Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - FedReg E7-16454 - Proposed Information Collection Request

Dol - Mine Safety And Health Administration

Description

47080 Federal Register/Vol. 72, No. 162/Wednesday, August 22, 2007/Notices necessary. This reporting of the Frequency: Weekly. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR exposure numbers also serves to inform Affected Public: Business or other for- Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA of the industry expansion or profit. Total Burden Respondents: 2. decrease as well as health threats Proposed Information Collection Total Number of Responses: 100. incurred. Request Submitted for Public Total Burden Hours: 300. Concurrently, the United States Total Burden Cost (operating/ Comment and Recommendations; economy is calling for production rates maintaining): $0. Record of Individual Exposure to that are lower than those in recent years. Comments submitted in response to Radon Daughters Regardless of the number of miners this notice will be summarized and/or exposed, MSHA needs to keep the ACTION: Notice. included in the request for Office of recording requirements for Radon Management and Budget approval of the Daughters to ensure that the records SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as information collection request; they will regarding the miners’ level of exposure part of its continuing effort to reduce also become a matter of public record. today is available to them tomorrow and paperwork and respondent burden throughout their lifetimes. Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 16th day conducts a preclearance consultation of August, 2007. program to provide the general public II. ...

Informations

• Publié par: Phuwyir
• Nombre de lectures: 17
• Langue: English

Extrait

47080

Federal Register/ Notices/ Vol.72, No. 162/ Wednesday,August 22, 2007

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR necessary. This reporting of theFrequency:Weekly. exposure numbers also serves to inform Affected Public:Business or other for Mine Safety and Health Administration profit. MSHA of the industry expansion or Total Burden Respondents:2. decrease as well as health threats Proposed Information Collection Total Number of Responses:100. incurred. Request Submitted for Public Total Burden Hours:300. Concurrently, the United States Comment and Recommendations; Total Burden Cost (operating/ economy is calling for production rates Record of Individual Exposure to maintaining):$0. that are lower than those in recent years. Radon Daughters Comments submitted in response to Regardless of the number of miners this notice will be summarized and/or exposed, MSHA needs to keep the ACTION :Notice. included in the request for Office of recording requirements for Radon Management and Budget approval of the Daughters to ensure that the records SUMMARY :The Department of Labor, as information collection request; they will regarding the miners’level of exposure part of its continuing effort to reduce also become a matter of public record. today is available to them tomorrow and paperwork and respondent burden throughout their lifetimes. Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 16th day conducts a preclearance consultation of August, 2007. program to provide the general public II. Desired Focus David L. Meyer, and Federal agencies with an Currently, the Mine Safety and Health opportunity to comment on proposed Director, Office of Administration and Administration (MSHA) is soliciting Management. and/or continuing collections of comments concerning the proposed information in accordance with the [FR Doc. E7–16453 Filed 8–21–07; 8:45 am] extension of the information collection Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 BILLING CODE 4510–43–P related to the Record of Individual (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This Exposure to Radon Daughters. MSHA is program helps to ensure that requested particularly interested in comments DEPARTMENT OF LABOR data can be provided in the desired which: format, reporting burden (time and •Evaluate whether the proposed Mine Safety and Health Administration financial resources) is minimized, collection of information is necessary collection instruments are clearly Proposed Information Collection for the proper performance of the understood, and the impact of collection Request Submitted for Public functions of the agency, including requirements on respondents can be whether the information will have Comment and Recommendations; properly assessed. practical utility; Training Plans and Certificate of DATES :Submit comments on or before •Evaluate the accuracy of the Training October 22, 2007. agency’s estimate of the burden of the ACTION :Notice. ADDRESSES :Send comments to, Debbie proposed collection of information, Ferraro, Management Services Division, including the validity of the SUMMARY :The Department of Labor, as 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2171, methodology and assumptions used; part of its continuing effort to reduce Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Commenters •Enhance the quality, utility, and paperwork and respondent burden, are encouraged to send their comments clarity of the information to be conducts a preclearance consultation on computer disk, or via Email to collected; and program to provide the general public [e-mail]. Ferraro •Minimize the burden of the and Federal agencies with an can be reached at (202) 693– of information on those who9821 collection opportunity to comment on proposed (voice), or (202) 693–9801 (facsimile). are to respond, including through the and/or continuing collections of use of appropriate automated, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : information in accordance with the electronic, mechanical, or other Contact the employee listed in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 technological collection techniques or ADDRESSES section of this notice. (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This other forms of information technology, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : program helps to ensure that requested e.g., permitting electronic submissions data can be provided in the desired I. Background of responses. format, reporting burden (time and A copy of the proposed information MSHA’s primary goal is the financial resources) is minimized, collection request may be viewed on the protection of America’s most precious collection instruments are clearly internet by accessing the MSHA home mining resource, the miner. To achieve understood, and the impact of collection page (http://www.msha.gov/) and this goal, this agency has to keep requirements on respondents can be choosing‘‘Rules and Regs’’, then information regarding the hazards faced properly assessed. choosing‘‘Fed Reg Docs.’’ and the progress made within the DATES :Submit comments on or before industry to develop and maintain a safe III. Current Actions October 22, 2007. and healthy work environment. Records Currently, the Mine Safety and Health ADDRESSES :Send comments to Debbie concerning the health and welfare of Administration (MSHA) is soliciting Ferraro, Management Services Division, miners are especially important, given comments concerning the proposed 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2171, that the nature of the exposure could extension of the information collection Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Commenters result in medical complications later in related to provide miners protection are encouraged to send their comments the miner’s life. To this end, the record from radon daughter exposure. on computer disk, or via Internet email keeping of Radon Daughters is essential Type of Review:Extension. [e-mail]. information. Each year the industry Agency:Mine Safety and Health Ferraro can be reached at (202) 693– records and reports the exposure levels Administration. 9821 (voice), or (202) 693–9801 that its workforce has faced during the Title:Record of Individual Exposure (facsimile). past 12 months. This information is to Radon Daughters. archived and stored for retrieval by the OMB Number:1219–0003. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : exposed party, or legal representative, Agency Form Number:MSHA 4000–  Contactthe employee listed in the should a medical release be deemed9. ADDRESSES section of this notice.

