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public comment version of the
supporting statement, at MSHA, Office
of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 2350, Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
OMB clearance requests are available at
MSHA’s Web site at http://
www.msha.gov under ‘‘Rules & Regs’’ on
the right side of the screen by selecting
Information Collections Requests,
Paperwork Reduction Act Supporting
Statements. The public comment
version of the supporting statement will
be available on MSHA’s Web site for 60
days after the publication date of this
notice. The document will be available
on MSHA’s home page site for 60 days
after the signature date of this notice.
Comments submitted in writing or in
electronic form will be made available
for public inspection. Because
comments will not be edited to remove
any identifying or contact information,
MSHA cautions the commenter against
including any information in the
submission that should not be publicly
disclosed. Questions about the
information collection requirements
may be directed to the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice.

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III. Current Actions
The information obtained from mine
operators is used by MSHA during
inspections to determine compliance
with safety standards concerning mine
maps. MSHA has updated the data in
respect to the number of respondents
and responses, as well as the total
burden hours and burden costs
supporting this information collection
extension request.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Title: Mine Mapping and Records of
Opening, Closing, and Reopening of
Mines.
OMB Number: 1219–0073.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 30 CFR Part
75 and Part 77.
Total Respondents: 1,876.
Frequency: Annual, at least every six
months, and as mines are developed.
Total Number of Responses: 804.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
16,476.
Estimated Total Burden Cost:
$21,474,889.
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.

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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Patricia W. Silvey,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–6870 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Extension of Existing
Information Collection; Occupational
Noise Exposure

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Comments to OMB may be sent by
mail addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attn: Desk Officer for MSHA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Moxness, Chief, Economic Analysis
Division, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
[email protected] (email); 202–
693–9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441
(facsimile).

Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.

I. Background

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. 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.
The Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of an existing information
collection, OMB Control Number 1219–
0120, Occupational Noise Exposure.
OMB last approved this information
collection request (ICR) on March 10,
2009.
DATES: All comments must be
postmarked or received by midnight
Eastern Daylight Time on May 21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
identified with ‘‘OMB Control Number
1219–0120’’ and sent to both the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) and
MSHA. Comments to MSHA may be
sent by any of the methods listed below.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Facsimile: 202–693–9441, include
‘‘OMB 1219–0120’’ in the subject line of
the message.
• Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100
Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939. If hand
delivery, sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 21st floor.

This information collection was
originally titled ‘‘Noise exposure
assessment; audiometric testing,
evaluation, and records and training in
all mines.’’ OMB 1219–0120 has been
renamed ‘‘Occupational Noise
Exposure’’ to more clearly focus the title
and purpose of the information
collection on its central concern for the
prevention of hearing loss resulting
from occupational noise exposure.
Noise is a harmful physical agent and
one of the most pervasive health
hazards in mining. Repeated exposure
to high levels of sound over time causes
occupational noise-induced hearing loss
(NIHL), a serious, often profound
physical impairment in mining, with
far-reaching psychological and social
effects. NIHL can be distinguished from
aging and other factors that can
contribute to hearing loss and it can be
prevented. According to the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), NIHL is among the
‘‘top ten’’ leading occupational illnesses
and injuries.
For many years, NIHL was regarded as
an inevitable consequence of working in
a mine. Mining, an intensely
mechanized industry, relies on drills,
crushers, compressors, conveyors,
trucks, loaders, and other heavy-duty
equipment for the excavation, haulage,
and processing of material. This
equipment creates high sound levels,
exposing machine operators as well as
employees working nearby. The Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA), the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, the military, and
other organizations around the world
have established and enforced standards
to reduce the loss of hearing. Quieter
equipment, isolation of workers from
noise sources, and limiting the time
workers are exposed to noise are among
the many well-accepted methods that
will prevent the costly incidence of
NIHL.

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MSHA’s information collection
request, OMB 1219–0120, addresses
eight standards as follows:
30 CFR Citation
§ 62.110
§ 62.130
§ 62.171
§ 62.172
§ 62.174
§ 62.175
§ 62.180
§ 62.190

Title

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Occupational Noise Exposure
Noise exposure assessment.
Permissible exposure level.
Audiometric test procedures.
Evaluation of audiograms.
Follow-up corrective measures when a standard threshold shift is detected.
Notification of results; reporting requirements.
Training.
Records.

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Records of miner exposures to noise
are necessary so that mine operators and
MSHA can evaluate the need for and
effectiveness of engineering controls,
administrative controls, and personal
protective equipment to protect miners
from harmful levels of noise that can
result in hearing loss. However, the
Agency believes that extensive records
for this purpose are not needed. These
requirements are a performanceoriented approach to monitoring.
Records of miner hearing examinations
enable mine operators and MSHA to
ensure that the controls are effective in
preventing NIHL for individual miners.
Records of training are needed to
confirm that miners receive the
information they need to become active
participants in hearing conservation
efforts.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the information collection related to the
occupational noise standard. MSHA is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of MSHA’s functions,
including whether the information has
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
• Suggest methods to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Address 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, to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond.
The public may examine publicly
available documents, including the
public comment version of the

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supporting statement, at MSHA, Office
of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 2350, Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
OMB clearance requests are available on
MSHA’s Web site at http://
www.msha.gov under ‘‘Rules & Regs’’ on
the right side of the screen by selecting
Information Collections Requests,
Paperwork Reduction Act Supporting
Statements. The public comment
version of the supporting statement will
be available on MSHA’s Web site for 60
days after the publication date of this
notice. Comments submitted in writing
or in electronic form will be made
available for public inspection. Because
comments will not be edited to remove
any identifying or contact information,
MSHA cautions the commenter against
including any information in the
submission that should not be publicly
disclosed. Questions about the
information collection requirements
may be directed to the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
The information obtained from mine
operators is used by MSHA during
inspections to determine compliance
with this standard in order to reduce
occupation-related hearing loss in
miners. MSHA has updated the data in
respect to the number of respondents
and responses, as well as the total
burden hours and burden costs
supporting this information collection
extension request.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Title: Occupational Noise Exposure.
OMB Number: 1219–0120.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 30 CFR Part
62.
Total Number of Respondents: 13,245.
Frequency: Various.
Total Number of Responses: 177,992.

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Estimated Total Burden Hours:
12,455.
Estimated Total Burden Cost: $33,880.
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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Patricia W. Silvey,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–6872 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
ADMINISTRATION
Sunshine Act Meeting
3 p.m., Wednesday,
March 21, 2012.
PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room
7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA
22314–3428.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Consideration of Supervisory
Activity. Closed pursuant to some or all
of the following: exemptions (8),
(9)(i)(B) and 9(ii).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Rupp, Secretary of the Board,
Telephone: 703–518–6304
TIME AND DATE:

Mary Rupp,
Board Secretary.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Request of Recommendations for
Membership for Directorate and Office
Advisory Committees
ACTION:

Notice.

The National Science
Foundation (NSF) requests

SUMMARY:

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