[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68197-68198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23461]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

November 28, 2007.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission the 
following public information collection requests (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; 
including among other things a description of the likely respondents, 
proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be 
obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is 
not a toll-free number)/e-mail: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Brenda Aguilar, OMB Desk 
Officer for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 
Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these are not toll-free 
numbers), E-mail: [email protected] within 30 days from the 
date of this publication in the Federal Register. In order to ensure 
the appropriate consideration, comments should reference the OMB 
Control Number (see below).
    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: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Notice to Participants and Beneficiaries and the Federal 
Government of Electing One Percent Increased Cost Exemption.
    OMB Control Number: 1210-0105.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden: $7,000.
    Description: Group health plans may be exempted from Mental Health 
Party Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-194) requirements for parity between 
mental health and medical/surgical benefits if parity would result in 
cost increase of one percent or more. This request pertains to notice 
to participants and beneficiaries and the Federal Government that is 
required in order to make use of the exemption. For additional 
information, please refer to a related notice published at 72 FR 54072 
on September 21, 2007 and the interim final rule published at 62 FR 
66931 on December 22, 1997.

    Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Calculation and Disclosure of Documentation of Eligibility 
for Exemption.
    OMB Control Number: 1210-0106.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 110.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden: $216.
    Description: The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-194) 
requires parity between the dollar limits imposed on mental health 
benefits and those imposed on medical/surgical benefits offered by 
group health plans and issuers. Upon receipt of notice that a plan 
claims exemption from these requirements, participants and 
beneficiaries may request a summary of the information upon which the 
exemption was based. This request pertains to the calculation and

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disclosure of information on which the exemption was based. For 
additional information, please refer to a related notice published at 
72 FR 54072 on September 21, 2007 and the interim final rule published 
at 62 FR 66931 on December 22, 1997.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-23461 Filed 12-3-07; 8:45 am]
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