[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47275-47276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22134]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Division of Coal Mine Workers Compensation; 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

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properly assessed. Currently, the Division of Coal Mine Workers' 
Compensation is soliciting comments concerning its proposal to extend 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the Information 
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 November 16, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Mr. Steven D. Lawrence, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0292, 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 as amended, and codified at 30 U.S.C. 
933, 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. In 
addition, 20 CFR Part V, Subpart C, 726.208-.213 requires that each 
insurance carrier shall report to Division of Coal Mine 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. 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 
April 30, 2010.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
that:
    * 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 insure the responsible coal mine 
operator be insured and outlines the items each contract of insurance 
must contain.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation
    Title: Notice of Issuance of Insurance Policy (CM-921)
    OMB Number: 1215-0059
    Affected Public: Private Sector; Survivor Compensation.
    Total Respondents: 3,800.
    Total Annual responses: 3,800.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 635.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $1,976.0
    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 10, 2009.
Steven D. Lawrence,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, 
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration 
and Planning.
[FR Doc. E9-22134 Filed 9-14-09; 8:45 am]
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