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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 242 / Friday, December 17, 2010 / Notices

(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
[email protected] (e-mail), 202–
693–9445 (voicemail), 202–693–9441
(facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Background
Section 101(a) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) requires the 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. Under
section 103(a)(2), authorized
representatives of the Secretary of Labor
or Secretary of Health and Human
Services must make frequent
inspections and investigations in coal or
other mines each year for the purpose of
gathering information with respect to
mandatory health or safety standards.
The Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) issues
certifications, qualifications and
approvals (licenses) to the nation’s
miners to conduct specific work within
the mines. Prior to the approval of this
collection Social Security Numbers
(SSNs) were used for tracking purposes
within MSHA’s data processing
systems, in the absence of other reliable
identification systems. In the effort to
reduce use of SSNs both by MSHA and
third parties, MSHA has changed the
process to one in which miners
requiring a license or benefit from
MSHA will register for an ‘‘MSHA
Individual Identification Number’’
(MIIN).
This unique number is used in place
of individual SSNs for all licensing
requirements within MSHA. This
process has allowed MSHA to
discontinue the past practice of
individuals supplying their personally
identifiable information to instructors,
states or other entities, which in turn
supplied that information to MSHA.
Miners needing a license or benefit from
MSHA will need to register only one
time to obtain their MIINs from MSHA.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is particularly interested in
comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary

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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; Request for
MSHA Individual Identification
Number (MIIN). 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: 1219–0143.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Cost to Federal Government:
$132,784.
Total Burden Respondents: 11,000.
Total Number of Responses: 11,000.
Total Burden Hours: 916.
Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $38,696.
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

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information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: December 13, 2010.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
[FR Doc. 2010–31688 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0009]

Proposed Extension of Existing
Information Collection; Training Plans
and Records of Training
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments.
AGENCY:

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 Training
Plans and Records of Training, 30 CFR
48.3, 48.9, 48.23, and 48.29.
DATES: All comments must be received
by midnight Eastern Standard Time on
February 15, 2011.
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: [email protected].
(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.
SUMMARY:

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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 242 / Friday, December 17, 2010 / Notices
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mario Distasio, Chief of the Economic
Analysis Division, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
[email protected] (e-mail), 202–
693–9445 (voicemail), 202–693–9441
(facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Background
The Federal Mine Safety and Health
Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as amended, 30
U.S.C. 801 et seq., recognizes that
education and training in the
improvement of miner health and safety
is an important element of federal
efforts to make the nation’s mines safer
places in which to work.
Title 30, CFR §§ 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 MSHAapproved 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 §§ 48.9 and 48.29.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is particularly interested in
comments that:

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• 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; Training Plans
and Records of Training for
Underground Miners and Miners
Working at Surface Mines and Surface
Areas of Underground Mines, 30 CFR
48.3, 48.9, 48.23, and 48.29. 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: 1219–0009.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Cost to Federal Government:
$428,239.
Total Burden Respondents: 3,017.
Total Number of Responses: 267,417.
Total Burden Hours: 27,793.
Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $1,082,165.

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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: December 13, 2010.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
[FR Doc. 2010–31689 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–43–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0042]

Proposed Extension of Existing
Information, Collection; Representative
of Miners; Legal Identity Report;
Opening and Closing of Metal and
Nonmetal
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments.
AGENCY:

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 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
40.2, 40.3, 40.4, and 40.5,
Representative of Miners; 30 CFR 41.20,
Legal Identity Report; 30 CFR 56.1000
and 57.1000, Notification of
Commencement of Operations and
Closing of Mines.
DATES: All comments must be received
by midnight Eastern Standard Time on
February 15, 2011.
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: [email protected].
(2) Facsimile: (202) 693–9441.
SUMMARY:

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