[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58376-58377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20779]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; National Medical Support Notice--Part B

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 October 26, 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: Pursuant to section 401(a) of the Child 
Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998 (CSPIA), the Department 
of Labor (DOL) and HHS jointly promulgated the

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National Medical Support Notice Final Rule (NMSN Regulation). The NMSN 
Regulation, codified at 29 CFR 2590.609-2, simplifies the issuance and 
processing of medical child support orders; standardizes communication 
between state agencies, employers, and Plan Administrators; and creates 
a uniform and streamlined process for enforcement of medical child 
support to ensure that all eligible children receive the health care 
coverage to which they are entitled. This ICR addresses the Plan 
Administrator's responsibilities under the NMSN Regulation to complete 
Part B of the NMSN. DOL is proposing to require that the addendum to 
Part B of the NMSN, previously only for those using e-NMSN, be included 
for all Part B notices. The changes proposed to the form itself are 
generally formatting changes and additional spaces intended to 
facilitate completion of the notice and conform to similar changes made 
to Part A. In this ICR submission, DOL is seeking approval of the 
current and revised notices to allow states time to transition to the 
new notices. There will be a one-year transition period where the 
currently approved version of the NMSN Part B notice (ICR Ref. No. 
202102-1210-001) may still be used before respondents will be required 
to use the revised notice. For additional substantive information about 
this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on 
April 20, 2022 (87 FR 23570).
    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: National Medical Support Notice--Part B.
    OMB Control Number: 1210-0113.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 381,290.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 19,352,287.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,215,658 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $6,400,769.

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

    Dated: September 16, 2022.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-20779 Filed 9-23-22; 8:45 am]
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