Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining Equipment is Being Installed...

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Comment Summary for OMB Number1219-0138.doc Supplementary Document	2010-08-31
Supporting_Statement_1219-0138(20100831clean).doc Supporting Statement A	2010-08-31
Stat Methods for 1219-0138.PDF Supporting Statement B	2010-08-04
FR for OMB 1219-0138.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-08-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
194115	Section 75.371(pp) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining..	New
194112	Section 75.371(oo) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...	New
194080	Section 75.371(nn) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...	New
194079	Section 75.371(ll) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...	New
194078	Section 75.371(kk) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...	New
194077	Section 75.352(a)(b)(c) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...	New
194076	Section 75.351(q) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining	New
194074	Section 75.351(o)(1)(iii) MAINTENANCE Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized...	New
194073	Section 75.351(o)(1)(iii) MONTHLY Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...	New
194072	Section 75.351(o)(1)(iii) WEEKLY Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...	New
194071	Sect. 75.351(o)(1)(i) 75.351(o)(1)(ii) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized...	New
194027	Section 75.351(n)(3) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...	New
194026	Section 75.351(n)(2) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...	New
194024	Section 75.351(m) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...	New
194018	Section 75.351(J)for75.371(hh) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining ...	New
14528	Section 75.351(j) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1219-0138	ICR Reference No: 201004-1219-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200705-1219-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/MSHA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining Equipment is Being Installed...
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/01/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/31/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2010
Responses	251	0	44,768
Time Burden (Hours)	4,255	0	9,083
Cost Burden (Dollars)	40,664	0	87,137

---

Abstract: The Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry rule provides safety requirements for the use of the conveyor belt entry as a ventilation intake to course fresh air to working sections and areas where mechanized mining equipment is being installed or removed in mines with three or more entries.

---

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 813 Name of Law: Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977
   PL: Pub.L. 91 - 173 103(h) Name of Law: Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

---

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

---

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 36121	06/24/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 52980	08/30/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

---

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 16

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Section 75.351(j) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...
Section 75.351(n)(2) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...
Sect. 75.351(o)(1)(i) 75.351(o)(1)(ii) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized...
Section 75.371(oo) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...
Section 75.351(m) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...
Section 75.351(J)for75.371(hh) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining ...
Section 75.351(o)(1)(iii) MAINTENANCE Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized...
Section 75.371(nn) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...
Section 75.351(n)(3) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...
Section 75.371(kk) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...
Section 75.371(pp) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining..
Section 75.351(o)(1)(iii) MONTHLY Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...
Section 75.351(q) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining
Section 75.351(o)(1)(iii) WEEKLY Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...
Section 75.352(a)(b)(c) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...
Section 75.371(ll) Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation - Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining...

---

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	251	44,768	0	0	-44,517	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,255	9,083	0	0	-4,828	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	40,664	87,137	0	0	-46,473	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The number of reported information collections has increased, because MSHA has disaggregated the various portions of this request in order to improve the quality of its burden estimates. Respondents: There has been a decrease of 24 respondents (45 to 21) because the number of underground coal mines using belt air has decreased since 2007. Responses: There has been a decrease of 44,517 responses (44,768 to 251) because the number of underground coal mines using belt air has decreased since 2007. Hours: There has been a decrease of 4,828 hours (9,083 to 4,255) because the number of underground coal mines using belt air has decreased since 2007. Costs: There has been a decrease of $45,473 in annual costs ($87,137 to 40,644) because the number of underground coal mines using belt air has decreased since 2007.

---

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

---

Common Form ICR:  No

---

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/31/2010

---