Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51126-51127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24531]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-99-40]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques for other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Coal Mine Dust Personal Sampling Systems--(0920-0148)--Extension--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)--Under 
the Federal Coal Mine Health & Safety Act of 1977, PL91-173 (amended 
the Federal Coal Mine & Safety Act of 1969), mine operators must 
periodically sample mine atmospheres and submit the samples to the Mine 
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The Act states that sampling 
equipment used must be approved by the Secretaries of the Department of 
Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL). 
Concurrent permissibility approval for electrical intrinsic safety is 
provided by MSHA while NIOSH certifies the performance under Title 30 
CFR Part 74. Under this regulation, certification applicants are 
required to submit detailed parts lists, drawings, and inspection 
instructions, along with the personal sampler unit to be tested. These 
materials are provided to NIOSH along with a letter from the applicant 
requesting certification. After NIOSH has tested the unit and certifies 
the performance of the equipment, a certificate of approval is issued 
to the manufacturer. Should the equipment be disapproved, a letter is 
sent to the manufacturer outlining the details of the defects resulting 
in disapproval, with suggestions for possible corrections to the unit. 
Certificates of approval are accompanied by photographs of designs for 
approval labels to be affixed to each coal mine dust personal sampler 
unit. Use of the approval label is authorized only on sampler units 
which conform strictly with the drawings and specifications upon which 
the certificate of approval is based. Changes or modifications in the 
unit after certification will result in the manufacturer requesting 
extensions of approval through the original certification process.
    The information is used by NIOSH to fulfill its legislatively-
mandated responsibilities to evaluate and approve coal mine dust 
personal sampler units (CMDPSU) submitted for certification and 
approval actions (30 U.S.C. 957 and 961). Before NIOSH grants a 
certification, it must have sufficient evidence of safety and adequate 
performance. The parts listing, engineering drawings, and inspection 
instructions submitted are used by NIOSH to assure that descriptions of 
tested units are fully detailed and that future units produced are 
equivalent to those currently certified. Without the information 
specified in 30 CFR Part 74, NIOSH will be unable to adequately 
evaluate CMDPSU safety and efficacy, and to determine if functional 
changes were made in the manufacture of certified products. The total 
cost to respondents is estimated at $2,200.

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                                                 Data Collection
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                                                                      No. of      Avg. burden of
                   Respondents                        No. of        responses/     response (in    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs.)         (in hrs.)
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Manufacturer....................................               1               1              44              44
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............              44
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    Dated: September 15, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-24531 Filed 9-20-99; 8:45 am]
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