Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - Federal Register Document E7-603 - Proposed Information

2310 Federal Register/Vol. 72, No. 11/Thursday, January 18, 2007/Notices DEPARTMENT OF LABOR I. Background section of this notice, or viewed on the Internet by accessing the MSHA home Persons performing tasks and certain Mine Safety and Health Administration page (http://www.msha.gov) and then required examinations at coal mines choosing ‘‘Statutory and Regulatory which are related to miner safety and Proposed Information Collection Information’’ and ‘‘Federal Register health, and which required specialized Request Submitted for Public Documents.’’ experience, are required to be either Comment and Recommendations; ‘‘certified’’ or ‘‘qualified’’. The III. Current Actions Qualification and Certification Program regulations recognize State certification This request for collection of and qualification programs. However, ACTION: Notice. information contains provisions where State programs are not available, whereby persons may be temporarily under the Mine Act and MSHA SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as qualified or certified to perform tests standards, the Secretary may certify and part of its continuing effort to reduce and examinations; requiring specialized qualify persons for as long as they paperwork and respondent burden expertise; related to miner safety and continue to satisfy the requirements conducts a pre-clearance consultation health at coal mines. needed to obtain the certification or program to provide the general public Type of Review: Extension. ...