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The information collection request
will be available on https://
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 https://
www.regulations.gov and https://
www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at DOL–MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations and
Variances, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room C3522, Washington, DC
20210. Before visiting MSHA in person,
call 202–693–9455 to make an
appointment.
Questions about the information
collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice.

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III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for Respirable Coal
Mine Dust Sampling. MSHA has
updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses, time
burden, and burden costs supporting
this information collection request from
the previous information collection
request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0011.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Annual Respondents: 701.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses:
989,403.
Annual Time Burden: 69,765 hours.
Annual Other Burden Costs: $29,813.
MSHA Form: Mine Operator Dust
Data Card.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
proposed information collection
request; they will become a matter of
public record and be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0083]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection: Daily Inspection of Surface
Coal Mine; Certified Person; Reports of
Inspection (Pertains to Surface Coal
Mines)
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program for all information
collections, to provide the 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. The Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) is
soliciting comments on the information
collection titled ‘‘Daily Inspection of
Surface Coal Mine; Certified Person;
Reports of Inspection (Pertains to
Surface Coal Mines).’’
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before July 28, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below. Please note that
comments received after the deadline
will not be considered.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2025–0016.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: DOL–MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room C3522, Washington, DC
20210. Before visiting MSHA in person,
call 202–693–9455 to make an
appointment.
• MSHA will post all comments as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted and marked as
confidential, in the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:

S.
Aromie Noe, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile). These are not tollfree numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. Legal Authority
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) as amended, 30 U.S.C. 813(h),
authorizes the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) to collect
information necessary to carry out its
duty in protecting the safety and health
of miners. Further, section 101(a) of the
Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 811(a), authorizes
the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to
develop, promulgate, and revise, as may
be appropriate, improved mandatory
health or safety standards for the
protection of life and prevention of
injuries in coal, metal and nonmetal
mines.
The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
governs paperwork burdens imposed by
Federal agencies on the public for using
identical questions to collect
information from 10 or more persons.
Paperwork burden is defined in 44
U.S.C. 3502(2) as time, effort, or
financial resources expended to
generate, maintain, or provide
information to or for a Federal agency.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507, policies and
procedures of information collection are
established for controlling paperwork
burdens imposed by Federal agencies on
the public, including evaluating public
comments.
B. Information Collection
To fulfill the statutory mandates to
promote miners’ health and safety,
MSHA requires information under the
information collection request (ICR)
titled ‘‘Daily Inspection of Surface Coal
Mine; Certified Person; Reports of
Inspection (Pertains to Surface Coal
Mines).’’ The information collection is
intended to be used by MSHA operators
and inspectors to ensure that corrective
actions are taken to address any hazards
found in active work areas to prevent
injuries or deaths of miners.
Surface coal mines and facilities
present a number of potential hazards.
Highwalls, mining equipment,
travelways, and the handling of mining
materials present potentially hazardous
conditions. Before daily examinations of
working areas and surface installations
were required, numerous miners lost
their lives or were seriously injured in
areas covered in the standard. The
majority of these fatalities and injuries
resulted from hazardous conditions that
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corrected in these areas. Mine operators
ensure a safe working environment for
miners by complying with the standards
and conducting on shift examinations
for hazardous conditions in working
areas and surface installations.
Burden and costs associated with the
ICR includes:
1. conducting daily inspections;
2. creating inspection records; and
3. signing or countersigning records.
Authorization and the associated rule
text are described below.

3. Signing or Countersigning Records

II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection titled ‘‘Daily Inspection of
Surface Coal Mine; Certified Person;
Reports of Inspection (Pertains to
Surface 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 https://
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 https://
www.regulations.gov and https://
www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at DOL–MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations and
Variances, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room C3522, Washington, DC
20210. Before visiting MSHA in person,
call 202–693–9455 to make an
appointment.
Questions about the information
collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice.

Under 30 CFR 77.1713(d), all
recorded examination reports must
include a report of the action taken to
abate hazardous conditions and must be
signed or countersigned each day by at
least one of the following persons:
(1) The surface mine foreman;
(2) The assistant superintendent of the
mine;
(3) The superintendent of the mine;
(4) The person designated by the
operator as responsible for health and
safety at the mine; or,

III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for Daily Inspection
of Surface Coal Mine; Certified Person;
Reports of Inspection (Pertains to
Surface Coal Mines). MSHA has
updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses, time
burden, and burden costs supporting
this information collection request from
the previous information collection
request.

1. Conducting Daily Inspections
Under 30 CFR 77.1713(a), at least
once during each working shift, or more
often if necessary for safety, each active
working area and each active surface
installation must be examined by a
certified person designated by the
operator to conduct examinations for
hazardous conditions and any
hazardous conditions noted during the
examinations must be reported to the
operator and must be corrected by the
operator.
Under 30 CFR 77.1713(b), if any
hazardous condition noted during an
examination creates an imminent
danger, the person conducting the
examination must notify the operator
and the operator must withdraw all
persons from the area affected, except
those exempted persons referred to in
section 104(c) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C.
814(c), until the danger is abated.
2. Creating Inspection Records
Under 30 CFR 77.1713(c), after each
examination, each certified person who
conducted all or any part of the required
examination must enter with ink or
indelible pencil in a book approved by
the Secretary the date and a report of the
condition of the mine or any area of the
mine which he has inspected together
with a report of the nature and location
of any hazardous condition found to be
present at the mine. The book in which
the entries are made must be kept in an
area at the mine designated by the
operator to minimize the danger of
destruction by fire or other hazard.

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Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0083.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Annual Respondents: 771.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses:
188,812.
Annual Time Burden: 286,365 hours.
Annual Other Burden Costs: $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
proposed information collection
request; they will become a matter of
public record and be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0039]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection: Gamma Radiation Surveys
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program for all information
collections, to provide the 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. The Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) is
soliciting comments on the information
collection titled Gamma Radiation
Surveys.

SUMMARY:

All comments must be received
on or before July 28, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
DATES:

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