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RegInfo.gov Web site at: http://www.

reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_

nbr=201510-1219-002 or by contacting 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL– 

MSHA, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 

202–395–5806 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor—OASAM, Office 

of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

Explosive Materials and Blasting Units 

in Metal and Nonmetal Underground 

Gassy Mines information collection. 

Under regulations 30 CFR parts 7 and 

15, the MSHA evaluates and approves 

explosive materials and blasting units as 

permissible for use in the mining 

industry; however, since there are no 

permissible explosives or blasting units 

available that have adequate blasting 

capacity for some metal and nonmetal 

gassy mines, regulations 30 CFR 

57.22606(a) outlines the procedures for 

a mine operator to follow when using 

non-approved explosive materials and 

blasting units. The standard requires the 

mine operator of a Class III metal or 

nonmetal mine (gassy mine) to notify 

the MSHA in writing prior to the use of 

any non-approved explosive materials 

and blasting units. The MSHA then 

evaluates the non-approved explosive 

materials and determines whether they 

are safe for use in a potentially gassy 

environment. Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Act of 1977 sections 101(a) and 

103(h) authorize this information 

collection. See 30 U.S.C. 811(a), 813(h). 

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 it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

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 Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1219–0095. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the DOL seeks to extend 

PRA authorization for this information 

collection for three (3) more years, 

without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 3, 2015 (80 FR 46056). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1219–0095. The OMB 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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–MSHA. 

Title of Collection: Explosive 

Materials and Blasting Units in Metal 

and Nonmetal Underground Gassy 

Mines. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0095. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 1. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 1. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

1 hour. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $6. 

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

Dated: February 4, 2016. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Labor-Management 

Standards 

Extension of Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This 

program 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 Office 

of Labor-Management Standards 

(OLMS) of the Department of Labor 

(Department) is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed extension of 

the collection of information 

requirements implementing Executive 

Order (E.O.) 13496: Notification of 

Employee Rights Under Federal Labor 

Laws. A copy of the proposed 

information collection request can be 

obtained by contacting the office listed 

below in the addresses section of this 

Notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addresses section below on or before 

April 11, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Andrew R. Davis, Chief of 

the Division of Interpretations and 

Standards, Office of Labor-Management 

Standards, U.S. Department of Labor, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N– 

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public@dol.gov, (202) 693–0123 (this is 

not a toll-free number), (800) 877–8339 

(TTY/TDD). 

Please use only one method of 

transmission for comments (mail or 

Email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. 

Background: President Barack Obama 

signed Executive Order 13496 (E.O. 

13496) on January 30, 2009, requiring 

certain Government contractors and 

subcontractors to post notices informing 

their employees of their rights as 

employees under Federal labor laws. 

The Order also provides the text of 

contractual provisions that Federal 

Government contracting departments 

and agencies must include in every 

Government contract, except for 

collective bargaining agreements and 

contracts for purchases under the 

Simplified Acquisition Threshold. 

OLMS administers the enforcement 

provisions of Executive Order 13496, 

while the compliance evaluation and 

investigatory provisions are handled by 

the Department’s Office of Federal 

Contract Compliance Programs 

(OFCCP), pursuant to the Order’s 

implementing regulatory provisions (29 

CFR part 471). Complaints can be filed 

with both agencies. 

II. Review Focus: The Department is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: 

* 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. 

III. Current Actions: The Department 

seeks extension of the current approval 

to collect this information. An extension 

is necessary because if this information 

collection is not conducted, E.O. 13496 

could not be enforced through the 

complaint procedure. 

E.O. 13496 advances the 

Administration’s goal of promoting 

economy and efficiency of Federal 

government procurement by ensuring 

that workers employed in the private 

sector as a result of Federal government 

contracts are informed of their rights to 

engage in union activity and collective 

bargaining. Knowledge of such basic 

statutory rights promotes stable labormanagement relations, thus reducing 

costs to the Federal government. 

The contractual provisions require 

contractors and subcontractors to post a 

notice, created by the Secretary of 

Labor, informing employees of their 

rights under the National Labor 

Relations Act. The notice also provides 

a statement of the policy of the United 

States to encourage collective 

bargaining, as well as a list of activities 

that are illegal under the Act. The notice 

concludes with a general description of 

the remedies to which employees may 

be entitled if these rights have been 

violated and contact information for 

further information about those rights 

and remedies, as well as enforcement 

procedures. 

The clause also requires contractors to 

include the same clause in their 

nonexempt subcontracts and purchase 

orders, and describes generally the 

sanctions, penalties, and remedies that 

may be imposed if the contractor fails to 

satisfy its obligations under the Order 

and the clause. 

The regulatory provisions 

implementing E.O. 13496 (29 CFR part 

471) include the language of the 

required notices, and they explain 

posting and contractual requirements, 

the complaint process, the investigatory 

process, and sanctions, penalties, and 

remedies that may be imposed if the 

contractor or subcontractor fails to 

comply with its obligations under the 

Order. Specifically, 29 CFR part 

471.11(c) sets forth the procedures that 

the Department must use when 

accepting written complaints alleging 

that a contractor doing business with 

the Federal government has failed to 

post the notice required by the 

Executive Order. 

Type of Review: Extension 

Agency: Office of Labor-Management 

Standards 

OMB Number: 1245–0004 

Affected Public: Employees of Federal 

Contractors and Subcontractors 

Total Respondents: 10. 

Total Annual responses: 10. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 12.80. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 1.28 

hours. 

Frequency: On occasion of employee 

of a Federal contractor or subcontractor 

filing a complaint alleging a violation of 

proposed 29 CFR part 471. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$5.30 ($0.53 per response × 10 

respondents) 

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $0 

Employee Complaints Cost: $323.10 

($32.31 per response × 10 respondents) 

Total Annual Burden Cost: $328.40 

($5.30+ $323.10) 

Total respondent and responses 

estimates are based upon the estimate of 

25 in the previous E.O. 13496 extension 

of information collection. See 78 FR 

12799. In that submission, the 

Department estimated it would receive 

25 employee complaints. However, 

since the Department received only two 

employee complaints since publishing 

the final rule in 2010, the Department 

has lowered its complaint estimate to 

10. 

The Department has not adjusted its 

total employee complaint hour estimate 

of 1.28 hours, which it estimated in the 

E.O. 13496 final rule. 75 FR 28368. 

Based on the average seasonallyadjusted hourly earnings on private 

non-farm payrolls for all workers of 

$25.24, we estimate that an employee 

will incur a cost of approximately 

$32.31 for the 1.28 hours involved 

($25.24 × 1.28) in preparing a 

complaint. The total hourly cost for all 

employees is therefore $323.10. 

Additionally, employees will incur 

costs of $0.53 per complaint in capital/ 

start-up costs ($0.49 for postage + $0.03 

for an envelope + $0.01 for paper) for a 

total cost of $5.30. The total cost for the 

estimated 10 complaints is therefore 

$328.40 ($323.10 + $5.30). There are no 

ongoing operation/maintenance costs 

associated with this information 

collection. 

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: January 20, 2016. 

Andrew R. Davis, 

Chief of the Division of Interpretations and 

Standards, Office of Labor-Management 

Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. 

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