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ensure that only work by a qualified
person to dispose of misfires and other
work necessary to protect persons must
be done in the affected area.
Under 30 CFR 75.1327(b), when a
misfire cannot be disposed of, mine
operators must ensure that:
(1) A qualified person must post each
accessible entrance to the area affected
by the hazard of the misfire with a
warning at a conspicuous location to
prohibit entry; and
(2) The misfire must be immediately
reported to mine management.

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II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection titled ‘‘Applications for
Permits to Fire More than 20 Boreholes
and For Use of Nonpermissible Blasting
Units, Explosives, and Shot-firing Units;
and Posting Notices of Misfires’’. 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.
The ICR will be available on https://
www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions
the commenter against providing any
information in the submission that
should not be publicly disclosed. Full
comments, including personal
information provided, will be made
available on https://
www.regulations.gov and https://
www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at DOL–MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations and
Variances, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room C3522, Washington, DC
20210. Before visiting MSHA in person,
call 202–693–9455 to make an
appointment.
Questions about the ICR may be
directed to the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION section of this
notice.

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III. Current Actions
This ICR concerns provisions for
Applications for Permits to Fire More
than 20 Boreholes and For Use of
Nonpermissible Blasting Units,
Explosives, and Shot-firing Units; and
Posting Notices of Misfires. MSHA has
updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses, time
burden, and burden costs supporting
this ICR from the previous ICR.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0025.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Annual Respondents: 33.
Frequency: Annually.
Number of Annual Responses: 34.
Annual Time Burden: 33 hours.
Annual Other Burden Costs: $170.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
proposed ICR; they will become a matter
of public record and be available at
https://www.reginfo.gov.

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properly assessed. The Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) is
soliciting comments on the information
collection titled ‘‘Coal Mine Dust
Sampling Devices.’’
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before September 2, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below. Please note that
late comments received after the
deadline will not be considered.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2025–0052.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: DOL–MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room C3522, Washington, DC
20210. Before visiting MSHA in person,
call 202–693–9455 to make an
appointment.
• MSHA will post all comments 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:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Jessica Senk, Acting Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at
MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile). These are not tollfree numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Mine Safety and Health Administration

I. Background

[OMB Control No. 1219–0147]

A. Legal Authority

Jessica Senk,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025–12436 Filed 7–2–25; 8:45 am]
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Proposed Extension of Information
Collection: Coal Mine Dust Sampling
Devices
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program for all information
collections, to provide the 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

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Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), as amended, 30 U.S.C. 813(h),
authorizes the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (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(a), authorizes
the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) 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, metal and nonmetal
mines.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) governs paperwork burdens
imposed by Federal agencies on the
public for using identical questions to
collect information from 10 or more
persons. The PRA defines paperwork
burden is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(2)
as time, effort, or financial resources
expended to generate, maintain, or

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provide information to or for a Federal
agency. Under 44 U.S.C. 3507, the PRA
also establishes policies and procedures
of information collection for controlling
paperwork burdens imposed by Federal
agencies on the public, including
evaluating public comments.
B. Information Collection
To fulfill the statutory mandates to
promote miners’ health and safety,
MSHA requires the information under
the ICR titled ‘‘Coal Mine Dust
Sampling Devices.’’ The information
collection is intended to determine if
coal mine dust sampling devices meet
established safety criteria for use in coal
mines.
Coal mine sampling devices include
continuous personal dust monitors
(CPDMs) and coal mine dust personal
sampler units (CMDPSUs). CPDMs and
CMDPSUs measure the concentration of
respirable dust in coal mines. These
devices must be designed and
constructed for coal miners to wear and
operate without impeding their ability
to perform work safely and effectively.
They must be durable to perform
reliably in the normal working
conditions of coal mines.
Under 30 CFR part 74, the
requirements for approval of coal mine
dust sampling devices are set forth for
determining the concentrations of
respirable dust in coal mine
atmospheres. It also outlines procedures
for applying for approval and testing.
Burden costs associated with the ICR
include:
1. Manufacturers preparing and
submitting applications for MSHA’s
approval of the pump unit of a
CMDPSU;
2. Manufacturers preparing and
submitting applications for MSHA’s
approval of intrinsic safety testing of a
CPDM;
3. Manufacturers providing CMDPSU
or CPDM devices to MSHA;
4. MSHA issuing certificates of
approval or disapproval;
5. Manufacturers keeping records; and
6. Manufacturers making changes
after certification.
Authorization and the associated rule
text are described below.

