MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: PROPOSED EXTENSION OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: SAFETY STANDARDS FOR UNDERGROUND COAL MINE VENTILATION-BELT ENTRY USED AS AN INTAKE AIR COURSE TO VENTILATE WORKING SECTIONS AND AREAS WHERE MECHANIZED MINING EQUIPMENT IS BEING INSTALLED OR REMOVED

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a notice called: Proposed Extension of Information Collection: Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation-Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course To Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining Equipment Is Being Installed or Removed.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 27 by Corliss A. Josephs-Conway, Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Summary: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program for all information collections, to provide the public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to com...