[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 51146] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-24466] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment Standards Administration Proposed Collection; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: 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) [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 Employment Standards Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension collections of form C-910, Request to be Selected as Payee. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addressee section below on or before November 25, 1999. ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Room S-3201, Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone (202) 693-0339 (this is not a toll-free number), 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Room S-3201, Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone (202) 693-0339 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 693-1451. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request To Be Selected as Payee I. Background Benefits are payable by the Department of Labor to coal miners who are totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis and to certain survivors of a miner under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended. If a beneficiary is incapable of handling his/her affairs, the person or institution responsible for his/her care is required to apply to receive the benefit payments on the beneficiary's behalf. The CM- 910, Request to be Selected as Payee, is the form completed by representative payee applicants. 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 extension of approval to collect this information in order to assess the applicant's ability to undertake the responsibilities of a representative payee. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Employment Standards Administration. Title: Request to Be Selected as Payee. OMB Number: 1215-0166. Agency Number: CM-910. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal government. Total Respondents: 2,350. Frequency: One time. Total Responses: 2,350. Average Time per Response: 20 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 783. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $846. 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: September 14, 1999. Margaret J. Sherrill, Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and Planning, Employment Standards Administration. [FR Doc. 99-24466 Filed 9-20-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-27-M