This information collection maintains the safe use of high-voltage continuous mining machines (HVCMMs)in underground coal mines by requiring testing, examination and maintenance on machines to reduce fire, electrical shock, ignition and operation hazards.
US Code:
30 USC USC 811 Section 101
Name of Law: Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977, Mandatory Safety & Health Stds.
The hours and costs associated with recordkeeping for §75.832(c) and §75.829 were inadvertently not included in the 2010 supporting statement. Burden hours related to these reporting requirements have been included and adjusted in this renewal.
The 2010 ICR submission inadvertently included the monetized value of burden hours as a "cost" burden in the database entries, when OMB guidance indicates the cost burden should be limited to capital, start-up, maintenance, and operations costs and not include the value of time reported in supporting statement item 12.
In addition, the number of respondents, which was based on the number of mines, decreased from 8 to 5. Finally, the 2010 supporting statement incorrectly calculated the annual responses. This renewal corrects this error.
The sum of all the corrections noted for this renewal is an overall reduction of 444 hours.
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:
(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;
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.