Permissible Equipment Testing

ICR 201504-1219-001

OMB: 1219-0066

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form
Modified
Supplementary Document
2014-02-19
Supporting Statement A
2014-12-05
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
14432 Modified
ICR Details
1219-0066 201504-1219-001
Historical Active 201106-1219-003
DOL/MSHA
Permissible Equipment Testing
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 04/02/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 04/02/2015
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
04/30/2018 12/31/2015 04/30/2015
772 0 754
4,630 0 4,441
2,803,067 0 2,780,708

MSHA regulations at 30 CFR parts 6 through 36 contain application, testing and inspection procedures, and quality control procedures for the approval of mining equipment or explosives used in both underground and surface coal, metal, and nonmetal mines. Except for parts 6 and 7, MSHA conducts most of the testing and evaluation of products for a fee paid by the applicant; although some regulations require the manufacturer to pretest the product. Upon MSHA approval, the manufacturer must ensure that the product continues to conform to the specifications and design evaluated and approved by MSHA. In some instances, as part of the approval process, manufacturers are required to have a quality control or assurance plan.

PL: Pub.L. 91 - 173 508 Name of Law: Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977
  
None

1219-AB65 Final or interim final rulemaking 80 FR 2188 01/15/2015

  76 FR 24060 04/29/2011
76 FR 52015 08/19/2011
No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Permissible Equipment Testing MSHA 2000-38, MSHA 2000-38(Web version) Electrical Operated Mining Equipment Field Approval Application (Coal Operator) ,   Electrical Operated Mining Equipment Field Approval Application (Coal Operator)

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 772 754 0 18 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 4,630 4,441 0 189 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 2,803,067 2,780,708 0 22,359 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
There was an increase of 189 burden hours (from 4,441 to 4,630). The increase is due to changes in the number of estimated applications filed with MSHA by manufacturers and/or mine operators, but also because it subsumes burden from two ICRs, 1219-0145, specifically the approval and testing of flame-resistant conveyor belting, and 1219-0146, the approval and testing requirements of refuge alternatives. When OMB approves this package, MSHA will submit change requests to reduce the corresponding burden of these two packages. There was an increase of 18 responses (from 754 to 772) and a decrease of 5 respondents (262 to 257). These increases are due to the changes in the number of applicants and applications being filed. The increase is also due to the addition of applicants and applications for the Part 7, Subpart L, Refuge Alternatives program and Part 14 Conveyor Belt program. Burden costs increased by $22,359 (from $3,780,708 to $2,803,067). This increase is related to the following changes: MSHA's hourly charge to evaluate applications for approval; the addition of applicants and applications for the Part 7, Subpart L, Refuge Alternatives program and Part 14 Conveyor Belt program. Additional time spent on applications due to an increase in the complexity of evaluating incoming applications. The time spent on evaluating applications has increased because many experienced long-time employees have retired and MSHA has had to hire and train new engineers and technicians to replace them.

$56,476
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Nicole Bouchet 202 646-2814 [email protected]

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
02/19/2014


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