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OMB Control No: 1219-0138	ICR Reference No: 202306-1219-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201910-1219-004
Agency/Subagency: DOL/MSHA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation—Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining Equipment is Being Installed or Removed
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/31/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/15/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2024
Responses	157	0	161
Time Burden (Hours)	658	0	2,478
Cost Burden (Dollars)	280	0	38,640

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	157	161	-4
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	658	2,478	-1,820
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	280	38,640	-38,360

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Respondents: The number of respondents increased from 12 to 14. The number of respondents increased due to an increase of affected underground coal mines. Responses: The number of responses decreased from 161 to 157 due to the increase in the number of respondents. Burden Hours: The number of burden hours decreased from 2,478 to 658 due to the increases in respondents. Respondents or Recordkeeping Costs: The estimated annual cost decreased from $38,640 to $280 due to changes in cost assumptions by removing sensor purchasing costs. The burden cost decreased because MSHA determined to not include the cost of purchasing carbon monoxide sensors as part of information collection costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Joanna Moore 202 693-9825 moore.joanna@dol.gov