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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 98 / Friday, May 20, 2016 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0020]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Operations Under Water
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 Operations
Under Water.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before July 18, 2016.
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–
2016–0011.
• Regular Mail: Send comments to
USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452.
• Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety
and Health Administration, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor via
the East elevator.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at MSHA.information.
[email protected] (email); 202–693–
9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441
(facsimile).

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SUMMARY:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
Title 30 CFR Sections 75.1716,
75.1716–1 and 75.1716–3 require

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operators of underground coal mines to
provide MSHA notification before
mining under bodies of water and to
obtain a permit to mine under a body of
water if, in the judgment of the
Secretary, it is sufficiently large to
constitute a hazard to miners. The
regulation is necessary to prevent the
inundation of underground coal mines
with water that has the potential of
drowning miners.
The coal mine operator submits an
application for the permit to the District
Manager in whose district the mine is
located. Applications contain the name
and address of the mine; projected
mining and ground support plans; a
mine map showing the location of the
river, stream, lake or other body of water
and its relation to the location of all
working places; and a profile map
showing the type of strata and the
distance in elevation between the coal
bed and the water involved. MSHA has
provided an exemption from
notification and permit application for
mine operators where the projected
mining is under any water reservoir
constructed by a Federal agency as of
December 30, 1969, and where the
operator is required by such agency to
operate in a manner that adequately
protects the safety of miners. The
exemption for such mining is addressed
by 30 CFR Sections 75.1716 and
75.1717.
MSHA also encourages a mine
operator to provide more information in
an application. When the operator files
an application for a permit, in addition
to the information required under 30
CFR Section 75.1716–3, operators are
also encouraged to include a map of the
active areas of the mine under the body
of water showing the following: Bottom
of coal elevations (minimum 10-ft
contour intervals); the limits of the body
of water and the estimated quantity of
water in the pool; the limits of the
proposed ‘‘safety zone’’ within which
precautions will be taken; overburden
thickness (depth of cover) contours;
corehole locations; and known faults,
lineaments, and other geologic features.
If the body of water is contained
within an overlying mine, then MSHA
recommends a map of the overlying
mine showing bottom of coal elevations
(minimum 10-ft contour intervals),
when available, corehole locations, the
limits of the body of water with the
estimated quantity of water in the pool,
and interburden to active mine below be
provided. Operators are also encouraged
to submit the methods that were used to
estimate the quantity of water in the
pool, borehole logs, including
geotechnical information (RQD, fracture
logs, etc.) if available; rock mechanics

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data on the overburden, interburden,
mine roof, and mine floor, if available;
mining height of the seam being mined,
pillar and floor stability analyses for the
active mine, whether second mining is
planned, whether mining will be
conducted down-dip or up-dip, where
water will flow to in the active mine if
encountered, pumping capabilities for
dewatering, a comprehensive
evacuation plan for the miners, and a
statement of what in-mine conditions
would trigger the implementation of the
evacuation plan, and training that will
be provided to the miners regarding the
potential hazards.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Operations Under
Water. 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 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 USDOL—Mine
Safety and Health Administration, 201
12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 4th floor via the East
elevator.
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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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 98 / Friday, May 20, 2016 / Notices

Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.

properly assessed. Currently, the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the
information collection for Application
for a Permit to Fire More than 20
Boreholes and/or for the use of
Nonpermissible Blasting Units,
Explosives, and Shot-firing Units;
Posting Notices of Misfires.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before July 19, 2016.
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–
2016–0012.
• Regular Mail: Send comments to
USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202–5452.
• Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety
and Health Administration, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 4th floor via the East
elevator.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at MSHA.information.
[email protected] (email); 202–693–
9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441
(facsimile).

III. Current Actions
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Operations Under Water. 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: 1219–0020.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 91.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 91.
Annual Burden Hours: 501 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $1,360.
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.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0025]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Application for a Permit To
Fire More Than 20 Boreholes and/or for
the Use of Nonpermissible Blasting
Units, Explosives, and Shot-Firing
Units; Posting Notices of Misfires

I. Background

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

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Under section 313 of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. 873, any explosives used
in underground coal mines must be
permissible. The Mine Act also provides
that, under safeguards prescribed by the
Secretary of Labor, a mine operator may
permit the firing of more than 20 shots
and the use of nonpermissible
explosives in sinking shafts and slopes
from the surface in rock. Title 30 CFR
75.1321 outlines the procedures by
which a permit may be issued for the
firing of more than 20 boreholes and/or
the use of nonpermissible shot-firing
units in underground coal mines. In
those instances in which there is a
misfire of explosives, section 75.1327
requires that a qualified person post
each accessible entrance to the affected
area with a warning to prohibit entry.
Section 77.1909–1 outlines the
procedures by which a coal mine
operator may apply for a permit to use
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sinking shafts or slopes for underground
coal mines.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Application for a
Permit to Fire More than 20 Boreholes
and/or for the use of Nonpermissible
Blasting Units, Explosives, and Shotfiring Units; Posting Notices of Misfires.
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 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 USDOL-Mine
Safety and Health Administration, 201
12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 4th floor via the East
elevator.
Questions about the information
collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Application for a Permit to Fire More
than 20 Boreholes and/or for the use of
Nonpermissible Blasting Units,
Explosives, and Shot-firing Units;
Posting Notices of Misfires. MSHA has
updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses,
burden hours, and burden costs
supporting this information collection
request.

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