86372 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 210 / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 / Notices 

modified storage vessels and related 

state law at the 30 well pads subject to 

the proposed consent decree. 

The publication of this notice opens 

a period for public comment on the 

proposed Consent Decree. Comments 

should be addressed to the Assistant 

Attorney General, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division, and should 

refer to United States and 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. XTO 

Energy Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1– 

12373. All comments must be submitted 

no later than thirty (30) days after the 

publication date of this notice. 

Comments may be submitted either by 

email or by mail: 

To submit 

comments: Send them to: 

By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@

usdoj.gov. 

By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, 

U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. 

Box 7611, Washington, DC 

20044–7611. 

During the public comment period, 

the proposed Consent Decree may be 

examined and downloaded at this 

Justice Department website: https://

www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 

If you require assistance accessing the 

proposed Consent Decree, you may 

request assistance by email or by mail 

to the addresses provided above for 

submitting comments. 

Jason A. Dunn, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Occupational Noise Exposure 

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 November 29, 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Howell by telephone at 202– 

693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Noise is a 

harmful physical agent and one of the 

most pervasive health hazards in 

mining. Repeated exposure to high 

levels of sound over time causes 

occupational noise-induced hearing loss 

(NIHL). NIHL is a serious, often 

profound physical impairment for 

miners, with far-reaching psychological 

and social effects. NIHL can be 

distinguished from aging and other 

factors that can contribute to hearing 

loss and it can be prevented. According 

to the National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), NIHL is among the ‘‘top ten’’ 

leading occupational illnesses and 

injuries. 

For many years, NIHL was regarded as 

an inevitable consequence of working in 

a mine. Mining, an intensely 

mechanized industry, relies on drills, 

crushers, compressors, conveyors, 

trucks, loaders, and other heavy-duty 

equipment for the excavation, haulage, 

and processing of material. This 

equipment creates high sound levels, 

exposing machine operators as well as 

miners working nearby to occupational 

noise that can contribute to hearing loss. 

MSHA, the Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, the military, and 

other organizations around the world 

have established and enforced standards 

to reduce the loss of hearing. Quieter 

equipment, isolation of workers from 

noise sources, and limiting the time 

workers are exposed to noise are among 

the many well-accepted methods that 

will prevent NIHL. 

Records of miners’ exposures to noise 

are necessary so that mine operators and 

MSHA can evaluate the need for and 

effectiveness of engineering controls, 

administrative controls, and personal 

protective equipment to protect miners 

from harmful levels of noise that can 

result in hearing loss. However, the 

Agency believes that extensive records 

for this purpose are not needed. Instead, 

the requirements are a performanceoriented approach to monitoring. 

Records of miners’ hearing 

examinations enable mine operators and 

MSHA to ensure that the controls are 

effective in preventing NIHL for 

individual miners. Records of training 

are needed to confirm that miners 

receive the information they need to 

become active participants in hearing 

conservation efforts. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on April 9, 2024 (89 FR 

24866). 

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. 

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: Occupational 

Noise Exposure. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0120. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Number of Respondents: 12,530. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 186,252. 

Annual Burden Hours: 14,273 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $127,648. 

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

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

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