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suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions or 

additional information, please contact 

Dawn Cauraugh, Office of Enforcement 

Operations, 1301 New York Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20530, (202) 353– 

3993, dawn.cauraugh.usdoj.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

the proposed collection of information 

are encouraged. Your comments should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

—Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Bureau of Justice 

Statistics, 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; 

—Evaluate whether and if so how the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected can be 

enhanced; 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 submission of 

responses. 

Abstract: Under the Gambling Devices 

Act of 1962 (15 U.S.C. 1171–1178) 

mandates that the Department of Justice 

register all entities that participate in 

the interstate commerce of gambling 

devices. Registration involves the 

collection of certain information from 

the respondent, as specified in the Act. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a previously approved 

collection. 

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: 

Request for Registration Under the 

Gambling Act of 1962 (15 U.S.C. 1171– 

1178). 

3. The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

OMB No. 1123–0010 (7/31/2017); Office 

of Enforcement Operations. 

4. Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as the 

obligation to respond: Affected Public 

Primary: Business or other for-profit. 

Other: Not-for-profit institutions, 

individuals or household, and State, 

Local, or Tribe Government. The form 

can be used by any entity required to 

register under the Gambling Devices Act 

of 1962 (15 U.S.C. 1171–1178). 

5. An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: It is estimated that 7,800 

respondents will complete each form 

within approximately 5 minutes. 

6. An estimate of the total annual 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: There are an estimated 650 

total annual burden hours associated 

with this collection. 

TOTAL BURDEN HOURS

Activity Number of 

respondents Frequency Total annual responses 

Time per 

response 

(min) 

Total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Form .................................................................................... 7,800 1/annually ...... 7,800 5 650 

Unduplicated Totals ...................................................... 7,800 1/annually ...... 7,800 5 650 

If additional information is required 

contact: Darwin Arceo, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, 

Washington, DC. 

Dated: November 6, 2024. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26131 Filed 11–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Parole Commission 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, November 14, 

at 1:00 p.m. 

PLACE: U.S. Parole Commission, 90 K 

Street NE, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC. 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Approval of June 12, 2024, Meeting 

Minutes. 

2. Verbal Updates since the June 

Meeting from the Acting Chairman, 

Commissioner, Acting Chief of Staff/ 

Case Operations Administrator, Case 

Services Administrator, Acting 

Executive Officer, and General Counsel. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Jacquelyn Graham, Staff Assistant to the 

Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission, 90 

K Street NE, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 

20530, (202) 346–7010. 

Dated: November 6, 2024. 

Patricia K. Cushwa, 

Chairman (Acting), U.S. Parole Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26320 Filed 11–7–24; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4410–31–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0131] 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Training Plans, New Miner 

Training, Newly-Hired Experienced 

Miner Training 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL), 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 collections of information, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 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 


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the impact of collection requirements on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

The Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments on the information collection 

entitled Training Plans, New Miner 

Training, Newly-hired Experienced 

Miner Training. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before January 13, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the 

information collection requirements of 

this notice may be sent by any of the 

methods listed below. Please note that 

late comments received after the 

deadline will not be considered. 

• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments for docket number MSHA– 

2024–0035. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: DOL–MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 201 12th Street South, 4th 

Floor West, Arlington, VA 22202–5452. 

Before visiting MSHA in person, call 

202–693–9455 to make an appointment. 

• MSHA will post all comments as 

well as any attachments, except for 

information submitted and marked as 

confidential, in the docket at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. 

Aromie Noe, Director, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

MSHA, at MSHA.information 

.collections@dol.gov (email); (202) 693– 

9440 (voice); or (202) 693–9441 

(facsimile). These are not toll-free 

numbers. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

A. Legal Authority 

Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 as 

amended (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), 

authorizes the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) to collect 

information necessary to carry out its 

duty in protecting the safety and health 

of miners. Further, section 101(a) of the 

Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 811(a), authorizes 

the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to 

develop, promulgate, and revise, as may 

be appropriate, improved mandatory 

health or safety standards for the 

protection of life and prevention of 

injuries in coal, metal and nonmetal 

mines. 

Section 2 of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 

801, recognizes that education and 

training is an important element of 

federal efforts to make the nation’s 

mines safe. These provisions are 

intended to ensure that miners will be 

effectively trained in matters affecting 

their health and safety, with the 

ultimate goal of reducing the occurrence 

of injury and illness in the nation’s 

mines. 

