[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11102-11103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03767]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Request for State or Federal Workers' 
Compensation Information

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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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, ``Request for State or Federal Workers' 
Compensation Information'' 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.

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DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before March 27, 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=201911-1240-002 (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 sending an email to 
[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 
sending an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Request for State or Federal Workers' Compensation 
Information. Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC) 
beneficiaries have their monthly benefits reduced dollar for dollar for 
other benefits that they receive attributable to their black lung 
disability from State or Federal workers' benefits. The CM-905 request 
the amount of those workers' compensation benefits. This information 
collection is a revision, because Minor changes have been made to CM-
905. Description of changes: Eliminated requirement for the miner's 
full social security number and requiring only the last four digits, 
added two options to file this form (mail or electronically submit 
through the COAL Mine Portal), provided updated language for the 
Privacy Act Statement, and provided updated language for the Notice.
    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 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 1240-0032. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on February 29, 2020 however, the DOL notes that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB will 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 November 25, 2019 (84 FR 64935).
    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 1240-0032. 
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: Request for State or Federal Workers' 
Compensation Information.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0032.
    Affected Public: Federal Government; State, Local, and Tribal 
Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 6,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,500 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $3,480.

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

    Dated: February 18, 2020.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-03767 Filed 2-25-20; 8:45 am]
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