[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58432-58433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16277]


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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 collection: Notice of Issuance of 
Insurance Policy (CM-921). A copy of the proposed information 
collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed 
below in the addresses section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before December 4, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, E-mail [email protected]. Please 
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or E-
mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Background: Section 423 of the Black Lung Benefits Act, as 
amended, requires that a responsible coal mine operator be insured and 
outlines the items each contract of insurance must contain. It also 
enumerates the civil penalties to which a responsible coal mine 
operator is subject, should these procedures not be followed. Further, 
20 CFR part V, subpart C, 726.208-213 requires that each insurance 
carrier shall report to the Division of Coal Mine

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Workers' Compensation (DCMWC) each policy and endorsement issued, 
cancelled, or renewed with respect to responsible operators. It states 
that this report will be made in such a manner and on such a form as 
DCMWC may require. The CM-921 is the form completed by the insurance 
carrier and forwarded to DCMWC for review. It is also required that if 
a policy is issued or renewed for more than one operator, a separate 
report for each operator shall be submitted. This information 
collection is currently approved for use through March 31, 2007.
    II. Review Focus: 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.
    III. Current Actions: The Department of Labor seeks approval for 
the extension of this information collection in order to identify 
operators who have secured insurance for payment of black lung benefits 
as required by the Act.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Notice of Issuance of Insurance Policy.
    OMB Number: 1215-0059.
    Agency Number: CM-921.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Federal Government 
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Total Respondents: 60.
    Total Responses: 4,000.
    Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 667.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $1,880.00.
    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: September 28, 2006.
Ruben Wiley,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of 
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and 
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-16277 Filed 10-2-06; 8:45 am]
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