B. Information Collection 

In order to fulfill the statutory 

mandates to promote miners’ health and 

safety, MSHA requires the collection of 

information under the information 

collection request entitled Training 

Plans, New Miner Training, NewlyHired Experienced Miner Training. The 

information collection is intended to 

ensure that mine operators possess 

appropriate training plans and maintain 

records of the mandatory requirements 

for training and retraining miners and 

other persons at shell dredging, sand, 

gravel, surface stone, surface clay, 

colloidal phosphate, or surface 

limestone mines. 

1. Training Plans 

Mine operators are required to 

develop and implement a written 

training plan for approval by MSHA, 

that contains effective programs for: 

training new miners and newly hired 

experienced miners, training miners for 

new tasks, annual refresher training, 

and site-specific hazard awareness 

training. Miners are better protected 

when receiving timely and complete 

training described in the operators’ 

written training plan. 

Under 30 CFR 46.2(l), operators can 

be either a production-operator or an 

independent contractor whose 

employees perform services at a mine. A 

production-operator is defined as any 

owner, lessee, or other person who 

operates, controls, or supervises a mine 

(30 CFR 46.2(m)), and an independent 

contractor is any entity that contracts to 

perform services at a mine(30 CFR 

46.2(e)). 

Under 30 CFR 46.2(g), a miner is 

defined as any person, including any 

operator or supervisor, who works at a 

mine and is engaged in mining 

operations. This definition includes 

independent contractors and employees 

of independent contractors who are 

engaged in mining operations; and any 

construction worker who is exposed to 

hazards of mining operations. The 

definition of ‘‘miner’’ does not include 

scientific workers; delivery workers; 

customers (including commercial overthe-road truck drivers); vendors; or 

visitors. This definition also does not 

include maintenance or service workers 

who do not work at a mine site for 

frequent or extended periods. Following 

are information collection requirements 

at each step of the development of a 

training plan. 

1–1. Develop Training Plans 

Under 30 CFR 46.3(a), the operator 

must develop and implement a written 

plan, approved by MSHA, that contains 

effective programs for training new 

miners and newly hired experienced 

miners, training miners for new tasks, 

annual refresher training, and sitespecific hazard awareness training. 

The approval process is described in 

30 CFR 46.3(b) through (i). Under 30 

CFR 46.3(b), a training plan is 

considered approved by MSHA if it 

contains, at a minimum, the following 

information: 

(1) The name of the productionoperator or independent contractor, 

mine name(s), and MSHA mine 

identification number(s) or independent 

contractor identification number(s); 

(2) The name and position of the 

person designated by the operator who 

is responsible for the health and safety 

training at the mine; 

(3) A general description of the 

teaching methods and the course 

materials that are to be used in the 

training program, including the subject 

areas to be covered and the approximate 

time or range of time to be spent on each 

subject area; 

(4) A list of the persons and/or 

organizations who will provide the 

training, and the subject areas in which 

each person and/or organization is 

competent to instruct; and 

(5) The evaluation procedures used to 

determine the effectiveness of training. 

1–2. Submit Proposed Training Plans to 

MSHA and Notify Miners or Miners’ 

Representatives 

Under 30 CFR 46.3(c), a plan that 

does not include the minimum 

information specified in 30 CFR 46.3 

must be submitted to and approved by 

the Regional Manager, Educational Field 

Services Division, or designee, for the 

region in which the mine is located. The 

operator also may voluntarily submit a 

plan for Regional Manager approval. 

The operator must notify miners or their 

representatives when they submit a plan 

for Regional Manager approval. Within 

two weeks of receipt or posting of the 

plan, miners and their representatives 

may also request review and approval of 

the plan by the Regional Manager and 

must notify the operator of such request. 

1–3. Provide Proposed Training Plans to 

Miners or Miners’ Representatives 

Under 30 CFR 46.3(d), the operator 

must provide the miners’ representative, 

if any, with a copy of the plan at least 

2 weeks before the plan is implemented 

or, if they request MSHA approval of the 

plan, at least two weeks before they 


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submit the plan to the Regional Manager 

for approval. At mines where no miners’ 

representative has been designated, the 

operator must post a copy of the plan at 

the mine or provide a copy to each 

miner at least 2 weeks before they 

implement the plan or submit it to the 

Regional Manager for approval. 

