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OMB Control No: 1219-0019	ICR Reference No: 200707-1219-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200407-1219-003
Agency/Subagency: DOL/MSHA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 10/12/2007
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/08/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2007
Responses	65	0	78
Time Burden (Hours)	1,300	0	1,560
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,061	0	1,000

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	65	78	-13
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,300	1,560	-260
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,061	1,000	61

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: The burden hour decrease of 260 hours is due to fewer new underground coal mine openings and as a result, a decreased number of shaft and slope projects. MSHA records show that there were less shafts and slopes under construction during the year 2006 than in 2003, and fewer plans submitted (65 plans in the year 2006 and 78 plans in the year 2003). There is also a slight cost burden decrease resulting from a decrease in the number of shaft and slope plans submitted for facilities under construction.