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1. Manufacturers Preparing and
Submitting Applications for Pump Units
of CMDPSUs
a. MSHA Testing Pump Units of
CMDPSUs
Under 30 CFR 74.5(b) and 74.13(a),
MSHA will conduct tests and
evaluations to determine whether the
pump unit of a CMDPSU that is
submitted for approval complies with
the applicable permissibility provisions.

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b. Manufacturers Preparing and
Submitting Applications for CMDPSUs
Under 30 CFR 74.13(a), the applicant
must submit a written application to
MSHA. Each copy of the application
must be accompanied by complete scale
drawings, specifications, and a
description of materials. One complete
pump unit of a CMDPSU must be
submitted to MSHA with the
application.
Under 30 CFR 74.13(c), complete
drawings and specifications
accompanying each copy of the
application must be fully detailed to
identify the design of the CMDPSU or
pump unit and to disclose the
dimensions and materials of all
component parts.
Under 30 CFR 74.6, the applicant
must describe the way in which each lot
of components will be sampled and
tested to maintain its quality prior to
assembly of each sampler unit. In order
to assure that the quality of the
CMDPSU will be maintained in
production through adequate quality
control procedures, MSHA reserves the
right to have their qualified personnel
inspect each applicant’s control-test
equipment procedures and records and
to interview the employees who
conduct the control tests. Two copies of
the results of any tests made by the
applicant on the CMDPSU or the pump
unit must accompany an application.
2. Manufacturers Preparing and
Submitting Applications for Intrinsic
Safety Testing of CPDMs
a. Manufacturers Testing Intrinsic Safety
of CPDMs
Under 30 CFR 74.11(a), the applicant
must conduct tests to determine
whether a CPDM that is submitted for
approval meets the requirements, with
the exception of durability testing,
which must be conducted by NIOSH.
Applicant testing must be performed by
an independent testing entity approved
by NIOSH.
Under 30 CFR 74.11(d), the applicant
must submit the CPDM to MSHA for
testing and evaluation for intrinsic
safety, to determine whether the
electronic components of the CPDM
meet the applicable permissibility
provisions.
Under 30 CFR 74.13(b), testing of a
CPDM will be performed by the
applicant to determine whether it meets
the requirements.
Under 30 CFR 18.68(a), tests for
intrinsic safety will be conducted under
the general concepts of ‘‘intrinsically
safe’’, which is defined in section 18.2
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normal or abnormal conditions to cause
ignition of a flammable mixture of
methane or natural gas and air of the
most easily ignitable composition.’’
Further tests or requirements for
intrinsic safety may be added at any
time if features of construction or use or
both indicate them to be necessary.
b. Manufacturers Preparing and
Submitting Applications for CPDMs
Under 30 CFR 74.13(b), the applicant
must submit a written application in
duplicate to MSHA. Each copy of the
application must be accompanied by
complete scale drawings, specifications,
a description of materials, and a copy of
the testing protocol and test results
which were provided by an
independent testing entity. One
complete CPDM device must be sent to
MSHA with the application.
Under 30 CFR 74.13(c), complete
drawings and specifications
accompanying each copy of the
application must be fully detailed to
identify the design of the CPDM and to
disclose the dimensions and materials
of all component parts.
Under 30 CFR 74.9(a)(1)(i), the
applicant must establish and maintain a
quality control system that assures that
CPDM devices produced under the
applicant’s certificate of approval meet
the required specifications and are
reliable, safe, effective, and otherwise
suitable for their intended use. To
establish and to maintain an approval,
the applicant must submit with the
application a copy of the most recent
registration under International
Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Q9001–2000, American National
Standard, Quality Management
Systems-Requirements.
3. Manufacturers Providing CMDPSU or
CPDM Devices
Under 30 CFR 74.16(a), as part of the
permanent record of the approval
application process, MSHA will retain a
complete CMDPSU or CPDM, as
appropriate, that has been tested and
certified. Material not required for
record purposes will be returned to the
applicant at the applicant’s request and
expense upon receipt of written
shipping instructions by MSHA.
4. MSHA Issuing Certificates of
Approval or Notices of Disapproval
Under 30 CFR 74.14(a), upon
completion of the testing of the pump
unit of a CMDPSU or after review of
testing protocols and testing results for
the CPDM, MSH A must issue to the
applicant either a certificate of approval
or a written notice of disapproval. If a
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data or detailed results of tests will
accompany such approval. If a notice of
disapproval is issued, it will be
accompanied by details of the defects,
resulting in disapproval, with a view to
possible correction.
5. Manufacturers Recordkeeping
Certificates
Under 30 CFR 74.14(b), a certificate of
approval will be accompanied by a list
of the drawings and specifications
covering the details of design and
construction of the pump unit of a
CMDPSU or of the CPDM, upon which
the certificate of approval is based. The
applicant must keep exact duplicates of
the drawings and specifications
submitted to MSHA relating to the
pump unit of the CMDPSU or the
CPDM, which has received a certificate
of approval. The approved drawings and
specifications must adhere exactly to
the production of the certified CMDPSU
including the pump unit, or of the
CPDM, for commercial purposes. In
addition, the applicant must observe the
procedures for, and keep records of, the
control of component parts as MSHA
may in writing require as a condition of
approval.
6. Manufacturers Making Changes After
Certification
Under 30 CFR 74.17(b), if a change is
proposed in a pump unit of a certified
CMDPSU or in electrical components of
a CPDM, the approval of MSHA with
respect to intrinsic safety must be
obtained in accordance with the
required procedures.
Mine operators’ burden and costs
associated with recordkeeping and
reporting requirements of CMDPSU and
CPDM sampling are included in a
separate ICR under OMB Control
Number 1219–0011 titled ‘‘Respirable
Coal Mine Dust Sampling’’.

