[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61334-61335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27963]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Extension
of Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Currently, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Miner's Claim
for Benefits under the Black Lung Benefit's Act (CM-911) and Employment
History (CM-911A). A copy of the proposed information collection
request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the
addresses section of this Notice. 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.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before February 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail, delivery service, or by
hand to Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210; by fax to (202) 354-9647;
or by Email to [email protected]. Please use only one method of
transmission for comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email). Please note
that comments submitted after the comment period will not be
considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance 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).
I. Background: The Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), (30 U.S.C. 901
et seq.) provides benefits to coal miners who are totally disabled due
to pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) and to certain survivors of
miners. Miners entitled to benefits also receive medical benefits for
treatment related to their pneumoconiosis and resulting disability. A
miner who applies for black lung benefits must complete the CM-911
(application form). The completed form gives basic identifying
information about the applicant and is the beginning of the development
of the black lung claim. Title 20 CFR 725.304a authorizes this
information collection. The CM-911A (employment history form), when
completed, provides a complete history of the miner's employment and
helps to establish whether the individual currently or formerly worked
in the nation's coal mines and how long that employment lasted. Title
20 CFR 725.404(a) authorizes this information collection.
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
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information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to
administer the Black Lung Benefits Act.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Miner's Claim for Benefits under the Black Lung Benefit's
Act (CM-911) and Employment History (CM-911A).
OMB Number: 1240-0038.
Agency Number: CM-911 and CM-911A.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
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Time to Frequency of Number of Number of
Form complete response respondents responses Hours burden
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CM-911........................ 45 once............ 4,920 4,920 3,690
CM-911A....................... 40 once............ 4,920 4,920 3,280
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Totals........................ .............. ................ 9,840 9,840 6,970
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Total Respondents: 9,840.
Total Annual Responses: 9,840.
Average Time per Response: 42.5 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,970.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/Maintenance): $1,791.
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.
Dated: December 20, 2017.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, US
Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2017-27963 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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