Notice2023-28353
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Rock Burst Control Plan (Pertains to Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines)
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Published
December 26, 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 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88971-88972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28353]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Rock Burst Control Plan (Pertains to
Underground Metal/Nonmetal 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)-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 January 25, 2024.
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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the
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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: Michael Howell by telephone at 202-
693-6782, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d696261727d7f6c727d786f61646e6d494241034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="793d363526292b3826292c3b35303a391d1615571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, 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
and metal and nonmetal mines.
30 CFR 57.3461 requires operators of underground metal and nonmetal
mines which have experienced a rock burst to report to the nearest MSHA
office of each rock burst within 24 hours. These mine operators are
also required to develop and implement a rock burst control plan within
90 days after a rock burst has been experienced. Plans are required to
include: (1) mining and operating procedures designed to reduce the
occurrence of rock bursts; (2) monitoring procedures where detection
methods are used; and (3) other measures to minimize exposure of
persons to areas prone to rock bursts. Plans are also required to be
updated as conditions warrant and are to be made available to MSHA
inspectors and to miners or their representatives. The standard does
not require that all underground metal and nonmetal mines develop these
preventative measures, but it does require that all mines with a rock
burst history develop and implement a rock burst control plan.
Rock bursts pose a serious threat to the safety of miners in the
area affected by the burst. These bursts may reasonably be expected to
result in the entrapment of miners, serious physical harm, and death.
Recent mining technology utilizes scientific methods of monitoring rock
stresses which allows for the prediction of an oncoming burst. These
predictions can be used by the mine operator to move miners to safer
locations and to identify areas which need relief drilling. For
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register on July 24, 2023 (88 FR
47524).
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.
Agency: DOL-MSHA.
Title of Collection: Rock Burst Control Plan (Pertains to
Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines).
OMB Control Number: 1219-0097.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 1.
Annual Burden Hours: 12 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-28353 Filed 12-22-23; 8:45 am]
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