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OMB Control No: 1219-0142	ICR Reference No: 200705-1219-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOL/MSHA	Agency Tracking No: RIN 1219-AB52
Title: Sealing of Abandoned Areas
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/16/2007
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/22/2007
Terms of Clearance: Approved for 1 year from the effective date of the ETS. In the event that MSHA issues a final rule in place of the ETS at the end of one year MSHA shall request an extension or revision of the collection as appropriate.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2008	36 Months From Approved
Responses	893,135	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	82,038	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,325,456	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	893,135	893,135
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	82,038	82,038
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,325,456	2,325,456

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The new burden hours and cost burden result from information collection requirements contained in the ETS. The new collection will have an estimated 372 respondents. The responses for the first year are estimated at 893,137 and 828,761 each year thereafter. The burden hour estimate for the first year is 82,037 and 73,006 each year thereafter. MSHA will submit a non-substantive, non-material change request to adjust the burden accordingly after the first year. The annualized cost is $2,325,456 for this ETS. There are no Federal costs associated with this collection.