Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - FedReg E7-246922 - Proposed Information Collection Request

72390 Federal Register/Vol. 72, No. 244/Thursday, December 20, 2007/Notices 6(b) of the Act on March 4, 1997 (62 FR III. Current Actions electrical accidents in the coal mining 9812). industry. Improperly maintained The subject regulations require the The last notification was filed with electric equipment has also been mine operator to establish an electrical the Department on April 30, 2007. A responsible for many disastrous mine maintenance program by specifying notice was published in the Federal fires and explosions. The regulations minimum requirements for the Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the also contain recordkeeping examination, testing, and maintenance Act on November 7, 2007 (72 FR 62870). requirements which may in some of electric equipment. It is imperative instances help operators in that mine operators adopt and follow an Patricia A. Brink, implementing an effective maintenance effective maintenance program to ensure Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust program. The subject records of tests that electric equipment is maintained in Division. and examinations are examined by coal a safe operating condition if [FR Doc. 07–6123 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] miners, coal mine officials, and MSHA electrocutions, mine fires, and mine BILLING CODE 4410–11–M inspectors. MSHA inspectors examine explosions are to be prevented. Because the records to determine if the required of fire, electrocution and explosion tests and examinations have been ...