Office of Management and Budget Control Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY:

Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

MSHA (we) are revising section 3.1 of part 3 of our regulations in order to update the display of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers approved under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95). The display references regulations promulgated under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 containing recordkeeping and reporting requirements along with their associated OMB control numbers. This revision will assist the public search for current information on recordkeeping and reporting requirements approved by OMB.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

June 30, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carol J. Jones, Director; Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA; 703-235-1910.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

We published a final rule presenting the OMB control numbers in a new table format which was codified in 30 CFR Part 3 on June 29, 1995 (60 FR 33719). This fulfilled the requirements of 44 U.S.C. 3507(f) of PRA 95 which prohibits an agency from engaging in a collection of information without displaying the control number obtained from OMB. Under PRA 95, no person is required to respond to a collection of information unless a valid OMB control number is displayed.

We are now publishing a revision to update our current display of control numbers issued by OMB for information collection. This includes the addition of control numbers approved by OMB in regulations completed through the rulemaking process since publication of part 3 on June 29, 1995 (60 FR 33719). There are no substantive changes or renewals made to information collection requirements by this technical amendment. Information collection requirements go through the public review process as part of the rule to which they apply. Likewise, the renewal of an OMB control number also requires public review. As a result, we find that there is “good cause” under 5 U.S.C., 553 (b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) to issue this technical amendment to Table 1 in 30 Part 3 without prior public notice and comment.

We have also determined there is no need to delay the effective date because the technical amendment contains no new requirements for which the public would need time to plan compliance beyond that provided for in the regulation itself. We find, therefore, there is “good cause” to except this action from the 30-day delayed effective date requirement under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 3

• Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

Accordingly, under the authority of 30 U.S.C. 957, chapter I of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations is amended as set forth below.

PART 3—OMB CONTROL NUMBERS UNDER THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

1. The authority for part 3 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

2. Amend § 3.1 by revising Table 1 to read as follows: