83 FR 30981 - Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Independent Contractor Registration and Identification
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 127 (July 2, 2018)
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 127 (July 2, 2018)
| Page Range | 30981-30982 | |
| FR Document | 2018-14089 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 30981-30982] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-14089] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Mine Safety and Health Administration [OMB Control No. 1219-0040] Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Independent Contractor Registration and Identification AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor. ACTION: Request for public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ensure 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 Independent Contractor Registration and Identification. DATES: All comments must be received on or before August 31, 2018. 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-2018-0012. 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 [email protected] (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 (Secretary) 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. Independent contractors perform services or construction at a mine. They may be engaged in virtually every type of work performed at a mine, including activities such as clearing land, excavating ore, processing minerals, maintaining or repairing equipment, or constructing new buildings or new facilities, such as shafts, hoists, conveyors, or kilns. Independent contractors vary in size, the type of work performed, and the time spent [[Page 30982]] working at mine sites. Some contractors work exclusively at mining operations, others may work a single contract at a mine and never return to MSHA jurisdiction. MSHA uses the contractor information in this information collection request during inspections to determine the responsibility for compliance with safety and health standards. II. Desired Focus of Comments MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection related to Independent Contractor Registration and Identification. 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 Independent Contractor Registration and Identification. 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: 1219-0004. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 22,728. Frequency: On occasion. Number of Responses: 171,607. Annual Burden Hours: 18,531 hours. Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $628. MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 7000-52, Contractor Identification (ID) Request. 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. 2018-14089 Filed 6-29-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-43-P
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information collection request (ICR) can • Evaluate the accuracy of the desired format, reporting burden (time
be obtained by contacting the individual agency’s estimate of the burden of the and financial resources) is minimized,
listed below in the Addresses section of proposed collection of information, collection instruments are clearly
this notice. including the validity of the understood, and the impact of collection
DATES: Written comments must be methodology and assumptions used. requirements on respondents can be
submitted to the office listed in the • Enhance the quality, utility, and properly assessed. Currently, the Mine
Addresses section of this notice on or clarity of the information to be Safety and Health Administration
before August 31, 2018. collected. (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora • Minimize the burden of the information collection for Independent
Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, collection of information on those who Contractor Registration and
Division of Management Systems, are to respond, including through the Identification.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, use of appropriate automated, DATES: All comments must be received
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, electronic, mechanical, or other on or before August 31, 2018.
Washington, DC 20212. Written technological collection techniques or
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
comments also may be transmitted by other forms of information technology,
information collection requirements of
fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll e.g., permitting electronic submissions
this notice may be sent by any of the
free number). of responses.
Title of Collection: CPI Housing methods listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
Survey.
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, OMB Number: 1220–0163. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
telephone 202–691–7628 (this is not a Type of Review: Extension. on-line instructions for submitting
toll free number). (See Addresses Affected Public: Individuals or comments for docket number MSHA–
Section.) households; business or other for-profit. 2018–0012.
Total Respondents: 75,769. • Regular Mail: Send comments to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Frequency: Semi-annually. USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
I. Background Total Responses: 129,778. Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the Average Time per Response: 5.89560 Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
timeliest instrument compiled by the minutes. VA 22202–5452.
U.S. Government that is designed to Estimated Total Burden Hours: 12,752 • Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety
measure changes in the purchasing hours. and Health Administration, 201 12th
power of the urban consumer’s dollar. Comments submitted in response to Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
The CPI is used most widely as a this notice will be summarized and/or VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the
measure of inflation, and is used in the included in the request for Office of receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor via
formulation of economic policy. It also Management and Budget approval of the the East elevator.
is used as a deflator of other economic information collection request; they also FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
series, that is, to adjust other series for will become a matter of public record. Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of
price changes and to translate these Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of
Standards, Regulations, and
series into inflation-free dollars. June 2018. Variances, MSHA, at
Eric P. Molina,
MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov
II. Current Action (email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Office of Management and Budget Systems.
693–9441 (facsimile).
clearance is being sought for the CPI [FR Doc. 2018–14205 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Housing Survey. The continuation of
BILLING CODE 4510–24–P I. Background
the collection of housing rents for the
CPI is essential since the CPI is the Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
nation’s chief source of information on Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
retail price changes. If the information Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes
on rents were not collected, Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA to collect information necessary
fiscal and monetary policies would be to carry out its duty in protecting the
[OMB Control No. 1219–0040] safety and health of miners. Further,
hampered due to the lack of information
on price changes in a major sector of the section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C.
