Notices. Notice of availability; request for comments

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BILLING CODE 4410-FY-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Demographic Information Collection for MSHA Grants ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor

(DOL)is submitting this Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored information collection request

(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited. DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before May 22, 2024. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to *www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.* Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Howell by telephone at 202-693-6782, or by email at *DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), Public Law 95-164 as amended, 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes the Mine Safety and Health Administration

(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(a), authorizes the Secretary of Labor (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 and metal and nonmetal mines. MSHA works to prevent death, illness, and injury from mining and to promote safe and healthful workplaces for U.S. miners. Section 115 of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 825, requires MSHA to approve mine operators' health and safety training programs for miners. MSHA administers two grant programs: State Grants and Brookwood-Sago Grants. The grant programs provide training for individuals, miners, employers, and contractors in the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of unsafe and unhealthful working conditions in accordance with section 503 of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 953, and section 14 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act), 30 U.S.C. 965. Executive Order 13985 on “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government” emphasizes that the Federal Government's goal in advancing equity is to provide everyone with the opportunity to reach their full potential. Consistent with these aims, each agency must assess whether, and to what extent, its programs and policies perpetuate systemic barriers to opportunities and benefits for people of color and other underserved groups. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the **Federal Register** on January 31, 2024 (89 FRN 6134). Comments are invited on:

(1)whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2)the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3)ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and

(4)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. *See* 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. *Agency:* DOL-MSHA. *Title of Collection:* Demographic Information Collection for MSHA Grants. *OMB Control Number:* 1219-0NEW. *Affected Public:* Businesses or other for-profits. *Number of Respondents:* 150,706. *Frequency:* On occasion, quarterly, and annually. *Number of Responses:* 150,930. *Annual Burden Hours:* 8,093 hours. *Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden:* $0. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) Michael Howell, Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. [FR Doc. 2024-08469 Filed 4-19-24; 8:45 am]

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