80_FR_43940 80 FR 43799 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-Grandfathered Plans

80 FR 43799 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-Grandfathered Plans

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 141 (July 23, 2015)

Page Range43799-43800
FR Document2015-18002

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-Grandfathered Plans,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43799-43800]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18002]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and 
Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-Grandfathered Plans

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee 
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Affordable Care Act Internal Claims 
and Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-Grandfathered 
Plans,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before August 21, 2015.

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 of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201507-1210-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
EBSA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by 
email at [email protected].

     Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Affordable Care Act internal claims and appeals and external review 
procedures for non-grandfathered health plans information collection 
information collection requirements codified in regulations 29 CFR 
2590.715-2719(b)(2) and 2560.503-1. This ICR includes the reporting and 
third party notice and disclosure requirements a plan must satisfy 
under interim final regulations implementing provisions of the 
Affordable Care Act, which amended the Public Health Service Act among 
other things. The subject regulations pertain to internal claims and 
appeals and to the external review process. The EBSA makes several 
model notices available in a compliance assistance effort. Public 
Health Service Act section 2719 authorizes this information collection. 
See 42 U.S.C. 300gg-19.
    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 it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 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. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1210-0144.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on July 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on October 15, 2014 (79 FR 
61903).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1210-0144. 
The OMB 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-EBSA.
    Title of Collection: Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and 
Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-Grandfathered Plans.

[[Page 43800]]

    OMB Control Number: 1210-0144.
    Affected Public: Private Sector-businesses or other for-profits and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 276,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 276,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,000 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,100,000.

     Dated: July 16, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-18002 Filed 7-22-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 141 / Thursday, July 23, 2015 / Notices 43799 • Enhance the quality, utility, and including a description of the likely information collection, unless it is clarity of the information to be respondents, proposed frequency of approved by the OMB under the PRA collected; and response, and estimated total burden and displays a currently valid OMB • Minimize the burden of the may be obtained free of charge from the Control Number. In addition, collection of information on those who RegInfo.gov Web site at http:// notwithstanding any other provisions of are to respond, including through the www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ law, no person shall generally be subject use of appropriate automated, PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201507-1210-001 to penalty for failing to comply with a electronic, mechanical, or other (this link will only become active on the collection of information that does not technological collection techniques or day following publication of this notice) display a valid Control Number. See 5 other forms of information technology, or by contacting Michel Smyth by CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL e.g., permitting electronic submission of telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– obtains OMB approval for this responses. 693–8064, (these are not toll-free information collection under Control Agency: DOL–OFCCP. numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ Number 1210–0144. Title of Collection: Prohibiting PUBLIC@dol.gov. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot Discrimination Based on Sexual Submit comments about this request be for more than three (3) years without Orientation and Gender Identity by by mail or courier to the Office of renewal, and the current approval for Contractors and Subcontractors. Information and Regulatory Affairs, this collection is scheduled to expire on OMB Control Number: 1250–0009. Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–EBSA, July 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to extend Affected Public: Private Sector— Office of Management and Budget, PRA authorization for this information businesses or other for-profits, farms, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., collection for three (3) more years, and not-for-profit institutions. Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– without any change to existing Total Estimated Number of 395–5806 (this is not a toll-free requirements. The DOL notes that Respondents: 200,000. number); or by email: OIRA_ existing information collection Total Estimated Number of submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters requirements submitted to the OMB Responses: 200,000. are encouraged, but not required, to receive a month-to-month extension Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: send a courtesy copy of any comments while they undergo review. For 38,769 hours. by mail or courier to the U.S. additional substantive information Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of about this ICR, see the related notice Burden: $0. the Chief Information Officer, Attn: published in the Federal Register on Dated: July 17, 2015. Departmental Information Compliance October 15, 2014 (79 FR 61903). Michel Smyth, Management Program, Room N1301, Interested parties are encouraged to Departmental Clearance Officer. 200 Constitution Avenue NW., send comments to the OMB, Office of [FR Doc. 2015–18067 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am] Washington, DC 20210; or by email: Information and Regulatory Affairs at BILLING CODE 4510–CM–P DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. the address shown in the ADDRESSES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: section within thirty (30) days of Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at publication of this notice in the Federal DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064, Register. In order to help ensure (these are not toll-free numbers) or by appropriate consideration, comments Office of the Secretary email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. should mention OMB Control Number 1210–0144. The OMB is particularly Agency Information Collection Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). interested in comments that: Activities; Submission for OMB SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR • Evaluate whether the proposed Review; Comment Request; Affordable seeks to extend PRA authority for the collection of information is necessary Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals Affordable Care Act internal claims and for the proper performance of the and External Review Procedures for appeals and external review procedures functions of the agency, including Non-Grandfathered Plans for non-grandfathered health plans whether the information will have information collection information practical utility; ACTION: Notice. collection requirements codified in • Evaluate the accuracy of the regulations 29 CFR 2590.715–2719(b)(2) agency’s estimate of the burden of the SUMMARY: The Department of Labor and 2560.503–1. This ICR includes the (DOL) is submitting the Employee proposed collection of information, reporting and third party notice and including the validity of the Benefits Security Administration disclosure requirements a plan must (EBSA) sponsored information methodology and assumptions used; satisfy under interim final regulations • Enhance the quality, utility, and collection request (ICR) titled, implementing provisions of the clarity of the information to be ‘‘Affordable Care Act Internal Claims Affordable Care Act, which amended collected; and and Appeals and External Review the Public Health Service Act among • Minimize the burden of the Procedures for Non-Grandfathered other things. The subject regulations collection of information on those who Plans,’’ to the Office of Management and pertain to internal claims and appeals are to respond, including through the Budget (OMB) for review and approval and to the external review process. The use of appropriate automated, for continued use, without change, in EBSA makes several model notices electronic, mechanical, or other accordance with the Paperwork available in a compliance assistance technological collection techniques or Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES effort. Public Health Service Act section other forms of information technology, 3501 et seq. Public comments on the 2719 authorizes this information e.g., permitting electronic submission of ICR are invited. collection. See 42 U.S.C. 300gg–19. responses. DATES: The OMB will consider all This information collection is subject Agency: DOL–EBSA. written comments that agency receives to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Title of Collection: Affordable Care on or before August 21, 2015. cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Act Internal Claims and Appeals and ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with of information, and the public is External Review Procedures for Non- applicable supporting documentation; generally not required to respond to an Grandfathered Plans. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:39 Jul 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1

