[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6978-6979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02305]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Notice of Issuance of Insurance Policy

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of 
Workers' Compensation (OWCP) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) titled, ``Notice of Issuance of Insurance Policy,'' to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and reinstatement for 
continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before March 9, 2020.

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 website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201910-1240-005 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these 
are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail to the Office of 
Information and 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: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to reinstate PRA authority 
for the Notice of Issuance of Insurance Policy information collection. 
The Black Lung Benefits Act (the Act), 30 U.S.C. 901-944, requires coal 
mine operators to be insured (either by qualifying as a self-insurer or 
obtaining commercial insurance) for liabilities arising from the Act; 
failure to do so may result in civil money penalties. 30 U.S.C. 933. 
Accordingly, 20 CFR part V, subpart C, 726.208-.213 requires insurance 
carriers to report to the Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation 
(DCMWC) each policy and endorsement issued, cancelled, or renewed with 
respect to operators in such a manner and on such form as DCMWC may 
require. These regulations also require carriers to file a separate 
report for each operator it insures. Carriers use Form CM-921, Notice 
of Issuance of Insurance Policy, to report issuance of insurance 
policies to operators. 30 U.S.C. 901 and 20 CFR 725.535 authorizes this 
information collection.
    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 the OMB under the PRA approves it 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

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information that does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 
1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL requests OMB reinstatement for this 
information collection under Control Number 1240-0048.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal. The DOL seeks to reinstate PRA authorization for 
this information collection for three (3) more years, without any 
change to existing requirements. For additional substantive information 
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on November 13, 2019 (84 FR 61657).
    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 1240-0048. 
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: Notice of Issuance of Insurance Policy.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0048.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,465.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 3,465.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 58 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $9.

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

    Dated: January 28, 2020.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-02305 Filed 2-5-20; 8:45 am]
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