Qualification/Certification Program Request for MSHA Individual Identification Number (MIIN)-Private Sector

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MSHA personnel, mine operators, independent contractors, miners, state
grantees, MSHA qualified and certified persons and approved instructors
should apply for a MIIN. MIINs will be substituted for social security numbers,
eliminating the need to provide social security numbers on documents
submitted to MSHA.
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Control ID: 1219-0143
Expiration Date: October 31, 2020
Filing Options: 
Form 5000-46, MSHA Individual Identification Number can be filed online or
completed online and printed, and mailed to MSHA according to the
instructions provided below. 
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Filing Instructions: 
Detailed Instructions for completing Form 5000-46, MSHA Individual
Identification Number are included on the form, or may be downloaded
separately using this link. 
Contact Information: 
Questions regarding this form should be directed to MSHA Qualification and
Certification Unit at above address or locally in Colorado (303) 231-5472, toll
free (800) 579-2647, Fax (303) 231-5474, E-Mail to zzMSHA-EPDQC@dol.gov
Privacy Notice: 
Privacy Act Notice
This is Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, information and is protected as
provided in the system of records notice (SORN), DOL/MSHA-1, Mine Safety
and Health Administration Standardized Information System (MSIS).  Privacy
Act of 1974; Publication in Full of All Notices of Systems of Records, Including
Several New Systems, Substantive Amendments to Existing Systems,
Decommissioning of Obsolete Legacy Systems, and Publication of Proposed
Routines Uses, 81 FR 25766, 25812-15 (2016).  Under 31 U.S.C. 7701(c),
MSHA uses this information to assign a unique identifier to each individual,
who will be doing business with the agency.  MSHA approves, qualifies, or
certifies miners and others for work such as instructors, electricians, and Part
90 miners.
The information collection includes Privacy Act material, which is covered
under "Computer Security Guidelines for Implementing the Privacy Act of
1974". It is also covered under OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal
Information Resources Computer Fraud & Abuse Act of 1986, DLMS- Chapter
800- Network Operations and LAN Management, DLMS - Chapter 1500Privacy Policy on Data Collection over DOL Web Sites, Federal information
Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, Title III [Public Law 107-347] as
part of the E-Government Act of 2002.
Legal Authority: 
31USC7701 Section 7701 (c)(2)(B), 5 USC 551(8)(A), 30 CFR Part 48, Part
70, Part 71, Part 75 , 75.153, 75.155, Part
77.100, 77.103,77.104, 77.105 and Part 90
Burden Statement: 

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Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average
5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and persons are not required to respond
to this collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB Control Number.
Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection
of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to:
Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances, MSHA
201 12th Street South,
Suite 401 Arlington, VA 22202-5450.
Online Filing: 
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