[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 78 (Thursday, April 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21864-21865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9123]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Office of the Secretary; Submission for OMB Review; Comment 
Request

April 12, 2004.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation, 
contact Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
e-Mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 202-395-7316 (this is not a 
toll-free number), within 30 days from the date of this publication in 
the Federal Register.
    The OMB 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Maintenance of Receipts for Benefits Paid by a Coal Mine 
Operator.
    OMB Number: 1215-0124.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; State, local or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 140.
    Number of Annual Responses: 140.
    Burden Hours Total: 1 hour.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Insurance carriers and self-insured coal mine 
operators are required to maintain cancelled checks for five years in 
order to verify payment of black lung benefits. Verification may become 
necessary since benefit

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payments made by an operator or carriers are paid directly to the 
person entitled to benefits or to a representative payee, if 
authorized.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-9123 Filed 4-21-04; 8:45 am]
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