1–4. Miners or Miners’ Representatives 

Submit Written Comments on Training 

Plans 

Under 30 CFR 46.3(e), within 2 weeks 

following the receipt or posting of the 

training plan provided to the miners or 

their representatives under 30 CFR 

46.3(d), miners or their representatives 

may submit written comments on the 

plan to the operator, or to the Regional 

Manager, as appropriate. 

1–5. Provide Approved Training Plans 

to Miners and Miners’ Representatives 

Under 30 CFR 46.3(g), the operator 

must provide the miners’ representative, 

if any, with a copy of the approved plan 

within one week after approval. At 

mines where no miners’ representative 

has been designated, the operator must 

post a copy of the plan at the mine or 

provide a copy to each miner within one 

week after approval. 

1–6. Submit Appeals for MSHA 

Decision 

Under 30 CFR 46.3(h), if the operator, 

miners, or miners’ representatives wish 

to appeal a decision of the Regional 

Manager, the operator must send the 

appeal, in writing, to the Director for 

Educational Policy and Development 

within 30 calendar days after 

notification of the Regional Manager’s 

decision. The Director will issue a final 

decision of the Agency within 30 

calendar days after receipt of the appeal. 

1–7. Make Training Plans Available for 

Inspection and Examination 

Under 30 CFR 46.3(i), the operator 

must make available at the mine a copy 

of the current training plan for 

inspection by MSHA and for 

examination by miners and their 

representatives. If the training plan is 

not maintained at the mine, the operator 

must have the capability to provide the 

plan within one business day upon 

request by MSHA, miners, or their 

representatives. 

2. Training Records 

Mine operators are required to 

conduct the following mandatory 

training: training new miners, training 

newly hired experienced miners, 

training miners for new tasks, annual 

refresher training, and site-specific 

hazard awareness training. The 

operators are required to make a record 

of and certify each type of training 

records. The discussion below is 

organized by the type of training 

records. 

2–1. New Miner Training 

Section 30 CFR 46.5 sets forth the 

provisions for the mandatory 

requirements for new miners training. 

Under 30 CFR 46.2(i), new miner means 

a person who is beginning employment 

as a miner with a mine operator and 

who is not an experienced miner. 

Under 30 CFR 46.5(a), the operator 

must provide each new miner with no 

less than 24 hours of training as 

prescribed by: 

(1) 30 CFR 46.5(b): Training before a 

new miner begins work at the mine, 

such as an introduction to the work 

environment and instruction on the 

recognition and avoidance of electrical 

hazards and other hazards present at the 

mine; 

(2) 30 CFR 46.5(c): Training no later 

than 60 calendar days after a new miner 

begins work at the mine, such as an 

instruction and demonstration on the 

use, care, and maintenance of selfrescue and respiratory devices, if used 

at the mine and a review of first aid 

methods; and 

(3) 30 CFR 46.5(d): Training no later 

than 90 calendar days after a new miner 

begins work at the mine on any other 

subjects that promote occupational 

health and safety for miners at the mine. 

Miners who have not received the full 

24 hours of new miner training must 

work where an experienced miner can 

observe that the new miner is 

performing his or her work in a safe and 

healthful manner. 

Under 30 CFR 46.9(c)(1), the operator 

must make a record for new miner 

training, no later than: 

(1) when the miner begins work at the 

mine as required under 30 CF 46.5(b); 

(2) 60 calendar days after the miner 

begins work at the mine as required 

under 30 CFR 46.5(c); and 

(3) 90 calendar days after the miner 

begins work at the mine as required 

under 30 CFR 46.5(d), if applicable. 

Under 30 CFR 46.9(d)(1), the operator 

must ensure that all records of training 

are certified by the person designated in 

the MSHA-approved training plan and a 

copy provided to the miner upon 

completion of the 24 hours of new 

miner training. 

2–2. Newly Hired Experienced Miner 

Training 

Section 30 CFR 46.6 sets forth the 

provisions for the mandatory 

requirements for newly hired 

experienced miners training. Under 30 

CFR 46.2(j), newly hired experienced 

miner means an experienced miner who 

is beginning employment with a mine 

operator. Experienced miners are a 

person who has completed 24 hours of 

new miner training and who has at least 

12 cumulative months of surface mining 

or equivalent experience. Experienced 

miners who move from one mine to 

another, such as drillers and blasters, 

but who remain employed by the same 

operator are not considered newly hired 

experienced miners. 

