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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment
Request; Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Mine Safety and Health
Administration sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, “Radiation
Sampling and Exposure Records,” to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
DATES: Submit comments on or before [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE
OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation; including
a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated
total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site,
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the day following publication of this
notice or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a tollfree number) or sending an email to [email protected].
Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and
Health Administration, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington,
DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 (these are not toll-free
numbers), email: [email protected].

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129
(this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations 30 CFR 57.5040 requires mine
operators to calculate and record individual exposures to radon daughters on MSHA
Form 4000-9 “Record of Individual Exposure to Radon Daughters”. The calculations are
based on the results of the weekly sampling required by 30 CFR 57.5037. Records must
be maintained by the operator and submitted to the MSHA annually. The sampling and
recordkeeping requirement alerts the mine operator and the MSHA to possible failure in
the radon daughter control system, and permits appropriate corrective action to be taken
in a timely manner. Data submitted to the MSHA is intended to establish a means by
which the MSHA can assure compliance with underground radiation standards and to
assure that miners can, on written request, have records of cumulative exposures made
available to them or their estate, and to medical and legal representatives who have
obtained written authorization.
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not
required to respond to an information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under
the PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if the collection of
information does not display a valid OMB control number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under OMB
Control Number 1219-0003. The current OMB approval is scheduled to expire on

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February 28, 2011; however, it should be noted that information collections submitted to
the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on December 21,
2010.
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section
within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1219-0003.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
•

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;

•

Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to

and

respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Title of Collection: Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records.

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OMB Control Number: 1219-0003.
Affected Public: Private Sector—Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 505.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1627.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $25.
Dated: February 24, 2011.

Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
BILLING CODE: 4510-43-P

[FR Doc. 2011-4512 Filed 02/28/2011 at 8:45 am; Publication Date: 03/01/2011]

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