[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15743-15744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05591]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


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 proposal to extend 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 May 13, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-32331, 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

    Section 423 of the Black Lung Benefits Act, as amended, 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. Further, 20 CFR par V, subpart C, 
726.208-213 requires that each insurance carrier shall report to the 
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 manner and 
on such a form as DCMWC may require. The CM-921 is the form completed 
by the insurance carrier and forwarded to DCMWC for review. 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 May 31, 
2013.

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 identify 
operators who have secured insurance for payment of black lung benefits 
as required by the Act.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
    Title: Notice of Issuance of Insurance Policy.
    OMB Number: 1240-0048.
    Agency Number: CM-921.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Federal Government 
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Total Respondents: 4.
    Total Annual Responses: 50.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 8.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $27.
    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.


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    Dated: March 6, 2013.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2013-05591 Filed 3-11-13; 8:45 am]
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