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(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques of
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Overview of This Information
Collection

AGENCY:

(1) Type of information collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection:
Number of Full-time Law Enforcement
Employees as of October 31.
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
department sponsoring the collection:
Form Number 1–711, 1–711a, 1–711b;
Sponsor: Criminal Justice Information
Services Division, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: City, county, state,
federal and tribal law enforcement
agencies. Brief Abstract: This collection
is needed to collect information on the
number of full-time law enforcement
employees, both civilians and officers,
throughout the United States.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: There are approximately
18,108 law enforcement agency
respondents that submit once a year for
a total of 18,108 responses with an
estimated response time of 8 minutes
per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with this
collection: There are approximately
2,414 hours, annual burden, associated
with this information collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning
Staff, Justice Management Division,
United States Department of Justice,
Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street
NE. Room 2E–508, Washington, DC
20530.

Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0146]

Proposed Extension of Existing
Information Collection; Refuge
Alternatives for Underground Coal
Mines
Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments.
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 and state agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, that reporting (time and
financial resources) is minimal, that
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and that the impact of
collection requirements can be properly
assessed.
The Mine Safety and Health
Administration is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of an
existing information collection, OMB
Control Number 1219–0146, Refuge
Alternatives for Underground Coal
Mines

SUMMARY:

Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United
States Department of Justice.

Submit comments on or before
April 2, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
identified with ‘‘OMB Control Number
1219–0146’’ and may be sent to MSHA
by any of the following methods:
• Federal E–Rulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Facsimile: 202–693–9441. Include
‘‘OMB 1219–0146’’ in the subject line of
the message.
• Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, Virginia 22209–3939.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia. Sign in
at the receptionist’s desk on the 21st
floor.

[FR Doc. 2012–2027 Filed 1–30–12; 8:45 am]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Greg
Moxness, Chief, Economic Analysis
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[email protected] (email); 202–
693–9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441
(facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Mine Safety and Health
Administration is responsible for the
approval of refuge alternatives. The
information collection requirements are
intended to help protect miners by
assuring that mine operators properly
supply and maintain refuge alternatives,
and in the event of an emergency, that
miners will know when and where to
seek refuge, that the immediate area of
the refuge is secure from roof failure,
and that maps are current and can be
used by mine rescue teams to locate the
sheltered miners.
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 through 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 employee listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice or viewed on the Internet by
accessing the MSHA home page
(http://www.msha.gov/) and selecting
‘‘Rules and Regs,’’ and then selecting
‘‘Fed Reg Docs.’’
III. Current Actions
This notice contains the request for an
extension of the existing collection of
information in 30 CFR 75.1506—Refuge
alternatives. 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
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information does not employ statistical
methods.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Title: Refuge Alternatives for
Underground Coal Mines.
OMB Number: 1219–0146.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 30 CFR Part
75.
Total Respondents: 510.
Frequency: Various.
Total Responses: 958,819.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 93,917
hours.
Estimated Total Burden Cost:
$7,979,712.
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.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Certifying Officer.
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1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, Virginia 22209–3939,
Attention: Roslyn B. Fontaine, Acting
Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances.
4. Hand-Delivery or Courier: MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209–
3939. Individuals who submit
comments by hand-delivery are required
to check in at the receptionist’s desk on
the 21st floor. Individuals may inspect
copies of the petitions and comments
during normal business hours at the
address listed above.
MSHA will consider only comments
postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or
proof of delivery from another delivery
service such as UPS or Federal Express
on or before the deadline for comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Barron, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at (202) 693–
9447 (Voice), [email protected]
(Email), or (202) 693–9441 (Facsimile).
[These are not toll-free numbers].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification of
Application of Existing Mandatory
Safety Standards
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Section 101(c) of the Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and
30 CFR Part 44 govern the application,
processing, and disposition of petitions
for modification. This notice is a
summary of petitions for modification
submitted to the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) by the parties
listed below to modify the application
of existing mandatory safety standards
codified in Title 30 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.
DATES: All comments on the petitions
must be received by the Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances
on or before March 1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments, identified by ‘‘docket
number’’ on the subject line, by any of
the following methods:
1. Electronic Mail: [email protected]. Include the docket
number of the petition in the subject
line of the message.
2. Facsimile: (202) 693–9441.
3. Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,

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Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) allows the mine operator or
representative of miners to file a
petition to modify the application of any
mandatory safety standard to a coal or
other mine if the Secretary of Labor
determines that:
(1) An alternative method of
achieving the result of such standard
exists which will at all times guarantee
no less than the same measure of
protection afforded the miners of such
mine by such standard; or
(2) That the application of such
standard to such mine will result in a
diminution of safety to the miners in
such mine.
In addition, the regulations at 30 CFR
44.10 and 44.11 establish the
requirements and procedures for filing
petitions for modification.
II. Petitions for Modification
Docket Number: M–2011–012–M.
Petitioner: Celite Corporation, 2500
Miguelito Road, Lompoc, California
93436.
Mine: Lompoc Plant, MSHA I.D. No.
04–02848, 2500 Miguelito Road,
Lompoc, California 93436, located in
Santa Barbara County, California.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 56.20001
(Intoxicating beverages and narcotics).
Modification Request: The petitioner
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alcohol content of less than 10 percent
alcohol by volume (ABV), commonly
called ‘‘beer,’’ to be used at the Lompoc
Plant for chemical testing that is part of
product quality control and research.
The petitioner proposes to store
containers of beer at the Lompoc Plant
in secure locations with restricted
access, and use logs, records, and
markings to ensure the beer will be used
solely for purposes of quality control
testing, statistical method control
testing, and research testing. The
petitioner states that:
(1) It does not seek a modification of
any other part of the standard.
(2) The consumption of any
intoxicating beverages and narcotics,
including beer, will be prohibited and
persons under the influence of alcohol
or narcotics will not be permitted on
site.
(3) The Lompoc Mine is a surface
diatomaceous earth (DE) mine and
processing facility. Mined DE is
processed to create finished DE
products (the marketable products).
(4) One of the commercial
applications of the marketable products
is a filtration agent utilized during the
brewing process for beer. The
marketable products are integrated onto
a fine mesh screen, with other
ingredients, thereby creating a ‘‘filtercake.’’ At the end of the brewing
process, following fermentation that
results in the creation of the alcoholcontaining liquid that is called ‘‘beer,’’
the beer is passed through the filter-cake
to remove undesirable contaminants
that results in higher clarity of the beer,
which is commercially desirable.
(5) Mining operations at Celite
Corporation require that containers of
beer less than 10 percent ABV be
located at the Lompoc Plant to conduct
quality control testing of the marketable
products, and to perform research
testing to ensure that the marketable
products are suitable for use in beer
brewing. Celite Corporation’s
commercial operations also require that
beer be located at the Lompoc Plant’s
Research Laboratory (Research Lab) so
that the company’s research staff may
continue to create new marketable
products and modify existing
marketable products.
(6) Although DE can be an excellent
filtration aid in the production of beer,
it also contains naturally occurring iron,
which is undesirable in beer
production. If the beer absorbs too much
iron, the beer will develop a bitter taste,
which is not commercially desirable.
Soluble iron in beer also has a
deleterious effect on beer stability,
which is also not commercially
desirable. Accordingly, one of the most

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