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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 8052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01522]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Independent Contractor Registration and 
Identification

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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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 February 24, 2025.

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 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 30 CFR part 45, Independent 
Contractors, sets forth information requirements and procedures for 
independent contractors to obtain a Mine Safety and Health 
Administration (MSHA) identification number and procedures for service 
of documents upon independent contractors. The information collections 
associated with this information collection support the appropriate 
assessment of fines for violations by independent contractors and the 
deterrent effect of MSHA enforcement actions on independent 
contractors. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see 
the related notice published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2024 
(89 FR 80949).
    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: Independent Contractor Registration and 
Identification.
    OMB Control Number: 1219-0040.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 22,792.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Responses: 167,801.
    Annual Burden Hours: 18,220 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $989.

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

Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2025-01522 Filed 1-22-25; 8:45 am]
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