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be carried out in a subset of YCC 

grantees. An implementation study will 

draw on data gathered from all YCC 

grantees. 

This request is part of a larger study 

which has had other components 

approved under prior clearance 

numbers. The YCC Participant Tracking 

System (PTS) was approved on March 

20, 2015 under OMB Control No 1291– 

0002. Data collection instruments used 

for the baseline portion of the RCT and 

the instruments used for the 

implementation study were approved 

on April 15, 2015 under OMB Control 

No 1291–0003. 

This Federal Register Notice provides 

the opportunity to comment on the 

proposed data collection instrument 

that will be used in the RCT and QED: 

• Student follow-up survey and 

student assent. The follow-up survey 

will be administered approximately 24- 

months following random assignment to 

students in the RCT treatment and 

control groups via web and telephone 

interviewing. This survey will collect 

information on experiences at school, 

behavior in school, activities, 

employment experience, and plans for 

future education. Additionally, as part 

of the follow-up survey instrument, all 

students will again be asked to assent to 

data collection. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments: 

Currently, DOL is soliciting comments 

concerning the above data collection for 

the RCT portion of the YCC evaluation. 

DOL is particularly interested in 

comments that do the following: 

• 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. 

• 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— 

for example, permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

III. Current Actions: At this time, the 

Department of Labor is requesting 

clearance for the student follow-up 

survey. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection request. 

OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW. 

Affected Public: Students and parents 

who previously applied for YCC 

program and district staff. 

ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS

Type of instrument Total number 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hour 

per response 

(hours) 

Annual 

estimated 

burden hours 

Total 

estimated 

burden hours 

Student follow-up survey (including assent) ...................................................... 432 144 1 0.58 84 252 

Total .................................................. 432 144 1 0.58 84 252 

Form(s): Total annual respondents: 

144 students. 

Annual Frequency: One time for all 

instruments. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this request 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: September 20, 2017. 

Molly Irwin, 

Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21217 Filed 10–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–HX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Training Plan Regulations 

and Certificate of Training [OMB 

Control No. 1219–0009] 

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 Training Plan 

Regulations and Certificate of Training. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before December 4, 2017. 

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– 

2017–0029. 

• Regular Mail: Send comments to 

USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th 

Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, 

VA 22202–5452. 

• Hand Delivery: USDOL–Mine 

Safety and Health Administration, 201 

12th Street South, Suite 4E401, 

Arlington, VA 22202–5452. Sign in at 

the receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor 

via the East elevator. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sheila McConnell, 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 

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, authorizes the Secretary of Labor 


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(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 or other mines. 

The Mine Act, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 

801 et seq., recognizes that education 

and training is an important element of 

federal efforts to make the nation’s 

mines safe. Title 30, CFR Sections 48.3 

and 48.23 require training plans for 

underground and surface mines, 

respectively. The standards are intended 

to assure that miners will be effectively 

trained in matters affecting their health 

and safety, with the ultimate goal being 

the reduction of injuries and illness in 

the nation’s mines. Training plans are 

required to be submitted for approval to 

the MSHA District Manager for the area 

in which the mine is located. Plans 

must contain the company name, mine 

name, and MSHA identification number 

of the mine; the name and position of 

the person designated by the operator 

who is responsible for health and safety 

training at the mine; a list of MSHA 

approved instructors with whom the 

operator proposes to make arrangements 

to teach the courses and the courses 

each instructor is qualified to teach; the 

location where training will be given for 

each course; a description of the 

teaching methods and the course 

materials which are to be used in 

training; the approximate number of 

miners employed at the mine and the 

maximum number who will attend each 

session of training; the predicted time or 

periods of time when regularly 

scheduled refresher training will be 

given including the titles of courses to 

be taught, the total number of 

instruction hours for each course, and 

the predicted time and length of each 

session of training; and for new task 

training, a complete list of task 

assignments, the titles of personnel 

conducting the training, the outline of 

training procedures used, and the 

evaluation procedures used to 

determine the effectiveness of the 

training. Records of training are 

required for underground and surface 

mines under sections 48.9 and 48.29. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection related to Training Plan 

Regulations and Certificate of Training. 

MSHA is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

• Suggest methods to 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. 

The information collection request 

will be available on http://

www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions 

the commenter against providing any 

information in the submission that 

should not be publicly disclosed. Full 

comments, including personal 

information provided, will be made 

available on www.regulations.gov and 

www.reginfo.gov. 

The public may also examine publicly 

available documents at USDOL–Mine 

Safety and Health Administration, 201 

12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA 

22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s 

desk on the 4th floor via the East 

elevator. 

Questions about the information 

collection requirements may be directed 

to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This request for collection of 

information contains provisions for 

Training Plan Regulations and 

Certificate of Training. MSHA has 

updated the data with respect to the 

number of respondents, responses, 

burden hours, and burden costs 

supporting this information collection 

request. 

Type of Review: Extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0009. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 1,526. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 123,186. 

Annual Burden Hours: 13,964 hours. 

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper 

Cost: $371,118. 

MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 5000–23, 

Certificate of Training. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

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. 

Sheila McConnell, 

Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21250 Filed 10–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit applications 

received. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

a notice of permit applications received 

to conduct activities regulated under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

NSF has published regulations under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act in the 

Code of Federal Regulations. This is the 

required notice of permit applications 

received. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by November 2, 2017. This 

application may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Office of 

Polar Programs, National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., 

Alexandria, Virginia 22331. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at 

the above address, at 703–292–8030, or 

ACApermits@nsf.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 

671), as amended by the Antarctic 

Science, Tourism and Conservation Act 

of 1996, has developed regulations for 

the establishment of a permit system for 

various activities in Antarctica and 

designation of certain animals and 

certain geographic areas a requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

Application Details 

Permit Application: 2018–007 

1. Applicant: Robin West, Director of 

Expedition Operations, Onboard 

Revenue, Seabourn Quest, Seabourn 

Cruise Line Ltd., 450 Third Ave. 

W., Seattle, WA 98119. 


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