Notice2024-01773
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Certification and Qualification To Examine, Test, Operate Hoists and Perform Other Duties
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Published
January 30, 2024
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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 89, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5936-5937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01773]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Certification and Qualification To Examine,
Test, Operate Hoists and Perform Other Duties
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 February 29, 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#b2f6fdfeede2e0f3ede2e7f0fefbf1f2d6ddde9cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="63272c2f3c3331223c3336212f2a2023070c0f4d040c15">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pertains to certification of certain persons
to perform specific exams and tests. Also contains procedures under
which coal mine operators are required to maintain a list of certified
and qualified persons, and to develop an approved training plan for
hosting engineers or host men. 30 CFR 75.159 and 77.106 require coal
mine operators to maintain a list of persons who are certified and
those who are qualified to perform duties under parts 75 and 77, such
as conduct examinations for hazardous conditions, conduct tests for
methane and oxygen deficiency, conduct tests of air flow, perform
electrical work, repair energized surface high-voltage lines, and
perform duties of hoisting engineer. The information collection is
necessary to ensure that only persons who are properly trained and
sufficiently experienced are permitted to perform these duties.
Although MSHA does not specify a format for the recordkeeping, it
normally consists of the names of the certified and qualified persons
listed in two columns on a sheet of paper. One column is for certified
persons and the other is for qualified persons. For additional
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on August 16, 2023 (88 FR 55728).
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: Certification and Qualification to Examine,
Test, Operate Hoists and Perform Other Duties.
OMB Control Number: 1219-0127.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 990.
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Total Estimated Number of Responses: 3,980.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 334 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $3.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2024-01773 Filed 1-29-24; 8:45 am]
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