[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 42 (Monday, March 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 7417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03728]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Final Rules Under 
the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction 
Equity Act of 2008; Technical Amendment to External Review for Multi-
State Plan Program.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 3, 2019 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Laurie Brimmer, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the regulation should be directed to Martha R. Brinson, at 
(202) 317-5753, or at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Final Rules Under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici 
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; Technical 
Amendment to External Review for Multi-State Plan Program.
    OMB Number: 1545-2165.
    Regulation Project Number: TD 9640.
    Abstract: This document contains previously approved final rules 
implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity 
and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008, which requires parity 
between mental health or substance use disorder benefits and medical/
surgical benefits with respect to financial requirements and treatment 
limitations under group health plans and group and individual health 
insurance coverage.
    Current Actions: The increase in hour burden is associated with the 
ICRs related to the new draft model disclosure request form the 
Department is issuing in order to meet the MHPAEA-related requirements 
in the 21st Century Cures Act.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,154,036.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 26,912.
    The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of 
information covered by this notice:
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records 
relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as 
their contents may become material in the administration of any 
internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information 
are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. 
Comments will be of public record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 
the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance 
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information has 
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on or 
other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or 
start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of 
services to provide information.

    Approved: February 26, 2019.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2019-03728 Filed 3-1-19; 8:45 am]
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