[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14579-14580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05413]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Opt-In State Balance Bill Process

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee 
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-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 the agency 
receives on or before April 14, 2022.

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: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The No Surprises Act was enacted as part of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260). The 
interim final rules allow plans to voluntarily opt in to state law that 
provides for a method for determining the cost-sharing amount or total 
amount payable under such a plan, where a state has chosen to expand 
access to such plans, to satisfy their obligations under section 
9816(a)-(d) of the Code, section 716(a)-(d) of ERISA, and section 
2799A-1(a)-(d) of the PHS Act. A plan that has chosen to opt into a 
state law must prominently display in its plan materials describing the 
coverage of out-of-network services a statement that the plan has opted 
into a specified state law, identify the state (or states), and include 
a general description of the items and services provided by 
nonparticipating facilities and providers that are covered by the 
specified state law. For additional substantive information about this 
ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on 
November 9, 2021 (86 FR 62206).
    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-EBSA.
    Title of Collection: Opt-in State Balance Bill Process.
    OMB Control Number: 1210-0168.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits 
and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 207.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 207.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 311 hours.

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    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $106.

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

    Dated: March 8, 2022.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-05413 Filed 3-14-22; 8:45 am]
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