81_FR_42860 81 FR 42734 - Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Program To Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas (Pertains to Underground Coal Mines)

81 FR 42734 - Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Program To Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas (Pertains to Underground Coal Mines)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 126 (June 30, 2016)

Page Range42734-42735
FR Document2016-15426

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). This program helps to assure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the information collection for Program to Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas (Pertains to Underground Coal Mines).

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42734-42735]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15426]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

[OMB Control No. 1219-0041]


Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Program To Prevent 
Smoking in Hazardous Areas (Pertains to Underground Coal Mines)

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A). This program helps to assure that requested data can be 
provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial 
resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, 
and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be 
properly assessed. Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration 
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the information collection for Program 
to Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas (Pertains to Underground Coal 
Mines).

DATES: All comments must be received on or before August 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the information collection requirements 
of this notice may be sent by any of the methods listed below.
     Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments for docket 
number MSHA-2016-0018.
     Regular Mail: Send comments to USDOL-MSHA, Office of 
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite 
4E401, Arlington, VA 22202-5452
     Hand Delivery: USDOL--Mine Safety and Health 
Administration, 201 12th Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA 
22202-5452. Sign in at the receptionist's desk on the 4th floor via the 
East elevator.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of 
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at MSHA.information 
.[email protected] (email); 202-693-9440 (voice); or 202-693-9441 
(facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Section 317(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 
(Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. 877(c), and 30 CFR 75.1702 prohibits persons from 
smoking or carrying smoking materials underground or in places where 
there is a fire or explosion hazard. Under the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 
877(c) and 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.
    Section 75.1702-1 requires a mine operator to submit a smoking 
prevention plan to MSHA for approval under Sec.  75.1702 to MSHA for 
approval. Section 103(h) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 813, authorizes 
MSHA to collect information necessary to carry out its duty in 
protecting the safety and health of miners. These information 
collection requirements help to ensure that a fire or explosion hazard 
does not occur.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information 
collection related to Program to Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas 
(Pertains to Underground Coal Mines). MSHA is particularly interested 
in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information has practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA's estimate of the burden of 
the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
     Suggest methods to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    The information collection request will be available on http://www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions the commenter against providing any 
information in the submission that should not be publicly disclosed. 
Full comments, including personal information provided, will be made 
available on www.regulations.gov and www.reginfo.gov.
    The public may also examine publicly available documents at USDOL--
Mine Safety and Health Administration, 201 12th South, Suite 4E401, 
Arlington, VA 22202-5452. Sign in at the receptionist's desk on the 4th 
floor via the East elevator.
    Questions about the information collection requirements may be 
directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this notice.

III. Current Actions

    This request for collection of information contains provisions for 
Program to Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas (Pertains to Underground 
Coal Mines). MSHA has updated the data with respect to the number of 
respondents, responses, burden hours, and burden costs supporting this 
information collection request.
    Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved 
collection.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    OMB Number: 1219-0041.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 17.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Responses: 17.
    Annual Burden Hours: 9 hours.
    Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and

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included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of 
the information collection request; they will also become a matter of 
public record.

Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-15426 Filed 6-29-16; 8:45 am]
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42734 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 126 / Thursday, June 30, 2016 / Notices costs supporting this information ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the performance of the functions of the collection request. information collection requirements of agency, including whether the Type of Review: Extension, without this notice may be sent by any of the information has practical utility; change, of a currently approved methods listed below. • Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s collection. • Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: estimate of the burden of the collection Agency: Mine Safety and Health http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the of information, including the validity of Administration. on-line instructions for submitting the methodology and assumptions used; OMB Number: 1219–0014. comments for docket number MSHA– • Suggest methods to enhance the Affected Public: Business or other for- 2016–0018. quality, utility, and clarity of the profit. • Regular Mail: Send comments to information to be collected; and Number of Respondents: 2,511. USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards, • Minimize the burden of the Frequency: On occasion. Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th collection of information on those who Number of Responses: 2,511. Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, are to respond, including through the Annual Burden Hours: 502 hours. VA 22202–5452 Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper use of appropriate automated, • Hand Delivery: USDOL—Mine electronic, mechanical, or other Cost: $0. Safety and Health Administration, 201 MSHA Forms: Hazardous Conditions technological collection techniques or 12th Street South, Suite 4E401, other forms of information technology, Complaints. Arlington, VA 22202–5452. Sign in at Comments submitted in response to e.g., permitting electronic submission of the receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor responses. this notice will be summarized and via the East elevator. The information collection request included in the request for Office of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: will be available on http:// Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions also become a matter of public record. Standards, Regulations, and Variances, the commenter against providing any MSHA, at MSHA.information information in the submission that Sheila McConnell, .collections@dol.gov (email); 202–693– should not be publicly disclosed. Full Certifying Officer. 9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441 comments, including personal [FR Doc. 2016–15425 Filed 6–29–16; 8:45 am] (facsimile). information provided, will be made BILLING CODE 4510–43–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: available on www.regulations.gov and www.reginfo.gov. I. Background The public may also examine publicly DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Section 317(c) of the Federal Mine available documents at USDOL—Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Safety and Health Administration, 201 Mine Safety and Health Administration Act), 30 U.S.C. 877(c), and 30 CFR 12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA [OMB Control No. 1219–0041] 75.1702 prohibits persons from smoking 22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s or carrying smoking materials desk on the 4th floor via the East Proposed Extension of Information underground or in places where there is elevator. Collection; Program To Prevent a fire or explosion hazard. Under the Questions about the information Smoking in Hazardous Areas (Pertains Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 877(c) and 75.1702, collection requirements may be directed to Underground Coal Mines) coal mine operators are required to to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER develop programs to prevent persons INFORMATION CONTACT section of this AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health from carrying smoking materials, notice. Administration, Labor. matches, or lighters underground and to ACTION: Request for public comments. prevent smoking in hazardous areas, III. Current Actions such as in or around oil houses, This request for collection of SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as explosives magazines or other areas information contains provisions for part of its continuing effort to reduce where such practice may cause a fire or Program to Prevent Smoking in paperwork and respondent burden, explosion. Hazardous Areas (Pertains to conducts a pre-clearance consultation Section 75.1702–1 requires a mine Underground Coal Mines). MSHA has program to provide the general public operator to submit a smoking prevention updated the data with respect to the and Federal agencies with an plan to MSHA for approval under number of respondents, responses, opportunity to comment on proposed § 75.1702 to MSHA for approval. burden hours, and burden costs collections of information in accordance Section 103(h) of the Mine Act, 30 supporting this information collection with the Paperwork Reduction Act of U.S.C. 813, authorizes MSHA to collect request. 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). This information necessary to carry out its Type of Review: Extension, without program helps to assure that requested duty in protecting the safety and health change, of a currently approved data can be provided in the desired of miners. These information collection collection. format, reporting burden (time and requirements help to ensure that a fire Agency: Mine Safety and Health financial resources) is minimized, or explosion hazard does not occur. Administration. collection instruments are clearly OMB Number: 1219–0041. understood, and the impact of collection II. Desired Focus of Comments Affected Public: Business or other for- requirements on respondents can be MSHA is soliciting comments profit. properly assessed. Currently, the Mine concerning the proposed information mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Number of Respondents: 17. Safety and Health Administration collection related to Program to Prevent Frequency: On occasion. (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the Smoking in Hazardous Areas (Pertains Number of Responses: 17. information collection for Program to to Underground Coal Mines). MSHA is Annual Burden Hours: 9 hours. Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas particularly interested in comments Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper (Pertains to Underground Coal Mines). that: Cost: $0. DATES: All comments must be received • Evaluate whether the collection of Comments submitted in response to on or before August 29, 2016. information is necessary for the proper this notice will be summarized and VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:01 Jun 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 126 / Thursday, June 30, 2016 / Notices 42735 included in the request for Office of Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Sections 75.351(n)(2) and 75.351(n)(3) Management and Budget approval of the Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, require that alarms for AMS be tested information collection request; they will VA 22202–5452. every seven days and CO, smoke, or also become a matter of public record. • Hand Delivery: USDOL–Mine methane sensors be calibrated, every 31 Safety and Health Administration, 201 days, respectively. Sheila McConnell, 12th Street South, Suite 4E401, Section 75.351(o)(1)(i) requires that a Certifying Officer. Arlington, VA 22202–5452. Sign in at record be made if the AMS emits an [FR Doc. 2016–15426 Filed 6–29–16; 8:45 am] the receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor alert or alarm signal. The record would BILLING CODE 4510–43–P via the East elevator. consist of the date, time, location, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: type of sensor, and the reason for its Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of activation. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Section 75.351(o)(1)(ii) requires that, Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at MSHA.information if an AMS malfunctions, a record be Mine Safety and Health Administration made of the date, the extent and cause .collections@dol.gov (email); 202–693– [OMB Control No. 1219–0138] 9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441 of the malfunction, and the corrective (facsimile). action taken to return the system to Proposed Extension of Information proper operating condition. Collection; Safety Standards for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 75.351(o)(1)(iii) requires that Underground Coal Mine Ventilation— I. Background the persons doing the weekly test of Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air alert and alarm signals, the monthly Course To Ventilate Working Sections MSHA allows operators to use air calibration, or maintenance of the and Areas Where Mechanized Mining from a belt air course to ventilate a system make a record of these tests, Equipment Is Being Installed or working section, or an area where calibrations, or maintenance. Removed mechanized mining equipment is being Section 75.351(o)(3) requires that all installed or removed, only under certain records concerning the AMS be kept in AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health conditions. The belt air use must be a book or electronically in a computer Administration, Labor. evaluated and approved by the district system that is secure and not ACTION: Request for public comments. manager in the mine ventilation plan susceptible to alteration. and operators must follow a number of Section 75.351(p) requires the mine SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as other requirements that provide part of its continuing effort to reduce operator to keep these records for at additional protection. least one year at a surface location and paperwork and respondent burden, Section 75.350(b) requires that the conducts a pre-clearance consultation to make them available for inspection by mine operator must include in a authorized representatives of the program to provide the general public ventilation plan a justification that the and Federal agencies with an Secretary and representatives of miners. use of air from a belt entry would afford Section 75.351(q)(3) requires that a opportunity to comment on proposed at least the same measure of protection record of annual AMS operator training collections of information in accordance as where belt haulage entries are not be kept. The record will include the with the Paperwork Reduction Act of used. The plan also must include content of training, the person 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). This information regarding point feeds and conducting the training, and the date program helps to assure that requested regulators and designated areas for dust the training is conducted. The record data can be provided in the desired and air velocity measurements. needs to be maintained at the mine site format, reporting burden (time and Section 75.351(b)(3) and 75.351(b)(4) by the mine operator for at least one financial resources) is minimized, require a mine operator to post a map year. collection instruments are clearly or schematic, at a designated surface Sections 75.352(a), 75.352(b) and understood, and the impact of collection location, which shows the locations and 75.352(c) require the designated AMS requirements on respondents can be type of Atmospheric Monitoring System operator or other appropriate personnel properly assessed. Currently, the Mine (AMS) sensors at each location and the to notify, investigate, or evacuate when Safety and Health Administration intended air flow direction at these malfunction, alert, or alarm signals are (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the locations. This map or schematic must received. information collection for Safety be updated within 24 hours of any Section 75.371(hh) requires reporting Standards for Underground Coal Mine change in this information. Contact within the mine ventilation plan of the Ventilation—Belt Entry Used as an information for AMS and other ‘‘ambient level in parts per million of Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working appropriate personnel also must be carbon monoxide, and the method for Sections and Areas Where Mechanized posted at this location. determining the ambient level, in all Mining Equipment is Being Installed or Section 75.351(j) requires approval of areas where carbon monoxide sensors Removed. the CO ambient levels, and the means to are installed.’’ This provision is DATES: All comments must be received determine those levels, in the mine impacted by section 75.351(j). on or before August 29, 2016. ventilation plan. Section 75.371(kk) requires the ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the Section 75.351(m) permits a mine to locations where air quantities are information collection requirements of incorporate time delays into the AMS, measured as set forth in section this notice may be sent by any of the or to use other methods for reducing 75.350(b)(6) be included in the mine non-fire alerts and alarm levels, mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES methods listed below. ventilation plan. • Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: provided they are specified and Section 75.371(ll) requires the http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the approved in the mine ventilation plan. locations and use of point feed on-line instructions for submitting Permission for such time delays, or regulators, in accordance with Sections comments for docket number [MSHA– other methods of reducing non-fire 75.350(c) and 75.350(d)(5), to be in the 20##–0###] alerts and alarms, would be granted mine ventilation plan. • Regular Mail: Send comments to based on associated documentation that Section 75.371(mm) requires the USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards, justifies these changes. location of any diesel-discriminating VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:01 Jun 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1


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sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for public comments.
DatesAll comments must be received on or before August 29, 2016.
ContactSheila McConnell, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at MSHA.information [email protected] (email); 202-693-9440 (voice); or 202-693-9441 (facsimile).
FR Citation81 FR 42734 
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