24882 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 26, 2009 / Notices 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of currently approved collection. 

Title of Collection: Health Standards 

for Diesel Particulates (Underground 

Metal and Nonmetal Mines). 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0135. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

173. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,331. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden 

(does not include hourly wage costs): 

$176,363. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profits (mines). 

Description: This collection pertains 

to safety requirements and safety 

standards for the maintenance and use 

of diesel equipment in underground 

metal and nonmetal mines to protect 

miners. The Diesel Particulate Matter 

(DPM) rule establishes a permissible 

exposure limit to total carbon, which is 

a surrogate for measuring a miner’s 

exposure to DPM. The information 

collected is provided to the MSHA 

inspector and used by the agency to 

monitor the mine operator’s compliance 

with the health standard. For additional 

information, see related notice 

published at Vol. 74 FR 11973 on March 

20, 2009. 

Darrin A. King, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–12127 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Emergency 

Review: Comment Request 

May 20, 2009. 

The Department of Labor has 

submitted the following information 

collection request (ICR), utilizing 

emergency review procedures, to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) and 5 CFR 

1320.13. OMB approval has been 

requested by June 19, 2009. A copy of 

this ICR, with applicable supporting 

documentation; including among other 

things a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov 

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

public/do/PRAMain or by contacting 

Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is 

not a toll-free number)/e-mail: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Interested 

parties are encouraged to send 

comments to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for the Department of Labor— 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

(MSHA), Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax: 

202–395–6974 (these are not toll-free 

numbers), e-mail: OIRA_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Comments and questions 

about the ICR listed below should be 

received no later than the requested 

OMB approval date. An additional 

opportunity to comment on this ICR 

will also be provided when DOL seeks 

approval under standard PRA clearance 

procedures pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12, 

‘‘Clearance of collections of information 

in current rules.’’ 

The OMB 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. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

Title of Collection: Mine Rescue 

Teams for Underground Coal Mine 

Operators. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0144. 

Affected Public: Underground coal 

mines. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 653. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,550. 

Total Net Estimated Annual Costs 

Burden (other than hourly wage costs): 

$653. 

Description: The respondents for this 

collection of information are 

underground coal mine operators. The 

records will be used by coal mine 

operators, supervisors, and employees, 

and State and Federal mine inspectors 

to provide assurance that each mine 

operator and mine rescue team is 

prepared for a mine emergency. The 

records show that the mine rescue team 

equipment has been examined and 

tested and is in good working order. The 

training records show that the mine 

rescue team members and the 

responsible persons at the mine are 

competent to respond to a mine 

emergency involving a fire, an 

explosion, or a gas or water inundation. 

The records greatly assist those who use 

them in making decisions that will 

ultimately affect the safety of all persons 

working underground. 

These information collection 

requirements help assure that properly 

trained mine rescue teams are readily 

available to save endangered miners in 

life-threatening situations. In addition, 

the training requirements in this 

information collection will help assure 

the safety of the mine rescue team itself. 

Why are we requesting Emergency 

Processing? The Mine Improvement and 

New Emergency Response Act of 2006 

became effective on June 15, 2006 

(MINER Act). The goal of the MINER 

Act is ‘‘to improve the safety of mines 

and mining.’’ To accomplish this goal, 

the MINER Act includes provisions to 

improve mine emergency response time, 

improve mine rescue team effectiveness, 

and increase the quantity and quality of 

mine rescue team training. 

Section 4 of the MINER Act required 

MSHA to publish regulations on mine 

rescue teams. Because the mine rescue 

team provisions contained in Section 4 

of the MINER Act apply only to 

underground coal mines, this rule will 

affect those mines and the mine rescue 

teams that cover them. 

MSHA published a final rule revising 

the Agency’s requirements for mine 

rescue teams for underground coal 

mines on February 8, 2008. The United 

Mine Workers of America challenged 

the final rule in the U.S. Court of 

Appeals for the District of Columbia 

Circuit. On February 10, 2009, the Court 

vacated the rule’s provisions allowing 

mine-site and state-sponsored teams to 

train at small mines annually and State 

employees who are members of Statesponsored teams to substitute certain 

job duties for participation in one of two 

mine rescue contests required annually. 

The Court also vacated MSHA’s 

conclusion in the preamble that State 

employees who are members of Statesponsored teams may participate in a 

mine rescue contest by serving as 

judges. See Int’l Union, United Mine 

Workers of Am. v. Dep’t of Labor, 554 

F.3d 150 (D.C. Cir. 2009). 

Consistent with the Court’s decision, 

MSHA is revising the existing rule to 

require mine-site and State-sponsored 

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teams to train at small mines 

semiannually and State employees who 

are members of State-sponsored teams 

to participate in two mine rescue 

contests annually. An emergency review 

is necessary in order to obtain approval 

of the changes implemented by the 

aforementioned final rule which is 

being promulgated for reasons stated 

above and is effective upon publication. 

