Notice2023-28366
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Escape and Evacuation Plans
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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]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28366]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Escape and Evacuation Plans
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 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#d0949f9c8f8082918f8085929c999390b4bfbcfeb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="387c777467686a7967686d7a74717b785c5754165f574e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 30 CFR 57.11053 requires the development of
specific escape and evacuation plans by the operator that address the
unique conditions and mining system of each underground metal and
nonmetal mine (MNM). The plan must show assigned responsibilities of
all key personnel in the event of an emergency and set out in written
form. 30 CFR 57.11053 also requires that mine operators make
modifications to the escape and evacuation plan for an underground
metal and nonmetal mine as mining progresses and conditions at the mine
change. The plan must be available to the Secretary or their authorized
representatives from MSHA, and conspicuously posted at the mine at
locations convenient to all persons on the surface and underground. The
mine operator and MSHA are required to jointly review the plan at least
once every 6 months. The information is prepared by the mine operator
for use by miners, MSHA, and persons involved in rescue operations. A
miner must be aware, at all times, of the emergency escape route for
his/her particular working place. Rescue personnel must be aware of the
miners' escape routes. For additional substantive information about
this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on
August 1, 2023 (88 FRN 50179).
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: Escape and Evacuation Plans.
OMB Control Number: 1219-0046.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 190.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 380.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,230 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,900.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-28366 Filed 12-22-23; 8:45 am]
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