81 FR 49270 - Proposed Collection of Existing Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 144 (July 27, 2016)
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 144 (July 27, 2016)
| Page Range | 49270-49271 | |
| FR Document | 2016-17726 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 27, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 49270-49271] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-17726] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Proposed Collection of Existing Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, [[Page 49271]] 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 proposed collection: Request for State or Federal Workers' Compensation Information (CM-905). 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 September 26, 2016. ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210, telephone/fax (202) 354-9647, Email [email protected]. Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended (30 U.S.C. 901) and 20 CFR 725.535, require that DOL Black Lung benefit payments to a beneficiary for any month be reduced by any other payments of state or federal benefits for workers' compensation due to pneumoconiosis. To ensure compliance with this mandate, DCMWC must collect information regarding the status of any state or Federal workers' compensation claim, including dates of payments, weekly or lump sum amounts paid, and other fees or expenses paid out for this award, such as attorney fees and related expenses associated with pneumoconiosis. Form CM-905 is used to request the amount of those workers' compensation benefits. This information collection is currently approved for use through December 31, 2016. 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 gather information to determine the amounts of Black Lung benefits paid to beneficiaries. Black Lung amounts are reduced dollar for dollar, for other Black Lung related workers' compensation awards the beneficiary may be receiving from State or Federal programs. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. Title: Request for State or Federal Workers' Compensation Information. OMB Number: 1240-0032. Agency Number: CM-905. Affected Public: Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government. Total Respondents: 2,000. Total Annual Responses: 2,000. Average Time per Response: 15 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 500. Frequency: On occasion. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $1,000. 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: July 21, 2016. Yoon Ferguson, Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2016-17726 Filed 7-26-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-CK-P
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standard or the ANSI version of that program to provide the general public • enhance the quality, utility and
standard. Contact ANSI to determine and Federal agencies with an clarity of the information to be
whether a test standard is currently opportunity to comment on proposed collected; and
ANSI-approved. and/or continuing collections of • minimize the burden of the
information in accordance with the collection of information on those who
A. Conditions
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 are to respond, including through the
In addition to those conditions (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This use of appropriate automated,
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, CCL program helps to ensure that requested electronic, mechanical, or other
also must abide by the following data can be provided in the desired technological collection techniques or
conditions of the recognition: format, reporting burden (time and other forms of information technology,
1. CCL must inform OSHA as soon as financial resources) is minimized, e.g., permitting electronic submissions
possible, in writing, of any change of collection instruments are clearly of responses.
ownership, facilities, or key personnel, understood, and the impact of collection III. Current Actions: The Department
and of any major change in its requirements on respondents can be of Labor seeks the approval for the
operations as an NRTL, and provide properly assessed. Currently, the Office extension of this currently-approved
details of the change(s); of Workers’ Compensation Programs is information collection in order to gather
2. CCL must meet all the terms of its soliciting comments concerning the information to determine eligibility for
recognition and comply with all OSHA proposed collection: Survivor’s Form for benefits of a survivor of a Black Lung
policies pertaining to this recognition; Benefits (CM–912). A copy of the Act beneficiary.
and proposed information collection request Type of Review: Extension.
3. CCL must continue to meet the can be obtained by contacting the office Agency: Office of Workers’
requirements for recognition, including listed below in the ADDRESSES section of Compensation Programs.
all previously published conditions on this Notice. Title: Survivor’s Form for Benefits.
CCL’s scope of recognition, in all areas DATES: Written comments must be
OMB Number: 1240–0027.
for which it has recognition. submitted to the office listed in the Agency Number: CM–912.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR ADDRESSES section below on or before
Affected Public: Individuals or
1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the September 26, 2016. households.
recognition of CCL, subject to these Total Respondents: 1,100.
limitations and conditions specified ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Total Annual Responses: 1,100.
above. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Average Time per Response: 8
Ave. NW., Room S–3323, Washington, minutes.
Authority and Signature DC 20210, telephone/fax (202) 354– Estimated Total Burden Hours: 147.
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 9647, Email ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Frequency: One time.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Please use only one method of Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
Occupational Safety and Health, 200 transmission for comments (mail, fax, or $0.
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Email). Total Burden Cost (operating/
DC 20210, authorized the preparation of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: maintenance): $450.
this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is I. Background: This collection of Comments submitted in response to
issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. information is required to administer this notice will be summarized and/or
657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s Order No. the benefit payment provisions of the included in the request for Office of
1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and Black Lung Act for survivors of Management and Budget approval of the
29 CFR 1910.7. deceased miners. Completion of this information collection request; they will
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 19, form constitutes the application for also become a matter of public record.
2016. benefits by survivors and assists in Dated: July 21, 2016.
David Michaels, determining the survivor’s entitlement Yoon Ferguson,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational to benefits. Form CM–912 is authorized Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Safety and Health. for use by the Black Lung Benefits Act Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
[FR Doc. 2016–17793 Filed 7–26–16; 8:45 am] 30 U.S.C. 901, et seq., 20 CFR 410.221 Labor.
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P and CFR 725.304 and is used to gather [FR Doc. 2016–17725 Filed 7–26–16; 8:45 am]
information from a survivor of a miner BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P
to determine if the survivor is entitled
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR to benefits. This information collection
is currently approved for use through DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation December 31, 2016.
