[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41420-41421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13469]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Roentgenographic Interpretation (CM-933), Roentgenographic Quality 
Rereading (CM-933b), Medical History and Examination for Coal Mine 
Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CM-988), Report of Arterial Blood Gas Study 
(CM-1159), and Report of Ventilatory Study (CM-2907)

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments 
concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the 
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Roentgenographic 
Interpretation'' (Form CM-933), ``Roentgenographic Quality Rereading'' 
(Form CM-933a), ``Medical History and Examination for Coal Mine 
Workers' Pneumoconiosis'' (Form CM-988 and CM-988a), ``Report of 
Arterial Blood Gas Study'' (Form CM-1159), and ``Report of Ventilatory 
Study'' (Form CM-2907). This comment request is part of continuing 
Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by 
August 25, 2023.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response and estimated total burden may be obtained free by 
contacting Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 202-354-9660 or by email at 
[email protected].
    Submit written comments about this ICR by mail or courier to the 
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Program, 
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, Room S-3323, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; by email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 202-
354-9660 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, as part of continuing efforts to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of 
information

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before submitting them to the OMB for final approval. This program 
helps to ensure requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements can be properly assessed.
    The Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., provides 
benefits to coal miners who are totally disabled by black lung disease 
arising out of coal mine employment, and certain dependents and 
survivors. When a miner applies for benefits, the Division of Coal Mine 
Workers' Compensation (DCMWC) is required to give the miner an 
opportunity to establish his or her eligibility by providing a complete 
pulmonary evaluation, including a chest radiograph (X-ray), physical 
examination, pulmonary function test (also known as a ventilatory 
study), and arterial blood gas study. 30 U.S.C. 923(b); 20 CFR 718.101, 
725.406. Forms CM-933, 933b, 988, 988a, 1159, and 2907 are used by 
physicians to report the results of these diagnostic tests. The 
information collected on these forms is used to determine whether the 
miner is totally disabled due to black lung disease caused by coal mine 
employment. The Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., and 
implementing regulation, 20 CFR 725.406, authorize this information 
collection.
    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 under the PRA 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 Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6.
    Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the 
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Written comments will receive 
consideration, and summarized and included in the request for OMB 
approval of the final ICR. To help ensure appropriate consideration, 
comments should mention 1240-0023.
    Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this 
ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. The DOL encourages 
commenters not to include personally identifiable information, 
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information 
in any comments.
    The DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used.
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-OWCP-DCMWC.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title of Collection: Roentgenographic Interpretation, 
Roentgenographic Quality Rereading, Medical History and Examination for 
Coal Mine Workers' Pneumoconiosis, Report of Arterial Blood Gas Study, 
and Report of Ventilatory Study.
    Form: Roentgenographic Interpretation, (CM-933), Roentgenographic 
Quality Rereading, (CM-933b), Medical History and Examination for Coal 
Mine Workers' Pneumoconiosis, (CM-988), Report of Arterial Blood Gas 
Study, (CM-1159), and Report of Ventilatory Study, (CM-2907).
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0023.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit, and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,500.
    Frequency: Occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 21,500.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 3 to 40 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,232 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.00.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))

     Dated: June 20, 2023.
Anjanette Suggs,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-13469 Filed 6-23-23; 8:45 am]
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