[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77894-77895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27517]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Notice Requirements of the Health Care 
Continuation Coverage Provisions

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 January 19, 2023.

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

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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 Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) provides that under certain 
circumstances participants and beneficiaries of group health plans that 
satisfy the definition of ``qualified beneficiaries'' under COBRA may 
elect to continue group health coverage temporarily following events 
known as ``qualifying events'' that would otherwise result in loss of 
coverage. The Secretary of Labor has the authority under section 608 of 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to 
prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of part 6 of Title I 
of ERISA, including notice and disclosure requirements. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2022 (87 FR 43897).
    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: Notice Requirements of the Health Care 
Continuation Coverage Provisions.
    OMB Control Number: 1210-0123.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits 
and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,955,080.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 34,050,621.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 490,857 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $20,770,879.

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

     Dated: December 14, 2022.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-27517 Filed 12-19-22; 8:45 am]
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