56560 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 179 / Thursday, September 16, 2010 / Notices 

Total Burden Hours: 1,223,104 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $47,719,917 

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. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23086 Filed 9–15–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; 

Health Standards for Diesel Particulate 

Matter Exposure (Underground Coal 

Mines) 30 CFR 75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 

72.520 and Part 7 or Part 36 as a Result 

of § 72.500 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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 concerning the extension of 

the information collection for 30 CFR 

75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520 and Part 

7 or Part 36 as a result of § 72.500. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings 

Time on November 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must clearly be 

identified with the rule title and may be 

submitted to MSHA by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) Electronic mail: zzMSHA– 

Comments@dol.gov. 

(2) Facsimile: (202) 693–9441. 

(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, 

Arlington, VA 22209–3939. 

(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 

2350, Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Sign 

in at the receptionist’s desk on the 21st 

floor. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mario Distasio, Chief of the Economic 

Analysis Division, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at 

distasio.mario@dol.gov (e-mail), 202– 

693–9445 (voicemail), 202–693–9441 

(facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 101(a) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act), provides that the Secretary of 

Labor shall 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 or other mines. In 

addition, Section 103(h) of the Mine Act 

mandates that mine operators keep any 

records and make any reports that are 

reasonably necessary for the Mine 

Safety and Health Administration to 

perform its duties under the Mine Act. 

MSHA established standards and 

regulations for diesel-powered 

equipment in underground coal mines 

that provide additional important 

protection for coal miners who work on 

and around diesel-powered equipment. 

The standards were designed to reduce 

the risks to underground coal miners of 

serious health hazards associated with 

exposure to high concentrations of 

diesel particulate matter. The standards 

contain information collection 

requirements for underground coal mine 

operators in Health Standards for Diesel 

Particulate Matter Exposure 

(Underground Coal Mines) 30 CFR 

75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520 and Part 

7 or Part 36 as a result of § 72.500. 

• After-treatment devices installed on 

diesel-powered equipment must be 

maintained according to manufacturer 

specifications. Since these devices are 

not usually on diesel machinery, 

maintenance personnel have to be 

trained to maintain them. 

• Persons required to perform 

maintenance on diesel-powered 

equipment must successfully complete a 

training and qualification program in 

accordance with § 75.1915(a). The mine 

operator must maintain a copy of the 

required training and qualification 

program and a record of the names of all 

qualified persons under the program. 

• Underground coal mine operators 

are required to keep a record of those 

trained for one year. 

• Underground coal mine operators 

exposed to diesel emissions are required 

to be trained annually. The training 

must include: Health risks associated 

with exposure to diesel particulate 

matter; methods used in the mine to 

control diesel particulate 

concentrations; identification of the 

personnel responsible for maintaining 

those controls; and actions miners must 

take to assure controls operate as 

intended. 

• Underground coal mine operators 

are required to keep a record of the 

training for one year. 

• Underground coal mine operators 

are required to maintain an inventory of 

diesel-powered equipment units, 

together with a list of information about 

any unit’s emission control or filtration 

system. The list must be updated within 

7 calendar days of any change. 

• As a result of § 72.503(d), which 

requires all permissible equipment to 

have after-treatment or filtration 

devices, diesel manufacturers are 

required to amend existing diesel 

machine approval applications under 

Part 7 or Part 36. Few machine 

approvals are approved under Part 36, 

while most machine approvals are 

approved under Part 7. 

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 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 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice, or viewed on the 

Internet by 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. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 179 / Thursday, September 16, 2010 / Notices 56561 

III. Current Actions 

This request for collection of 

information contains notification and 

recordkeeping provisions for the 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public Comment 

and Recommendations; Health 

Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter 

Exposure (Underground Coal Mines) 30 

CFR 75.1915/72.503, 72.510, 72.520 and 

Part 7 or Part 36 as a result of § 72.500. 

MSHA does not intend to publish the 

results from this information collection 

and is not seeking approval to either 

display or not display the expiration 

date for the OMB approval of this 

information collection. 

There are no certification exceptions 

identified with this information 

collection and the collection of this 

information does not employ statistical 

methods. 

Type of Review: Extension 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration 

OMB Number: 1219–0124 

Frequency: On Occasion 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit 

Cost to Federal Government: $5,040 

Total Burden Respondents: 165 

Total Number of Responses: 165 

Total Burden Hours: 623 

Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $6,425.39 

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. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23085 Filed 9–15–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; 

Hazardous Conditions Complaints 30 

CFR 43.4 and 43.7 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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 concerning the extension of 

the information collection for 

Hazardous Conditions Complaints 30 

CFR 43.4 and 43.7. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings 

Time on November 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must clearly be 

identified with the rule title and may be 

submitted to MSHA by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) Electronic mail: zzMSHA– 

Comments@dol.gov. 

(2) Facsimile: (202) 693–9441. 

(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, 

Arlington, VA 22209–3939. 

(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 

2350, Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Sign 

in at the receptionist’s desk on the 21st 

floor. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mario Distasio, Chief of the Economic 

Analysis Division, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at 

distasio.mario@dol.gov (e-mail), 202– 

693–9445 (voicemail), 202–693–9441 

(facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Under Section 103(g) of the Federal 

Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as 

amended (Mine Act), a representative of 

miners, or any individual miner where 

there is no representative of miners, 

may submit a written or oral notification 

of the alleged violation of the Mine Act 

or a mandatory standard or an imminent 

danger. The notifier has the right to 

obtain an immediate inspection by the 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

(MSHA). A copy of the notice must be 

provided to the operator, with 

individual miner names redacted. 

MSHA regulations at 30 CFR part 43 

implement Section 103(g) of the Mine 

Act. These regulations provide the 

procedures for submitting notification of 

the alleged violation or imminent 

danger and the actions that MSHA must 

take after receiving the notice. Although 

the regulations contain a review 

procedure (required by Section 103(g)(2) 

of the Mine Act) whereby a miner or a 

representative of miners may in writing 

request a review if no citation or order 

is issued as a result of the original 

notice, the option is so rarely used that 

it was not considered in the burden 

estimates. 

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 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 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice, or viewed on the 

Internet by 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 

This request for collection of 

information contains notification and 

recordkeeping provisions for the 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public Comment 

and Recommendations; Hazardous 

Conditions Complaints 30 CFR 43.4 and 

43.7. MSHA does not intend to publish 

the results from this information 

collection and is not seeking approval to 

either display or not display the 

expiration date for the OMB approval of 

this information collection. 

There are no certification exceptions 

identified with this information 

collection and the collection of this 

information does not employ statistical 

methods. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0014. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

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