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disruption to the section foreman, the
date and time production ceased, the
date and time ventilation was
reestablished, and the date and time
production resumed.
—All surveyors, section foremen,
section crew members, and other
personnel who will be involved with
or affected by surveying operations
will receive training in accordance
with 30 CFR 48.7 on the requirements
of the petition within 60 days of the
date the petition becomes final. The
training will be completed before any
nonpermissible electronic surveying
equipment can be used while
production is occurring. The operator
will keep a record of the training and
provide the record to MSHA on
request.
—The operator will provide annual
retraining to all personnel who will be
involved with or affected by
surveying operations in accordance
with 30 CFR 48.8. The operator will
train new miners on the requirements
of the petition in accordance with 30
CFR 48.5, and will train experienced
miners, as defined in 30 CFR 48.6, on
the requirements of the petition in
accordance with 30 CFR 48.6. The
operator will keep a record of the
training and provide the record to
MSHA on request.
The petitioner asserts that the
proposed alternative method will at all
times guarantee no less than the same
measure of protection afforded by the
existing standard.
Sheila McConnell,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0143]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Qualification/Certification
Program Request for MSHA Individual
Identification Number (MIIN)
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
collections of information in accordance

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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. Currently, the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the
information collection for Qualification/
Certification Program Request for MSHA
Individual Identification Number
(MIIN).
All comments must be received
on or before June 5, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments in the following
way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
for docket number MSHA–2020–0009.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket, with no changes. Because
your comment will be made public, you
are responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as your or anyone else’s Social
Security number or confidential
business information.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit
written/paper submissions in the
following way:
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit
DOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452.
• MSHA will post your comment as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted and marked as
confidential, in the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at
MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Background
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes
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, authorizes the Secretary of Labor 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 and metal and nonmetal
mines.
MSHA issues certifications,
qualifications, and approvals to the
nation’s miners to conduct specific
work within the mines. Miners
requiring qualification or certification
from MSHA will register for an MIIN.
MSHA uses this unique number in place
of individual Social Security numbers
(SSNs) for all MSHA collections. The
MIIN identifier fulfills Executive Order
13402, Strengthening Federal Efforts
Against Identity Theft, which requires
Federal agencies to better secure
government held data.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Qualification/
Certification Program Request for MSHA
Individual Identification Number
(MIIN). 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.
Background documents related to this
information collection request are
available at https://regulations.gov and
in DOL–MSHA located at 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452. Questions about the
information collection requirements
may be directed to the person listed in
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this notice from the previous collection
of information.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for Qualification/
Certification Program Request for MSHA
Individual Identification Number
(MIIN). MSHA has updated the data
with respect to the number of
respondents, responses, burden hours,
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: 1219–0143.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 7,500.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 7,500.
Annual Burden Hours: 625 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $75.
MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 5000–46,
Request for MSHA Individual
Identification Number (MIIN).
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized 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
will be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request; Survey
of Graduate Students and
Postdoctorates in Science and
Engineering
National Center for Science and
Engineering Statistics, National Science
Foundation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The National Center for
Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) within the National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request renewal of the Survey of
Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in
Science and Engineering (OMB Control
Number 3145–0062). In accordance with
the requirements of the Paperwork

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Reduction Act of 1995, NSF is providing
opportunity for public comment on this
action. After obtaining and considering
public comments, NSF will prepare the
submission requesting that OMB
approve clearance of this collection for
three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by June 5, 2020 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Send comments to the address below.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR
COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne H.

Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 2415
Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 18200,
Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone (703)
292–7556; or send email to splimpto@
nsf.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339, which is accessible 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
(including Federal holidays). You also
may obtain a copy of the data collection
instrument and instructions from Ms.
Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Survey of Graduate
Students and Postdoctorates in Science
and Engineering.
OMB Control Number: 3145–0062.
Expiration Date of Current Approval:
October 31, 2020.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to extend an information
collection for three years.
Abstract: Established within NSF by
the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010 § 505,
codified in the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended,
the National Center for Science and
Engineering Statistics (NCSES) serves as
a central Federal clearinghouse for the
collection, interpretation, analysis, and
dissemination of objective data on
science, engineering, technology, and
research and development for use by
practitioners, researchers, policymakers,
and the public.
The Survey of Graduate Students and
Postdoctorates in Science and
Engineering (GSS), sponsored by the
NCSES within NSF and the National
Institutes of Health, is designed to
comply with legislative mandates by
providing information on the
characteristics of academic graduate
enrollments in science, engineering and
health fields. The GSS, which originated
in 1966 and has been conducted
annually since 1972, is a census of all
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institutions with graduate programs in
the United States. This request to extend
the information collection for three
years is to cover the 2020, 2021, and
2022 GSS survey cycles. The
information collected by the GSS is
solicited under the authority of the
National Science Foundation Act of
1950, as amended and the America
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of
2010. Data collection starts each fall in
October and data are obtained primarily
through a Web survey. All information
will be used for statistical purposes
only. Participation in the survey is
voluntary.
The total number of respondents
surveyed in the 2020 survey cycle is
estimated to be 911 School
Coordinators. The GSS is the only
national survey that collects information
on the characteristics of graduate
enrollment and postdoctoral appointees
(postdocs) for specific SEH disciplines
at the department level. It collects
information on:
(1) Master’s and doctoral students’
ethnicity and race, citizenship, gender,
source and mechanism of financial
support (e.g., fellowships, traineeships,
assistantships) and enrollment status.
(2) Postdocs’ ethnicity and race,
citizenship, gender, source and
mechanism of financial support, type of
doctoral degree, and degree origin (U.S.
or foreign); and
(3) Other doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers’ gender and type of
doctoral degree.
To improve coverage of postdocs, the
GSS periodically collects information
on postdocs employed in Federally
Funded Research and Development
Centers (FFRDCs) by ethnicity and race,
gender, citizenship, source and
mechanism of financial support, and
field of research. This survey of
postdocs at FFRDCs will be conducted
as part of the 2021 GSS survey cycle.
The initial GSS data request is sent to
the designated respondent (School
Coordinator) at each academic
institution in the fall. The School
Coordinator may upload a file with the
requested data on the GSS website,
which will automatically aggregate the
data and populate the cells of the Web
survey instrument for each reporting
unit (departments, programs, research
centers, and health care facilities). This
method of data provision is called
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The
School Coordinator will be also able to
upload partial data (e.g., student
enrollment information) and delegate
the provision of other data (e.g.,
financial support information) to
appropriate reporting units at their
institution (unit respondents).

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