83_FR_60729 83 FR 60502 - Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Records of Preshift and Onshift Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas of Slope and Shaft Sinking Operations at Coal Mines

83 FR 60502 - Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Records of Preshift and Onshift Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas of Slope and Shaft Sinking Operations at Coal Mines

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 227 (November 26, 2018)

Page Range60502-60503
FR Document2018-25633

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 Records of Preshift and Onshift Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas of Slope and Shaft Sinking Operations at Coal Mines.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60502-60503]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25633]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

[OMB Control No. 1219-0082]


Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Records of Preshift 
and Onshift Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas of Slope and Shaft 
Sinking Operations at 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. 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 Records of 
Preshift and Onshift Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas of Slope and 
Shaft Sinking Operations at Coal Mines.

DATES: All comments must be received on or before January 25, 2019.

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-2018-0038.
     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: 

[[Page 60503]]

I. Background

    The sinking of slopes and shafts is a particularly hazardous 
operation where conditions change drastically in short periods of time. 
Explosive methane and other harmful gases can be expected to infiltrate 
the work environment at any time. The working environment is typically 
a confined area in close proximity to moving equipment. Accordingly, 30 
CFR 77.1901 requires operators to conduct examinations of slope and 
shaft areas for hazardous conditions, including tests for methane and 
oxygen deficiency, within 90 minutes before each shift, once during 
each shift, and before and after blasting. The surface area surrounding 
each slope and shaft is also required to be inspected for hazards.
    The standard also requires that a record be kept of the results of 
the inspections. The record includes a description of any hazardous 
condition found and the corrective action taken to abate it. The record 
is necessary to ensure that the inspections and tests are conducted in 
a timely fashion and that corrective action is taken when hazardous 
conditions are identified, thereby ensuring a safe working environment 
for the slope and shaft sinking employees. The record is maintained at 
the mine site for the duration of the operation.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    MSHA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information 
collection related to Records of Preshift and Onshift Inspections of 
Slope and Shaft Areas of Slope and Shaft Sinking Operations at 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 
Records of Preshift and Onshift Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas of 
Slope and Shaft Sinking Operations at 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: 1219-0082.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 19.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Responses: 8,360.
    Annual Burden Hours: 10,450 hours.
    Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $0.
    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.

Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25633 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4510-43-P

