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nondiscrimination and affirmative
action provisions of the three legal
authorities it administers.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Agency: Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs.
Title: Affirmative Action Program
Verification Interface.
OMB Control Number: 1250–[NEW].
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit entities.
Total Respondents: 116,898.
Total Annual Respondents: 116,898.
Average Time per Response: 0.3 hours
for account creation. 0.2 hours for AAP
Submission. 0.1 hours for SAM Cert
Question.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 47,759
in the first year. 13,041 in subsequent
years.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Other Burden Costs: $0.
Signed in Washington, DC, this September
8, 2020.
Harvey D. Fort,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and
Program Development, Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020–20105 Filed 9–11–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0133]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Hazard Communication—
30 CFR Part 47

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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 Hazard
Communication—30 CFR part 47.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before November 13, 2020.

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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–2020–0026.
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.

ADDRESSES:

Roslyn Fontaine, Deputy 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(a), 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.
Section 101(a)(7) of the Mine Act, 30
U.S.C. 811(a)(7), requires, in part, that
mandatory standards prescribe the use
of labels or other appropriate forms of

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warning as are necessary to ensure that
miners are apprised of all hazards to
which they are exposed, relevant
symptoms and appropriate emergency
treatment, and proper conditions and
precautions for safe use or exposure.
MSHA’s hazardous communications
standards in 30 CFR part 47 require
mine operators to evaluate the hazards
of chemicals they produce or use and to
provide information to miners
concerning chemical hazards by means
of a written hazard communication
program including a list of all hazardous
chemicals known at the mine, labeling
containers of hazardous chemicals,
providing access to Material Safety Data
Sheets, and administering initial miner
training.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Hazard
Communication—30 CFR part 47.
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
information collection request are
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 Hazard
Communication—30 CFR part 47.
MSHA has updated the data with
respect to the number of respondents,
responses, burden hours, and burden
costs supporting this information

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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: 1219–0133.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 15,584.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 907,409.
Annual Burden Hours: 148,236 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $9,175.
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.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–20194 Filed 9–11–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0007]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Mine Accident, Injury, and
Illness Report and Quarterly Mine
Employment and Coal Production
Report
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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 Mine
Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and
Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal
Production Report.

SUMMARY:

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All comments must be received
on or before November 13, 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–2020–0025.
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.
DATES:

Roslyn Fontaine, Deputy 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.
The reporting and recordkeeping
provisions in 30 CFR part 50 (Part 50),

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Notification, Investigation, Reports and
Records of Accidents, Injuries and
Illnesses, Employment and Coal
Production in Mines, are essential
elements in MSHA’s statutory mandate
to reduce work-related injuries and
illnesses among the nation’s miners (30
U.S.C. 801).
Section 50.10 requires mine operators
and independent contractors to
immediately notify MSHA in the event
of an accident. This immediate
notification is critical to MSHA’s timely
investigation and assessment of the
cause of the accident.
Section 50.11 requires that the mine
operator or independent contractor
investigate each accident and
occupational injury and prepare a
report. The mine operator or
independent contractor may not use
MSHA Form 7000–1 as the investigation
report, except if the operator or
contractor employs fewer than 20
miners and the injury is not related to
an accident.
Section 50.20 requires mine operators
and independent contractors to report
each accident, injury, and illness to
MSHA on Form 7000–1 within 10
working days after an accident or injury
has occurred or an occupational illness
has been diagnosed. The use of MSHA
Form 7000–1 provides for uniform
information gathering across the mining
industry.
Section 50.30 requires that all mine
operators and independent contractors
working on mine property report
employment to MSHA quarterly on
Form 7000–2, and that coal mine
operators and independent contractors
also report coal production.
Accident, injury, and illness data,
when correlated with employment and
production data, provide information
that MSHA uses to improve its safety
and health enforcement programs, focus
its education and training efforts, and
establish priorities for its technical
assistance activities in mine safety and
health. Maintaining a current database
allows MSHA to identify and direct
increased attention to those mines,
industry segments, and geographical
areas where hazardous trends are
developing. This could not be done
effectively using historical data. The
information collected under Part 50 is
the most comprehensive and reliable
occupational data available concerning
the mining industry.
Section 103(d) of the Mine Act
mandates that each accident be
investigated by the operator to
determine the cause and means of
preventing a recurrence. Operators must
keep records of such accidents and
investigations and make them available

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