[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10070-10071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3956]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Extension 
of Existing Collection; Comment Request

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 pre-clearance 
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 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is soliciting 
comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the 
information collection for the following medical reports:

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    Roentgenographic Interpretation (CM-933), Roentgenographic Quality 
Rereading (CM-933b), Medical History and Examination for Coal Mine 
Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CM-988), Report of Arterial Blood Gas Study 
(CM-1159) and Report of Ventilatory Study (CM-2907). 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 April 25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Mr. Vincent Alvarez, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0372, fax (202) 693-1447, 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, 20 
U.S.C. 901 et seq. and 20 CFR 718.102 set forth criteria for the 
administration and interpretation of x-rays. When a miner applies for 
benefits, the Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC) is 
required to schedule a series of four diagnostic tests to help 
establish eligibility for black lung benefits. Each of the diagnostic 
tests has its own form that sets forth the medical results. The forms 
are: Roentgenographic Interpretation (CM-933), Roentgenographic Quality 
Rereading (CM-933b), Medical History and Examination for Coal Mine 
Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CM-988), Report of Arterial Blood Gas Study 
(CM-1159), and Report of Ventilatory Study (CM-2907). This information 
collection is currently approved for use through August 31, 2011.
    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 administer the Black Lung 
Benefits Act.
    Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Roentgenographic Interpretation (CM-933), Roentgenographic 
Quality Rereading (CM-933b), Medical History and Examination for Coal 
Mine Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CM-988), Report of Arterial Blood Gas 
Study (CM-1159), and Report of Ventilatory Study (CM-2907).
    OMB Number: 1240-0023.
    Agency Number: CM-933, CM-933b, CM-988, CM-1159 and CM-2907.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit, and not-for-profit 
institutions.

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                                                   Frequency of      Number of       Number of
             Form              Time to complete      response       respondents      responses     Hours burden
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CM-933.......................  5 min...........  on occasion....            4800            4800             400
CM-933b......................  3 min...........  on occasion....            4800            4800             240
CM-988.......................  30 min..........  on occasion....            4800            4800            2400
CM-1159......................  15 min..........  on occasion....            4800            4800            1200
CM-2907......................  20 min..........  on occasion....            4800            4800            1600
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    Totals...................  ................  ...............           24000           24000            5840
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    Total Respondents: 24,000.
    Total Annual Responses: 24,000.
    Average Time per Response: 3 minutes-30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,840.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $35,520.
    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: February 16, 2011.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2011-3956 Filed 2-22-11; 8:45 am]
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