[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24992-24993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11171]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Claim Adjudication Process for Alleged 
Presence of Pneumoconiosis

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of 
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) revision titled, ``Claim Adjudication Process for Alleged 
Presence of Pneumoconiosis,'' to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before June 30, 2017.

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 free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201703-1240-004 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail to the Office of 
Information and

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Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OWCP, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free number); or by 
email: [email protected]. Commenters are encouraged, but not 
required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments by mail or courier to 
the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance Management Program, 
Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; or by 
email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or 
sending an email to [email protected].

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Claim Adjudication Process for Alleged Presence of 
Pneumoconiosis information collection. Regulations 20 CFR 718, subpart 
B establishes the relevant medical evidence development criteria 
regarding coal miners who apply for Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 
901 et seq.) payments. The Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation 
is required to schedule a series of four diagnostic tests to help 
establish eligibility for black lung benefits. Each diagnostic test has 
its own form setting forth the medical results: Roentgenographic 
Interpretation (Form CM-933), Roentgenographic Quality Rereading (Form 
CM-933b), Medical History and Examination for Coal Mine Workers' 
Pneumoconiosis (Form CM-988), Report of Arterial Blood Gas Study (CM-
1159), and Report of Ventilatory Study (Form CM-2907). In addition, 
regulations 20 CFR 718.102 sets forth standards for accompanying chest 
radiographs (x-rays). This information collection has been classified 
as a revision, because the OWCP has made several clarifications to the 
data collection Federal Mine Safety and Health Act section 508 
authorizes this information collection. See 30 U.S.C. 957.
    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 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 that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1240-0023. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on May 31, 2017; however, the DOL notes that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New requirements 
would only take effect upon OMB approval. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on February 10, 2017 (82 FR 10411).
    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 thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1240-0023. 
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: DOL-OWCP.
    Title of Collection: Claim Adjudication Process for Alleged 
Presence of Pneumoconiosis.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0023.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 27,500.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 27,500.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 6,693.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: May 24, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-11171 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am]
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