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specified by the whistleblower 

provisions. For additional substantive 

information about this ICR, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on December 4, 2023 (88 FR 

84174). 

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: Regulations 

Containing Procedures for Handling of 

Retaliation Complaints. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0236. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 17,387. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 17,387. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

17,387 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Nicole Bouchet, 

Certifying Official. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02996 Filed 2–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Refuse 

Piles and Impoundment Structures, 

Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Requirements 

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 March 15, 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: Requires 

coal mine operators to submit to MSHA 

annual reports and certification on 

refuse piles and impoundments and to 

keep records of the results of weekly 

examinations and instrumentation 

monitoring. Impoundments are 

structures that can impound water, 

sediment, or slurry or any combination 

of materials; and refuse piles are 

deposits of coal mine waste (other than 

overburden or spoil) that are removed 

during mining operations or separated 

from mined coal and deposited on the 

surface. The failure of these structures 

can have a devastating effect on a 

community. To avoid or minimize such 

disasters, standards have been 

promulgated for the design, 

construction, and maintenance of these 

structures; for annual certifications; for 

certification for hazardous refuse piles; 

for the frequency of inspections; and the 

methods of abandonment for 

impoundments and impounding 

structures. For additional substantive 

information about this ICR, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on August 16, 2023 (88 FR 

55728). 

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–MSHA. 

Title of Collection: Refuse Piles and 

Impoundment Structures, 

Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0015. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 907. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 22,533. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

55,933 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $1,155,051. 

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

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02999 Filed 2–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Information Collection Activities; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

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 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 


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