[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24867-24868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07432]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Workers' Compensation Programs

[OMB Control No. 1240-0010]


Proposed Extension of an Existing Collection; Request To Be 
Selected as Payee (CM-910)

AGENCY: Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, Office of Workers' 
Compensation Programs, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent purden, conducts a pre-
clearance request for comment to provide the general public and Federal 
agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of 
information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 
This request helps to ensure that: 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 on respondents can be properly 
assessed. OWCP/DCMWC is soliciting comments on the information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Request to be Selected as Payee (CM-
910)''.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by 
June 10, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comment as follows. Please note that late, 
untimely filed comments will not be considered.
    Written/Paper Submission: Submit written/paper submissions the 
following way:
     Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit DOL-OWCP/DCMWC, Office 
of Workers' Compensation Program,

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Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, U.S. Department of Labor, 
200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room C3520, Washington, DC 20210.
    OWCP/DCMWC will post your comment as well as any attachments, 
except for information submitted and marked as confidential, in the 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Office of Workers' Compensation Program administers the Coal 
Mine Workers' Compensation Act. The Act provides compensation to coal 
miners who are totally disabled by pneumoconiosis arising out of coal 
mine employment, and to survivors of coal miners whose deaths are 
attributable to the disease. The Act also provides eligible miners with 
medical coverage for the treatment of lung diseases related to 
pneumoconiosis. This program helps ensure the 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.
    If a beneficiary is incapable of handling his/her affairs, the 
person or institution responsible for their care is required to apply 
to receive the benefit payments on the beneficiary's behalf. The CM 910 
is the form completed by representative payee applicants. The payee 
applicant completes the form and submits it for evaluation to the 
district office that has jurisdiction over the beneficiary's claim 
file. The Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. 901 and its implementing 
regulations, 20 CFR 725.513(a), 725.533(e), authorizes this information 
collection. See 30 U.S.C. 936(a).

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    The OWCP/DCMWC is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Request to be Selected 
as Payee (CM-910)''. OWCP/DCMWC 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 OWCP/DCMWC's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used in the estimate.
     Suggest methods to 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.
    Background documents related to this information collection request 
are available at https://regulations.gov and at DOL-OWCP/DCMWC located 
at 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room XXXX, Washington, DC 20210. 
Question about the information collection requirements may be directed 
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.

III. Current Actions

    This information collection request concerns the ``Request to be 
Selected as Payee (CM-910)''. OWCP/DCMWC has updated the date with 
respect to number of respondents, responses, burden hours, and burden 
costs supporting this information collection request from the previous 
information collection request.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: DOL--Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of 
Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, OWCP/DCMWC.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0010.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for 
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 350.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Number of Responses: 350.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 88 hours.
    Annual Respondent of Recordkeeper Cost: 230.00.
    OWCP Form: Form CM-910, Request to be Selected as Payee.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized in 
the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the 
proposed information collection request; they will become a matter of 
public record and will be available at https://reginfo.gov.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(C)(2)(A).

Anjanette Suggs,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-07432 Filed 4-8-24; 8:45 am]
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