1219-0048 PUBLISHED 60-Day FRN 2017

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 43 / Tuesday, March 7, 2017 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0048]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Respirator Program
Records
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 Respirator
Program Records.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before May 8, 2017.
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–
2016–0046.
• 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
[email protected]
(email); 202–693–9440 (voice); or 202–
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Background
Section 101(a), 30 U.S.C. 811(a),
allows MSHA to promulgate standards

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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 56.5005 and 57.5005
require, whenever respiratory
equipment is used, that metal and
nonmetal mine operators institute a
respirator program governing selection,
maintenance, training, fitting,
supervision, cleaning, and use of
respirators. These standards seek to
control miner exposure to harmful
airborne contaminants by using
engineering controls to prevent
contamination and vent or dilute the
contaminated air. However, where
accepted engineering control measures
have not been developed or when
necessary by the nature of work
involved (for example, while
establishing controls or occasional entry
into hazardous atmospheres to perform
maintenance or investigation),
employees may work for reasonable
periods of time in concentrations of
airborne contaminants exceeding
permissible levels if they are protected
by appropriate respiratory protective
equipment.
Sections 56.5005 and 57.5005
incorporate by reference, requirements
of the American National Standards
Institute’s Practices for Respiratory
Protection (ANSI Z88.2–1969). These
incorporated requirements mandate that
miners who must wear respirators be fittested to the respirators that they will
use. Certain records are also required to
be kept in connection with respirators,
including: Written standard operating
procedures governing the selection and
use of respirators; records of the date of
issuance of the respirator; and fit-test
results.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Respirator Program
Records. 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;

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• 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
Respirator Program Records. 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: 1219–0048.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 300.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 5,400.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,075 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $90,000.
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.
Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
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