TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS, 30 CFR SUBCHAPTER B - PARTS 6 THROUGH 36

ICR 202010-1219-001

OMB: 1219-0066

Federal Form Document

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Document
Name
Status
Form
Modified
Supporting Statement A
2021-05-05
Supplementary Document
2021-03-09
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
14432 Modified
ICR Details
1219-0066 202010-1219-001
Received in OIRA 201707-1219-001
DOL/MSHA
TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS, 30 CFR SUBCHAPTER B - PARTS 6 THROUGH 36
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 06/07/2021
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 07/31/2021
315 296
3,424 3,198
2,938,557 1,732,147

MSHA regulations at 30 CFR parts 6 through 36 contain application, testing and inspection procedures, and quality control procedures for the approval of mining equipment or explosives used in both underground and surface coal, metal, and nonmetal mines. Except for parts 6 and 7, MSHA conducts most of the testing and evaluation of products for a fee paid by the applicant; although some regulations require the manufacturer to pretest the product. Upon MSHA approval, the manufacturer must ensure that the product continues to conform to the specifications and design evaluated and approved by MSHA. In some instances, as part of the approval process, manufacturers are required to have a quality control or assurance plan.

US Code: 30 USC 813(h) Name of Law: Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977
   US Code: 30 USC 811 Name of Law: Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  85 FR 78872 12/07/2020
86 FR 30333 06/07/2021
No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Permissible Equipment Testing MSHA 2000-38 Electrical Operated Mining Equipment Field Approval Application (Coal Operator)

  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 315 296 0 0 19 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 3,424 3,198 0 0 226 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 2,938,557 1,732,147 0 0 1,206,410 0
No
No
There was a slight decrease in respondents (139 to 130). There was an increase in 226 burden hours (from 3,198 to 3,424) as well as an increase in 19 responses (from 296 to 316). Burden costs increased as well by $1,206,410 (from $1,732,147 to $2,938,557). The driver behind much of this is an increase in the number of applications for non-permissible engines Part 7 subpart E. In the previous package there were 6 applications for approval for non-permissible engines, and there are now 30, which increased responses and therefore burden hours. Also the MSHA charge increased from $121 to $137 per hour to evaluate applications for approval and non-permissible engine applications undergo 3 tests: maximum fuel/air ratio test, gaseous ventilation test, and a particulate index test, costing a total of $30,000 per application. This accounts for $900,000 of the cost for Part 7 Subpart E.

$49,179
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Nicole Bouchet 202 646-2814 [email protected]

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
06/07/2021


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