[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 48 (Monday, March 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14341-14342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05264]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Certificate of Medical Necessity

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of 
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)-sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval 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 April 14, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 
administers the Federal Black Lung Workers' Compensation Program. The 
Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 901(a)(b) and its implementing 
regulations necessitate this information collection. The regulations at 
20 CFR 725.701, establish miner eligibility for medical services and 
supplies for the length of time required by the miner's

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pneumoconiosis and related disability. 20 CFR 725.706 requires prior 
approval before ordering an apparatus where the purchase price exceeds 
$300. 20 CFR 727.707 provides for the ongoing supervision of the 
miner's medical care, including the necessity, character and 
sufficiency of care to be furnished; gives the authority to request 
medical reports; and indicates the right to refuse payment of failing 
to submit any report required. Because of the above legislation and 
regulations, it was necessary to devise a form to collect the required 
information. The form is the CM-893, Certification of Medical Necessity 
is completed by the coal miner's doctor and is used by the Division of 
Coal Mine Workers' Compensation to determine if the miner meets 
impairment standards to qualify for durable medical equipment and home 
nursing.
    For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2020 
(85 FR 79223).
    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 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 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-OWCP.
    Title of Collection: Certificate of Medical Necessity.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0024.
    Affected Public: Private: Business or other for-profits, not-for-
profits; Individuals and households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,300.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,300.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 488 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: March 8, 2021.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-05264 Filed 3-12-21; 8:45 am]
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