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OMB Control No: 1219-0020	ICR Reference No: 201007-1219-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200706-1219-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/MSHA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Operations Under Water
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/12/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/18/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2010
Responses	80	0	30
Time Burden (Hours)	400	0	150
Cost Burden (Dollars)	33,880	0	450

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	80	30	50
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	400	150	250
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	33,880	450	33,430

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: MSHAs records for 2007-2009 show that the number of plans for mining underwater that were reviewed averaged approximately 80 plans per year, this is higher than the previously used estimate of 30 plans per year. Increased awareness of inundation hazards since the Quecreek incident in 2002 may have contributed to the increase in the number of permit applications. In addition, the average wage rates used were slightly higher than in the previous calculations.