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the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202– 

693–8633, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Section 103(h) of the 

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 

1977 (Mine Act) and under 30 CFR 44.9, 

operators of mines for which there is no 

representative of miners must post a 

copy of each petition for modification 

concerning the mine on the mine 

bulletin board and maintain the posting 

until a ruling on the petition becomes 

final. For additional substantive 

information about this ICR, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on December 10, 2021 (86 FR 

70535). 

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. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–MSHA. 

Title of Collection: Petitions for 

Modification of Mandatory Safety 

Standards. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0065. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 56. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 56. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

2,240 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $28,545. 

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

Nora Hernandez, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Escape 

and Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal 

Mines, Surface Facilities and Surface 

Work Areas of Underground Coal 

Mines 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting 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 May 12, 2022. 

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. 

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) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) 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; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202– 

693–8633, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. 

813(h), authorizes 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 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. The escape and evacuation plan 

required by 30 CFR 77.1101 is prepared 

by the mine operator and is used by 

mines, MSHA, and persons involved in 

rescue and recovery operations. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 10, 2021 (86 FR 70537). 

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. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–MSHA. 

Title of Collection: Escape and 

Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal 

Mines, Surface Facilities and Surface 

Work Areas of Underground Coal 

Mines. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0051. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 35. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 35. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

150 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Nora Hernandez, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07777 Filed 4–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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