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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 242 / Friday, December 17, 2010 / Notices
SCSR inventory and malfunctions;
retention of SCSRs.
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.
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).

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. 813, authorizes MSHA to
collect information necessary to
carryout its duty in protecting the safety
and health of miners.
Title 30, CFR 75.1714–3 requires that
self-rescue devices be inspected for
damage after being worn or carried, and
be tested regularly at intervals not to
exceed 90 days by a qualified person
who certifies by date and signature that
the tests were conducted. A self-rescue
device must be removed from service if
its seal is broken, it is damaged so that
it will not function properly, or it does
not meet testing criteria. A record must
be made when a self-rescue device is
removed from service and when
corrective action is taken as a result of
an inspection or test. The records are
used as an enforcement tool to assure
that the self-rescue devices have been
tested and inspected and are maintained
in operable condition. In the event of a
mine fire, mine explosion, or mine
inundation, the use of self-rescuers can
be the difference between life and death.
Therefore it is essential that these
devices be examined regularly and that
they are maintained in usable and
operative condition.
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; 30 CFR
75.1714–3–Self-rescue devices;
inspection, testing, maintenance, repair
and recordkeeping, 30 CFR 75.1714–4
Additional self-contained self-rescuers
(SCSRs), 30 CFR 75.1714–8 Reporting
SCSR inventory and malfunctions;
retention of SCSRs. 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: 1219–0044.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Cost to Federal Government: $0.00.
Total Burden Respondents: 595.
Total Number of Responses: 754,932.
Total Burden Hours: 12,664.

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Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $1,072,641
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. 2010–31687 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0143]

Proposed Extension of Existing
Information Collection; Request for
MSHA Individual Identification Number
(MIIN)
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 Request
for MSHA Individual Identification
Number (MIIN).
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.
SUMMARY:

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(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]
BILLING CODE 4510–43–P

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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