31260 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 99 / Monday, May 23, 2022 / Notices 

Title of Collection: H–2B Application 

for Temporary Employment 

Certification. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0509. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits, not-forprofit institutions, and farms. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 88,193. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 299,551. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

86,586 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $994,413. 

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

Dated: May 17, 2022. 

Mara Blumenthal, 

Senior PRA Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10985 Filed 5–20–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; H–2A 

Sheepherder Recordkeeping 

Requirement 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Employment 

and Training Administration (ETA)- 

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 June 22, 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 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: 

Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202– 

693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection is required by 

Sections 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 214(c), and 

218 of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (INA) and regulations under 20 CFR 

655.210. The H–2A temporary labor 

certification program enables employers 

to bring nonimmigrant foreign workers 

to the U.S. to perform agricultural work 

of a temporary or seasonal nature, as 

defined in the INA. The INA requires 

the Secretary of Labor to certify that the 

temporary employment of foreign 

workers in job opportunities in herding 

and production of livestock on the range 

will not adversely affect the wages and 

working conditions of workers in the 

U.S. similarly employed. The 

Department must request information 

from employers seeking to hire foreign 

labor in order to meet its statutory 

responsibilities under the INA. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 15, 2021 (86 FR 63069). 

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–ETA. 

Title of Collection: H–2A Sheepherder 

Recordkeeping Requirement. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0519. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Farms. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 983. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 51,116. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

5,112 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Dated: May 17, 2022. 

Mara Blumenthal, 

Senior PRA Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10986 Filed 5–20–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 

of Meeting and Agenda 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Technical Advisory Committee will 

meet on Friday, June 17, 2022. This 

meeting will be held virtually from 

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST. 

The Committee presents advice and 

makes recommendations to the Bureau 

of Labor Statistics (BLS) on technical 

aspects of data collection and the 

formulation of economic measures and 

makes recommendations on areas of 

research. The BLS presents issues and 

then draws on the expertise of 

Committee members representing 

specialized fields within the academic 

disciplines of economics, statistics, data 

science, and survey design. 

The schedule and agenda for the 

meeting are as follows: 

10:00 a.m. Commissioner’s Welcome 

and Review of Agency 

Developments 

10:30 a.m. Why are estimates of hours 

worked by the self-employed so 

volatile? 

1:00 p.m. A Methodology to 

Incorporate Alternative Data in 

Import and Export Price Indexes 

2:30 p.m. Chain-Link Employment 

Cost Index 

4:00 p.m. Approximate Conclusion 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Any questions concerning the meeting 

should be directed to Sarah Dale, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical 

Advisory Committee, at BLSTAC@

bls.gov. Individuals planning to attend 

the meeting should register at https://

blstac.eventbrite.com. Individuals who 

require special accommodations should 

contact Ms. Dale at least two days prior 

to the meeting date. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 99 / Monday, May 23, 2022 / Notices 31261 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

May 2022. 

Eric Molina, 

Acting Chief, Division of Management 

Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10984 Filed 5–20–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0011] 

Extension of a Currently Approved 

Collection; Respirable Coal Mine Dust 

Sampling 

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 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 assure 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 Respirable 

Coal Mine Dust Sampling. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before July 22, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the 

information collection requirements of 

this notice may be sent by any of the 

methods listed below. 

• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: 

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

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments for docket number MSHA– 

2022–0025. 

• 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. 

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). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Chronic exposure to respirable coal 

mine dust causes various lung diseases, 

including coal workers’ pneumoconiosis 

(CWP), emphysema, silicosis, and 

chronic bronchitis, that are known 

collectively as ‘‘black lung.’’ These 

diseases are debilitating and can result 

in disability and premature death. 

While considerable progress has been 

made in lowering dust levels since the 

1970s and, consequently, in lowering 

the prevalence rate of black lung among 

coal miners, severe cases of black lung 

continue to be identified. Information 

from the federally funded Coal Workers’ 

Health Surveillance Programs 

administered by the National Institute 

for Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) indicates that black lung 

remains a key occupational health risk 

among our nation’s coal miners. 

According to NIOSH, 402 (or 2.7 

percent) of the 14,775 underground coal 

miners who participated in the Coal 

Workers Health Surveillance Program 

and were x-rayed between January 2010 

and December 2014 were found to have 

CWP (NIOSH 2019). 

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 to protect 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 other mines. This 

Information Collection, OMB No. 1219– 

0011, concerns requirements for 

respirable coal mine dust sampling that 

took effect on February 1, 2016, and 

respirable dust standards that took effect 

on August 1, 2016, under MSHA’s final 

rule, Lowering Miners’ Exposure to 

Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including 

Continuous Personal Dust Monitors (79 

FR 24814; May 1, 2014). 

MSHA’s standards in 30 CFR parts 70, 

71, and 90 require each mine operator 

of an underground coal mine, surface 

coal mine, or surface work area of an 

underground coal mine, and each coal 

mine operator who employs a part 90 

miner, to protect miners from exposure 

to excessive levels of respirable coal 

mine dust. Parts 70 and 71 require each 

coal mine operator to continuously 

maintain the average concentration of 

respirable coal mine dust in the mine 

atmosphere where miners normally 

work or travel at or below 1.5 

milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3). 

When the respirable dust contains more 

than 5 percent quartz, this standard is 

reduced to an amount equivalent to 10 

divided by the percentage of quartz in 

the dust sample. In addition, each coal 

mine operator is required to 

continuously maintain the average 

concentration of respirable dust in 

intake airways at underground mines at 

or below 0.5 mg/m3. 

If a part 90 miner is employed at the 

mine, the coal mine operator is required 

to continuously maintain the average 

concentration of respirable dust in the 

mine atmosphere during each shift to 

which the part 90 miner in the active 

workings of the mine is exposed at or 

below 0.5 mg/m3. This standard is also 

reduced if more than 5 percent quartz is 

found in the mine atmosphere during 

each shift to which the part 90 miner is 

exposed. 

MSHA’s standards require that coal 

mine operators sample respirable coal 

mine dust on a quarterly basis and 

submit these samples to MSHA for 

analysis to determine if the mine is 

complying with the applicable dust 

standards. Underground coal mine 

operators must sample: The Designated 

Occupation (DO) and Other Designated 

Occupation (ODO) in each Mechanized 

Mining Unit (MMU) under 30 CFR 

70.208; and each Designated Area (DA) 

at locations specified in the operator’s 

approved mine ventilation plan under 

30 CFR 70.209. In addition, Designated 

Work Positions (DWPs) at surface coal 

mines and surface work areas of 

underground coal mines must be 

sampled under 30 CFR 71.206. 

Furthermore, each part 90 miner must 

be sampled quarterly under 30 CFR 

90.207. 

The following sections provide a 

description of the information collection 

requirements for Respirable Coal Mine 

Dust Sampling conducted under 30 CFR 

parts 70, 71, and 90. The requirements 

include general and technical 

requirements for sampling, sampling 

device flowrate, operator transmission 

of respirable dust samples, quarterly 

sampling, posting or providing 

respirable dust sampling reports and 

dust data cards, status changes, 

respirable dust control plans, and mine 

ventilation plans. 


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