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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 58 / Wednesday, March 25, 2020 / Notices

All comments must be received
on or before May 26, 2020.
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–
2020–0011.
• 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
[email protected]
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:

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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 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.
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
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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. 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.

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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: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0048.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 350.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 6,300.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,588 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $140,000.
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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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0152]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Periodic Medical
Surveillance Examinations for Coal
Miners
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 Periodic

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Medical Surveillance Examinations for
Coal Miners.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before May 26, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments in the following
way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
for docket number MSHA–2020–0010.
• Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket, with no changes. Because
your comment will be made public, you
are responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as your or anyone else’s Social
Security number or confidential
business information.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit
written/paper submissions in the
following way:
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit
DOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452.
• MSHA will post your comment as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted and marked as
confidential, in the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
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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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 to
develop, promulgate, and revise as may
be appropriate, improved mandatory
health or safety standards for the
protection of life and prevention of

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injuries in coal and metal and nonmetal
mines.
The Mine Act authorizes the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) to study the causes and
consequences of coal-related respiratory
disease, and in cooperation with MSHA,
to carry out a program for early
detection and prevention of
pneumoconiosis. NIOSH administers
the National Coal Workers’ Health
Surveillance Program, ‘‘Specifications
for Medical Examinations of
Underground Coal Miners,’’ as specified
in 42 CFR part 37. Title 30 CFR 72.100
contains collection requirements for
these activities in paragraphs (d) and (e).
Section 72.100(d) requires that each
mine operator must develop and submit
for approval to NIOSH a plan in
accordance with 42 CFR part 37 for
providing miners with the required
periodic examinations specified in
section 72.100(a) and a roster specifying
the name and current address of each
miner covered by the plan.
Section 72.100(e) requires that each
mine operator must post on the mine
bulletin board at all times the approved
plan for providing the examinations
specified in section 72.100(a).
Sections 72.100(d) and (e) are
requirements that mirror NIOSH
information collection requirements
under 42 CFR 37.4 (existing OMB No.
0920–0020). Including these
requirements allows MSHA to use its
inspection and enforcement authority to
ensure that operators comply with these
provisions.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection. 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.
Background documents related to this
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available at https://regulations.gov and
in DOL–MSHA located at 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452. Questions about the
information collection requirements
may be directed to the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of
this notice from the previous collection
of information.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for Periodic
Medical Surveillance Examinations for
Coal Miners. MSHA has updated the
data with respect to the number of
respondents, responses, burden hours,
and burden costs supporting this
information collection request from the
previous information collection request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0152.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1,126.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 1,352.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,051 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $406.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the proposed
information collection request; they will
become a matter of public record and
will be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–06218 Filed 3–24–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0034]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Records of Tests and of
Examinations of Personnel Hoisting
Equipment
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

SUMMARY:

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