Darrin A. King, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–12278 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

145th Meeting of the Advisory Council 

on Employee Welfare and Pension 

Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to the authority contained in 

Section 512 of the Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 

U.S.C. 1142, the 145th open meeting of 

the full Advisory Council on Employee 

Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will 

be held on June 11, 2009. 

The session will take place in Room 

S–2508, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20210. The purpose of the open 

meeting, which will run from 1:30 p.m. 

to approximately 4:30 p.m., is to swear 

in the new members, introduce the 

Council Chair and Vice Chair, receive 

an update from the Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, and determine 

the topics to be addressed by the 

Council in 2009. 

Organizations or members of the 

public wishing to submit a written 

statement may do so by submitting 25 

copies on or before June 4, 2009 to Larry 

Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA 

Advisory Council, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Suite N–5623, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Statements may also be submitted 

electronically to good.larry@dol.gov. 

Statements received on or before June 4, 

2009 will be included in the record of 

the meeting. Individuals or 

representatives of organizations wishing 

to address the Advisory Council should 

forward their requests to the Executive 

Secretary or telephone (202) 693–8668. 

Oral presentations will be limited to ten 

minutes, time permitting, but an 

extended statement may be submitted 

for the record. Individuals with 

disabilities who need special 

accommodations should contact Larry 

Good by June 4 at the address indicated. 

Signed at Washington, DC this 20th day of 

May, 2009. 

Michael L. Davis, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–12114 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of 

Directors; Amended Notice; Participant 

Dial-In Number Added to Notice 

NOTICE: The Legal Services Corporation 

(LSC) is announcing an amendment to 

the notice of the Board of Directors 

meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 26, 

2009 via conference call. The Board of 

Directors meeting was announced in the 

Federal Register issue dated May 20, 

2009, 74 FR 23748. The sole amendment 

to the notice is to add the Participant 

Dial-In Number. Other than adding the 

Participant Dial-In Number there is no 

other change to the announcement cited 

above. 

TIME AND DATE: The Board of Directors 

of the Legal Services Corporation will 

meet on May 26, 2009 via conference 

call. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. 

(EDT), and continue until conclusion of 

the Board’s agenda. 

LOCATION: 3333 K Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20007, 3rd Floor 

Conference Room. 

STATUS OF MEETING: Open. Directors will 

participate by telephone conference in 

such a manner as to enable interested 

members of the public to hear and 

identify all persons participating in the 

meeting. Members of the public may 

observe the meeting by joining 

participating staff at the location 

indicated above or calling 1–800–247– 

9979 (Conference ID# 99970441). 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED

1. Approval of the agenda. 

2. Consider and act on Board of 

Directors’ response to the Inspector 

General’s Semiannual Report to 

Congress for the period of October 1, 

2008 through March 31, 2009. 

3. Consider and act on other business. 

4. Public comment. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: 

Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to 

the Vice President for Legal Affairs, at 

(202) 295–1500. 

SPECIAL NEEDS: Upon request, meeting 

notices will be made available in 

alternate formats to accommodate visual 

and hearing impairments. Individuals 

who have a disability and need an 

accommodation to attend the meeting 

may notify Katherine Ward, at (202) 

295–1500. 

Dated: May 15, 2009. 

Victor M. Fortuno, 

Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 

Counsel & Corporate Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–12297 Filed 5–21–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7050–01–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (09–043)] 

NASA Advisory Council; Science 

Committee; Astrophysics 

Subcommittee; Meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA) 

announces a meeting of the 

Astrophysics Subcommittee of the 

NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This 

Subcommittee reports to the Science 

Committee of the NAC. The Meeting 

will be held for the purpose of soliciting 

from the scientific community and other 

persons scientific and technical 

information relevant to program 

planning. 

DATES: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 10 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, June 17, 

2009, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, 300 E 

Street, SW., Room 3H46, Washington, 

DC 20546. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Marian Norris, Science Mission 

Directorate, NASA Headquarters, 

Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–4452, 

fax (202) 358–4118, or 

mnorris@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will be open to the public up 

to the capacity of the room. The agenda 

for the meeting includes the following 

topics: 

—Astrophysics Division Overview and 

Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request 

—James Webb Space Telescope Update 

—Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared 

Astronomy Update 

—Hubble Space Telescope Post-Shuttle 

Mission 4 Update 

—Update on Recommendation Items 

from Previous Astrophysics 

Subcommittee Meeting 

It is imperative that the meeting be 

held on these dates to accommodate the 

scheduling priorities of the key 

participants. Attendees will be 

requested to sign a register and to 

comply with NASA security 

requirements, including the