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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 Refuge
Alternatives for Underground Coal
Mines.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before July 27, 2015.
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
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2015–0012.
• Regular Mail: Send comments to
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100
Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
• Hand Delivery: USDOL—Mine
Safety and Health Administration, 201
12th Street S., Suite 400, Arlington, VA
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 4th floor via the East
elevator bank.
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
Each underground coal mine has an
emergency response plan (ERP) and
refuge alternative(s) (RA) that protect
miners when escape from a mine during
a mine emergency is not possible by
providing secure spaces with isolated
atmospheres that create life-sustaining
environments.
Title 30 CFR 75.1506 requires mine
operators to provide refuge alternatives.
Section 75.1507 requires the
development and implementation of
emergency response plans. It requires
that the ERP provide detailed
information about the RAs used in the
mine. This information assists miners,
supervisors, emergency responders, and
MSHA in assuring that all essential
preparations are made and required
materials are readily available and in
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the existing ERP if there is a need to
locate a RA in a different location than
the one identified in the ERP for that
mine (as required by section
75.1506(c)(2)).
Section 75.1508 requires the mine
operator to certify that persons assigned
to examine, maintain, and repair RAs
and components are trained for those
tasks. Training certifications assist
MSHA in determining that persons
received the required training. The
training certification for persons
assigned to examine RAs is integrated
into existing requirements for preshift
examinations of the mine under section
75.360 (OMB 1219–0088). The training
certification for persons assigned to
maintain and repair RAs is included in
this package under section 75.1508(a).
Section 75.1508(b) requires a record
of any maintenance and repair
performed on a refuge alternative. This
record assists MSHA in identifying
design flaws or other weaknesses in the
refuge alternative or its components that
could adversely impact the safety of
miners.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Refuge Alternatives
for Underground Coal 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.
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

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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
Refuge Alternatives for Underground
Coal Mines. MSHA has updated the data
with 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: 1219–0146.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 16.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 49.
Annual Burden Hours: 219 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $50.40.
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: May 21, 2015.
Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–12840 Filed 5–27–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0103]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Notification of Methane
Detected in Underground Metal and
Nonmetal Mine Atmospheres
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

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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 Notification
of Methane Detected in Underground
Metal and Nonmetal Mine Atmospheres.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before July 27, 2015.
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
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2015–0010.
• Regular Mail: Send comments to
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100
Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
• Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety
and Health Administration, 201 12th
Street S., Suite 400, Arlington, VA
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 4th floor via the East
elevator bank.
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
Methane is a flammable gas found in
underground mines in the United
States. Although methane is often
associated with underground coal
mines, it also occurs in some metal and
nonmetal mines. Underground metal
and Nonmetal mines are categorized
according to the potential to liberate
methane (30 CFR 57.22003—Mine
category or subcategory). Methane is a
colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, and it
tends to rise to the roof of a mine
because it is lighter than air. Although
methane itself is nontoxic, its presence
reduces the oxygen content by dilution
when mixed with air and, consequently,
can act as an asphyxiant when present
in large quantities.
Methane may enter the mining
environment from a variety of sources
including fractures, faults, or shear
zones overlying or underlying the strata
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ore body itself. It may occur as an
occluded gas within the ore body.
Methane mixed with air is explosive in
the range of 5 to 15 percent, provided
that 12 percent or more oxygen is
present. The presence of dust containing
volatile matter in the mine atmosphere
may further enhance the explosion
potential of methane in a mine. Section
103(i) of the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as
amended, requires additional
inspections be conducted at mines
depending on the amount of methane
liberated from a mine.
Title 30 CFR 57.22004(c) requires
operators of underground metal and
nonmetal mines mines to notify MSHA
as soon as possible if any of the
following events occur: (a) There is an
outburst that results in 0.25 percent or
more methane in the mine atmosphere,
(b) there is a blowout that results in 0.25
percent or more methane in the mine
atmosphere, (c) there is an ignition of
methane, or (d) air sample results
indicate 0.25 percent or more methane
in the mine atmosphere of a I–B, I–C, II–
B, V–B, or Category VI mine. Under
sections 57.22239 and 57.22231, if
methane reaches 2.0 percent in a
Category IV mine or if methane reaches
0.25 percent in the mine atmosphere of
a Subcategory I–B, II–B, V–B, or VI
mine, MSHA shall be notified
immediately. Although the standards do
not specify how MSHA is to be notified,
MSHA anticipates that the notifications
would be made by telephone.
Title 30 CFR 57.22229 and 57.22230
require that the mine atmosphere be
tested for methane and/or carbon
dioxide at least once every seven days
by a competent person or atmospheric
monitoring system or a combination of
both. Section 57.2229 applies to
underground metal and nonmetal mines
mines categorized as I–A, III, and V–A
mines where the atmosphere is tested
for both methane and carbon dioxide.
Section 57.22230 applies to
underground metal and nonmetal mines
mines categorized as II–A mines where
the atmosphere is tested for methane.
Where examinations disclose hazardous
conditions, affected miners must be
informed. Title 30 CFR 57.22229(d) and
57.22230(c) require that the person
performing the tests certify by signature
and date that the tests have been
conducted. Certifications of
examinations shall be kept for at least
one year and made available to
authorized representatives of the
Secretary of Labor.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
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collection related to Notification of
Methane Detected in Underground
Metal and Nonmetal Mine Atmospheres.
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.
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
Notification of Methane Detected in
Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mine
Atmospheres. MSHA has updated the
data with 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: 1219–0103.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 4.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 213.
Annual Burden Hours: 18 hours.

