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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 https://
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 DOL–MSHA,
201 12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor via
the East elevator. 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.
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 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.

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Annual Burden Hours: 3,588 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $0. The estimated annual cost
burden to respondents or recordkeeper
decreased from $140,000 to $0 due to a
modification to what costs contribute to
recordkeeping and information
collection burdens.
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.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023–05718 Filed 3–20–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0089]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Safety Defects;
Examination, Correction, and Records
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 Safety
Defects; Examination, Correction, and
Records.
DATES: All comments must be received
by the Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances on or before May 22,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below. Please note that
late, untimely filed comments will not
be considered.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
SUMMARY:

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on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2022–0073.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: 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 all comments as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted and marked as
confidential, in the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
S.
Aromie Noe, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at
[email protected]
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile). These are not tollfree numbers.
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, 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 and metal and nonmetal
mines.
This Information Collection Request
concerns recordkeeping requirements
related to: (1) Inspection of compressedair receivers and other unfired pressure
vessels; (2) Boilers; (3) Safety defects;
examination; correction and records;
and (4) Examination of working places
in surface and underground metal and
nonmetal mines.
30 CFR 56.13015 (Surface Metal and
Nonmetal Mines—Inspection of
compressed-air receivers and other
unfired pressure vessels) and 57.13015
(Underground Metal and Nonmetal
Mines—Inspection of compressed-air
receivers and other unfired pressure
vessels) require that compressed-air
receivers and other unfired pressure
vessels must be inspected by inspectors
holding a valid National Board
Commission and in accordance with the
applicable chapters of the National
Board Inspection Code, a Manual for
Boiler and Pressure Vessels Inspectors,
1979. Safety defects found on
compressed-air receivers and other

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unfired pressure vessels have caused
injuries and fatalities in the mining
industry.
Records of inspections must be kept
in accordance with the requirements of
the National Board Inspection Code and
the records must be made available to
the Secretary or an authorized
representative.
30 CFR 56.13030 (Surface Metal and
Nonmetal Mines—Boilers) and 57.13030
(Underground Metal and Nonmetal
Mines—Boilers) require that fired
pressure vessels (boilers) must be
equipped with water level gauges,
pressure gauges, automatic pressurerelief valves, blowdown piping, and
other safety devices approved by the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers to protect against hazards
from overpressure, flameouts, fuel
interruptions, and low water level.
Records of inspection and repairs
must be retained by the mine operator
in accordance with the requirements of
the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Code, 1977, and the National Board
Inspection Code (progressive records—
no limit on retention time) and shall be
made available to the Secretary or an
authorized representative.
30 CFR 56.14100 (Surface Metal and
Nonmetal Mines—Safety defects;
examination, correction and records)
and 57.14100 (Underground Metal and
Nonmetal Mines—Safety defects;
examination, correction and records)
require that operators must inspect
equipment, machinery, and tools that
are to be used during a shift for safety
defects before the equipment is placed
in operation. Defects affecting safety are
required to be corrected in a timely
manner. In instances where the defect
makes continued operation of the
equipment hazardous to persons, the
equipment must be removed from
service, tagged to identify that it is out
of use, and repaired before use is
resumed.
Safety defects on self-propelled
mobile equipment account for many
injuries and fatalities in the mining
industry. Inspection of this equipment
prior to use is required to ensure safe
operation. The equipment operator is
required to make a visual and
operational check of the various primary
operating systems that affect safety,
such as brakes, lights, horn, seatbelts,
tires, steering, back-up alarm,
windshield, cab safety glass, rear and
side view mirrors, and other safety and
health related items.
Any defects found are required to be
either corrected immediately or reported
to and recorded by the mine operator
prior to the timely correction. The
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kept is left to the discretion of the mine
operator. Reports of uncorrected defects
are required to be recorded by the mine
operator and kept at the mine office
from the date the defects are recorded
until the defects are corrected.
30 CFR 56.18002 (Surface Metal and
Nonmetal Mines—Examination of
working places) and 57.18002
(Underground Metal and Nonmetal
Mines—Examination of working places)
require that a competent person
designated by the operator shall
examine each working place at least
once each shift before miners begin
work in that place for conditions that
may adversely affect safety or health. A
record of each examination must be
made before the end of the shift for
which the examination was conducted.
The record must contain the name of the
person conducting the examination; the
date of the examination; location of all
areas examined; and description of each
condition found that may adversely
affect the safety or health of miners.
When a condition that may adversely
affect safety or health is corrected, the
examination record shall include, or be
supplemented to include, the date of the
corrective action. The operator must
maintain the examination records for at
least 1 year, make the records available
for inspection by authorized
representatives of the Secretary and the
representatives of miners, and provide
these representatives a copy on request.
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 https://
www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions
the commenter against providing any
information in the submission that

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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 DOL–MSHA,
201 12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor via
the East elevator. 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.
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 request for collection of
information contains recordkeeping
provisions for 30 CFR 56.13015
(Inspection of compressed-air receivers
and other unfired pressure vessels) and
57.13015 (Inspection of compressed-air
receivers and other unfired pressure
vessels), 56.13030 (Boilers), 57.13030
(Boilers), 56.14100 (Safety defects;
examination, correction and records)
and 57.14100 (Safety defects;
examination, correction and records)
and 56.18002 (Examination of working
places) and 57.18002 (Examination of
working places). 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: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0089.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 11,279.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 5,487,441.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,236,293
hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $218,190.
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.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023–05719 Filed 3–20–23; 8:45 am]
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