Proposed Extension of Information
U.S. economy, and estimates of the real 811, authorizes the Secretary of Labor
Collection; Independent Contractor
value of the Gross Domestic Product (Secretary) to develop, promulgate, and
Registration and Identification
could not be made. The consequences to revise as may be appropriate, improved
both the Federal and private sectors AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health mandatory health or safety standards for
would be far reaching and would have Administration, Labor. the protection of life and prevention of
serious repercussions on Federal ACTION: Request for public comments. injuries in coal or other mines.
government policy and institutions. Independent contractors perform
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as services or construction at a mine. They
III. Desired Focus of Comments part of its continuing effort to reduce may be engaged in virtually every type
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is paperwork and respondent burden, of work performed at a mine, including
particularly interested in comments conducts a pre-clearance consultation activities such as clearing land,
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that: program to provide the general public excavating ore, processing minerals,
• Evaluate whether the proposed and Federal agencies with an maintaining or repairing equipment, or
collection of information is necessary opportunity to comment on proposed constructing new buildings or new
for the proper performance of the collections of information in accordance facilities, such as shafts, hoists,
functions of the agency, including with the Paperwork Reduction Act of conveyors, or kilns. Independent
whether the information will have 1995. This program helps to ensure that contractors vary in size, the type of
practical utility. requested data can be provided in the work performed, and the time spent
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working at mine sites. Some contractors and burden costs supporting this • Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
work exclusively at mining operations, information collection request. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
others may work a single contract at a Type of Review: Extension, without on-line instructions for submitting
mine and never return to MSHA change, of a currently approved comments for docket number MSHA–
jurisdiction. MSHA uses the contractor collection. 2018–0022.
information in this information Agency: Mine Safety and Health • Regular Mail: Send comments to
collection request during inspections to Administration. USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
determine the responsibility for OMB Number: 1219–0004. Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
compliance with safety and health Affected Public: Business or other for- Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
standards. profit. VA 22202–5452.
Number of Respondents: 22,728. • Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety
II. Desired Focus of Comments Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 171,607. and Health Administration, 201 12th
MSHA is soliciting comments Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Annual Burden Hours: 18,531 hours.
concerning the proposed information Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the
collection related to Independent Cost: $628. receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor via
Contractor Registration and MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 7000–52, the East elevator.
Identification. MSHA is particularly Contractor Identification (ID) Request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
interested in comments that: Comments submitted in response to Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of
• Evaluate whether the collection of this notice will be summarized and Standards, Regulations, and
information is necessary for the proper included in the request for Office of Variances, MSHA, at
performance of the functions of the Management and Budget approval of the MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov
agency, including whether the information collection request; they will (email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
information has practical utility; also become a matter of public record. 693–9441 (facsimile).
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s
estimate of the burden of the collection Sheila McConnell, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
of information, including the validity of Certifying Officer. I. Background
the methodology and assumptions used; [FR Doc. 2018–14089 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am]
• Suggest methods to enhance the Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
BILLING CODE 4510–43–P
quality, utility, and clarity of the Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
information to be collected; and Act), 30 U.S.C. Section 813, authorizes
• Minimize the burden of the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MSHA to collect information necessary
collection of information on those who to carry out its duty in protecting the
are to respond, including through the Mine Safety and Health Administration safety and health of miners. Further,
use of appropriate automated, section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C.
[OMB Control No. 1219–0096]
electronic, mechanical, or other 811, authorizes the Secretary of Labor
technological collection techniques or Proposed Extension of Information (Secretary) to develop, promulgate, and
other forms of information technology, Collection; Underground Retorts revise as may be appropriate, improved
e.g., permitting electronic submission of mandatory health or safety standards for
responses. AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health the protection of life and prevention of
The information collection request Administration, Labor. injuries in metal and nonmetal mines.
will be available on http:// ACTION: Request for public comments. Title 30 CFR 57.22401 sets forth the
www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions safety requirements for using a retort to
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as extract oil from shale in underground
the commenter against providing any
part of its continuing effort to reduce metal and nonmetal I–A and I–B mines
information in the submission that
paperwork and respondent burden, (those that operate in a combustible ore
should not be publicly disclosed. Full
conducts a pre-clearance consultation and either liberate methane or have the
comments, including personal
program to provide the general public potential to liberate methane based on
information provided, will be made
and Federal agencies with an the history of the mine or the geological
available on www.regulations.gov and
opportunity to comment on proposed area in which the mine is located). At
www.reginfo.gov.
collections of information in accordance present, this applies only to
The public may also examine publicly
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of underground oil shale mines. The
available documents at USDOL-Mine
1995. This program helps to ensure that standard requires that prior to ignition
Safety and Health Administration, 201
requested data can be provided in the of underground retorts; mine operators
12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
desired format, reporting burden (time must submit a written ignition operation
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
and financial resources) is minimized, plan to the appropriate MSHA District
desk on the 4th floor via the East
collection instruments are clearly Manager which contains site-specific
elevator.
Questions about the information understood, and the impact of collection safeguards and safety procedures for the
collection requirements may be directed requirements on respondents can be underground areas of the mine which
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER properly assessed. Currently, the Mine are affected by the retorts.
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the II. Desired Focus of Comments
notice.
information collection for Underground MSHA is soliciting comments
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
III. Current Actions Retorts. concerning the proposed information
This request for collection of DATES: All comments must be received collection related to Underground
information contains provisions for on or before August 31, 2018. Retorts. MSHA is particularly interested
Independent Contractor Registration ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the in comments that:
and Identification. MSHA has updated information collection requirements of • Evaluate whether the collection of
the data with respect to the number of this notice may be sent by any of the information is necessary for the proper
respondents, responses, burden hours, methods listed below. performance of the functions of the
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| Action | Request for public comments. | |
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| Contact | Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at [email protected] (email); (202) 693-9440 (voice); or (202) 693-9441 (facsimile). | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 30981 |
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