[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54463-54464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18854]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 Employment Standards Administration


Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection 
Requirements

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 its proposal to extend OMB approval of the 
information collection: Comparability of Current Work to Coal Mine 
Employment (CM-913). 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 November 26, 2007.

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

    The Black Lung Benefits Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 901 et 
seq., provides for the payment of benefits to coal miners who have 
contracted black lung disease as a result of coal mine employment, and 
their dependents and survivors. Once a miner has been identified as 
having performed non-coal mine work subsequent to coal mine employment, 
the miner or the miner's survivor is asked to complete a CM-913 to 
compare coal mine work to non-coal mine work. This employment 
information along with medical information is used to establish whether 
the miner is totally disabled due to black lung disease caused by coal 
mine employment. The CM-918 and the CM-1093 are obsolete due to limited 
use. This information collection is currently approved for use through 
April 30, 2008.

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 the approval for the extension of 
this currently approved information collection in order to carry out 
its responsibility to determine eligibility for black lung benefits.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Titles: Comparability of Current Work to Coal Mine Employment.
    OMB Number: 1215-0056.
    Agency Numbers: CM-913.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Respondents: 1,350.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,350.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 675.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $594.00.
    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 20, 2007.
Hazel M. Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, 
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration 
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-18854 Filed 9-24-07; 8:45 am]
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