Under 30 CFR 46.6(a), the operator 

must provide each newly hired 

experienced miner with trainings as 

prescribed by paragraphs (b) and (c) that 

includes: 

(1) 30 CFR 46.6(b): Training before a 

newly hired experienced miner begins 

work at the mine, such as an 

introduction to the work environment 

and instruction on the recognition and 

avoidance of electrical hazards and 

other hazards present at the mine; and 

(2) 30 CFR 46.6(c): Training no later 

than 60 calendar days after a newly 

hired experienced miner begins work at 

the mine, such as an instruction and 

demonstration on the use, care, and 

maintenance of self-rescue and 

respiratory devices, if used at the mine. 

Under 30 CFR 46.9(c)(2), the operator 

must make a record for newly hired 

experienced miner training, no later 

than: 

(1) when the miner begins work at the 

mine as required under 30 CFR 46.6(b); 

and 

(2) 60 calendar days after the miner 

begins work at the mine under 30 CFR 

46.6(c). 

Under 30 CFR 46.9(d)(2), the operator 

must ensure that all records of training 

are certified by the person designated in 

the MSHA-approved training plan and a 

copy provided to the miner upon 

completion of newly hired experienced 

miner training. 

2–3. New Task Training 

Section 30 CFR 46.7 sets forth the 

provisions for the mandatory 

requirements for new task training. 

New Task Training—Reassigned Tasks 

Under 30 CFR 46.7(a), the operator 

must provide to any miner that is 

reassigned to a new task in which he or 

she has no previous work experience 

with training in the health and safety 

aspects of the task to be assigned, 

including the safe work procedures of 

such task, information about the 

physical and health hazards of 

chemicals in the miner’s work area, the 

protective measures a miner can take 

against these hazards, and the contents 

of the mine’s HazCom program. This 


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training must be provided before the 

miner performs the new task. 

New Task Training—Changes in 

Assigned Tasks 

Under 30 CFR 46.7(b), if a change 

occurs in a miner’s assigned task that 

affect the health and safety risks 

encountered by the miner, the operator 

must provide the miner with new task 

training that addresses the change. 

Under 30 CFR 46.9(c)(3), the operator 

must make a record upon completion of 

new task training. Under 30 CFR 

46.9(d)(3), the operator must ensure that 

all records of training are certified by 

the person designated in the MSHAapproved training plan and a copy 

provided to the miner at least once 

every 12 months for new task training, 

or upon request by the miner, if 

applicable. 

2–4. Annual Refresher Training 

Section 30 CFR 46.8 sets forth the 

provisions for the mandatory 

requirements for new miners training. 

Under 30 CFR 46.8(a), the operator must 

provide each miner with no less than 8 

hours of annual refresher training: 

(1) No later than 12 months after 

miner begins working at the mine; and 

(2) Thereafter no later than 12 months 

after the previous annual fresher 

training. 

Under 30 CFR 46.8(b), the refresher 

training must include instruction on any 

changes at the mine that could 

adversely affect the miner’s health and 

safety. Under 30 CFR 46.8(c), refresher 

training must also address other health 

and safety subjects that are relevant to 

mining operations at the mine. 

Recommended subjects include 

applicable health and safety 

requirements; information about the 

physical and health hazards of 

chemicals in the miner’s work area; and 

water hazards, pits, and spoil banks. 

Under 30 CFR 46.9(c)(4), the operator 

must make a record after each session of 

annual refresher training. Under 30 CFR 

46.9(d)(4), the operator must ensure that 

all records of training are certified by 

the person designated in the MSHAapproved training plan and a copy 

provided to the miner upon completion 

of the 8 hours of annual refresher 

training. 

2–5. Site-Specific Hazard Awareness 

Training 

Section 30 CFR 46.11 sets forth the 

provisions for the mandatory 

requirements for site-specific hazard 

awareness training. 

Under 30 CFR 46.11(a), the operator 

must provide site-specific hazard 

awareness training before any person 

specified in 30 CFR 46.11(b) and (c) is 

exposed to mine hazards. 