60502 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 227 / Monday, November 26, 2018 / Notices Dated: November 20, 2018. functions of the agency, including DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Melody Braswell, whether the information will have Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. practical utility; Mine Safety and Health Administration Department of Justice. —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s [OMB Control No. 1219–0082] [FR Doc. 2018–25620 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am] estimate of the burden of the BILLING CODE 4410–30–P proposed collection of information, Proposed Extension of Information including the validity of the Collection; Records of Preshift and methodology and assumptions used; Onshift Inspections of Slope and Shaft DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Areas of Slope and Shaft Sinking —Enhance the quality, utility, and Operations at Coal Mines [OMB Number 1110–0068] clarity of the information to be collected; and AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Agency Information Collection Administration, Labor. Activities; Proposed eCollection —Minimize the burden of the collection ACTION: Request for public comments. eComments Requested; Revision of a of information on those who are to Currently Approved Collection; respond, including through the use of SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as Records Modification Form (FD–1115) appropriate automated, electronic, part of its continuing effort to reduce AGENCY: Criminal Justice Information mechanical, or other technological paperwork and respondent burden, Services Division, Federal Bureau of collection techniques or other forms conducts a pre-clearance consultation Investigation, Department of Justice. of information technology, e.g., program to provide the general public ACTION: 30-Day notice. permitting electronic submission of and Federal agencies with an responses. opportunity to comment on proposed SUMMARY: The Department of Justice collections of information in accordance (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation Overview of This Information with the Paperwork Reduction Act of (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Collection 1995. This program helps to ensure that Services (CJIS) Division will be (1) Type of Information Collection: requested data can be provided in the submitting the following information Revision of a currently approved desired format, reporting burden (time collection request to the Office of collection. and financial resources) is minimized, Management and Budget (OMB) for collection instruments are clearly review and approval in accordance with (2) Title of the Form/Collection: understood, and the impact of collection the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Records Modification Form. requirements on respondents can be DATES: Comments are encouraged and (3) Agency form number: FD–1115. properly assessed. Currently, the Mine will be accepted for 30 days until Safety and Health Administration (4) Affected public who will be asked December 26, 2018. (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the or required to respond, as well as a brief FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If information collection for Records of abstract: Primary: This form is utilized you have comments, especially on the Preshift and Onshift Inspections of by criminal justice and affiliated Slope and Shaft Areas of Slope and estimated public burden or associated judicial agencies to request appropriate response time, suggestions, or need a Shaft Sinking Operations at Coal Mines. modification of criminal history copy of the proposed information DATES: All comments must be received information from an individual’s record. collection instrument with instructions on or before January 25, 2019. or additional information, please (5) An estimate of the total number of ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the contact Gerry Lynn Brovey, Supervisory respondents and the amount of time information collection requirements of Information Liaison Specialist, FBI, estimated for an average respondent to this notice may be sent by any of the CJIS, Resources Management Section, respond: It is estimated that 43,584 methods listed below. Administrative Unit, Module C–2, 1000 respondents are authorized to complete • Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West the form which would require http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the Virginia 26306 (facsimile: 304–625– approximately 10 minutes. on-line instructions for submitting 5093) or email glbrovey@fbi.gov. Written (6) An estimate of the total public comments for docket number MSHA– comments and/or suggestions can also burden (in hours) associated with the 2018–0038. be directed to the Office of Management collection: There are an estimated • Regular Mail: Send comments to and Budget, Office of Information and 19,882 total annual burden hours USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulatory Affairs, Attention Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th associated with this collection. Department of Justice Desk Officer, Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, If additional information is required VA 22202–5452. comments may be submitted via email contact: Melody Braswell, Department • Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Clearance Officer, United States and Health Administration, 201 12th SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Department of Justice, Justice Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, process is conducted in accordance with Management Division, Policy and VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and Planning Staff, Two Constitution receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor via suggestions from the public and affected Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 3E.405B, the East elevator. agencies concerning the proposed Washington, DC 20530. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: collection of information are Dated: November 20, 2018. Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of encouraged. Your comments should Melody Braswell, Standards, Regulations, and Variances, address one or more of the following MSHA, at Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov four points: Department of Justice. —Evaluate whether the proposed (email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202) [FR Doc. 2018–25632 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am] 693–9441 (facsimile). collection of information is necessary BILLING CODE 4410–02–P for the proper performance of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Nov 23, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26NON1.SGM 26NON1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 227 / Monday, November 26, 2018 / Notices 60503 I. Background www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions SUMMARY: The Office of Management The sinking of slopes and shafts is a the commenter against providing any and Budget (OMB) is seeking public particularly hazardous operation where information in the submission that comment on a draft memorandum titled conditions change drastically in short should not be publicly disclosed. Full ‘‘Update to Data Center Optimization periods of time. Explosive methane and comments, including personal Initiative (DCOI).’’ other harmful gases can be expected to information provided, will be made DATES: Comments must be received on infiltrate the work environment at any available on www.regulations.gov and or before December 26, 2018. www.reginfo.gov. time. The working environment is ADDRESSES: Interested parties should The public may also examine publicly typically a confined area in close provide comments at the following link: available documents at USDOL-Mine proximity to moving equipment. Safety and Health Administration, 201 https://datacenters.cio.gov/. The Office Accordingly, 30 CFR 77.1901 requires 12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA of Management and Budget is located at operators to conduct examinations of 22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC slope and shaft areas for hazardous desk on the 4th floor via the East 20503. conditions, including tests for methane elevator. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill and oxygen deficiency, within 90 Questions about the information Hunt at ofcio@omb.eop.gov or the Office minutes before each shift, once during collection requirements may be directed of the Federal Chief Information Officer each shift, and before and after blasting. to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER at 202–395–3080. The surface area surrounding each slope INFORMATION CONTACT section of this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office and shaft is also required to be notice. inspected for hazards. of Management and Budget (OMB) is The standard also requires that a III. Current Actions proposing an update to M–16–19 Data record be kept of the results of the Center Optimization Initiative. The This request for collection of inspections. The record includes a Federal Information Technology information contains provisions for description of any hazardous condition Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Records of Preshift and Onshift found and the corrective action taken to Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas of passed in 2014, and required the abate it. The record is necessary to Slope and Shaft Sinking Operations at Federal Government to consolidate and ensure that the inspections and tests are Coal Mines. MSHA has updated the data optimize agencies’ data centers until conducted in a timely fashion and that with respect to the number of October 1, 2018. The Office of corrective action is taken when respondents, responses, burden hours, Management and Budget (OMB) hazardous conditions are identified, and burden costs supporting this responded by issuing M–16–19 Data thereby ensuring a safe working information collection request. Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI), environment for the slope and shaft Type of Review: Extension, without which set priorities for data center sinking employees. The record is change, of a currently approved closures and efficiency improvements maintained at the mine site for the collection. through the end of Fiscal Year 2018. duration of the operation. Agency: Mine Safety and Health The FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017 Administration. extended the data center requirements II. Desired Focus of Comments OMB Number: 1219–0082. of FITARA until October 1, 2020. As a MSHA is soliciting comments Affected Public: Business or other for- result, OMB is updating and extending concerning the proposed information profit. the Data Center Optimization Initiative collection related to Records of Preshift Number of Respondents: 19. for another two years. and Onshift Inspections of Slope and Frequency: On occasion. This Memorandum contains Number of Responses: 8,360. requirements for the consolidation and Shaft Areas of Slope and Shaft Sinking Annual Burden Hours: 10,450 hours. optimization of Federal data centers in Operations at Coal Mines. MSHA is Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper particularly interested in comments accordance with FITARA. It establishes Cost: $0. consolidation and optimization targets that: Comments submitted in response to • Evaluate whether the collection of this notice will be summarized and and metrics for Federal agencies, as well information is necessary for the proper as requirements for reporting on their included in the request for Office of performance of the functions of the progress. This policy will be available Management and Budget approval of the Agency, including whether the for review and public comment at information collection request; they will information has practical utility; https://datacenters.cio.gov/. also become a matter of public record. • Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s Suzette Kent, estimate of the burden of the collection Roslyn B. Fontaine, U.S. Federal Chief Information Officer. of information, including the validity of Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–25573 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am] the methodology and assumptions used; [FR Doc. 2018–25633 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am] • Suggest methods to enhance the BILLING CODE 4510–43–P BILLING CODE 3110–05–P quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Minimize the burden of the OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. collection of information on those who BUDGET UDALL FOUNDATION are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, Request for Comments on Update to Sunshine Act Meetings electronic, mechanical, or other Data Center Optimization Initiative technological collection techniques or (DCOI) TIME AND DATE: 9 a.m. to 3:25 p.m., other forms of information technology, Tuesday, December 11, 2018. AGENCY: Office of Management and e.g., permitting electronic submission of Budget. PLACE: The offices of the Morris K. responses. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, ACTION: Notice of public comment The information collection request 130 South Scott Avenue, Tucson, AZ period. will be available on http:// 85701. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Nov 23, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26NON1.SGM 26NON1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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 January 25, 2019.
ContactSheila McConnell, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at [email protected] (email); (202) 693-9440 (voice); or (202) 693-9441 (facsimile).
FR Citation83 FR 60502 
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