[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 3477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01144]


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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). 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 March 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210, telephone/FAX 
(202) 354-9647, 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 July 31, 2016.
    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: 51.
    Total Annual Responses: 3,500.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 8
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $29.
    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: January 14, 2016.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, US 
Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2016-01144 Filed 1-20-16; 8:45 am]
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