Under 30 CFR 46.11(b), the operator 

must provide site-specific hazard 

awareness training, as appropriate, to 

any person who is not a miner but is 

presented at a mine site, including: 

(1) Office or staff personnel; 

(2) Scientific workers; 

(3) Delivery workers; 

(4) Customers, including commercial 

over-the-road truck drivers; 

(5) Construction workers or 

employees of independent contractors 

who are not miners; 

(6) Maintenance or service workers 

who do not work at the mine site for 

frequent or extended periods; and 

(7) Vendors or visitors. 

Under 30 CFR 46.11(c), the operator 

must provide miners, such as drillers or 

blasters, who move from one mine to 

another mine while remaining 

employed by the same mine operator 

with site-specific hazard awareness 

training for each mine. 

Under 30 CFR 46.11(d), site-specific 

hazard awareness training is 

information or instructions on the 

hazards a person could be exposed to 

while at the mine, as well as applicable 

emergency procedures. The training 

must address site-specific health and 

safety risks, such as unique geologic or 

environmental conditions, recognition 

and avoidance of hazards such as 

electrical and powered-haulage hazards, 

traffic patterns and control, and 

restricted areas; and warning and 

evacuation signals, evacuation and 

emergency procedures, or other special 

safety procedures. 

Under 30 CFR 46.11(e), the operator 

may provide site-specific hazard 

awareness training through the use of 

written hazard warnings, oral 

instruction, signs and posted warnings, 

walkaround training, or other 

appropriate means that alert persons to 

site-specific hazards at the mine. 

Under 30 CFR 46.11(f), site-specific 

hazard awareness training is not 

required for any person who is 

accompanied at all times by an 

experienced miner who is familiar with 

hazards specific to the mine site. 

Under 30 CFR 46.9(c)(5), the operator 

must make a record upon completion by 

miners of site-specific hazard awareness 

training. 

Under 30 CFR 46.9(d)(5), the operator 

must ensure that all records of training 

are certified by the person designated in 

the MSHA-approved training plan and a 

copy provided to the miner upon 

completion by miners of site-specific 

hazard awareness training. 

2–6. Independent Contractor Training 

Under 30 CFR 46.12(a), the 

production-operator has primary 

responsibility for ensuring that sitespecific hazard awareness training is 

given to employees of independent 

contractors who are required to receive 

such training under 30 CFR 46.11. Each 

production-operator must provide 

information to each independent 

contractor who employs a person at the 

mine on site-specific mine hazards and 

the obligation of the contractor to 

comply with the regulations, including 

the requirements of 30 CFR part 46. 

Under 30 CFR 46.12(b), independent 

contractors who employ a miner at the 

mine has primary responsibility for 

complying with 30 CFR 46.3 through 

46.10, including providing new miner 

training, newly hired experienced miner 

training, new task training, and annual 

refresher training. The independent 

contractor must inform the productionoperator of any hazards of which the 

contractor is aware that may be created 

by the performance of the contractor’s 

work at the mine. 

2–7. Training Records 

Under 30 CFR 46.9, the operator must 

make a record of and certify each type 

of training detailed below to document 

that each miner has received their 

required training. Under 30 CFR 46.9(a), 

the operator must make a record of and 

certify on MSHA Form 5000–23 that 

each miner has received the training 

required in 30 CFR 46. The operator 

can, but is not required to, record the 

miner’s training on MSHA Form 5000– 

23, Certificate of Training. MSHA Form 

5000–23 is the mandatory approved 

form for Part 48 training associated with 

information collection request under 

OMB Control Number 1219–0009. 

Alternatively, the operator can record 

and certify on a form that contains the 

following information listed in 30 CFR 

46.9(b), including: 

(1) The printed full name of the 

person trained; 

(2) The type of training, the duration 

of the training, the date the training was 

received, the name of the competent 

person who provided the training; 

(3) The name of the mine or 

independent contractor, MSHA mine 

identification number or independent 

contractor identification number, and 

location of training (if an institution, the 

name and address of the institution).); 

(4) The statement, ‘‘False certification 

is punishable under section 110(a) and 

(f) of the Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Act,’’ printed in bold letters and 

in a conspicuous manner; and 

(5) A statement signed by the person 

designated in the MSHA-approved 


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training plan for the mine as responsible 

for health and safety training, that states 

‘‘I certify that the above training has 

been completed.’’ 