Programs II. Review Focus: The Department of Office of Workers’ Compensation
Labor is particularly interested in Programs
Proposed Collection; Comment comments which:
Request • Evaluate whether the proposed Proposed Collection of Existing
collection of information is necessary Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Division of Coal Mine Workers’
Compensation, Office of Workers’ for the proper performance of the AGENCY: Division of Coal Mine Workers’
functions of the agency, including
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Compensation Programs, Department of Compensation, Office of Workers’
Labor. whether the information will have Compensation Programs, Department of
ACTION: Notice. practical utility; Labor
• evaluate the accuracy of the ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as agency’s estimate of the burden of the
part of its continuing effort to reduce proposed collection of information, SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
paperwork and respondent burden, including the validity of the part of its continuing effort to reduce
conducts a pre-clearance consultation methodology and assumptions used; paperwork and respondent burden,
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conducts a pre-clearance consultation for the proper performance of the NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
program to provide the general public functions of the agency, including ADMINISTRATION
and Federal agencies with an whether the information will have
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opportunity to comment on proposed practical utility;
and/or continuing collections of • evaluate the accuracy of the Records Schedules; Availability and
information in accordance with the agency’s estimate of the burden of the Request for Comments
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 proposed collection of information,
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This including the validity of the AGENCY: National Archives and Records
program helps to ensure that requested methodology and assumptions used; Administration (NARA).
data can be provided in the desired • enhance the quality, utility and ACTION: Notice of availability of
format, reporting burden (time and clarity of the information to be proposed records schedules; request for
financial resources) is minimized, collected; and comments.
collection instruments are clearly • minimize the burden of the SUMMARY: The National Archives and
understood, and the impact of collection collection of information on those who Records Administration (NARA)
requirements on respondents can be are to respond, including through the publishes notice at least once monthly
properly assessed. Currently, the Office use of appropriate automated, of certain Federal agency requests for
of Workers’ Compensation Programs is electronic, mechanical, or other records disposition authority (records
soliciting comments concerning the technological collection techniques or schedules). Once approved by NARA,
proposed collection: Request for State or other forms of information technology, records schedules provide mandatory
Federal Workers’ Compensation e.g., permitting electronic submissions instructions on what happens to records
Information (CM–905). A copy of the of responses. when agencies no longer need them for
proposed information collection request
III. Current Actions current Government business. The
can be obtained by contacting the office records schedules authorize agencies to
listed below in the addresses section of The Department of Labor seeks the preserve records of continuing value in
this Notice. approval for the extension of this the National Archives of the United
DATES: Written comments must be currently-approved information States and to destroy, after a specified
submitted to the office listed in the collection in order to gather information period, records lacking administrative,
addresses section below on or before to determine the amounts of Black Lung legal, research, or other value. NARA
September 26, 2016. benefits paid to beneficiaries. Black publishes notice in the Federal Register
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Lung amounts are reduced dollar for for records schedules in which agencies
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution dollar, for other Black Lung related propose to destroy records not
Ave. NW., Room S–3323, Washington, workers’ compensation awards the previously authorized for disposal or
DC 20210, telephone/fax (202) 354– beneficiary may be receiving from State reduce the retention period of records
9647, Email ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. or Federal programs. already authorized for disposal. NARA
Please use only one method of Type of Review: Extension. invites public comments on such
transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Agency: Office of Workers’ records schedules, as required by 44
Email). Compensation Programs. U.S.C. 3303a(a).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Request for State or Federal DATES: NARA must receive requests for
Workers’ Compensation Information. copies in writing by August 26, 2016.
I. Background Once NARA finishes appraising the
OMB Number: 1240–0032.
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Agency Number: CM–905. records, we will send you a copy of the
Act of 1977, as amended (30 U.S.C. 901) schedule you requested. We usually
Affected Public: Federal Government;
and 20 CFR 725.535, require that DOL prepare appraisal memoranda that
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Black Lung benefit payments to a contain additional information
beneficiary for any month be reduced by Total Respondents: 2,000. concerning the records covered by a
any other payments of state or federal Total Annual Responses: 2,000. proposed schedule. You may also
benefits for workers’ compensation due Average Time per Response: 15 request these. If you do, we will also
to pneumoconiosis. To ensure minutes. provide them once we have completed
compliance with this mandate, DCMWC Estimated Total Burden Hours: 500. the appraisal. You have 30 days after we
must collect information regarding the Frequency: On occasion. send to you these requested documents
status of any state or Federal workers’ Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): in which to submit comments.
compensation claim, including dates of $0. ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of
payments, weekly or lump sum amounts Total Burden Cost (operating/ any records schedule identified in this
paid, and other fees or expenses paid maintenance): $1,000. notice by contacting Records Appraisal
out for this award, such as attorney fees Comments submitted in response to and Agency Assistance (ACRA) using
and related expenses associated with this notice will be summarized and/or one of the following means:
pneumoconiosis. Form CM–905 is used included in the request for Office of Mail: NARA (ACRA); 8601 Adelphi
to request the amount of those workers’ Management and Budget approval of the Road; College Park, MD 20740–6001.
compensation benefits. This information Email: request.schedule@nara.gov.
information collection request; they will
collection is currently approved for use FAX: 301–837–3698.
also become a matter of public record. You must cite the control number,
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through December 31, 2016.
Dated: July 21, 2016. which appears in parentheses after the
II. Review Focus Yoon Ferguson, name of the agency that submitted the
The Department of Labor is Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ schedule, and a mailing address. If you
particularly interested in comments Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of would like an appraisal report, please
which: Labor. include that in your request.
• Evaluate whether the proposed [FR Doc. 2016–17726 Filed 7–26–16; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
collection of information is necessary BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P Margaret Hawkins, Director, by mail at
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