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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).
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), (Pub. L. 91–173, as amended by
Pub. L. 95–164), 30 U.S.C. 813(h),
authorizes the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (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.
30 CFR 57.11053 requires the
development of specific escape and
evacuation plans by the operator that
address the unique conditions and
mining system of each underground
metal and nonmetal mine (MNM). The
plan must show assigned
responsibilities of all key personnel in
the event of an emergency and set out
in written form. 30 CFR 57.11053 also
requires that mine operators make
revisions to the escape and evacuation
plan for an underground metal and
nonmetal mine as mining progresses
and conditions at the mine change. The
plan must be available to the Secretary
or their authorized representatives from
MSHA and conspicuously posted at the
mine at locations convenient to all
persons on the surface and
underground. The mine operator and
MSHA are required to jointly review the
plan at least once every 6 months.
The following information is required
with each escape and evacuation plan
submission:
(1) Mine maps or diagrams showing
directions of principal air flow, location
of escape routes, and locations of
existing telephones, primary fans,
primary fan controls, fire doors,

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ventilation doors, and refuge chambers.
Appropriate portions of such maps or
diagrams shall be posted at all shaft
stations and in underground shops,
lunchrooms, and elsewhere in working
areas where persons congregate.
(2) Procedures to show how the
miners will be notified of an emergency.
(3) An escape plan for each working
area in the mine, including instructions
showing how each working area should
be evacuated. Each such plan shall be
posted at appropriate shaft stations and
elsewhere in working areas where
persons congregate.
(4) A firefighting plan.
(5) Procedures for surface personnel
to follow in an emergency, including the
notification of proper authorities and
the preparation of rescue equipment and
other equipment which may be used in
rescue and recovery operations.
(6) A statement on the availability of
emergency communication and
transportation facilities, emergency
power and ventilation, as well as the
location of rescue personnel and
equipment.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Escape and
Evacuation Plans. 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 http://
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,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and

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Variances, 201 12th Street 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 information collection request
concerns provisions for Escape and
Evacuation Plans. 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: 1219–0046.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Annual Respondents: 190.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 380.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,230 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $1,900.
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, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0049]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Hoist Operators’ Physical
Fitness
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,

SUMMARY:

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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. Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) is
soliciting comments on the information
collection for Hoist Operators’ Physical
Fitness.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before October 2, 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
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2023–0034.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at MSHA.information
[email protected] (email); (202) 693–
9440 (voice); or (202) 693–9441
(facsimile). These are not toll-free
numbers.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Background
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), Public Law 95–164 as amended, 30
U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes Mine Safety
and Health Administration (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
(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.
30 CFR 56.19057—Hoist operator’s
physical fitness (Surface Metal and
Nonmetal Mines) and 57.19057—Hoist
operator’s physical fitness
(Underground Metal and Nonmetal
Mines) require the examination and
certification of hoist operators’ physical
fitness by a qualified, licensed
physician, within 12 months preceding
hoisting duties. The safety of all metal
and nonmetal miners riding hoist
conveyances is largely dependent upon
the attentiveness and physical
capabilities of the hoist operator.
Improper movements, overspeed, and
overtravel of a hoisting conveyance can
result in serious physical harm or death
to passengers.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Hoist Operators’
Physical Fitness. 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 http://
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 information collection request
concerns provisions for Hoist Operators’
Physical Fitness. 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: 1219–0049.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Annual Respondents: 803.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 803.
Annual Burden Hours: 27 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $325,157.
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, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023–16260 Filed 7–31–23; 8:45 am]
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