1219-0146 Published Frn 2021

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Committee’s website: https://
www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/
about-us/state-all-payer-claimsdatabases-advisory-committee.
Dated: June 29, 2021.
Ali Khawar,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2021–14287 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0146]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Refuge Alternatives for
Underground Coal 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 request for
comment 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 request 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 Refuge
Alternatives for Underground Coal
Mines.

SUMMARY:

All comments must be received
on or before September 7, 2021.
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–2021–0023.
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

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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 your comment includes
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:

Jessica Senk, 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 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.
Each underground coal mine has an
emergency response plan (ERP) and
refuge alternatives (RA) that protect
miners when escape from a mine during
a mine emergency is not possible by
providing secure spaces with isolated
atmospheres that create life-sustaining
environments.
Title 30 CFR 75.1506 requires mine
operators to provide RAs.
Section 75.1507 requires the
development and implementation of
ERP. It requires that the ERP provide
detailed information about the RAs used
in the mine. This information assists
miners, supervisors, emergency
responders, and MSHA in ensuring that
all essential preparations are made and
required materials are readily available
and in working order. A mine operator
may notify the District Manager and
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need to locate an RA in a different
location than the one identified in the
ERP for that mine (as required by
section 75.1506(c)(2)).
Section 75.1508 requires the mine
operator to certify that persons assigned
to examine, maintain, and repair RAs
and components are trained for those
tasks. Training certifications assist
MSHA in determining that persons
received the required training. The
training certification for persons
assigned to examine RAs is integrated
into existing requirements for preshift
examinations of the mine under section
75.360 (OMB 1219–0088). The training
certification for persons assigned to
maintain and repair RAs is included in
this package under section 75.1508(a).
Section 75.1508(b) requires a record
of any maintenance and repair
performed on an RA. This record assists
MSHA in identifying design flaws or
other weaknesses in the RA or its
components that could adversely impact
the safety of miners.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Refuge Alternatives
for Underground Coal 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.
Background documents related to this
information collection request are
available at https://regulations.gov and
at 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.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for Refuge

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Alternatives for Underground Coal
Mines. 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: 1219–0146.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 27.
Annual Burden Hours: 73 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $17.
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.
Jessica Senk,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–14297 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am]

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification of
Application of Existing Mandatory
Safety Standards; Correction
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:

The Mine Safety and Health
Administration published a notice in
the Federal Register of June 25, 2021,
that concerned summaries of three
petitions for modification. The notice
contained incorrect docket numbers
used to identify the respective petitions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica D. Senk, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at [email protected] (email),
202–693–9440 (voice), or 202–693–9441
(fax). These are not toll-free numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:

Correction
In FR Doc. 2021–13544, appearing on
page 33773 in the Federal Register of
June 25, 2021, the following corrections
are made under II. Petitions for
Modification:
1. On page 33773, in the second
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Dated: June 28, 2021.
Jessica Senk,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
[FR Doc. 2021–14284 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0004]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Roof Control Plan for
Underground Coal 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 request for
comment 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 request 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 Roof Control
Plan for Underground Coal Mines.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before September 7, 2021.
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–2021–0006.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
SUMMARY:

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016–C.’’ is corrected to read ‘‘Docket
Number: M–2021–019–C.’’
2. On page 33775, in the second
column, the ‘‘Docket Number: M–2021–
017–C.’’ is corrected to read ‘‘Docket
Number: M–2021–020–C.’’
3. On page 33777, in the second
column, the ‘‘Docket Number: M–2021–
018–C.’’ is corrected to read ‘‘Docket
Number: M–2021–021–C.’’

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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 your comment includes
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:
Jessica Senk, 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.
Section 302(a) of the Mine Act
requires that a roof control plan and
revisions thereof suitable to the roof
conditions and mining system of each
coal mine be first approved by the
Secretary before implementation by the
operator. The plan must show the type
of support and spacing approved by the
Secretary, and the plan must be
reviewed at least every 6 months by the
Secretary.
This information collection addresses
the recordkeeping associated with:
75.215 Longwall mining systems;
75.220(a)(1)—Roof control plan;
75.221(1)(2)—Roof control plan
information;
75.222(a)—Roof control plan-approval
criteria; and

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