[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 4633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1291]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

January 18, 2008.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
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: Bridget Dooling, OMB Desk 
Officer for the Employment Standards Administration (ESA), 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: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Certification of Funeral Expenses.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0027.
    Form Number: LS-265.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 195.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 49.
    Total Estimated Cost Burden: $86.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits.
    Description: The Form LS-265 is used to report funeral expenses 
payable under section 9(a) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Act [ 
33 U.S.C. 909].
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Title: Comparability of Current Work to Coal Mine Employment.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0056.
    Form Numbers: CM-913 (the Forms CM-918 and CM-1093 are being 
discontinued).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,350.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 675.
    Total Estimated Cost Burden: $594.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Description: 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 Form CM-913. The Form is used 
to compare the physical demands of the miner's coal mine work with last 
or current non-coal mine work. This employment information, together 
with medical information, is used to establish whether the miner is 
totally disabled due to black lung disease caused by coal mine 
employment, a criterion for entitlement of benefits. Information 
collected on the Form CM-913 helps DOL to determine if the miner has or 
had a reduced ability to perform his usual and customary coal mine 
work. The Black Lung Benefits Act, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 901 et. seq. 
and 20 CFR 718.204(b)(1) necessitate the collection of this 
information.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-1291 Filed 1-24-08; 8:45 am]
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