11974 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 53 / Friday, March 20, 2009 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact the employee listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Diesel particulate matter (DPM) is a 

probable carcinogen that consists of tiny 

particles present in diesel engine 

exhaust that can readily penetrate into 

the deepest recesses of the lungs. 

Despite ventilation, the confined 

underground mine work environment 

may contribute to significant 

concentrations of particles produced by 

equipment used in the mine. 

Underground miners are exposed to 

higher concentrations of DPM than any 

other occupational group. As a result, 

they face a significantly greater risk than 

other workers of developing such 

diseases as lung cancer, heart failure, 

serious allergic responses and other 

cardiopulmonary problems. 

The DPM rule for underground Metal 

and Nonmetal (MNM) miners 

establishes a permissible exposure limit 

(PEL) to total carbon, which is a 

surrogate for measuring a miner’s 

exposure to DPM. The rule includes a 

number of other requirements for the 

protection of miners’ health. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, 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; 

• 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 submissions 

of responses. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the employee listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice, or 

viewed on the Internet by accessing the 

MSHA home page (http:// 

www.msha.gov/) and selecting ‘‘Rules & 

Regs’’, and then selecting ‘‘FedReg. 

Docs’’. On the next screen, select 

‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Supporting 

Statement’’ to view documents 

supporting the Federal Register Notice. 

III. Current Actions 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed extension of 

the information collection requirement 

related to the health standard 

requirements for the protection of 

miners’ health related to Diesel 

particulate matter for underground 

Metal and Nonmetal mines. 

Underground mines are confined 

spaces which, despite ventilation 

requirements, tend to accumulate 

significant concentrations of particles 

and gases—both those produced by the 

mine itself (e.g., methane gas and 

respirable dust) and those produced by 

equipment used in the mine (e.g., diesel 

particulate). It is widely recognized that 

respirable particles can create adverse 

health effects. This information 

collection is provided to the MSHA 

inspector and used by the agency to 

monitor the mine operator’s compliance 

with the health standard. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

Title: Health Standards for Diesel 

Particulates Matter (Underground Metal 

and Nonmetal Mines). 

OMB Number: 1219–0135. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Respondents: 173. 

Responses: 18,752. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,331 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $176,363. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 16th day 

of March, 2009. 

John Rowlett, 

Director, Management Services Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–6030 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0004] 

1,3-Butadiene Standard; Extension of 

the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) Approval of 

Information Collection (Paperwork) 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments 

concerning its proposal to extend OMB 

approval of the information collection 

requirements contained in the 1,3- 

Butadiene Standard (29 CFR 1910.1051). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by May 

19, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may 

submit comments and attachments 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions Online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit 

three copies of your comments and 

attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, 

Docket No. OSHA–2009–0004, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, 

Room N–2625, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Deliveries (hand, express mail, 

messenger, and courier service) are 

accepted during the Department of 

Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal 

business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., 

e.t. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and OSHA 

docket number for the ICR (OSHA– 

2009–0004). All comments, including 

any personal information you provide, 

are placed in the public docket without 

change, and may be made available 

Online at http://www.regulations.gov. 

For further information on submitting 

comments see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading in the section of 

this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the 

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 53 / Friday, March 20, 2009 / Notices 11975 

address above. All documents in the 

docket (including this Federal Register 

notice) are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

You may contact Jamaa Hill at the 

address below to obtain a copy of the 

Information Collection Request (ICR). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jamaa N. Hill or Todd Owen, Directorate 

of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room N–3609, 

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 

693–2222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Labor, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the public with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and continuing information collection 

requirements in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

This program ensures that 

information is in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and costs) is 

minimal, collection instruments are 

clearly understood, and OSHA’s 

estimate of the information collection 

burden is accurate. The Occupational 

Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act) 

(29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes 

information collection by employers as 

necessary or appropriate for 

enforcement of the Act or for developing 

information regarding the causes and 

prevention of occupational injuries, 

illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). 

In this regard, the 1,3-Butadiene 

Standard requires employers to monitor 

employee exposure to 1,3-Butadiene; 

develop and maintain compliance and 

exposure-goal programs if employee 

exposures to 1,3-Butadiene are above 

the Standard’s permissible exposure 

limits or action level; label respirator 

filter elements to indicate the date and 

time it is first installed on the respirator; 

establish medical surveillance programs 

to monitor employee health, and to 

provide employees with information 

about their exposures and the health 

effects of exposure to 1,3-Butadiene. 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection requirements are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

Agency’s functions, including whether 

the information is useful; 

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of 

the burden (time and costs) of the 

information collection requirements, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden on 

employers who must comply; for 

example, by using automated or other 

technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is requesting OMB to extend 

their approval of the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

1,3 Butadiene Standard. OSHA will 

summarize the comments submitted in 

response to this notice, and will include 

this summary to OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection requirements. 

Title: 1,3 Butadiene Standard (29 CFR 

1910.1051). 

OMB Number: 1218–0170. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Federal government; State, local 

and tribal governments. 

Number of Respondents: 115. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Responses: 3,532. 

Average Time per Response: Time per 

response ranges from 15 seconds (.004 

hour) to write the date and time on each 

new cartridge label to 2 hours to 

complete a referral medical 

examination. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 955. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $95,288. 

IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on this Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments in 

response to this document as follows: 

(1) Electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by 

facsimile (FAX); or (3) by hard copy. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the Agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2009–0004). 

You may supplement electronic 

submissions by uploading document 

files electronically. If you wish to mail 

additional materials in reference to an 

electronic or facsimile submission, you 

must submit them to the OSHA Docket 

Office (see the section of this notice 

titled ‘‘Addresses’’). The additional 

materials must clearly identify your 

electronic comments by your name, 

date, and the docket number so the 

Agency can attach them to your 

comments. 

Because of security procedures, the 

use of regular mail may cause a 

significant delay in the receipt of 

comments. For information about 

security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by hand, express 

delivery, messenger, or courier service, 

please contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350 (TTY (877) 889– 

5627). 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and date of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through this Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

for information about materials not 

available through the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

Donald G. Shalhoub, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, directed the 

preparation of this notice. The authority 

for this notice is the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 

et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 5–2007 (72 FR 31160). 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

March 2009. 

Donald G. Shalhoub, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–6133 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0003] 

The Temporary Labor Camps 

Standard; Extension of the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

Approval of Information Collection 

(Paperwork) Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor.