Federal Register Notice

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Dated: February 11, 2011.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Acting Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations and Variances, Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–3594 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0015]

Proposed Extension of Existing
Information Collection; Refuse Piles
and Impoundment Structures,
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Department of 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
77.215(j), 77.215–2, 77.215–3, 77.215–4,
77.216–2, 77.216–3, 77.216–4, and
77.216–5.
DATES: All comments must be received
or postmarked by midnight Eastern
Standard Time on April 18, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
identified clearly 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 Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 2350, Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
Sign in at the receptionist’s desk on the
21st floor.

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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 (voice mail), 202–693–9441
(facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
30 CFR part 77, subpart C, sets forth
standards for surface installations. More
specifically, these sections address
refuse piles (30 CFR 77.215), and
impoundments (30 CFR 77.216).
Impoundments are structures that can
retain water, sediment, or slurry or any
combination of materials; and refuse
piles are deposits of coal mine waste
(other than overburden or spoil) that are
removed during mining operations or
separated from mined coal and
deposited on the surface. The failure of
these structures can have a devastating
affect on a community. To avoid or
minimize such disasters, standards have
been promulgated for the design,
construction, and maintenance of these
structures; for annual certifications; for
certification for hazardous refuse piles;
for the frequency of inspections; and the
methods of abandonment for
impoundments and impounding
structures.
Section 103(e) of the Mine Act directs
the Secretary of Labor not to impose an
unreasonable burden on small
businesses when obtaining any
information under the Mine Act. This
information collection does not have a
significant impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
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 the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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 information collection
request can be obtained by contacting

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the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
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.
INFORMATION CONTACT

III. Current Actions
This notice contains the request for an
extension of the existing collection of
information in 30 CFR 77.215(j),
77.215–2, 77.215–3, 77.215–4, 77.216–2,
77.216–3, 77.216–4, and 77.216–5.
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: 1219–0015.
Frequency: Variable.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Cost to Federal Government:
$535,953.
Total Burden Respondents: 642.
Total Number of Responses: 10,422.
Total Burden Hours: 30,579 hours.
Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $7,782,240.
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.
Dated: February 11, 2011.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Acting Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations and Variances, Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–3593 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0127]

Proposed Extension of Existing
Information Collection on
Qualification/Certification Program and
Man Hoist Operators Physical Fitness
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments.
AGENCY:

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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 33 / Thursday, February 17, 2011 / Notices
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
75.100, 75.155, 75.159, 75.160, 75.161,
77.100, 77.105, 77.106, 77.107, and
77.107–1 on Qualification/Certification
Program and Man Hoist Operators
Physical Fitness.
DATES: All comments must be received
by midnight Eastern Standard Time on
April 18, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
identified clearly 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 Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
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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SUMMARY:

I. Background
Section 101(a) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) requires that the Secretary must
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
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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.
Sections 75.159 and 77.106 require
coal mine operators to maintain a list of
persons who are certified and those who
are qualified to perform duties under
Parts 75 and 77, such as conduct
examinations for hazardous conditions,
conduct tests for methane and oxygen
deficiency, conduct tests of air flow,
perform electrical work, repair
energized surface high-voltage lines,
and perform duties of hoisting engineer.
The recorded information is necessary
to ensure that only persons who are
properly trained and have the required
number of years of experience are
permitted to perform these duties.
MSHA does not specify a format for the
recordkeeping; however, it normally
consists of the names of the certified
and qualified persons listed in two
columns on a sheet of paper. One
column is for certified persons and the
other is for qualified persons.
Sections 75.100 and 77.100 pertain to
the certification of certain persons to
perform specific examinations and tests.
Sections 75.155 and 77.105 outline the
requirements necessary to be qualified
as a hoisting engineer or hoist man.
Also, under §§ 75.160, 75.161, 77.107
and 77.107–1, the mine operator must
have an approved training plan
developed to train and retrain the
qualified and certified people to
effectively do their tasks.
These regulations recognize State
certification and qualification programs.
However, where State programs are not
available, MSHA may certify and
qualify persons.
The MSHA program will continue to
qualify or certify individuals as long as
these individuals meet the requirements
for certification or qualification, fulfill
any applicable retraining requirements,
and remain employed at the same mine
or by the same independent contractor.
Applications for Secretarial
qualification or certification are
submitted to the MSHA Qualification
and Certification Unit in Denver,
Colorado. MSHA Form 5000–41
provides the coal mining industry with
a standardized reporting format that
expedites the certification and
qualification process while ensuring
compliance with the regulations. MSHA
uses the form’s information to
determine if applicants satisfy the
requirements to obtain the certification
or qualification sought. Persons must
meet certain minimum experience
requirements depending on the type of
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Section 103(e) of the Mine Act directs
the Secretary of Labor not to impose an
unreasonable burden on small
businesses when obtaining any
information under the Mine Act. This
information collection does not have a
significant impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
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 the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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 information collection
request can be obtained by contacting
the person 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 notice contains the request for an
extension of the existing collection of
information in 30 CFR 75.100, 75.155,
75.159, 75.160, 75.161, 77.100, 77.105,
77.106, 77.107, and 77.107–1. MSHA
does not intend to publish the results
from this information collection. MSHA
is seeking approval to display the
expiration date for the OMB approval of
this information collection on MSHA
Form 5000–41.
There are no certification exceptions
identified with this information
collection and the collection of this
information does not employ statistical
methods.
Type of Review: Three year update.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0127.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

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Cost to Federal Government: none.
Total Burden Respondents: $1,547.
Total Number of Responses: 6,966.
Total Burden Hours: 679 hours.
Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $125.
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.
Dated: February 11, 2011.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Acting Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations and Variances, Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–3592 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am]
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Meeting of National Council on the
Humanities
The National Endowment for
the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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AGENCY:

Pursuant to the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463, as amended) notice is hereby
given the National Council on the
Humanities will meet in Washington,
DC on March 3–4, 2011.
The purpose of the meeting is to
advise the Chairman of the National
Endowment for the Humanities with
respect to policies, programs, and
procedures for carrying out his
functions, and to review applications for
financial support from and gifts offered
to the Endowment and to make
recommendations thereon to the
Chairman.
The meeting will be held in the Old
Post Office Building, 1100 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. A
portion of the morning and afternoon
sessions on March 3–4, 2011, will not be
open to the public pursuant to
subsections (c)(4), (c)(6) and (c)(9)(B) of
section 552b of Title 5, United States
Code because the Council will consider
information that may disclose: Trade
secrets and commercial or financial
information obtained from a person and
privileged or confidential; information
of a personal nature the disclosure of
which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy; and information the premature
disclosure of which would be likely to
significantly frustrate implementation of
proposed agency action. I have made
this determination under the authority
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Advance notice of any special needs or
accommodations is appreciated.
Michael P. McDonald,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.

Committee Meetings

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(Open to the Public)

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Policy Discussion
9–10:30 a.m.
Digital Humanities—Room 402
Education Programs—Room M–07
Federal/State Partnership and
Preservation and Access—Room
415
Public Programs—Room 421
Research Programs—Room 315
(Closed to the Public)

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Delegation of Authority dated July 19,
1993.
The agenda for the sessions on March
3, 2011 will be as follows:

Discussion of Specific Grant
Applications and Programs Before the
Council
10:30 a.m. until Adjourned
Digital Humanities—Room 402
Education Programs—Room M–07
Federal/State Partnership and
Preservation and Access—Room
415
Public Programs—Room 421
Research Programs—Room 315
The morning session of the meeting
on March 4, 2011 will convene at 9 a.m.,
in the first floor Council Room M–09,
and will be open to the public, as set out
below. The agenda for the morning
session will be as follows:
A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
B. Reports
1. Introductory Remarks
2. Film Presentation
3. Staff Report
4. Congressional Report
5. Budget Report
6. Reports on Policy and General
Matters
a. Digital Humanities
b. Education Programs
c. Federal/State Partnership
d. Preservation and Access
e. Public Programs
f. Research Programs
The remainder of the proposed
meeting will be given to the
consideration of specific applications
and will be closed to the public for the
reasons stated above.
Further information about this
meeting can be obtained from Michael
P. McDonald, Advisory Committee
Management Officer, National
Endowment for the Humanities, 1100
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20506, or by calling
(202) 606–8322, TDD (202) 606–8282.

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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Meetings of Humanities Panel
The National Endowment for
the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:

Pursuant to the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, as amended), notice is
hereby given that the following
meetings of Humanities Panels will be
held at the Old Post Office, 1100
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael P. McDonald, Advisory
Committee Management Officer,
National Endowment for the
Humanities, Washington, DC 20506;
telephone (202) 606–8322. Hearingimpaired individuals are advised that
information on this matter may be
obtained by contacting the
Endowment’s TDD terminal on (202)
606–8282.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed meetings are for the purpose
of panel review, discussion, evaluation
and recommendation on applications
for financial assistance under the
National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,
including discussion of information
given in confidence to the agency by the
grant applicants. Because the proposed
meetings will consider information that
is likely to disclose trade secrets and
commercial or financial information
obtained from a person and privileged
or confidential and/or information of a
personal nature the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy, pursuant
to authority granted me by the
Chairman’s Delegation of Authority to
Close Advisory Committee meetings,
dated July 19, 1993, I have determined
that these meetings will be closed to the
public pursuant to subsections (c)(4),
and (6) of section 552b of Title 5, United
States Code.
1. Date: March 1, 2011.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Room 315.
Program: This meeting will review
applications for Archaeology II in
Collaborative Research, submitted to the
SUMMARY:

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