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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 235 / Friday, December 10, 2021 / Notices

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. Before visiting MSHA
in person, call 202–693–9455 to make
an appointment, in keeping with the
Department of Labor’s COVID–19
policy. Special health precautions may
be required.
• 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.
S.
Aromie Noe, Acting Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at
[email protected]
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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 and metal and nonmetal
mines.
The escape and evacuation plan
required by 30 CFR 77.1101 is prepared
by the mine operator and is used by
mines, MSHA, and persons involved in
rescue and recovery operations. The
plan is used to instruct employees in the
proper methods to evacuate structures
in the event of a fire. MSHA inspection
personnel use the plan to determine
compliance with the standard requiring
a means of escape and evacuation be
established and the requirement that
employees be instructed in the
procedures to follow should a fire occur.

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II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Escape and
Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal
Mines, Surface Facilities and Surface
Work Areas of Underground Coal
Mines. MSHA is particularly interested
in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper

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performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s
estimate of the burden related to the
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used in the estimate;
• Suggest methods to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
information collection 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 CONTACT:
section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for escape and
evacuation plans for surface coal mines,
surface facilities and surface work areas
of 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: 1219–0051.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 35.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 35.
Annual Burden Hours: 150 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $0.
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.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–26724 Filed 12–9–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0135]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Health Standards for Diesel
Particulate Matter Exposure
(Underground Metal and Nonmetal
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 Health
Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter
Exposure (Underground Metal and
Nonmetal Mines).
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before February 8, 2022.
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 MSHA–2021–0038. 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 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.
SUMMARY:

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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 235 / Friday, December 10, 2021 / Notices
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. Before visiting MSHA
in person, call 202–693–9455 to make
an appointment in keeping with the
Department of Labor’s COVID–19
policy. Special health precautions may
be required.
• 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.
S.
Aromie Noe, Acting Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at
[email protected]
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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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(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 and metal and nonmetal
mines.
Diesel particulate matter (DPM) is a
carcinogen that consists of tiny particles
present in diesel-engine exhaust that
can readily penetrate into the deepest
recesses of the lungs. Despite
ventilation, the confined underground
mine work environment may contribute
to significant concentrations of particles
produced by equipment used in the
mine. Underground miners are exposed
to higher concentrations of DPM than
any other occupational group. As a
result, they face a significantly greater
risk than other workers of developing
such diseases as lung cancer, heart
failure, serious allergic responses, and
other cardiopulmonary problems.
The DPM regulation established a
permissible exposure limit to total
carbon, which is a surrogate for
measuring a miner’s exposure to DPM.
These regulations include a number of
other requirements for the protection of
miners’ health. The DPM regulations
contain information collection
requirements for underground metal

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nonmetal mine operators under sections
57.5060, 57.5065, 57.5066, 57.5070,
57.5071, and 57.5075(a) and (b)(3).
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Health Standards
for Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure
(Underground Metal and Nonmetal
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 related to the
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used in the estimate;
• Suggest methods to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
information collection 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 health standards
for diesel particulate matter exposure in
underground metal and nonmetal
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: 1219–0135.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 194.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 54,696.
Annual Burden Hours: 11,218 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $421,942.

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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.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–26727 Filed 12–9–21; 8:45 am]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Federal Register Notice of Request for
Comments; Re: 2021 LSC Agricultural
Worker Poverty Population Estimates
Legal Services Corporation.
Request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Legal Services
Corporation (LSC) provides special
population grants to effectively and
efficiently fund civil legal aid services
to address the legal needs of agricultural
workers and their dependents through
grants entitled ‘‘Basic Field—
Agricultural Workers.’’ The funding for
these grants is based on data regarding
the eligible client population to be
served. LSC obtained from the U.S.
Department of Labor data about this
population that updates the data the
Department of Labor provided in 2016.
LSC seeks comments on the updated
data, which LSC will begin using for
grant allocations on January 1, 2022.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
January 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments must be
submitted to agworkerpopulation@
lsc.gov with attachments in Acrobat
PDV format. If you cannot submit your
comments by email, please contact LSC
regarding alternatives for submission by
calling Mark Freedman, Senior
Associate General Counsel, Legal
Services Corporation, 202–295–1623.
Written comments sent to any other
address or received after the end of the
comment period may not be considered
by LSC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant
General Counsel, Legal Services
Corporation, 3333 K St. NW,
Washington, DC 20007; 202–295–1623
(phone); 202–337–6519 (fax);
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Legal
Services Corporation (‘‘LSC’’ or
‘‘Corporation’’) was established through
the LSC Act ‘‘for the purpose of
providing financial support for legal
assistance in noncriminal matters or
SUMMARY:

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