Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 30, 2001.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact Darrin King at (202) 693-4129 or E-Mail

King-Darrin@dol.gov.

Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Stuart Shapiro, OMB Desk Officer for MSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), on or before September 5, 2001.

The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information whether the information will have practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

• 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.

Type of Review:

Extension of a currently approved collection.

Agency:

Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

Title:

Safety Defects: Examination, Correction, and Records—30 CFR 56/57.13015; 13030; 14100; and 56/57.18002.

OMB Number:

1219-0089.

Affected Public:

Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents:

13,074.

Requirement

Annual responses

Average response time

(hours)

Frequency

Burden hours

Inspection of compressed-air receivers and other unfired pressure vessels—30 CFR 56/57.13015:

Inspection Time

2,074

.1333

Annually

276

Recordkeeping

2,074

.0333

Annually

69

Records of Inspection and Repairs—30 CFR 56/57.13030:

Inspection Time

3,732

.1333

Annually

497

Recordkeeping

3,732

.0333

Annually

124

Safety defects; examination, correction, and records—30 CFR 56/57.14100:

Inspection Time—Small mines

4,868,208

.05

Daily

243,410

Recordkeeping—Small mines

169,035

.0333

Daily

5,629

Inspection Time—Large mines

6,146,025

.05

Daily

307,301

Recordkeeping—Large mines

501,790

.0333

Daily

16,710

Examination of Workplaces—30 CFR 56/57.18002:

Inspection Time—Small mines

2,434,104

.1666

Daily

405,522

Recordkeeping—Small mines

2,434,104

.0333

Daily

81,056

Inspection Time—Large mines

819,470

.1666

Daily

136,524

Recordkeeping—Large mines

819,470

.0333

Daily

27,288

Total

18,203,818

1,224,406

Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs:

$0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):

$0.

Description:

30 CFR 56/57.13015; 13030; 14100; and 56/57.18002 require equipment operators to inspect equipment, machinery, and tools that are to be used during a shift for safety defects before the equipment is placed in operation. Reports of uncorrected defects are required to be recorded by the mine operator and retained for MSHA review until the defect has been corrected.

Ira Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01-19610 Filed 8-3-01; 8:45 am]

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