarterly.

Average Time per Response: Varies

from 5 minutes for countersigning

preshift examinations to 16 hours for

updating mine ventilation plans.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $194,256.

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: October 27, 1997.

George M. Fesak,

Director, Program Evaluation and Information

Resource.

[FR Doc. 97–28918 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–43–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[V–97–1]

Notice of Application for Permanent

Variance From Dixie Divers

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of application for

permanent variance from Dixie Divers.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

application of Dixie Divers, Inc., for a

permanent variance from the

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) requirements

for the availability and use of

decompression chambers for mixed-gas

diving operations (i.e., 29 CFR

1910.423(b)(2), 29 CFR 1910.423

(c)(3)(iii), and 29 CFR 1910.426(b)(1)).

DATES: The last date for interested

parties to submit comments on the

variance application is December 30,

1997. The last date for affected parties,

including employers and employees, to

request a hearing regarding the variance

application is December 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The original and four copies

of written comments and requests for a

hearing must be submitted to: U.S.

Department of Labor, Occupational

Safety and Health Administration,

Office of Variance Determination, Room

N–3653, Attention: Ms. Juanita Jones,

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20210.

For comments, one original

(hardcopy) and one diskette (51⁄4-or 31⁄2-

inch) in Wordperfect 5.0, 5.1. or 6.1, or

ASCII may be sent to this address;

however, any information not contained

on the diskettes (e.g., studies, articles)

must be submitted in quadruplicate

with the original written comments.

Written comments of 10 pages or less

may be transmitted by facsimile (fax) to

OSHA’s office of Variance

Determination at (202) 219–7068,

provided the original and four copies of

the fax material are sent to OSHA’s

Office of Variance Determination within

the 60day period allowed for comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Juanita Jones, Office of Variance

Determination (see ADDRESSES above),

Telephone: (202) 219–7193, Fax: (202)

219–7068, E–mail:

juanita.jones@osha-no.osha.gov

or the following Regional and Area

Offices:

U.S. Department of Labor—OSHA, 1375

Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 587,

Atlanta, Georgia 30367, Telephone:

(404) 562–2300, Fax: (404) 562–2295,

E–mail: burgoyne-joanne@dol.gov and

U.S. Department of Labor—OSHA, 5807

Breckenridge Parkway, Suite A,

Tampa, Florida 33610, Telephone:

(813) 626–1177, Fax: (813) 626–7015,

E-mail: larry.falck@tampa.osha.gov.

For an electronic copy of this Federal

Register notice, contact the Labor News

Bulletin Board at (202) 219–4748, or

access OSHA’s web page on the Internet

at http://www.OSHA.gov.

Notice of Application

Dixie Divers, Inc. (hereafter, ‘‘Dixie,’’

‘‘applicant,’’ or ‘‘employer’’), 14601

Orange Avenue, Ft. Pierce, Florida

34945, has applied, pursuant to Section

6(d) of the Occupational Safety and

Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655) and

29 CFR 1905.11, for a permanent

variance from the requirements

specified in 29 CFR 1910.423(b)(2), 29

CFR 1910.423(c)(3)(iii), and 29 CFR

1910.426(b)(1) concerning the

availability and use of decompression

chambers during mixed-gas diving

operations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The addresses of the places of

employment affected by this application

for a permanent variance are diving

training facilities operated by Dixie

Divers, including:

Dixie Divers of Boca Raton, 8241 Glades

Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434

Dixie Divers of Boynton Beach, 340

North Congress, Boynton Beach,

Florida 33426

Dixie Divers of Coral Springs, 2060

University Drive, Coral Springs,

Florida 33071

Dixie Divers of Deerfield, 1645

Southeast 3rd Court, Deerfield Beach,

Florida 33441

Dixie Divers of Fort Pierce, 1717 South

U.S. Route 1, Fort Pierce, Florida

34950

Dixie Divers of Key Largo, 103400

Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida

33037

Dixie Divers of Lakeland, 4120 South

Florida Avenue, Lakeland, Florida

33813