Independent Contractor Registration Request

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Contractor ID Request
Form ID: 7000-52
Description
All independent contractors may apply for MSHA contractor identification numbers. This

information is used to assist MSHA in obtaining MSHA identification numbers for independent
contractors.
Control ID: 1219-0040
Expiration Date: Mon, 03/31/2025 - 12:00
Filing Options
Form 7000-52, Contractor ID Request can be filed online. 

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Questions regarding this form should be directed to MSHA at (877) 778-6055
or desk.help@dol.gov
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Privacy Act Statement
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. 30 CFR Section 45.4(a) requires that each independent contractor provides to the
production-operator in writing the trade name, business address, and telephone number; a
description and location at the mine where the work is to be performed; MSHA identification
number, if any; and the independent contractor's business address of record. 30 CFR Section
45.4(b) requires the production-operator to maintain certain information, as required by section
45.4(a), concerning each independent contractor at the mine. This information is required to be
provided to the production-operator by the independent contractor. MSHA relies on this
information for inspection and enforcement purposes and it must be made available by the
production-operator to any MSHA inspector upon request.  
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.
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30 CFR 45.3
Burden Statement
Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 8 minutes per response. The

burden estimate includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and submitting the form. This
collection of information is mandatory. You are not required to respond to this collection of
information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding the
accuracy of the burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to: to the Mine
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Standards Regulations and
Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite 401 Arlington, VA 22202-5450, Paperwork Reduction
Project (1219-0040). NOTE: Do not send your completed form to this address.
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