60 Day Published Federal Register Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 144 / Monday, July 27, 2020 / Notices
Dated: July 22, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020–16173 Filed 7–24–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0142]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Sealing of Abandoned
Areas
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
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 Sealing of
Abandoned Areas.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before September 25, 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–2020–0023.
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
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roslyn B. Fontaine, Deputy 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:
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 or other mines.
MSHA’s standards for sealing
abandoned areas in underground coal
mines include requirements addressing
the design and construction of new seals
and the examination, maintenance, and
repair of all seals.
Section 75.335(b) sets forth
procedures for the approval of seal
design applications.
Section 75.335(c) requires the
submission and certification of
information for seal installation.
Section 75.336(a)(2) requires the mine
operator to evaluate the atmosphere in
the sealed area to determine whether
sampling through the sampling pipes in
seals provides appropriate sampling
locations of the sealed area. The mine
operator will make an evaluation for
each area that has seals.
Section 75.336(c) requires that when
a sample is taken from the sealed
atmosphere with seals of less than 120
psi and the sample indicates that the
oxygen concentration is 10 percent or
greater and methane is between 4.5
percent and 17 percent, the mine
operator must immediately take an
additional sample and then immediately
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Section 75.336(e) requires a certified
person to record each sampling result,
including the location of the sampling
points and the oxygen and methane
concentrations. Also, any hazardous
conditions found must be corrected and
recorded in accordance with existing
section 75.363.
Section 75.337(c)(1)—(c)(5) requires a
certified person to perform several tasks
during seal construction and repair and
certify that the tasks were done in
accordance with the approved
ventilation plan. In addition, a mine
foreman or equivalent mine official
must countersign the record.
Section 75.337(d) requires a senior
mine management official, such as a
mine manager or superintendent, to
certify that the construction,
installation, and materials used were in
accordance with the approved
ventilation plan.
Section 75.337(e) requires the mine
operator to notify MSHA of certain
activities concerning the construction of
seals.
Section 75.337(e)(1) requires the mine
operator to notify the District Manager
between 2 and 14 days prior to
commencement of seal construction.
Section 75.337(e)(2) requires the mine
operator to notify the District Manager,
in writing, within 5 days of completion
of a set of seals and provide a copy of
the certifications required in section
75.337(d).
Section 75.337(e)(3) requires the mine
operator to submit a copy of the quality
control test results for seal material
properties specified by section 75.335
within 30 days of completion of such
tests.
Section 75.337(g)(3) requires the mine
operator to label sampling pipes to
indicate the location of the sampling
point when the mine operator installs
more than one sampling pipe through a
seal.
Section 75.338(a) requires mine
operators to certify that persons
conducting sampling were trained in the
use of appropriate sampling equipment,
techniques, the location of sampling
points, the frequency of sampling, the
size and condition of sealed areas, and
the use of continuous monitoring
systems, if applicable, before they
conduct sampling, and annually
thereafter.
Section 75.338(b) requires mine
operators to certify that miners
constructing or repairing seals,
designated certified persons, and senior
mine management officials were trained
prior to constructing or repairing a seal
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II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Sealing of
Abandoned Areas. 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
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice from the previous
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III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for Sealing of
Abandoned Areas. 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: 1219–0142.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 177.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 47,194.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,870 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $709,972.
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
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will be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.

This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.
gov/.

Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.

Week of September 21, 2020—Tentative

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There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of September 21, 2020.
Week of September 28, 2020—Tentative
Wednesday September 30, 2020

NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[NRC–2020–0001]

Sunshine Act Meetings
Weeks of July 27, August
3, 10, 17, 24, 31, September 7, 14, 21,
28, October 5, 12, 19, 2020.
PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
STATUS: Public.
TIME AND DATE:

Week of July 27, 2020
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of July 27, 2020.
Week of August 3, 2020—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of August 3, 2020.
Week of August 10, 2020—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of August 10, 2020.
Week of August 17, 2020—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of August 17, 2020.

9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic
Overview of the Operating Reactors
and New Reactors Business Lines
and Results of the Agency Action
Review Meeting (Public Meeting)
(Contact: Luis Betancourt: 301–415–
6146)
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.
gov/.
Week of October 5, 2020—Tentative
Thursday, October 8, 2020
10:00 a.m. Meeting with the
Organization of Agreement States
(OAS) and the Conference of
Radiation Control Program
Directors (CRCPD) (Public Meeting)
(Contact: Celimar ValentinRodriquez: 301–415–7124)
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.
gov/.
Week of October 12, 2020—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of October 12, 2020.
Week of October 19, 2020—Tentative

Week of August 24, 2020—Tentative

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of August 24, 2020.

10:00 a.m. Briefing on Human Capital
and Equal Employment
Opportunity (Public Meeting)
(Contact: Randi Neff: 301–287–
0583)
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.
gov/.
1:00 p.m. All Employees Meeting with
the Commissioners (Public Meeting)
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For more information or to verify the
status of meetings, contact Denise
McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email
at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. The
schedule for Commission meetings is
subject to change on short notice.
The NRC Commission Meeting
Schedule can be found on the internet
at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
public-meetings/schedule.html.
The NRC provides reasonable
accommodation to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you
need a reasonable accommodation to
participate in these public meetings or
need this meeting notice or the

Week of August 31, 2020—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of August 31, 2020.
Week of September 7, 2020—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of September 7, 2020.
Week of September 14, 2020—Tentative
Tuesday. September 15, 2020.
10:00 a.m. Agency’s Response to the
COVID–19 Public Health
Emergency (Public Meeting)
(Contact: Luis Betancourt: 301–415–
6146)
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.
gov/.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
10:00 a.m. Transformation at the
NRC—Milestones and Results
(Public Meeting) (Contact: Maria
Arribas-Colon: 301–415–6026)

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