MSHA Centralized Application System (MCAS)

MSIS has an estimated Return on Investment of 24% and an estimated NPV of $7.2 million for its remaining lifetime . Investment internal benefits to the government include: Reduced costs through support for online filing of Legal Identity Reports, online filing of Mine ID and Contractor ID, Contesting Penalties, online Batch Submission of Quarterly Production Reports and Accident and Injury Reports. Reduced cost for processing and managing equipment certifications. Reduced cost for Payment of Penalties through e-Payment. Reduced cost through more efficient retrieval of document records. Modernization of inspector portable application reduced cost of conducting inspection and issuing citations. Improvement of sample processing and notifications reduced costs. External benefits to the government include: Reduced costs through support for online maintenance of Privacy data by individuals, enabling online submission of requests for certification and qualification from individuals, support for online data requests, improved accurate management of bill payment. Reduced cost by improved presentation and accuracy in billing Reduced cost by providing expanded data availability online. Reduced cost through improved support for accepting industry geographical datasets. Removing and/or updating software removed MSHA's security risk. The CPDM (Continuous Personal Dust Monitor) Outreach tool provides mine operators the ability to transmit electronically data from the CPDM through an application to MSHA securely and untouched. Mines that are utilizing CPDM, this process eliminates the current process need to mail cassettes to MSHA and data is processed directly into MSIS that provides for a more timely assessment. The CPDM tool includes an internal MSHA dashboard that will allow the review of the data and will apply and identify compliance with the new rule. Provides to the greatest extent possible, significantly reduce the respirable coal dust in underground coal mines to permit each miner the opportunity to work underground during the period of his entire adult working life without incurring any disability from pneumoconiosis (aka black lung) or any other occupation-related disease during or at the end of such period.

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