Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans, 30 CFR 77.1900 (Pertains to the Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines)

ICR 202002-1219-003

OMB: 1219-0019

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2020-03-03
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
14373
Modified
ICR Details
1219-0019 202002-1219-003
Active 201612-1219-003
DOL/MSHA
Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans, 30 CFR 77.1900 (Pertains to the Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 07/14/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 03/19/2020
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
07/31/2023 36 Months From Approved 07/31/2020
91 0 80
1,820 0 1,600
55 0 60

Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. § 813, authorizes MSHA to collect information necessary to carry out its duty in protecting the safety and health of miners. Title 30 C.F.R. § 77.1900 requires underground coal mine operators to submit for approval a plan that will provide for the safety of workmen in each slope or shaft that is commenced or extended from the surface to the underground coal mine. Each slope or shaft sinking operation is unique in that each operator uses different methods and equipment and encounters different geological strata which make it impossible for a single set of regulations to ensure the safety of the miners under all circumstances. This makes an individual slope or shaft sinking plan necessary. The plan must be consistent with prudent engineering design. Plans include the name and location of the mine; name and address of the mine operator; a description of the construction work and methods to be used in construction of the slope or shaft, and whether all or part of the work will be performed by a contractor; the elevation, depth and dimensions of the slope or shaft; the location and elevation of the coalbed; the general characteristics of the strata through which the slope or shaft will be developed; the type of equipment which the operator proposes to use; the system of ventilation to be used; and safeguards for the prevention of caving during excavation.

US Code: 30 USC 811 Name of Law: Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977
   US Code: 30 USC 813(h) Name of Law: Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  85 FR 141 01/02/2020
85 FR 15501 03/18/2020
No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 91 80 0 0 11 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 1,820 1,600 0 0 220 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 55 60 0 0 -5 0
No
No
There was an increase in respondents from 27 to 35. The burden hour increase of 220 hours (from 1,600 hours to 1,820 hours) and the associated costs is due to the slight increase in the number of revised plans submitted for the number of shaft and slope projects. This is true even when MSHA records show that there were fewer shafts and slopes under construction during the year FY2018 than 2015. The increase in base and revised plans increased responses from 80 to 91. In addition, most of these plans and revisions are submitted by email, cutting down on mailing costs. There was also a cost burden decrease (from $60 to $55) resulting from the combination of increased responses, increased use of electronic submissions, and updated printing and mailing costs.

$77,914
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Nicole Bouchet 202 646-2814 nicole.bouchet@dhs.gov

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
03/19/2020


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