[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15743-15744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05591]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program 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.
Currently, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is soliciting
comments concerning the proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information collection: Notice of Issuance of Insurance Policy (CM-
921). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section
of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before May 13, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-32331, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0701, fax (202) 693-1447, Email [email protected]. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 423 of the Black Lung Benefits Act, as amended, requires
that a responsible coal mine operator be insured and outlines the items
each contract of insurance must contain. It also enumerates the civil
penalties to which a responsible coal mine operator is subject, should
these procedures not be followed. Further, 20 CFR par V, subpart C,
726.208-213 requires that each insurance carrier shall report to the
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC) each policy and
endorsement issued, cancelled, or renewed with respect to responsible
operators. It states that this report will be made in such manner and
on such a form as DCMWC may require. The CM-921 is the form completed
by the insurance carrier and forwarded to DCMWC for review. It is also
required that if a policy is issued or renewed for more than one
operator, a separate report for each operator shall be submitted. This
information collection is currently approved for use through May 31,
2013.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
* 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
submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the approval for the extension of
this currently-approved information collection in order to identify
operators who have secured insurance for payment of black lung benefits
as required by the Act.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Notice of Issuance of Insurance Policy.
OMB Number: 1240-0048.
Agency Number: CM-921.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Federal Government
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 4.
Total Annual Responses: 50.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 8.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $27.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
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Dated: March 6, 2013.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2013-05591 Filed 3-11-13; 8:45 am]
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