[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 41146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14664]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Application for Self-
Insurance Under the Black Lung Benefits Act

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 the agency 
receives on or before August 10, 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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-
693-0213, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection is essential to 
the mission of OWCP's Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, 
which administers the Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA). The statute 
grants the Department authority to authorize and regulate coal mine 
operators who wish to self-insure their BLBA liabilities. This 
information collection would provide OWCP with sufficient information 
to determine whether a coal mine operator should be (or continue to be) 
authorized to self-insure. The information would also allow OWCP to 
determine the security amount a coal mine operator must deposit to 
guarantee that it will be able to meet its BLBA liabilities. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2022 (87 FR 11738).
    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: Application for Self-Insurance Under the Black 
Lung Benefits Act.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0057.
    Affected Public: Private Sector-- Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 49.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 294.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 261 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $34,080.

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

Nicole Bouchet,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-14664 Filed 7-8-22; 8:45 am]
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