82_FR_27842 82 FR 27727 - Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report

82 FR 27727 - Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 115 (June 16, 2017)

Page Range27727-27728
FR Document2017-12541

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. 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 the Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27727-27728]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12541]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

[OMB Control No. 1219-0007]


Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Mine Accident, 
Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal 
Production Report

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. 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 the Mine 
Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly Mine Employment and 
Coal Production Report.

DATES: All comments must be received on or before August 15, 2017.

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-2017-0016.
     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.collections@dol.gov (email); (202) 693-9440 (voice); 
or (202) 693-9441 (facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 
(Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes 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 or other 
mines.
    The reporting and recordkeeping provisions in 30 CFR part 50, 
Notification, Investigation, Reports and Records of Accidents, Injuries 
and Illnesses, Employment and Coal Production in Mines, are essential 
elements in MSHA's Congressional mandate to reduce work-related 
injuries and illnesses among the nation's miners.
    Section 50.10 requires mine operators and independent contractors 
to immediately notify MSHA in the event of an accident. This immediate 
notification is critical to MSHA's timely investigation and assessment 
of the cause of the accident.
    Section 50.11 requires that the mine operator or independent 
contractor investigate each accident and occupational injury and 
prepare a report. The mine operator or independent contractor may not 
use MSHA Form 7000-1 as the investigation report, except if the 
operator or contractor employs fewer than 20 miners and the injury is 
not related to an accident.
    Section 50.20 requires mine operators and independent contractors 
to report each accident, injury, and illness to MSHA on Form 7000-1 
within 10 working days after an accident or injury has occurred or an 
occupational illness has been diagnosed. The use of MSHA Form 7000-1 
provides for uniform information gathering across the mining industry.
    Section 50.30 requires that all mine operators and independent 
contractors working on mine property report employment to MSHA 
quarterly on Form 7000-2, and that coal mine operators and independent 
contractors also report coal production.
    Accident, injury, and illness data, when correlated with employment 
and production data, provide information that allows MSHA to improve 
its safety and health enforcement programs, focus its education and 
training efforts, and establish priorities for its technical assistance 
activities in mine safety and health. Maintaining a current database 
allows MSHA to identify and direct increased attention to those mines, 
industry segments, and geographical areas where hazardous trends are 
developing. This could not be done effectively using historical data. 
The information collected under part 50 is the most comprehensive and 
reliable occupational data available concerning the mining industry.
    Section 103(d) of the Mine Act mandates that each accident be 
investigated by the operator to determine the cause and means of 
preventing a recurrence. Records of such accidents and investigations 
must be kept and made available to the Secretary or his authorized 
representative and the appropriate State agency. Section 103(h) 
requires

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operators to keep any records and make any reports that are reasonably 
necessary for MSHA to perform its duties under the Mine Act. Section 
103(j) requires operators to notify MSHA of the occurrence of an 
accident and to take appropriate measures to preserve any evidence that 
would assist in the investigation into the causes of the accident.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information 
collection related to the Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and 
Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report. 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 section of 
this notice.