43800 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 141 / Thursday, July 23, 2015 / Notices OMB Control Number: 1210–0144. I. Background: The Office of Workers’ Agency: Office of Workers’ Affected Public: Private Sector- Compensation Programs (OWCP) is the Compensation Programs. businesses or other for-profits and not- agency responsible for administration of Title: Overpayment Recovery for-profit institutions. the Federal Employees’ Compensation Questionnaire. Total Estimated Number of Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq., the OMB Number: 1240–0051. Respondents: 276,000. Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 Agency Number: OWCP–20. Total Estimated Number of U.S.C. 901 et seq., and the Energy Affected Public: Individuals and Responses: 276,000. Employees Occupational Illness households. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: Compensation Program Act of 2000 Total Respondents: 3,393. 2,000 hours. (EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq. This Total Responses: 3,393. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs information collection is used by OWCP Time per Response: 1 hour. Burden: $1,100,000. examiners to ascertain the financial Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,393. Dated: July 16, 2015. condition of the beneficiary to Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): Michel Smyth, determine if the overpayment or any $0. Departmental Clearance Officer. part can be recovered; to identify the Total Burden Cost (operating/ [FR Doc. 2015–18002 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am] possible concealment or improper maintenance): $1,954. BILLING CODE 4510–29–P transfer of assets; and to identify and Comments submitted in response to consider present and potential income this notice will be summarized and/or and current assets for enforced included in the request for Office of DEPARTMENT OF LABOR collection proceedings. The Management and Budget approval of the questionnaire provides a means for the information collection request; they will Office of Workers’ Compensation beneficiary to explain why he/she is also become a matter of public record. Programs without fault in an overpayment matter. Dated: July 17, 2015. If this information were not collected Yoon Ferguson, Proposed Extension of Existing BLBA, EEOICPA and FECA would have Collection; Comment Request Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ little basis to determine appropriate Compensation Programs, US Department of collection proceedings. This Labor. ACTION: Notice. information collection is currently [FR Doc. 2015–18000 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as approved for use through December 31, BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P part of its continuing effort to reduce 2015. paperwork and respondent burden, II. Review Focus: The Department of conducts a preclearance consultation Labor is particularly interested in DEPARTMENT OF LABOR program to provide the general public comments which: and Federal agencies with an * evaluate whether the proposed Office of Workers’ Compensation opportunity to comment on proposed collection of information is necessary Programs and/or continuing collections of for the proper performance of the information in accordance with the functions of the agency, including Proposed Extension of Existing Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 whether the information will have Collection; Comment Request (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This practical utility; program helps to ensure that requested * evaluate the accuracy of the ACTION: Notice. data can be provided in the desired agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as format, reporting burden (time and including the validity of the part of its continuing effort to reduce financial resources) is minimized, methodology and assumptions used; paperwork and respondent burden, collection instruments are clearly * enhance the quality, utility and conducts a preclearance consultation understood, and the impact of collection clarity of the information to be program to provide the general public requirements on respondents can be collected; and and Federal agencies with an properly assessed. Currently, the Office * minimize the burden of the opportunity to comment on proposed of Workers’ Compensation Programs is collection of information on those who and/or continuing collections of soliciting comments concerning the are to respond, including through the information in accordance with the proposed collection: Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire (OWCP–20). A use of appropriate automated, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 copy of the proposed information electronic, mechanical, or other (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This collection request can be obtained by technological collection techniques or program helps to ensure that requested contacting the office listed below in the other forms of information technology, data can be provided in the desired addresses section of this Notice. e.g., permitting electronic submissions format, reporting burden (time and of responses. financial resources) is minimized, DATES: Written comments must be III. Current Actions: The Department collection instruments are clearly submitted to the office listed in the understood, and the impact of collection of Labor seeks the approval of the addresses section below on or before requirements on respondents can be extension of this currently approved September 21, 2015. properly assessed. Currently, the Office information collection in order to ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. of Workers’ Compensation Programs is determine whether or not the recovery Department of Labor, 200 Constitution mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES of any Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), soliciting comments concerning the Ave., NW., Room S–3323, Washington, Energy Employees Occupational Illness proposed extension of the existing DC 20210, telephone/fax (202) 354– Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) collection: Uniform Billing Form 9647, Email ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. or Federal Employees’ Compensation (OWCP–04). A copy of the proposed Please use only one method of Act (FECA) overpayment may be information collection request can be transmission for comments (mail or waived, compromised, terminated, or obtained by contacting the office listed Email). collected in full. below in the ADDRESSES section of this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Type of Review: Extension. Notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:39 Jul 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before August 21, 2015.
ContactContact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 43799 
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