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www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/
docs/final_report-smart_gun_report.pdf.
The report was published in response
to Presidential Memorandum,
Promoting Smart Gun Technology,
found here: https://
www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/
2016/01/05/memorandum-promotingsmart-gun-technology. The report
described the potential benefits of
advanced gun safety technology, but
noted that additional work was required
before this technology is ready for
widespread adoption by law
enforcement agencies. In particular, the
report stressed the importance of
integrating this technology into a
firearm’s design without compromising
the reliability, durability, and accuracy
that officers expect from their service
weapons.
To address these issues, the report
called on law enforcement agencies to
develop ‘‘baseline specifications,’’
which would outline the agencies’
operational requirements for any
firearms equipped with gun safety
technology. By developing baseline
specifications, federal, state, and
municipal law enforcement agencies
can make clear to private manufacturers
what they expect from this technology.
DOJ and DHS recently assembled a
working group of experts in firearms
technology to identify operational needs
and prepare a draft document that
defines generic baseline specifications
for law enforcement service pistols with
additional technology to enhance the
security of firearms. The additional
security specifications that may be
addressed by smart gun technology are
distinguished from more familiar
firearm safety mechanisms. The
distinction between safety and security
can be nuanced, and the additional
security specifications may also
function as safety features under certain
circumstances. However, this
distinction forms the basis of the use of
the different terminology. The working
group was led by NIJ and was
comprised of subject matter experts
from various federal law enforcement
agencies. The pistols defined by this
document are semi-automatic, recoiloperated, magazine-fed, striker-fired,
and fire 9 mm Luger or .40 S&W
ammunition. The information detailed
in this document is informed in part by
specifications enumerated in recent
handgun solicitations by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE), which are publicly available on
FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov) under
solicitation numbers RFP–OSCU–
DSU1503 and HSCEMS–16–R–00003,
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NIJ published a Federal Register
notice (https://www.federalregister.gov/
d/2016-16759) on July 15, 2016, seeking
feedback from the public on the draft
document that defined generic baseline
specifications for law enforcement
service pistols with additional
technology to enhance the security of
the firearms. The 60-day public
comment period closed on September
13, 2016. The working group made
revisions to the draft document, and the
final version of the document, Baseline
Specifications for Law Enforcement
Service Pistols with Security
Technology, is published here: http://
nij.gov/topics/technology/firearms/
pages/welcome.aspx.
Nancy Rodriguez,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
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• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2016–0038.
• 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:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

I. Background

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Under the authority of Section 103 of
the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act
of 1977, MSHA is required to issue
regulations requiring operators to
maintain accurate records of employee
exposures to potentially toxic materials
or harmful physical agents which are
required to be monitored or measured
under any applicable mandatory health
or safety standard promulgated under
this Act.
Airborne radon and radon daughters
exist in every uranium mine and in
several other underground mining
commodities. Radon is radioactive gas.
It diffuses into the underground mine
atmosphere through the rock and the
ground water. Radon decays in a series
of steps into other radioactive elements,
which are solids, called radon
daughters. Radon and radon daughters
are invisible and odorless. Decay of
radon and its daughters results in
emissions of alpha energy.
Medical doctors and scientists have
associated high radon daughter
exposures with lung cancer. The health
hazard arises from breathing air
contaminated with radon daughters
which are in turn deposited in the
lungs. The lung tissues are sensitive to
alpha radioactivity.
The amounts of airborne radon
daughters to which most miners can be
exposed with no adverse effects have
been established and are expressed as
working levels (WL). The current MSHA
standard is a maximum personal
exposure of 4 working level months
(WLM) per year.
Excess lung cancer in uranium
miners, just as coal workers’

[OMB Control No. 1219–0003]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Radiation Sampling and
Exposure Records (Pertains to
Underground Metal and Nonmetal
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. 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 Radiation
Sampling and Exposure Records
(pertains to underground metal and
nonmetal mines).
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before January 17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below.
SUMMARY:

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pneumoconiosis, silicosis, and other
debilitating occupational diseases, has
been recognized for many years. Thus,
an adequate base of accurate exposure
level data is essential to control miners’
exposures and permit an evaluation of
the effectiveness of existing regulations.
The standard at 30 CFR 57.5037
established the procedures to be used by
the mine operator in sampling mine air
for the presence and concentrations of
radon daughters. Operators are required
to conduct weekly sampling where
concentrations of radon daughters
exceed 0.3 WL. Sampling is required biweekly where uranium mines have
readings of 0.1 WL to 0.3 WL and every
3 months in non-uranium underground
mines where the readings are 0.1 WL to
0.3 WL. Mine operators are required to
keep records of all mandatory
samplings. Records must include the
sample date, location, and results, and
must be retained at the mine site or
nearest mine office for at least 2 years.
The standard at 30 CFR 57.5040
requires mine operators to calculate and
record individual exposures to radon
daughters on MSHA Form 4000–9
‘‘Record of Individual Exposure to
Radon Daughters.’’ The calculations are
based on the results of the weekly
sampling required by 30 CFR 57.5037.
Records must be maintained by the
operator and submitted to MSHA
annually.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Radiation Sampling
and Exposure Records (pertains to
underground metal and 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.
The information collection request
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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
Radiation Sampling and Exposure
Records (pertains to underground metal
and nonmetal 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: 1219–0003.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency: Weekly.
Number of Responses: 505.
Annual Burden Hours: 502 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $17,433.
MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 4000–9,
Record of Individual Exposure to Radon
Daughters.
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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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028]

MET Laboratories, Inc.: Application for
Expansion of Recognition and
Proposed Modification to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of MET
Laboratories, Inc. for expansion of its
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents
the Agency’s preliminary finding to
grant the application. Additionally,
OSHA proposed to add a new test
standing to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: Submit comments, information,
and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of
time to make a submission, on or before
November 30, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
1. Electronically: Submit comments
and attachments electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for making
electronic submissions.
2. Facsimile: If submissions,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, commenters may fax
them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–1648.
3. Regular or express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger (courier) service:
Submit comments, requests, and any
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028,
Technical Data Center, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3653, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–2350 (TTY
number: (877) 889–5627). Note that
security procedures may result in
significant delays in receiving
comments and other written materials
by regular mail. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about
security procedures concerning delivery
of materials by express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger service. The
hours of operation for the OSHA Docket
Office are 8:15 a.m.–4:45 p.m., e.t.
4. Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2006–0028).
OSHA places comments and other
SUMMARY:

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