III. Current Actions

    This request for collection of information contains provisions for 
the Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly Mine 
Employment and Coal Production Report. 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: 1219-0007.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 24,958.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Responses: 118,417.
    Annual Burden Hours: 162,326 hours.
    Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $2,617.
    MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 7000 1, Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness 
Report; MSHA Form 7000 2, Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production 
Report.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and 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. 2017-12541 Filed 6-15-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 115 / Friday, June 16, 2017 / Notices 27727 • Evaluate the accuracy of the program to provide the general public Illnesses, Employment and Coal agency’s estimate of the burden of the and Federal agencies with an Production in Mines, are essential proposed collection of information, opportunity to comment on proposed elements in MSHA’s Congressional including the validity of the collections of information in accordance mandate to reduce work-related injuries methodology and assumptions used; with the Paperwork Reduction Act of and illnesses among the nation’s miners. • Enhance the quality, utility, and 1995. This program helps to assure that Section 50.10 requires mine operators clarity of the information to be requested data can be provided in the and independent contractors to collected; and desired format, reporting burden (time immediately notify MSHA in the event • Minimize the burden of the and financial resources) is minimized, of an accident. This immediate collection of information on those who collection instruments are clearly notification is critical to MSHA’s timely are to respond, including through the understood, and the impact of collection investigation and assessment of the use of appropriate automated, requirements on respondents can be cause of the accident. electronic, mechanical, or other properly assessed. Currently, the Mine Section 50.11 requires that the mine technological collection techniques or Safety and Health Administration operator or independent contractor other forms of information technology, (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the investigate each accident and e.g., permitting electronic submission of information collection for the Mine occupational injury and prepare a responses. Accident, Injury, and Illness Report and report. The mine operator or Agency: DOL–OASAM. Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal independent contractor may not use Type of Review: Extension without Production Report. MSHA Form 7000–1 as the investigation change of a currently approved report, except if the operator or DATES: All comments must be received collection. contractor employs fewer than 20 on or before August 15, 2017. Title of Collection: Department of miners and the injury is not related to ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the an accident. Labor Generic Clearance for the information collection requirements of Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Section 50.20 requires mine operators this notice may be sent by any of the and independent contractors to report Agency Service Delivery. methods listed below. each accident, injury, and illness to OMB Control Number: 1225–0088. • Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: MSHA on Form 7000–1 within 10 Affected Public: Individuals or http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the working days after an accident or injury Households; State Local, and Tribal on-line instructions for submitting has occurred or an occupational illness Governments; and Private Sector— comments for docket number MSHA– has been diagnosed. The use of MSHA businesses or other for-profits, farms, 2017–0016. Form 7000–1 provides for uniform and not for profit institutions. • Regular Mail: Send comments to information gathering across the mining Estimated Number of Respondents: USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards, industry. 380,000. Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Section 50.30 requires that all mine Frequency: Once. Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, operators and independent contractors Total Estimated Annual Responses: VA 22202–5452. working on mine property report 380,000. • Hand Delivery: USDOL—Mine employment to MSHA quarterly on Estimated Average Time per Safety and Health Administration, 201 Form 7000–2, and that coal mine Response: Various, averaging 6 minutes. 12th Street South, Suite 4E401, operators and independent contractors Estimated Total Annual Burden Arlington, VA 22202–5452. Sign in at also report coal production. Hours: 38,000 hours. the receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor Accident, injury, and illness data, Total Estimated Annual Other Cost via the East elevator. when correlated with employment and Burden: $0. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: production data, provide information Dated: June 12, 2017. Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of that allows MSHA to improve its safety Michel Smyth, Standards, Regulations, and Variances, and health enforcement programs, focus Departmental Clearance Officer. MSHA, at its education and training efforts, and [FR Doc. 2017–12490 Filed 6–15–17; 8:45 am] MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov establish priorities for its technical (email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202) assistance activities in mine safety and BILLING CODE 4510–23–P 693–9441 (facsimile). health. Maintaining a current database SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: allows MSHA to identify and direct DEPARTMENT OF LABOR increased attention to those mines, I. Background industry segments, and geographical Mine Safety and Health Administration Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine areas where hazardous trends are Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine developing. This could not be done [OMB Control No. 1219–0007] Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes effectively using historical data. The Proposed Extension of Information MSHA to collect information necessary information collected under part 50 is Collection; Mine Accident, Injury, and to carry out its duty in protecting the the most comprehensive and reliable Illness Report and Quarterly Mine safety and health of miners. Further, occupational data available concerning Employment and Coal Production Section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 the mining industry. U.S.C. 811, authorizes the Secretary of Section 103(d) of the Mine Act Report Labor to develop, promulgate, and mandates that each accident be investigated by the operator to sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health revise as may be appropriate, improved Administration, Labor. mandatory health or safety standards for determine the cause and means of ACTION: Request for public comments. the protection of life and prevention of preventing a recurrence. Records of injuries in coal or other mines. such accidents and investigations must SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as The reporting and recordkeeping be kept and made available to the part of its continuing effort to reduce provisions in 30 CFR part 50, Secretary or his authorized paperwork and respondent burden, Notification, Investigation, Reports and representative and the appropriate State conducts a pre-clearance consultation Records of Accidents, Injuries and agency. Section 103(h) requires VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 Jun 15, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1

