Federal Register: November 1, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 212)
DOCID: FR Doc 01-27452
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Agency information collection activities:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Rock Burst Control Plan
DATES: Submit comments on or before December 31, 2001.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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.
SUMMARY:
Proposed collection; comment request,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
I. Background
When rock bursts occur in an underground mine, they pose a serious
threat to the safety of miners in the area affected by the burst. These
bursts may reasonably be expected to result in the entrapment of
miners, death, and serious physical harm. Recent mining technology has
disclosed scientific methods of monitoring rock stresses which will
allow the prediction of an oncoming burst. These predictions can be
used by the mine operator to move miners to safer locations and to [[Page 55208]]
establish areas which need relief drilling. Title 30, Section 57.3461
requires operators of underground metal and nonmetal mines to develop a
rock burst control plan within 90 days after a rock burst has been experienced.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the
information collection related to the Rock Burst Control Plans. MSHA is particularly interested in comments which:
A copy of the proposed information collection request may be viewed on the Internet by accessing the MSHA Home Page (http://www.msha.gov) and selecting ``Statutory and Regulatory information'' then ``Paperwork Reduction Act submission (http://www.msha.gov/regspwork.htm)'', or by contacting the employee listed above in the For further information Contact section of this notice for a hard copy.
III. Current Actions
This information collection needs to be extended to provide for the protection of miners from entrapment, death, or serious physical harm in metal and nonmetal underground mines with a history of rock bursts.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Rock Burst Control Plans.
OMB Number: 12190097.
Recordkeeping: The control plan must be maintained at all times and updated as conditions warrant.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 30 CFR 57.3461.
Total Respondents: 2.
Total Responses: 2.
Average Time per Response: 12 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 12 hours.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Operating and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or 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.
Dated: October 26, 2001.
Gordon J. Burke, Jr.,
Director, Administration and Management.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Gordon J. Burke, Jr., Director,
Administration and Management, U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety
and Health Administration, Room 615, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington,
VA 222031984. Ms. Burke can be reached at burkegordon@msha.gov (Internet Email), (703) 2351383 (voice), or (703) 2351381
(facsimile).