Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2023 / Notices 88969 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Escape 

and Evacuation Plans 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety 

and Health Administration (MSHA)- 

sponsored information collection 

request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

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 January 25, 2024. 

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: 

Michael Howell by telephone at 202– 

693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 30 CFR 

57.11053 requires the development of 

specific escape and evacuation plans by 

the operator that address the unique 

conditions and mining system of each 

underground metal and nonmetal mine 

(MNM). The plan must show assigned 

responsibilities of all key personnel in 

the event of an emergency and set out 

in written form. 30 CFR 57.11053 also 

requires that mine operators make 

modifications to the escape and 

evacuation plan for an underground 

metal and nonmetal mine as mining 

progresses and conditions at the mine 

change. The plan must be available to 

the Secretary or their authorized 

representatives from MSHA, and 

conspicuously posted at the mine at 

locations convenient to all persons on 

the surface and underground. The mine 

operator and MSHA are required to 

jointly review the plan at least once 

every 6 months. The information is 

prepared by the mine operator for use 

by miners, MSHA, and persons involved 

in rescue operations. A miner must be 

aware, at all times, of the emergency 

escape route for his/her particular 

working place. Rescue personnel must 

be aware of the miners’ escape routes. 

For additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 1, 2023 (88 FRN 50179). 

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. 

Agency: DOL–MSHA. 

Title of Collection: Escape and 

Evacuation Plans. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0046. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Number of Respondents: 190. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 380. 

Annual Burden Hours: 3,230 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $1,900. 

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

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28366 Filed 12–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Suspension of Pension Benefits 

Pursuant to Regulations 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA)-sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

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 January 25, 2024. 

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: 

Michael Howell by telephone at 202– 

693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

203(a)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act (ERISA) and 

regulations thereunder govern the 

circumstances under which pension 

plans my suspend pension benefit 

payments to retirees that return to work, 

or of participants who continue to work 

beyond normal retirement age. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 25, 2023 (88 FR 58312). 

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. 

Agency: DOL–EBSA. 


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Title of Collection: Suspension of 

Pension Benefits Pursuant to 

Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0048. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 46,207. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 209,287. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

156,082 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $ 9,225. 

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

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28355 Filed 12–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Process 

for Expedited Approval of an 

Exemption for Prohibited Transaction, 

Prohibited Transaction Class 

Exemption 1996–62 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA)-sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

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 January 25, 2024. 

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: 

Michael Howell by telephone at 202– 

693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This class 

exemption permits a plan to seek 

approval on an accelerated basis of 

otherwise prohibited transactions by 

providing the Department and 

interested persons with information 

demonstrating the transaction is 

substantially similar to at least two 

individual exemptions previously 

granted and presents little, if any, 

opportunity for abuse or risk of loss to 

a plans’ participants and beneficiaries. 

For additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 25, 2023 (88 FR 58312). 

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. 

Agency: DOL–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Process for 

Expedited Approval of an Exemption for 

Prohibited Transaction, Prohibited 

Transaction Class Exemption 1996–62. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0098. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 3. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 711. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

55 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $ 29. 

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

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28356 Filed 12–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Sealing of 

Abandoned Areas 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety 

and Health Administration (MSHA)- 

sponsored information collection 

request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

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 January 25, 2024. 

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: 

Michael Howell by telephone at 202– 

693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MSHA’s 

standards for sealing abandoned areas in 

underground coal mines includes 

requirements covering the design and 

construction of new seals and the 

maintenance and repair of all seals. 

Miners rely on seals to protect them 

from the hazardous, and sometimes 

explosive, environments within the 

sealed area. MSHA inspectors use the 

records to determine that tests and 

examinations, required by the 

standards, are being done correctly. 

Records collected under these standards 


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