[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43078-43079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21181]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension collections of: Agreement
and Undertaking (OWCP-1) and Request to be Selected as Payee
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(CM-910). A copy of the proposed information collection requests can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section
of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before October 18, 1996. The Department
of Labor is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Margaret J. Sherrill, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., N.W., Room S-3201, Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone
(202) 219-7601 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 219-6592.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agreement and Undertaking
I. Background
Coal mine operators and longshore companies desiring to be self-
insurers are required by law (30 U.S.C. 933 BL and 33 U.S.C. 932 LS) to
produce security in terms of an indemnity bond or security deposit.
Once a company's application to become self-insured is reviewed by the
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC) or by the Division
of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC) and it is
determined the company is potentially eligible, an amount of security
is determined to guarantee the payment of benefits required by the Act.
The OWCP-1 form is executed by the self-insurer who agrees to abide by
the Department's rules and authorizes the Secretary, in the event of
default, to file suit to secure payment from a bond underwriter or in
the case of a Federal Reserve account, to sell the securities for the
same purpose. A company cannot be authorized to self-insure until this
requirement is met. Regulations establishing this requirement are at 20
CFR 726.110 for Coal Mine/Black Lung and 20 CFR 703.304 for Longshore.
II. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval to collect
this information in order to determine if a coal mine or longshore
company is potentially eligible to become self-insured. The information
is reviewed to ensure that the correct amount of negotiable securities
are deposited or indemnity bond is purchased and that in case of
default, OWCP has the authority to utilize the securities or bond. If
this Agreement and Undertaking were not required, OWCP would not be
empowered to utilize the company's security deposit to meet its
financial responsibilities for the coal mine or longshore benefits in
case of default.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Agreement and Undertaking.
OMB Number: 1215-0034.
Agency Number: OWCP-1.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 300.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 300.
Average Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 75.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $105.
Request to be Selected Payee
I. Background
Benefits are payable by the Department of Labor to miners who are
totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis and to certain survivors of a
miner under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended
(30 U.S.C. 901). If a beneficiary is incapable of handling his affairs,
the person or institution responsible for his care is required to apply
to receive the benefit payments on the beneficiary's behalf. The CM-910
is the form that is completed by representative payee applicants. The
payee applicant completes the form and mails it for evaluation to the
district office that has jurisdiction over the beneficiary's claim
file. The collection of this information is required under 20 CFR
725.504-513.
II. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval to collect
this information in order to carry out its responsibility to determine
the relationship of the applicant to the beneficiary and to assess the
applicant's ability to undertake the responsibilities of representative
payee.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Request to be Selected Payee.
OMB Number: 1215-0166.
Agency Number: CM-910.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Respondents: 600.
Frequency: Once.
Total Responses: 600.
Average Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 200.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $210.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: August 15, 1996.
Cecily A. Rayburn,
Director, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-21181 Filed 8-19-96; 8:45 am]
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