[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4377-4378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1465]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Affordable Care Act Enrollment Opportunity 
Notice Relating to Extension of Dependent Coverage

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission 
of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored 
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Affordable Care Act 
Enrollment Opportunity Notice Relating to Extension of Dependent 
Coverage,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 24, 2011.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, 
proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be 
obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 
(this is not a toll-free number) or sending an e-mail to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, 
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/
Fax: 202-395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department's Interim Final Regulation 
under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires group 
health plans to provide a notice of an enrollment opportunity to 
individuals whose coverage ended, or who were denied coverage (or were 
not eligible for coverage) under a group health plan or group health 
insurance coverage because, under the terms of the plan or coverage, 
the availability of dependent coverage of children ended before the 
attainment of age 26. The enrollment opportunity must continue for at 
least 30 days, regardless of whether the plan or coverage offers an 
open enrollment period and regardless of when any open enrollment 
period might otherwise occur. This enrollment opportunity must be 
presented not later than the first day of the first plan year (or, in 
the individual market, policy year) beginning on or after September 23, 
2010, which is the applicability date of Public Health Service Act 
section 2714. Coverage must begin not later than the first day of the 
first plan year (or policy year in the individual market) beginning on 
or after September 23, 2010.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is currently approved by the OMB under the PRA 
and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally 
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information if the collection of information does not display a 
currently valid OMB control number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The 
DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under OMB 
Control Number 1210-0139. The current OMB approval is scheduled to 
expire on February 28, 2011; however, it should be noted that 
information collections submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month 
extension while they undergo review. For additional information, see 
the related notice published in the Federal Register on September 30, 
2010 (75 FR 60482).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of

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this notice in the Federal Register. In order to ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1210-0139. 
The OMB 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).
    Title of Collection: Affordable Care Act Enrollment Opportunity 
Notice Relating to Extension of Dependent Coverage.
    OMB Control Number: 1210-0139.
    Affected Public: Private sector--businesses or other for profits 
and not for profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,800,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 79,573,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 411,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $1,233,500.

    Dated: January 19, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-1465 Filed 1-24-11; 8:45 am]
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