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information collection request (ICR) can
be obtained by contacting the individual
listed below in the Addresses section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section of this notice on or
before August 31, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora
Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE,
Washington, DC 20212. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone 202–691–7628 (this is not a
toll free number). (See Addresses
Section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the
timeliest instrument compiled by the
U.S. Government that is designed to
measure changes in the purchasing
power of the urban consumer’s dollar.
The CPI is used most widely as a
measure of inflation, and is used in the
formulation of economic policy. It also
is used as a deflator of other economic
series, that is, to adjust other series for
price changes and to translate these
series into inflation-free dollars.

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II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the CPI
Housing Survey. The continuation of
the collection of housing rents for the
CPI is essential since the CPI is the
nation’s chief source of information on
retail price changes. If the information
on rents were not collected, Federal
fiscal and monetary policies would be
hampered due to the lack of information
on price changes in a major sector of the
U.S. economy, and estimates of the real
value of the Gross Domestic Product
could not be made. The consequences to
both the Federal and private sectors
would be far reaching and would have
serious repercussions on Federal
government policy and institutions.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
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• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• 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 submissions
of responses.
Title of Collection: CPI Housing
Survey.
OMB Number: 1220–0163.
Type of Review: Extension.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 75,769.
Frequency: Semi-annually.
Total Responses: 129,778.
Average Time per Response: 5.89560
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 12,752
hours.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of
June 2018.
Eric P. Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Systems.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0040]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Independent Contractor
Registration and Identification
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 ensure that
requested data can be provided in the

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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 Independent
Contractor Registration and
Identification.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before August 31, 2018.
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–
2018–0012.
• 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.
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:
I. Background
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes
MSHA to collect information necessary
to carry out its duty in protecting the
safety and health of miners. Further,
section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C.
811, authorizes the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) to develop, promulgate, and
revise as may be appropriate, improved
mandatory health or safety standards for
the protection of life and prevention of
injuries in coal or other mines.
Independent contractors perform
services or construction at a mine. They
may be engaged in virtually every type
of work performed at a mine, including
activities such as clearing land,
excavating ore, processing minerals,
maintaining or repairing equipment, or
constructing new buildings or new
facilities, such as shafts, hoists,
conveyors, or kilns. Independent
contractors vary in size, the type of
work performed, and the time spent

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working at mine sites. Some contractors
work exclusively at mining operations,
others may work a single contract at a
mine and never return to MSHA
jurisdiction. MSHA uses the contractor
information in this information
collection request during inspections to
determine the responsibility for
compliance with safety and health
standards.

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II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Independent
Contractor Registration and
Identification. 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.
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Independent Contractor Registration
and Identification. MSHA has updated
the data with respect to the number of
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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: 1219–0004.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 22,728.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 171,607.
Annual Burden Hours: 18,531 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $628.
MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 7000–52,
Contractor Identification (ID) Request.
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.

I. Background

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0096]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Underground Retorts
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 ensure 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 Underground
Retorts.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before August 31, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below.
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• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2018–0022.
• 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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Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. Section 813, authorizes
MSHA to collect information necessary
to carry out its duty in protecting the
safety and health of miners. Further,
section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C.
811, authorizes the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) to develop, promulgate, and
revise as may be appropriate, improved
mandatory health or safety standards for
the protection of life and prevention of
injuries in metal and nonmetal mines.
Title 30 CFR 57.22401 sets forth the
safety requirements for using a retort to
extract oil from shale in underground
metal and nonmetal I–A and I–B mines
(those that operate in a combustible ore
and either liberate methane or have the
potential to liberate methane based on
the history of the mine or the geological
area in which the mine is located). At
present, this applies only to
underground oil shale mines. The
standard requires that prior to ignition
of underground retorts; mine operators
must submit a written ignition operation
plan to the appropriate MSHA District
Manager which contains site-specific
safeguards and safety procedures for the
underground areas of the mine which
are affected by the retorts.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Underground
Retorts. MSHA is particularly interested
in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the

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