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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 ICR 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 section of this notice.

Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0001]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection: Certificate of Electrical
Training and Applications for MSHA
Approved Tests and State Tests
Administered as Part of an MSHAApproved State Program
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

Jessica Senk,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.

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 ‘‘Certificate of Electrical
Training and Applications for MSHA
Approved Tests and State Tests
Administered as Part of an MSHAApproved State Program.’’
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before September 2, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below. Please note that
late 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–2025–0033.
• 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Jessica Senk, Acting Director, Office of

III. Current Actions

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

This ICR concerns provisions for
Emergency Mine Evacuation. MSHA has
updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses, time
burden, and burden costs supporting
this ICR 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: 1219–0141.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit entity.
Number of Annual Respondents: 150.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses:
979,804.
Annual Time Burden: 422,930 hours.
Annual Other Burden Costs: $37,352.
MSHA Form: MSHA Form 2000–222,
Self-Contained Self-Rescuer (SCSR)
Inventory and Report.
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 ICR; they will become a matter
of public record and be available at
https://www.reginfo.gov.

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Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at
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 of 1995
(PRA) governs paperwork burdens
imposed on the public by Federal
agencies using identical questions to
collect information from 10 or more
persons. The PRA defines paperwork
burden 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, the PRA also
establishes policies and procedures of
information collection for controlling
paperwork burdens imposed by Federal
agencies on the public, including
evaluating public comments.
B. Information Collection
To fulfill its statutory mandate to
promote miners’ health and safety,
MSHA requires information under the
information collection request (ICR)
titled ‘‘Certificate of Electrical Training
and Applications for MSHA Approved
Tests and State Tests Administered as
Part of an MSHA-Approved State
Program.’’ The information collection is
intended to monitor coal miners’
qualifications to perform electrical work
and to ensure mine operators’
compliance with MSHA-approved
safety training programs.
Burden costs associated with this ICR
include:
1. Instructors submitting MSHA Form
5000–1 to establish that a person is
qualified to perform electrical work, or
establish that an already qualified
person may retain their qualification;
and
2. New applicants submitting
evidence of eligibility; at least 1 year of

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relevant electrical work
experience.Authorization and the
associated rule text are described below.
Under section 305(g) of the Mine Act,
30 U.S.C. 865(g), all electric equipment
must be frequently examined, tested,
and properly maintained by a qualified
person to ensure safe operating
conditions.
Under 30 CFR 75.153(a) and
77.103(a), an individual is a qualified
person to perform electrical work on
equipment such as low-, medium-, or
high-voltage distribution circuits or
equipment or electric equipment (other
than work on energized surface highvoltage lines) if:
(1) They have been qualified as a coal
mine electrician by a State that has a
coal mine electrical qualification
program approved by the Secretary; or
(2) They have has at least 1 year of
experience performing electrical work
underground in a coal mine, in the
surface work area of an underground
coal mine, in a surface coal mine, in a
non-coal mine, in the mine equipment
manufacturing industry, or in any other
industry using or manufacturing similar
equipment and have satisfactorily
completed a coal mine electrical
training program approved by the
Secretary; or,
(3) They have at least 1 year of
experience prior to the date of
application, in performing electrical
work underground in a coal mine, in the
surface work area of an underground
coal mine, in a surface coal mine, in a
non-coal mine, in the mine equipment
manufacturing industry, or in any other
industry using or manufacturing similar
equipment, and they attain a satisfactory
grade on each of five written tests
approved by the Secretary and
prescribed in 30 CFR 75.153(b) and
77.103(b). Under 30 CFR 75.153(b) and
77.103(b), the series of five written tests
approved by the Secretary must include
the following categories:
(1) Direct current theory and
application;
(2) Alternating current theory and
application;
(3) Electric equipment and circuits;
(4) Permissibility of electric
equipment; and,
(5) Requirements of electrical
equipment including general electrical
equipment, trailing cables, grounding,
high-voltage distribution, low- and
medium-voltage alternating current
circuits, and trolley wires and trolley
feeder wires.
Under 30 CFR 75.153(c) and 30 CFR
77.103(c), to take the series of five
written tests approved by the Secretary,
an individual must apply to the District
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the requirement of at least 1 year of
relevant electrical work experience prior
to the date of application. The tests will
be administered in the Districts at
regular intervals, or as demand requires.
Under 30 CFR 75.153(g) and 30 CFR
77.103(g), to retain their qualification in
accordance with this section, an
individual must certify annually to the
District Manager that they have
satisfactorily completed a coal mine
electrical retraining program approved
by the Secretary.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection titled ‘‘Certificate of Electrical
Training and Applications for MSHA
Approved Tests and State Tests
Administered as Part of an MSHAApproved State Program.’’ 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 is
available on https://
www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions
commenters 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 Certificate of
Electrical Training and Applications for
MSHA Approved Tests and State Tests
Administered as Part of an MSHAApproved State Program. 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: 1219–0001.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit entity.
Number of Annual Respondents: 248.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 1,512
Annual Time Burden: 695 hours.
Annual Other Burden Costs: $331.
MSHA Form: MSHA Form 5000–1,
Certificate of Electrical Training.
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.
Jessica Senk,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0020]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection: Operations Mining Under a
Body of Water
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

SUMMARY:

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