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OMB Control No:
1219-0152
ICR Reference No:
201210-1219-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency:
DOL/MSHA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Lowering Miners' Exposure to Coal Mine Dust Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors
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:
05/14/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/19/2014
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
05/31/2017
36 Months From Approved
Responses
3,929,928
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
176,321
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
53,959
0
0
Abstract:
Prolonged exposure to excessive amounts of respirable coal mine dust can cause respiratory problems, ranging from mild impairment of respiratory function to more severe diseases such as coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), commonly referred to as "black lung" disease, and silicosis. These occupational lung diseases are debilitating, and in severe cases, disabling and fatal. While considerable progress has been made in lowering respirable coal mine dust levels since 1970 and, consequently, lowering the prevalence rate of CWP among coal miners, severe forms of this disease continue to be identified. Newly released information from the federally funded Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Programs administered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) clearly indicate that CWP remains a key occupational health risk among our nation's coal miners. According to NIOSH, 933 or 3.7 percent of the 25,558 underground coal miners x-rayed between January 2003 and September 2011 were found to have CWP. Also, in FY 2011, over 28,600 former coal miners and the dependents of miners received $417 million in "black lung" benefits. And, since inception of the federal Black Lung Benefits Program in 1970, over $44 billion in total benefits have been paid out to former miners and their dependents. Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. § 813(h), authorizes 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 authorizes the 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 or other mines. This final rule includes new information collection requirements that add to the existing burden and costs of three information collection packages: 1219-0011, 1219-0048, and 1219-0088. In addition, there are final provisions that will be in a new information collection. These final requirements are discussed below. There are many recordkeeping requirements included in final Part 70 Mandatory Health Standards for Underground Coal Mines. Many of these changes result from the implementation of the use of the continuous personal dust monitor (CPDM) to sample for respirable coal mine dust. Similar recordkeeping requirements are found in final Part 71 Mandatory Health Standards for Surface Coal Mines and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines and Part 90 Mandatory Health Standards for Coal Miners Who Have Evidence of the Development of Pneumoconiosis. In addition, there are two new paperwork requirements in final § 72.100 that address records for medical examinations for both underground and surface coal miners.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 91 - 173 103(h), 101(a)
Name of Law: Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1219-AB64
Final or interim final rulemaking
79 FR 24814
05/01/2014
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
75 FR 64412
10/19/2010
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
79 FR 24814
05/01/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Lowering Miners' Exposure to Coal Mine Dust Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
3,929,928
0
0
3,929,928
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
176,321
0
0
176,321
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
53,959
0
0
53,959
0
0
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:
This is a new rule-based ICR.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$228,148
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
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?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Nicole Bouchet 202-693-0213 nicole.bouchet@dol.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
02/19/2014
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