27728 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 115 / Friday, June 16, 2017 / Notices operators to keep any records and make number of respondents, responses, Safety and Health Administration any reports that are reasonably burden hours, and burden costs (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the necessary for MSHA to perform its supporting this information collection information collection for Examinations duties under the Mine Act. Section request. and Testing of Electrical Equipment, 103(j) requires operators to notify Type of Review: Extension, without Including Examination, Testing, and MSHA of the occurrence of an accident change, of a currently approved Maintenance of High Voltage Longwalls. and to take appropriate measures to collection. DATES: All comments must be received preserve any evidence that would assist Agency: Mine Safety and Health on or before August 15, 2017. in the investigation into the causes of Administration. ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the the accident. OMB Number: 1219–0007. information collection requirements of Affected Public: Business or other for- II. Desired Focus of Comments this notice may be sent by any of the profit. MSHA is soliciting comments methods listed below. Number of Respondents: 24,958. concerning the proposed information Frequency: On occasion. • Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: collection related to the Mine Accident, Number of Responses: 118,417. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the Injury, and Illness Report and Quarterly Annual Burden Hours: 162,326 hours. on-line instructions for submitting Mine Employment and Coal Production Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper comments for docket number MSHA– Report. MSHA is particularly interested Cost: $2,617. 2017–0017. in comments that: MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 7000 1, • Regular Mail: Send comments to • Evaluate whether the collection of Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards, information is necessary for the proper Report; MSHA Form 7000 2, Quarterly Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th performance of the functions of the Mine Employment and Coal Production Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, agency, including whether the Report. VA 22202–5452. information has practical utility; Comments submitted in response to • Hand Delivery: USDOL—Mine • Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s this notice will be summarized and Safety and Health Administration, 201 estimate of the burden of the collection included in the request for Office of 12th Street South, Suite 4E401, of information, including the validity of Management and Budget approval of the Arlington, VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the methodology and assumptions used; information collection request; they will the receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor • Suggest methods to enhance the also become a matter of public record. via the East elevator. quality, utility, and clarity of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information to be collected; and Sheila McConnell, Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of • Minimize the burden of the Certifying Officer. Standards, Regulations, and Variances, collection of information on those who [FR Doc. 2017–12541 Filed 6–15–17; 8:45 am] MSHA, at are to respond, including through the BILLING CODE 4510–43–P MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov use of appropriate automated, (email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202) electronic, mechanical, or other 693–9441 (facsimile). technological collection techniques or DEPARTMENT OF LABOR other forms of information technology, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: e.g., permitting electronic submission of Mine Safety and Health Administration I. Background responses. [OMB Control No. 1219–0116] The information collection request The Federal Mine Safety and Health will be available on http:// Act of 1977 (Mine Act) and 30 CFR parts Proposed Extension of Information www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions 75 and 77, mandatory safety standards Collection; Examinations and Testing the commenter against providing any for coal mines, make this collection of of Electrical Equipment, Including information in the submission that information necessary. Subsection Examination, Testing, and should not be publicly disclosed. Full 103(h) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. Maintenance of High Voltage comments, including personal 813(h), authorizes MSHA to collect Longwalls information provided, will be made information necessary to carry out its available on www.regulations.gov and AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health duty in protecting the safety and health www.reginfo.gov. Administration, Labor. of miners. The public may also examine publicly ACTION: Request for public comments. Inadequate maintenance of electric available documents at USDOL-Mine equipment is a major cause of serious Safety and Health Administration, 201 SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as electrical accidents in the coal mining 12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA part of its continuing effort to reduce industry. It is imperative that mine 22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s paperwork and respondent burden, operators adopt and follow an effective desk on the 4th floor via the East conducts a pre-clearance consultation maintenance program to ensure that elevator. program to provide the general public electric equipment is maintained in a Questions about the information and Federal agencies with an safe operating condition to prevent collection requirements may be directed opportunity to comment on proposed electrocutions, mine fires and mine to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER collections of information in accordance explosions. MSHA regulations require INFORMATION section of this notice. with the Paperwork Reduction Act of the mine operator to establish an 1995. This program helps to assure that electrical maintenance program by sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES III. Current Actions requested data can be provided in the specifying minimum requirements for This request for collection of desired format, reporting burden (time the examination, testing, and information contains provisions for the and financial resources) is minimized, maintenance of electric equipment. The Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness collection instruments are clearly regulations also contain recordkeeping Report and Quarterly Mine Employment understood, and the impact of collection requirements that help operators in and Coal Production Report. MSHA has requirements on respondents can be implementing an effective maintenance updated the data with respect to the properly assessed. Currently, the Mine program. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 Jun 15, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1


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Document Modified: 2017-06-16 00:52:17
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for public comments.
DatesAll comments must be received on or before August 15, 2017.
ContactSheila McConnell, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at [email protected] (email); (202) 693-9440 (voice); or (202) 693-9441 (facsimile).
FR Citation82 FR 27727 
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