82 FR 10412 - Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 27 (February 10, 2017)
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 27 (February 10, 2017)
| Page Range | 10412-10413 | |
| FR Document | 2017-02815 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 27 (Friday, February 10, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 10412-10413] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-02815] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Labor. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 proposed collection: Comparability of Current Work to Coal Mine Employment (CM-913). 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 April 11, 2017. ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3201, 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 Black Lung Benefits Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., provides for the payment of benefits to coal miners who are totally disabled by black lung disease arising out of coal mine employment, and their dependents and survivors. Once a miner has been identified as having performed non-coal mine work subsequent to coal mine employment, the miner or the miner's survivor is asked to complete a CM-913 to compare coal mine work to non-coal mine work. This employment information along with medical information is used to establish whether the miner is totally disabled due to black lung disease caused by coal mine employment. This information collection is currently approved for use through May 31, 2017. 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 Revision of this currently-approved 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: Revision. Title: Comparability of Current Work to Coal Mine Employment (CM- 913). OMB Number: 1240-0035. Agency Number: CM-913. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Total Respondents: 1,650. Total Annual Responses: 1,650. Average Time per Response: 40 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,100. Frequency: On occasion. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $858. 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. [[Page 10413]] Dated: January 26, 2017. Yoon Ferguson Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2017-02815 Filed 2-9-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-CK-P
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Affected Public: Business or other for
profit, and not-for-profit institutions.
Time to Number of Number of
Form complete Frequency of response Hours burden
respondents responses
(minutes)
CM–933 ............................................. 5 occasion ........................................... 5,500 5,500 459
CM–933b ........................................... 3 occasion ........................................... 5,500 5,500 275
CM–988 ............................................. 40 occasion ........................................... 5,500 5,500 3,667
CM–1159 ........................................... 15 occasion ........................................... 5,500 5,500 1,375
CM–2907 ........................................... 10 occasion ........................................... 5,500 5,500 917
Totals ......................................... ........................ ........................................................... 27,500 27,500 6,693
Total Respondents: 27,500. understood, and the impact of collection whether the information will have
Total Annual Responses: 27,500. requirements on respondents can be practical utility;
Average Time per Response: 3 properly assessed. Currently, the Office * evaluate the accuracy of the
minutes–40 minutes. of Workers’ Compensation Programs is agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,693. soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection of information,
Frequency: On occasion. proposed collection: Comparability of including the validity of the
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): Current Work to Coal Mine Employment methodology and assumptions used;
$0. (CM–913). A copy of the proposed * enhance the quality, utility and
Total Burden Cost (operating/ information collection request can be clarity of the information to be
maintenance): $0. obtained by contacting the office listed collected; and
Comments submitted in response to below in the addresses section of this
this notice will be summarized and/or Notice. * minimize the burden of the
included in the request for Office of collection of information on those who
DATES: Written comments must be are to respond, including through the
Management and Budget approval of the submitted to the office listed in the
information collection request; they will use of appropriate automated,
addresses section below on or before electronic, mechanical, or other
also become a matter of public record. April 11, 2017. technological collection techniques or
Dated: January 30, 2017. ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. other forms of information technology,
Yoon Ferguson, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution e.g., permitting electronic submissions
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ Ave. NW., Room S–3201, Washington, of responses.
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of DC 20210, telephone/fax (202) 354– III. Current Actions: The Department
Labor. 9647, Email Ferguson.Yoon@dol.gov. of Labor seeks the approval for the
[FR Doc. 2017–02808 Filed 2–9–17; 8:45 am] Please use only one method of Revision of this currently-approved
BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P transmission for comments (mail, fax, or information collection in order to carry
Email). out its responsibility to administer the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Black Lung Benefits Act.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR I. Background: The Black Lung
Agency: Office of Workers’
Benefits Act of 1977, as amended, 30
Office of Workers’ Compensation Compensation Programs.
U.S.C. 901 et seq., provides for the
Programs payment of benefits to coal miners who Type of Review: Revision.
are totally disabled by black lung Title: Comparability of Current Work
Division of Coal Mine Workers’
disease arising out of coal mine to Coal Mine Employment (CM–913).
Compensation; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request employment, and their dependents and OMB Number: 1240–0035.
survivors. Once a miner has been Agency Number: CM–913.
AGENCY: Office of Workers’ identified as having performed non-coal Affected Public: Individuals or
Compensation Programs, Labor. mine work subsequent to coal mine households.
ACTION: Notice. employment, the miner or the miner’s
survivor is asked to complete a CM–913 Total Respondents: 1,650.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as to compare coal mine work to non-coal Total Annual Responses: 1,650.
part of its continuing effort to reduce mine work. This employment Average Time per Response: 40
paperwork and respondent burden, information along with medical minutes.
conducts a pre-clearance consultation information is used to establish whether Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,100.
program to provide the general public the miner is totally disabled due to Frequency: On occasion.
and Federal agencies with an black lung disease caused by coal mine
opportunity to comment on proposed Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
employment. This information
and/or continuing collections of $0.
collection is currently approved for use
information in accordance with the Total Burden Cost (operating/
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through May 31, 2017.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 II. Review Focus: The Department of maintenance): $858.
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This Labor is particularly interested in Comments submitted in response to
program helps to ensure that requested comments which: this notice will be summarized and/or
data can be provided in the desired * Evaluate whether the proposed included in the request for Office of
format, reporting burden (time and collection of information is necessary Management and Budget approval of the
financial resources) is minimized, for the proper performance of the information collection request; they will
collection instruments are clearly functions of the agency, including also become a matter of public record.
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Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Comments: Comments regarding (a) in 1973 to develop long-term
Labor. whether the collection of information is partnerships among industry, academe
[FR Doc. 2017–02815 Filed 2–9–17; 8:45 am] necessary for the proper performance of and government. The National Science
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whether the information will have partnerships to promote research
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the validity of the methodology and base and enhance the intellectual
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Under the Antarctic Conservation Act the quality, utility and clarity of the workforce through the integration of
of 1978 information to be collected; or (d) ways research and education. As appropriate,
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ACTION: Notice of permit modification respond, including through the use of within the global context.
issued under the Antarctic Conservation appropriate automated, electronic, The I/UCRC program seeks to achieve
of 1978, Public Law 95–541. mechanical, or other technological this by:
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clearance under the Paperwork SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: demonstrate their viability,
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