4048 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 26, 2022 / Notices 

information to the Secretary of Labor 

(Secretary). Section 101(a) of the Mine 

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

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 or other mines. 

Each operator of a surface coal mine 

is required under 30 CFR 77.1000 to 

establish and follow a ground control 

plan for highwalls, pits, and spoil banks 

that is consistent with prudent 

engineering design and which will 

ensure safe working conditions. The 

mine operator is required by section 

77.1000–1 to file the ground control 

plan with the appropriate District 

Manager. The mining methods 

employed by the operator are selected to 

ensure highwall, pit, and spoil bank 

stability. In the event of a highwall 

failure or material dislodgment, there 

may be very little time to escape 

possible injury; therefore, preventive 

measures must be taken. Each plan is 

based on the type of strata expected to 

be encountered, the height and angle of 

highwalls and spoil banks, and the 

equipment to be used at the mine. The 

plan is used to show how the mine 

operator will maintain safe working 

conditions around the highwalls, pits, 

and spoil banks. Each plan is reviewed 

by MSHA to ensure that highwalls, pits, 

and spoil banks are maintained in a safe 

condition through implementation of 

sound engineering design. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection related to Ground Control for 

Surface Coal Mines and Surface Work 

Areas of Underground Coal Mines. 

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 related to the 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used in the estimate; 

• Suggest methods to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

information collection 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. 

Background documents related to this 

information collection request are 

available at https://regulations.gov and 

at DOL–MSHA located at 201 12th 

Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, 

VA 22202–5452. Questions about the 

information collection requirements 

may be directed to the person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 

section of this notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This information collection request 

concerns provisions for ground control 

for surface coal mines and surface work 

areas of underground coal mines. MSHA 

has updated the data with respect to the 

number of respondents, responses, 

burden hours, 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: 1219–0026. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 287. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 287. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,962 hours. 

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper 

Cost: $545. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized 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 

will be available at https://

www.reginfo.gov. 

Song-ae Aromie Noe, 

Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01451 Filed 1–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0030] 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Main Fan Operation and 

Inspection (I–A, II–A, III, and V–A 

mines) 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance request for 

comment 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 request 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 on the 

information collection for Main fan 

operation and inspection (I–A, II–A, III, 

and V–A mines). 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before March 28, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comment 

as follows. Please note that late, 

untimely filed comments will not be 

considered. 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments 

for MSHA–2021–0040. Comments 

submitted electronically, including 

attachments, to https://

www.regulations.gov will be posted to 

the docket, with no changes. Because 

your comment will be made public, you 

are responsible for ensuring that your 

comment does not include any 

confidential information that you or a 

third party may not wish to be posted, 

such as your or anyone else’s Social 

Security number or confidential 

business information. 

• If your comment includes 

confidential information that you do not 

wish to be made available to the public, 

submit the comment as a written/paper 

submission. 

Written/Paper Submissions 

Submit written/paper submissions in 

the following way: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit 

DOL–MSHA, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th 

Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, 

VA 22202–5452. Before visiting MSHA 

in person, call 202–693–9455 to make 

an appointment, in keeping with the 

Department of Labor’s COVID–19 

policy. Special health precautions may 

be required. 

• MSHA will post your comment as 

well as any attachments, except for 

information submitted and marked as 

confidential, in the docket at https://

www.regulations.gov. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. 

Aromie Noe, Acting Director, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

MSHA, at 

MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov 

(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202) 

693–9441 (facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes the 

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 and metal and nonmetal 

mines. 

Potentially gassy (explosive) 

conditions underground are largely 

controlled by the main fans. When 

accumulations of explosive gases, such 

as methane, are not swept from the mine 

by the main fans, they may reasonably 

be expected to contact an ignition 

source. The results of such contacts are 

usually disastrous, and multiple 

fatalities may be reasonably expected to 

occur. The standard contains 

significantly more stringent 

requirements for main fans in ‘‘gassy’’ 

mines than for main fans in other mines. 

Title 30 CFR 57.22204, which only 

applies to metal and nonmetal 

underground mines that are categorized 

as ‘‘gassy,’’ requires main fans to have 

pressure-recording systems. This 

standard also requires main fans to be 

inspected daily while operating if 

persons are underground and 

certification made of such inspections 

by signature and date. Certifications and 

pressure recordings must be retained for 

one year and made available to 

authorized representatives of the 

Secretary. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection related to Main fan operation 

and inspection (I–A, II–A, III, and V–A 

mines). 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 related to the 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used in the estimate; 

• Suggest methods to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

information collection 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. 

Background documents related to this 

information collection request are 

available at https://regulations.gov and 

at DOL–MSHA located at 201 12th 

Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, 

VA 22202–5452. Questions about the 

information collection requirements 

may be directed to the person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This information collection request 

concerns provisions for main fan 

operation and inspection in I–A, II–A, 

III, and V–A mines. MSHA has updated 

the data with respect to the number of 

respondents, responses, burden hours, 

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: 1219–0030. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 6. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 5,940. 

Annual Burden Hours: 2,046 hours. 

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper 

Cost: $6,000. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized 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 

will be available at https://

www.reginfo.gov. 

Song-ae Aromie Noe, 

Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01450 Filed 1–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2016–0022] 

Bay Area Compliance Laboratories 

Corp.: Grant of Expansion of 

Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the final decision to expand 

the scope of recognition for Bay Area 

Compliance Laboratories Corp. as a 

Nationally Recognized Testing 

Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on 

January 26, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding this notice is 

available from the following sources: 

Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank 

Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 

Communications, U.S. Department of 

Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1999; 

email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. 

General and technical information: 

Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director, 

Office of Technical Programs and 

Coordination Activities, Directorate of 

Technical Support and Emergency 

Management, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor; telephone: (202) 693–2110; 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s 

website includes information about the 

NRTL Program (see http://

www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ 

index.html). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

expansion of the scope of recognition of 

Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp. 

(BACL) as a NRTL. BACL’s expansion 

covers the addition of seven recognized 

testing standards to the NRTL scope of 

recognition. 

OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies 

that the organization meets the 

requirements specified in 29 CFR 

1910.7. Recognition is an 

acknowledgment that the organization 

can perform independent safety testing 

and certification of the specific products 

covered within the scope of recognition, 

and is not a delegation or grant of 

government authority. As a result of 

recognition, employers may use 

products properly approved by the 

NRTL to meet OSHA standards that 

require testing and certification. 


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