Notice2021-12606
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Diesel-Powered Equipment in Underground Coal Mines
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Published
June 16, 2021
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Labor DepartmentMine Safety and Health Administration
Abstract
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 Diesel-Powered Equipment in Underground Coal Mines.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32067-32068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12606]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219-0119]
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Diesel-Powered
Equipment in Underground Coal Mines
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: 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 Diesel-Powered
Equipment in Underground Coal Mines.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before August 16, 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:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments for docket number MSHA-
2021-0007. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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.
<bullet> 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:
<bullet> Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit DOL-MSHA, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite
4E401, Arlington, VA 22202-5452.
<bullet> MSHA will post your comment as well as any attachments,
except for information submitted and marked as confidential, in the
docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Senk, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#074a544f46296e696168756a66736e68692964686b6b6264736e6869744763686b29606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd809e858ce3a4a3aba2bfa0acb9a4a2a3e3aea2a1a1a8aeb9a4a2a3be8da9a2a1e3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a> (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.
MSHA requires mine operators to provide important safety and health
protections to underground coal miners who work on and around diesel-
powered equipment. The engines powering diesel equipment are potential
contributors to fires and explosion hazards in the confined environment
of an underground coal mine where combustible coal dust and explosive
methane gas are present. Diesel equipment operating in underground coal
mines also can pose serious health risks to miners from exposure to
diesel exhaust emissions, including diesel particulates, oxides of
nitrogen, and carbon monoxide. Diesel exhaust is a lung carcinogen in
animals.
Information collection requirements are found in: Section
75.1901(a), Diesel fuel requirements; section 75.1911(j), Fire
suppression systems for diesel-powered equipment and fuel
transportation units; section 75.1912(i), Fire suppression systems for
permanent underground diesel fuel storage facilities; sections
75.1914(f)(1), (f)(2), (g)(5), (h)(1), and (h)(2), Maintenance of
diesel-powered equipment; and sections 75.1915(b)(5), (c)(1), and
(c)(2), Training and qualification of persons working on diesel-powered
equipment.
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II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection related to Diesel-Powered Equipment in Underground Coal
Mines. MSHA is particularly interested in comments that:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
<bullet> Suggest methods to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and
<bullet> 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 <a href="https://regulations.gov">https://regulations.gov</a> and in 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 Diesel-
Powered Equipment in 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: 1219-0119.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 126.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 170,641.
Annual Burden Hours: 13,844 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $312,294.
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 <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov">https://www.reginfo.gov</a>.
Jessica Senk,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-12606 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]
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