Under 30 CFR 46.9(f), when a miner 

leaves the operator’s employment, the 

operator must provide each miner with 

a copy of his or her training records and 

certificates upon request. 

Under 30 CFR 46.9(g), the operator 

must make available at the mine a copy 

of each miner’s training records and 

certificates for inspection by MSHA and 

for examination by miners and their 

representatives. If training certificates 

are not maintained at the mine, the 

operator must be able to provide the 

certificates upon request to MSHA, 

miners, or their representatives. 

Under 30 CFR 46.9(h), the operator 

must maintain copies of training 

certificates and training records for each 

currently employed miner during his or 

her employment, except for records and 

certificates of annual refresher training 

which must be maintained for only two 

years. The operator must maintain 

copies of training certificates and 

training records for at least 60 calendar 

days after a miner terminates 

employment. 

Under 30 CFR 46.9(i), the operator is 

not required to make records of sitespecific hazard awareness training to 

persons who are not miners. However, 

the operator, must be able to provide 

evidence to MSHA, upon request, that 

the training was provided, such as the 

training materials that are used; copies 

of written information distributed to 

persons upon their arrival at the mine, 

or visitor log books that indicate that 

training has been provided. 

The information collection request 

under a currently approved OMB 

Control Number 1219–0009, Certificate 

of Training, covers the mandatory 

requirements for submitting and 

obtaining approval of programs for 

training and retraining miners working 

in underground mines (30 CFR part 48 

Subpart A). The request also covers 

similar requirements for miners working 

at surface mines and surface areas of 

underground mines (30 CFR part 48 

Subpart B). That information collection 

request under does not apply to training 

and retraining of miners at shell 

dredging, sand, gravel, surface stone, 

surface clay, colloidal phosphate, and 

surface limestone mines. The provisions 

of 30 CFR part 46 set forth the 

mandatory requirements for training 

and retraining miners and other persons 

for these miners. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection related to Training Plans, 

New Miner Training, Newly-Hired 

Experienced Miner Training. MSHA is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

• Suggest methods to 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 submission of 

responses. 

The information collection request 

will be available on https://

www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions 

the commenter against providing any 

information in the submission that 

should not be publicly disclosed. Full 

comments, including personal 

information provided, will be made 

available on https://

www.regulations.gov and https://

www.reginfo.gov. 

The public may also examine publicly 

available documents at DOL–MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations and 

Variances, 201 12th Street South, 4th 

Floor West, Arlington, VA 22202–5452. 

Sign in at the receptionist’s desk on the 

4th Floor via the West elevator. Before 

visiting MSHA in person, call 202–693– 

9455 to make an appointment. 

Questions about the information 

collection requirements may be directed 

to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This information collection request 

concerns provisions for Training Plans, 

New Miner Training, Newly-Hired 

Experienced Miner Training. MSHA has 

updated the data with respect to the 

number of respondents, responses, time 

burden, and burden costs supporting 

this information collection request from 

the previous information collection 

request. 

Type of Review: Extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0131. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Annual Respondents: 

10,872. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Annual Responses: 

2,275,623. 

Annual Time Burden: 157,458 hours. 

Annual Other Burden Costs: 

$351,967. 

MSHA Form: Electronic Training Plan 

Advisor. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

proposed information collection 

request; they will become a matter of 

public record and be available at https:// 

www.reginfo.gov. 

Song-ae Aromie Noe, 

Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26113 Filed 11–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 50–397; NRC–2024–0160] 

Energy Northwest; Columbia 

Generating Station; Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is considering 

issuance of an amendment to Renewed 

Facility Operating License No. NPF–21, 

issued on May 22, 2012, held by Energy 

Northwest for the operation of Columbia 

Generating Station (Columbia) located 

in Benton County, Washington, on land 

leased from the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE). The proposed 

amendment would revise the Columbia 

Emergency Plan by changing the 

emergency response organization (ERO) 

staffing plan. The NRC staff evaluated 

the potential environmental effects of 

the proposed action (license amendment 

request) and is issuing an environmental 

assessment (EA) and finding of no 

significant impact (FONSI). 

DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in 

this document are available on 

November 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2024–0160 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information regarding this document. 

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