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Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $0.
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: May 21, 2015.
Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–12842 Filed 5–27–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Veterans’ Employment and Training
Service
Advisory Committee on Veterans’
Employment, Training, and Employer
Outreach (ACVETEO)
Veterans’ Employment and
Training Service (VETS), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of ACVETEO Charter
Renewal.
AGENCY:

In accordance with section
4110 of Title 38, U.S. Code, and the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) and its
implementing regulations issued by the
U.S. General Services Administration
(GSA), the Secretary of Labor is
renewing the charter for the Advisory
Committee on Veterans’ Employment,
Training, and Employer Outreach
(ACVETEO).
The ACVETEO’s responsibilities are
to: (a) Assess employment and training
needs of veterans and their integration
into the workforce; (b) determine the
extent to which the programs and
activities of the Department of Labor
(DOL) are meeting such needs; (c) assist
the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’
Employment and Training (ASVET) in
conducting outreach to employers with
respect to the training and skills of
veterans and the advantages afforded
employers by hiring veterans; (d) make
recommendations to the Secretary of
Labor, through the ASVET, with respect
to outreach activities and the
employment and training needs of
veterans; and (e) carry out such other
activities deemed necessary to making
required reports and recommendations
under section 4110(f) of Title 38, U.S.
Code.
Per section 4110(c)(1) of Title 38, U.S.
Code, the Secretary of Labor shall
appoint at least twelve, but no more
than sixteen, individuals to serve as
Special Government Employees of the
ACVETEO as follows: Seven
individuals, one each from the

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following organizations: (i) The Society
for Human Resource Management; (ii)
the Business Roundtable; (iii) the
National Association of State Workforce
Agencies; (iv) the United States
Chamber of Commerce; (v) the National
Federation of Independent Business; (vi)
a nationally recognized labor union or
organization; and (vii) the National
Governors’ Association. The Secretary
shall appoint not more than five
individuals nominated by veterans’
service organizations that have a
national employment program and not
more than five individuals who are
recognized authorities in the fields of
business, employment, training,
rehabilitation, or labor and who are not
employees of DOL. Members will serve
as Special Government Employees.
The ACVETEO will function in
compliance with the provisions of the
FACA, and its charter will be filed
under the FACA. For more information,
contact Timothy A. Green, Designated
Federal Official, ACVETEO, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693–4700.
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 20,
2015.
Keith Kelly,
Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment
and Training Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–12923 Filed 5–27–15; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
[NARA–2015–043]

Records Schedules; Availability and
Request for Comments
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of
proposed records schedules; request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA)
publishes notice at least once monthly
of certain Federal agency requests for
records disposition authority (records
schedules). Once approved by NARA,
records schedules provide mandatory
instructions on what happens to records
when no longer needed for current
Government business. They authorize
agencies to preserve records of
continuing value in the National
Archives of the United States and to
destroy, after a specified period, records
lacking administrative, legal, research,
or other value. NARA publishes notice
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propose to destroy records not
previously authorized for disposal or
reduce the retention period of records
already authorized for disposal. NARA
invites public comments on such
records schedules, as required by 44
U.S.C. 3303a(a).
DATES: NARA must receive requests for
copies in writing by June 29, 2015. Once
NARA completes appraisal of the
records, we will send you a copy of the
schedule you requested. We usually
prepare appraisal memoranda that
contain additional information
concerning the records covered by a
proposed schedule. You may also
request these. If you do, we will also
provide them once we have completed
the appraisal. You have 30 days after we
send these requested documents in
which to submit comments.
ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of
any records schedule identified in this
notice by contacting Records
Management Services (ACNR) using one
of the following means:
Mail: NARA (ACNR); 8601 Adelphi
Road; College Park, MD 20740–6001.
Email: [email protected].
Fax: 301–837–3698.
You must cite the control number,
which appears in parentheses after the
name of the agency which submitted the
schedule, and a mailing address. If you
would like an appraisal report, please
include that in your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Hawkins, Director, by mail at
Records Management Services (ACNR);
National Archives and Records
Administration; 8601 Adelphi Road;
College Park, MD 20740–6001, by phone
at 301–837–1799, or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year,
Federal agencies create billions of
records on paper, film, magnetic tape,
and other media. To control this
accumulation, agency records managers
prepare schedules proposing retention
periods for records and submit these
schedules for NARA’s approval. These
schedules provide for timely transfer
into the National Archives of
historically valuable records and
authorize the disposal of all other
records after the agency no longer needs
them to conduct its business. Some
schedules are comprehensive and cover
all the records of an agency or one of its
major subdivisions. Most schedules,
however, cover records of only one
office or program or a few series of
records. Many of these update
previously approved schedules, and
some include records proposed as
permanent.

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