[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13636-13637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5572]
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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 the proposed collection: Notice of Termination,
Suspension, Reduction or Increase in Benefit Payments (CM-908). A copy
of the 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 May 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0701, fax (202) 693-1447, Email [email protected]. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
(OWCP)administers the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 as
amended, Section 432 (30 U.S.C. 942) and 20 CFR 725.621 necessitate
this information collection. Under this Act, Coal mine operators, their
representatives, or their insurers who have been identified as
responsible for paying Black Lung benefits to an eligible miner or an
eligible surviving dependent of the miner, are called Responsible
Operators (RO's). RO's that pay benefits are required to report any
change in the benefit amount to the Department of Labor (DOL). The CM-
908, when completed and sent to DOL, notifies DOL of the change in the
beneficiary's benefit amount and the reason for the change. The Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 as amended, Section 432 (30 U.S.C.
942) and 20 CFR 725.621 necessitate this information collection. This
information collection is currently approved for use through June 30,
2012.
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 evaluate an applicant ability
to be a representative payee. If the Program were not able to screen
representative payee applicants the beneficiary's best interest would
not be served.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
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Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Notice of Termination, Suspension, Reduction or Increase in
Benefit Payments.
OMB Number: 1240-0030.
Agency Number: CM-908.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Total Respondents: 325.
Total Annual Responses: 5,000.
Average Time per Response: 12 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,000.
Frequency: On occasion and annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $4,800.
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: March 2, 2012.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, US
Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2012-5572 Filed 3-6-12; 8:45 am]
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