87 FR 70 pgs. 21669-21670 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Petitions for Modification of Mandatory Safety Standards
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 70Pages: 21669 - 21670
Pages: 21669, 21670FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-07778 Filed 4-11-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Labor Department
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Petitions for Modification of Mandatory Safety Standards
ACTION:
Notice of availability; request for comments.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES:
The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before May 12, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review-Open for Public Comments" or by using the search function.
[top] Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202-693-8633, or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In accordance with Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) and under 30 CFR 44.9, operators of mines for which there is no representative of miners must post a copy of each petition for modification concerning the mine on the mine bulletin board and maintain the posting until a ruling on the petition becomes final. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2021 (86 FR 70535).
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL-MSHA.
Title of Collection: Petitions for Modification of Mandatory Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 1219-0065.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 56.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,240 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $28,545.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nora Hernandez,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-07778 Filed 4-11-22; 8:45 am]
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