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• Hand Delivery: MSHA, 1100 Wilson
Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, VA.
Sign in at the receptionist’s desk on the
21st floor.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila McConnell, Acting Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, MSHA, at
[email protected]
(email); 202–693–9440 (voice); or 202–
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Sections 101(a) and 103(h) of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of
1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. 811(a) and
813(h), authorizes MSHA to collect
information necessary to carry out its
duty in protecting the safety and health
of miners. Title 30 CFR 56.19057 and
57.19057 require the examination and
certification of hoist operators’ fitness
by a qualified, licensed physician,
within twelve months preceding
hoisting duties. The safety of all metal
and nonmetal miners riding hoist
conveyances is largely dependent upon
the attentiveness and physical
capabilities of the hoist operator.
Improper movements, overspeed, and
overtravel of a hoisting conveyance can
result in serious physical harm or death
to all passengers.

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II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Hoist Operators’
Physical Fitness. 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
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
• 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 submission of
responses.
This information collection request is
available on http://www.msha.gov/regs/
fedreg/informationcollection/
informationcollection.asp. The
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available on MSHA’s Web site and on
http://www.regulations.gov. MSHA
cautions the commenter against
providing any information in the
submission that should not be publicly
disclosed. Full comments, including
personal information provided, will be
made available on www.regulations.gov
and www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at MSHA, 1100
Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 21st floor.
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
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Hoist Operators’ Physical Fitness.
MSHA has updated the data in respect
to the number of respondents,
responses, burden hours, and burden
costs supporting this information
collection request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0049.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 375.
Annual Burden Hours: 13 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $187,500.
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 21, 2014.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–04252 Filed 2–26–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0097]

Proposed Information Collection; Rock
Burst Control Plan, (Pertains to
Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines)
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

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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
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 on the
information collection for Rock Burst
Control Plan, 30 CFR 57.3461 (Pertains
to Underground Metal/Nonmetal
Mines).
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before April 28, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments for docket number [MSHA–
2013–0048].
• Regular Mail: Send comments to
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100
Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
• Hand Delivery: MSHA, 1100 Wilson
Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, VA.
Sign in at the receptionist’s desk on the
21st floor.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila McConnell, Acting Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, MSHA, at
[email protected]
(email); 202–693–9440 (voice); or 202–
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Background
Section 101(a), 30 U.S.C. 811(a),
allows MSHA to promulgate standards
that would require operators to make
and retain records from which MSHA
would then be allowed to collect
information. Section 103(h), 30 U.S.C.
813(h), of the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C.
801 et seq., authorizes MSHA to collect
information necessary to carry out its
duty in protecting the safety and health
of miners.
Title 30 CFR 57.3461 requires
operators of underground metal and

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nonmetal mines to develop and
implement a rock burst control plan
within 90 days after a rock burst has
been experienced. Plans are required to
include: Mining and operating
procedures designed to reduce the
occurrence of rock bursts; monitoring
procedures where detection methods are
used; and other measures to minimize
exposure of persons to areas prone to
rock bursts. Plans are also required to be
updated as conditions warrant and are
to be made available to MSHA
inspectors and to miners or their
representatives. The standard does not
require that all underground metal and
nonmetal mines develop these
preventative measures, but it does
require that all mines with a rock burst
history develop and implement a rock
burst control plan.
When rock bursts occur in an
underground mine, they pose a serious
threat to the safety of miners in the area
affected by the burst. These bursts may
reasonably be expected to result in the
entrapment of miners, death, and
serious physical harm. Recent mining
technology has disclosed scientific
methods of monitoring rock stresses
which will allow for the prediction of
an oncoming burst. These predictions
can be used by the mine operator to
move miners to safer locations and to
establish areas which need relief
drilling.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Rock Burst Control
Plan, 30 CFR 57.3461 (Pertains to
Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines).
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 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
• 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 submission of
responses.
This information collection request is
available on http://www.msha.gov/regs/
fedreg/informationcollection/

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informationcollection.asp. The
information collection request will be
available on MSHA’s Web site and on
http://www.regulations.gov. MSHA
cautions the commenter against
providing any information in the
submission that should not be publicly
disclosed. Full comments, including
personal information provided, will be
made available on www.regulations.gov
and www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at MSHA, 1100
Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 21st floor.
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
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Rock Burst Control Plan, 30 CFR
57.3461 (Pertains to Underground
Metal/Nonmetal Mines). MSHA has
updated the data in respect to the
number of respondents, responses,
burden hours, and burden costs
supporting this information collection
request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0097.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 2.
Annual Burden Hours: 24 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: None.
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 21, 2014.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–04253 Filed 2–26–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0009]

Proposed Information Collection;
Training Plans and Records of
Training, for Underground Miners and
Miners Working at Surface Mines and
Surface Areas of Underground Mines
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: 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
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 on the
information collection for Training
Plans and Records of Training, for
Underground Miners and Miners
Working at Surface Mines and Surface
Areas of Underground Mines.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before April 28, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments for docket number [MSHA–
2013–0043].
• Regular Mail: Send comments to
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100
Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
• Hand Delivery: MSHA, 1100 Wilson
Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, VA.
Sign in at the receptionist’s desk on the
21st floor.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila McConnell, Acting Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, MSHA, at
[email protected]
(email); 202–693–9440 (voice); or 202–
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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