Notice2023-08381
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Program To Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas of Underground Coal Mines
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Published
April 20, 2023
Issuing agencies
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 88, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24449-24450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08381]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Program To Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas
of Underground Coal Mines
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)-
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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 the agency
receives on or before May 22, 2023.
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#6723282b38373526383732252b2e242703080b49000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b3f3437242b293a242b2e393732383b1f1417551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 317(c) Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 877(c),
and 30 CFR 75.1702 prohibit persons from smoking or carrying smoking
materials underground or in places where there is a fire or explosion
hazard. Under the Mine Act and 30 CFR 75.1702, coal mine operators are
required to develop programs to prevent persons from carrying smoking
materials, matches, or lighters underground and to prevent smoking in
hazardous areas, such as in or around oil houses, explosives magazines,
or other areas where such practice may cause a fire or explosion. 30
CFR 75.1702-1 requires a mine operator to submit a smoking prevention
program to MSHA for approval. This information collection requirement
helps to ensure that a fire or explosion hazard does not occur. For
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2022 (87 FR
64253).
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: Program to Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas
of Underground Coal Mines.
OMB Control Number: 1219-0041.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 20.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 10 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nora Hernandez,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-08381 Filed 4-19-23; 8:45 am]
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