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II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection titled ‘‘Coal Mine Dust
Sampling Devices.’’ 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

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• 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.
The ICR is available on https://
www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions
commenters against providing any
information in the submission that
should not be publicly disclosed. Full
comments, including personal
information provided, will be made
available on https://
www.regulations.gov and https://
www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at DOL–MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations and
Variances, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room C3522, Washington, DC
20210. Before visiting MSHA in person,
call 202–693–9455 to make an
appointment.
Questions about the information
collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This ICR concerns provisions for Coal
Mine Dust Sampling Devices. MSHA
has updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses, time
burden, and burden costs supporting
this ICR from the previous ICR.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0147.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit entity.
Number of Annual Respondents: 1.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 1.
Annual Time Burden: 41 hours.
Annual Other Burden Costs:
$301,810.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
proposed ICR; they will become a matter
of public record and be available at
https://www.reginfo.gov.
Jessica Senk,
Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025–12438 Filed 7–2–25; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0140]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection: High-Voltage Continuous
Mining Machine Standards for
Underground Coal Mines
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program for all information
collections to provide the 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. The Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) is
soliciting comments on the information
collection titled ‘‘High-Voltage
Continuous Mining Machine Standards
for Underground Coal Mines.’’
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before September 2, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below. Please note that
late comments received after the
deadline will not be considered.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2025–0038.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: DOL–MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room C3522, Washington, DC
20210. Before visiting MSHA in person,
call 202–693–9455 to make an
appointment.
• MSHA will post all comments as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted and marked as
confidential, in the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jessica Senk, Acting Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at
MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)

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