[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51126-51127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24531]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-99-40]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques for other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project
Coal Mine Dust Personal Sampling Systems--(0920-0148)--Extension--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)--Under
the Federal Coal Mine Health & Safety Act of 1977, PL91-173 (amended
the Federal Coal Mine & Safety Act of 1969), mine operators must
periodically sample mine atmospheres and submit the samples to the Mine
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The Act states that sampling
equipment used must be approved by the Secretaries of the Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL).
Concurrent permissibility approval for electrical intrinsic safety is
provided by MSHA while NIOSH certifies the performance under Title 30
CFR Part 74. Under this regulation, certification applicants are
required to submit detailed parts lists, drawings, and inspection
instructions, along with the personal sampler unit to be tested. These
materials are provided to NIOSH along with a letter from the applicant
requesting certification. After NIOSH has tested the unit and certifies
the performance of the equipment, a certificate of approval is issued
to the manufacturer. Should the equipment be disapproved, a letter is
sent to the manufacturer outlining the details of the defects resulting
in disapproval, with suggestions for possible corrections to the unit.
Certificates of approval are accompanied by photographs of designs for
approval labels to be affixed to each coal mine dust personal sampler
unit. Use of the approval label is authorized only on sampler units
which conform strictly with the drawings and specifications upon which
the certificate of approval is based. Changes or modifications in the
unit after certification will result in the manufacturer requesting
extensions of approval through the original certification process.
The information is used by NIOSH to fulfill its legislatively-
mandated responsibilities to evaluate and approve coal mine dust
personal sampler units (CMDPSU) submitted for certification and
approval actions (30 U.S.C. 957 and 961). Before NIOSH grants a
certification, it must have sufficient evidence of safety and adequate
performance. The parts listing, engineering drawings, and inspection
instructions submitted are used by NIOSH to assure that descriptions of
tested units are fully detailed and that future units produced are
equivalent to those currently certified. Without the information
specified in 30 CFR Part 74, NIOSH will be unable to adequately
evaluate CMDPSU safety and efficacy, and to determine if functional
changes were made in the manufacture of certified products. The total
cost to respondents is estimated at $2,200.
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Data Collection
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No. of Avg. burden of
Respondents No. of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Manufacturer.................................... 1 1 44 44
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 44
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Dated: September 15, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-24531 Filed 9-20-99; 8:45 am]
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