VerDate Aug<31>200516:26 Aug 21, 2007Jkt 211001PO 00000Frm 00129Fmt 4703Sfmt 4703E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1

Federal Register/ Notices/ Vol.72, No. 162/ Wednesday,August 22, 2007

47081

Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 16th day SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :•Minimize the burden of the of August, 2007. collection of information on those who I. Background David L. Meyer, are to respond, including through the The Federal Mine Safety and Health use of appropriate automated, Director, Office of Administration and Act of 1977 (Mine Act) recognizes that Management. electronic, mechanical, or other the role of education and training in the technological collection techniques or [FR Doc. E7–16454 Filed 8–21–07; 8:45 am] improvement of miner health and safety other forms of information technology, BILLING CODE 4510–43–P is an important element of federal e.g., permitting electronic submissions efforts to make the nation’s mines safer of responses. places in which to work. Section 115(a) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR A copy of the proposed information of the Mine Act states that‘‘each collection request can be obtained by operator of a coal or other mine shall Occupational Safety and Health contacting the employee listed in the have a health and safety program which Administration ADDRESSES section of this notice or shall be approved by the Secretary.’’ [Docket No. OSHA–2007–0018] viewed on the internet by accessing the Title 30, CFR 48.3 and 48.23 specifically MSHA home page (http:// address the requirements for training Logging Operations; Extension of the www.msha.gov/) and selecting‘‘Rules plans. Section 115(a) of the Mine Act Office of Management and Budget’s and Regs’’, then selecting‘‘Fed Reg requires that each mine operator have a (OMB) Approval of Information Docs.’’ program approved by the Secretary for Collection (Paperwork) Requirements training miners in the health and safety III. Current Actions AGENCY :Occupational Safety and Health aspects of mining. Section 115(c) Approved training plans are used to Administration (OSHA), Labor. requires (a) That the mine operator implement training programs for certify on a form approved by the ACTION :Request for public comment. training new miners, training Secretary that the miner has received SUMMARY :OSHA solicits public experienced miners, training miners for the specified training in each subject comment concerning its proposal to new tasks, annual refresher training, area of the approved health and safety extend OMB approval of the and hazard training. The plans are also training plan; (b) that the certificates be information collection requirements used by MSHA to ensure that all miners maintained by the operator and be specified in its Standard on Logging are receiving the training necessary to available for inspection at the mine site; Operations (29 CFR 1910.266). perform their jobs in a safe manner. and (c) that the miner is entitled to a MSHA Form 5000–23, Certificate of DATES :Comments must be submitted copy of the certificate upon completion Training, is used by mine operators to (postmarked, sent, or received) by of the training and when he leaves the record mandatory training received by October 22, 2007. operator’s employ. Title 30, CFR Part 48 miners. Each form provides the mine ADDRESSES : implements Section 115 of the Act by operator with a recordkeepingElectronically:You may submit setting forth the requirements for document, the miner with a certificatecomments and attachments obtaining approval of training programs of training, and MSHA a monitoring toolelectronically athttp:// and specifying the kinds of training, for determining compliancewww.regulations.gov,which is the including refresher and hazard training, requirements. Currently the Mine SafetyFederal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the which must be provided to the miners. and Health Administration (MSHA) isinstructions online for submitting The standards are intended to ensure soliciting comments concerning thecomments. that miners will be effectively trained proposed extension of the information Facsimile:If your comments, and certified in matters affecting their collection related to Training Plans and including attachments, are not longer health and safety, with the ultimate goal Certificates of Training. than 10 pages, you may fax them to the being the reduction of frequency and OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. severity of the injuries in the nation’s Type of Review:Extension of Mail, hand delivery, express mail, mines. Currently Approved Collection. messenger, or courier service:When Agency:Mine Safety and Health II. Desired Focus of Comments using this method, you must submit Administration. three copies of your comments and Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Title: attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Training Plans and Certificate of Administration (MSHA) is soliciting Training. OSHA Docket No. OSHA–2007–0018, comments concerning the proposed U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational extension of the information collection OMB Number:1219–0009 Extension. Safety and Health Administration, related to Training Plans. MSHA is Affected Public:Business or other for Room N–2625, 200 Constitution particularly interested in comments profit. Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. which: Frequency:Annually and On •Evaluate whether the proposed Deliveries (hand, express mail, Occasion. collection of information is necessary messenger, and courier service) are Number of Respondents:3,216. for the proper performance of the accepted during the Department of Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal functions of the agency, including Number of Annual Responses: business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., whether the information will have 115,395. practical utility; EST. Total Burden Hours:13,287. •Evaluate the accuracy of the Instructions:All submissions must Total Annual Cost:$245,144. agency’ include the Agency name and OSHA s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, Comments submitted in response todocket number for the ICR (OSHA– including the validity of the this notice will be summarized and/or2007–0018). All comments, including methodology and assumptions used; included in the request for Office ofany personal information you provide, •are placed in the public docket withoutEnhance the quality, utility, andManagement and Budget approval of the clarity of the information to beinformation collection request; they willchange, and may be made available collected; andalso become a matter of public record.online athttp://www.regulations.gov.

VerDate Aug<31>200516:26 Aug 21, 2007Jkt 211001PO 00000Frm 00130Fmt 4703Sfmt 4703E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1