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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 Annual Respondents: 31.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 62.
Annual Time Burden: 130 hours.
Annual Other Burden Costs: $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included 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 be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024–25235 Filed 10–30–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–43–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration

I. Background

[OMB Control No. 1219–0082]

A. Legal Authority
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) as amended, 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(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, metal and nonmetal
mines.

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Records of Preshift and
Onshift Inspections of Slope and Shaft
Areas at Coal Mines
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor
(DOL), 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.
The Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments on the information collection
entitled Records of Preshift and Onshift
Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas at
Coal Mines.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before December 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
SUMMARY:

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this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below. Please note that
late comments received after the
deadline will not be considered.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2024–0027.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: DOL–MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 201 12th Street South, 4th
Floor West, Arlington, VA 22202–5452.
Before visiting MSHA in person, call
202–693–9455 to make an appointment.
• 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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:

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B. Information Collection
In order to fulfill the statutory
mandates to promote miners’ health and
safety, MSHA requires the collection of
information under the information
collection request entitled Records of
Preshift and Onshift Inspections of
Slope and Shaft Areas at Coal Mines.
The information collection is intended
to assist slope and shaft supervisors and
employees, State mine inspectors, and
Federal mine inspectors in making
decisions that will ultimately affect the
safety and health of slope and shaft
sinking employees based on the records
that show the examinations and tests
that were conducted.
The working environment is typically
a confined area in close proximity to

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moving equipment. The sinking of
slopes and shafts is a particularly
hazardous operation where conditions
change drastically in short periods of
time. Explosive methane and other
harmful gases can be expected to
infiltrate the work environment at any
time. Preshift and onshift inspections,
as well as inspections before and after
blasting, are fundamental to ensuring
that no changes have occurred, and that
the working environment is in a
condition that is optimal for miner
health and safety.
1. Preshift and Onshift Inspections
Preshift inspections need to be
completed close to the beginning of
shifts to ensure that there is little time
for conditions to change, and during
shifts to ensure that conditions are
stable. Under 30 CFR 77.1901, slope and
shaft areas must be examined by a
certified person for hazardous
conditions, including tests for methane
and oxygen deficiency, within 90
minutes before each shift, at least once
during each shift when employees are
inside any slope or shaft during
development, and before and after
blasting. The surface area surrounding
each slope and shaft is also required to
be inspected by a certified person for
hazards and all hazards in the vicinity
must be corrected before miners are
permitted to enter the excavation.
It is also important to keep records of
these conditions and any corrective
actions upon the discovery of hazardous
conditions. Under 30 CFR 77.1901(f),
operators must keep records of the
results of the inspections. The record
includes a description of any hazardous
condition found and the corrective
action taken to abate it. The record is
necessary to ensure that the inspections
and tests are conducted in a timely
fashion and that corrective action is
taken when hazardous conditions are
identified, thereby ensuring a safe
working environment for the slope and
shaft sinking employees. The record is
maintained at the mine site for the
duration of the operation.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Records of Preshift
and Onshift Inspections of Slope and
Shaft Areas at 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;

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• 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 https://
www.regulations.gov and https://
www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at DOL–MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations and
Variances, 201 12th Street South, 4th
Floor West, Arlington, VA 22202–5452.
Sign in at the receptionist’s desk on the
4th Floor via the West elevator. Before
visiting MSHA in person, call 202–693–
9455 to make an appointment.
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 Records of
Preshift and Onshift Inspections of
Slope and Shaft Areas at Coal Mines.
MSHA has updated the data with
respect to the number of respondents,
responses, time burden, 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: 1219–0082.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Annual Respondents: 15.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 6,600.
Annual Time Burden: 8,250 hours.
Annual Other Burden Costs: $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for Office of

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Management and Budget approval of the
proposed information collection
request; they will become a matter of
public record and be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024–25237 Filed 10–30–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–43–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
[OMB Control No. 1240–NEW]

Proposed Information Collection;
OWCP Provider ACH Form (OWCP–
3881)
Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, 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 Office
of Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP) is soliciting comments on the
information collection for OWCP
Provider ACH Form (SF–3881).
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before December 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit
written/paper submissions in the
following way:
• Mail or visit DOL–OWCP(HandDelivery), Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room S3524, Washington,
DC 20210.
• OWCP 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anjanette Suggs, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, at
[email protected] (email) or (202)
354–9660 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP) is the agency
responsible for administration of the
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
(FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq., the Black
Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901
et seq., the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), 42
U.S.C. 7384 et seq., and the Longshore
and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act,
33 U.S.C 901 et seq. These statutes
require OWCP to pay for appropriate
medical and vocational rehabilitation
services provided to beneficiaries. In
order for OWCP’s bill processing
contractor to pay providers for these
services with its bill processing system,
providers must complete and submit an
ACH Vendor payment system form. This
form is required under the provision of
31 U.S.C. 3322 and 31 CFR 210. The
information reported on the form will be
used by the Treasury Department to
transmit payment data by electronic
means to a vendor’s financial institution
for payment of medical services
rendered to OWCP’s claimants.
If this information is not obtained,
when a provider submits their bill for
payment, the bill payment process is
substantially prolonged and increases
the burden on providers to obtain
payment for services rendered. The
regulations implementing the above
statutes that OWCP administers permit
the collection of information necessary
to allow its billing contractor to process
and pay bills submitted by providers of
medical and vocational rehabilitation
services. (20 CFR 10.801, 30.701,
725.704, 725.705 and 725.714).
II. Desired Focus of Comments
OWCP is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to the OWCP ACH
Vendor Payment Enrolment Form.
The OWCP 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 OWCP’s
estimate of the burden related to the
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used in the estimate;

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