Notice2021-25639
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notification of Methane Detected in Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mine Atmospheres
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Published
November 24, 2021
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Labor Department
Abstract
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67089-67090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25639]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Notification of Methane Detected in
Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mine Atmospheres
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before December 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202-
693-8633 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0642494a59565447595653444a4f454662696a28616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="185c575447484a5947484d5a54515b587c7774367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 30 CFR 57.22004(c) requires operators
of underground M/NM mines to notify the MSHA as soon as possible if any
of the following events occur: (a) There is an outburst that results in
0.25 percent or more methane in the mine atmosphere, (b) there is a
blowout that results in 0.25 percent or more methane in the mine
atmosphere, (c) there is an ignition of methane, or (d) air sample
results indicate 0.25 percent or more methane in the mine atmosphere of
a I-B, I-C, II-B, V-B, or Category VI mine. Under Sec. Sec. 57.22239
and 57.22231, if methane reaches 2.0 percent in a Category IV mine or
if methane reaches 0.25 percent in the mine atmosphere of a Subcategory
I-B, II-B, V-B, or VI mine, MSHA shall be notified immediately.
Although the standards do not specify how MSHA is to be notified, MSHA
anticipates that the notifications would be made by telephone.
Title 30 CFR 57.22229 and 57.22230 require that the mine atmosphere
be tested for methane and/or carbon dioxide at least once every seven
days by a competent person or atmospheric monitoring system or a
combination of both. Section 57.2229 applies to underground M/NM mines
categorized as I-A, III, and V-A mines where the atmosphere is tested
for both methane and carbon dioxide. Section 57.22230 applies to
underground M/NM mines categorized as II-A mines where the atmosphere
is tested for methane. Where examinations disclose hazardous
conditions, affected miners must be informed. Title 30 CFR 57.22229(d)
and 57.22230(c) require that the person performing the tests certify by
signature and date that the tests have been conducted. Certifications
of
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examinations shall be kept for at least one year and made available to
authorized representatives of the Secretary of Labor. For additional
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on June 10, 2021 (86 FR 30987).
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
the public is generally not required to respond to an information
collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions
of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL-MSHA.
Title of Collection: Notification of Methane Detected in
Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mine Atmospheres.
OMB Control Number: 1219-0103.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 319.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 28 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Nora Hernandez,
Department Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-25639 Filed 11-23-21; 8:45 am]
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