82_FR_50373 82 FR 50165 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Request for Assistance From the Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration

82 FR 50165 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Request for Assistance From the Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 208 (October 30, 2017)

Page Range50165-50166
FR Document2017-23547

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Request for Assistance from the Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration,'' 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). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 208 (Monday, October 30, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50165-50166]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23547]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Request for Assistance From the Department of 
Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee 
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Request for Assistance from the 
Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration,'' 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). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before November 29, 2017.

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=201708-1210-002 (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 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: 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 Request for Assistance from Department of Labor, Employee Benefits 
Security Administration information collection. The EBSA assists 
employee benefit plan participants in understanding their rights, 
responsibilities, and benefits under employee benefit law and 
intervenes informally on behalf of beneficiaries with plan sponsors in 
order to assist participants in obtaining the health and retirement 
benefits that may have been inappropriately denied. Such informal 
intervention can avert the necessity for a formal investigation or a 
civil action. The EBSA maintains a toll-free telephone number through 
which inquirers can reach Benefits Advisors in ten Regional Offices. 
The EBSA has also made a request for assistance form available on its 
Web site for those wishing to obtain assistance in this manner. 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) sections 504 
and 513 authorize this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1134, 
1143.
    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 1210-0146.
    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 October 31, 2017. 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 May 22, 2017 (82 FR 23303).
    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 1210-0146. 
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.

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    Title of Collection: Request for Assistance from the Department of 
Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
    OMB Control Number: 1210-0146.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,618.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 7,618.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 3,809 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: October 23, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-23547 Filed 10-27-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4510-29-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 208 / Monday, October 30, 2017 / Notices 50165 proposed collection of information, including a description of the likely cannot conduct or sponsor a collection including the validity of the respondents, proposed frequency of of information, and the public is methodology and assumptions used; response, and estimated total burden generally not required to respond to an • Enhance the quality, utility, and may be obtained free of charge from the information collection, unless it is clarity of the information to be RegInfo.gov Web site at http:// approved by the OMB under the PRA collected; and www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAView and displays a currently valid OMB • Minimize the burden of the ICR?ref_nbr=201708-1210-002 (this link Control Number. In addition, collection of information on those who will only become active on the day notwithstanding any other provisions of are to respond, including through the following publication of this notice) or law, no person shall generally be subject use of appropriate automated, by contacting Michel Smyth by to penalty for failing to comply with a electronic, mechanical, or other telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– collection of information that does not technological collection techniques or 693–8064, (these are not toll-free display a valid Control Number. See 5 other forms of information technology, numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL e.g., permitting electronic submission of PUBLIC@dol.gov. obtains OMB approval for this responses. Submit comments about this request information collection under Control Agency: DOL–MSHA. by mail to the Office of Information and Number 1210–0146. Title of Collection: Sealing of Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk OMB authorization for an ICR cannot Abandoned Areas Standard. Officer for DOL–EBSA, Office of be for more than three (3) years without OMB Control Number: 1219–0142. Management and Budget, Room 10235, renewal, and the current approval for Affected Public: Private Sector— 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC this collection is scheduled to expire on businesses or other for-profits. 20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is October 31, 2017. The DOL seeks to Total Estimated Number of not a toll-free number); or by email: extend PRA authorization for this Respondents: 242. OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. information collection for three (3) more Total Estimated Number of Commenters are encouraged, but not years, without any change to existing Responses: 15,800. required, to send a courtesy copy of any Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: requirements. The DOL notes that comments by mail or courier to the U.S. existing information collection 3,525 hours. Department of Labor—OASAM, Office Total Estimated Annual Other Costs requirements submitted to the OMB of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: receive a month-to-month extension Burden: $1,068,083. Departmental Information Compliance while they undergo review. For Dated: October 23, 2017. Management Program, Room N1301, additional substantive information Michel Smyth, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., about this ICR, see the related notice Departmental Clearance Officer. Washington, DC 20210; or by email: published in the Federal Register on [FR Doc. 2017–23548 Filed 10–27–17; 8:45 am] DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. May 22, 2017 (82 FR 23303). BILLING CODE 4510–43–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested parties are encouraged to Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– send comments to the OMB, Office of 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not Information and Regulatory Affairs at DEPARTMENT OF LABOR toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_ the address shown in the ADDRESSES PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. section within thirty (30) days of Office of the Secretary Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). publication of this notice in the Federal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR Register. In order to help ensure Agency Information Collection seeks to extend PRA authority for the appropriate consideration, comments Activities; Submission for OMB Request for Assistance from Department should mention OMB Control Number Review; Comment Request; Request of Labor, Employee Benefits Security 1210–0146. The OMB is particularly for Assistance From the Department of Administration information collection. interested in comments that: Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration The EBSA assists employee benefit plan • Evaluate whether the proposed participants in understanding their collection of information is necessary ACTION:Notice of availability; request rights, responsibilities, and benefits for the proper performance of the for comments. under employee benefit law and functions of the agency, including intervenes informally on behalf of whether the information will have SUMMARY: The Department of Labor beneficiaries with plan sponsors in practical utility; (DOL) is submitting the Employee order to assist participants in obtaining • Evaluate the accuracy of the Benefits Security Administration the health and retirement benefits that agency’s estimate of the burden of the (EBSA) sponsored information may have been inappropriately denied. proposed collection of information, collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Request Such informal intervention can avert the including the validity of the for Assistance from the Department of necessity for a formal investigation or a methodology and assumptions used; Labor, Employee Benefits Security civil action. The EBSA maintains a toll- • Enhance the quality, utility, and Administration,’’ to the Office of free telephone number through which clarity of the information to be Management and Budget (OMB) for inquirers can reach Benefits Advisors in collected; and review and approval for continued use, ten Regional Offices. The EBSA has also • Minimize the burden of the without change, in accordance with the made a request for assistance form collection of information on those who Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 are to respond, including through the sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES available on its Web site for those (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are wishing to obtain assistance in this use of appropriate automated, invited. manner. Employee Retirement Income electronic, mechanical, or other DATES: The OMB will consider all Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) sections technological collection techniques or written comments that agency receives 504 and 513 authorize this information other forms of information technology, on or before November 29, 2017. collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1134, 1143. e.g., permitting electronic submission of ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with This information collection is subject responses. applicable supporting documentation; to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Agency: DOL–EBSA. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Oct 27, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1

50166 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 208 / Monday, October 30, 2017 / Notices Title of Collection: Request for ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Title: Application For Self-Insurance Assistance from the Department of by mail, delivery service, or by hand to Under the Black Lung Benefits Act, Labor, Employee Benefits Security Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of 1240–0NEW (CM–2017; CM–2017a; Administration. Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., CM–2017b). OMB Control Number: 1210–0146. Room S–3323, Washington, DC 20210; OMB Number: 1240–0NEW. Affected Public: Individuals or by fax to (202) 354–9647; or by Email to Agency Number: CM–2017; CM– Households. ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only 2017a; CM–2017b. Total Estimated Number of one method of transmission for Affected Public: Business entities or Respondents: 7,618. comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email). other for-profit institutions. Total Estimated Number of Please note that comments submitted Total Respondents: 53. Responses: 7,618. after the comment period will not be Total Annual Responses: 318. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: considered. Average Time per Response: 20 3,809 hours. minutes–2 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Total Burden Hours: 283. Burden: $0. I. Background: The Department of Frequency: Annually and quarterly. Labor is requesting an approval of a new Total Burden Cost (operating/ Dated: October 23, 2017. information collection. This information Michel Smyth, maintenance): $137.47. collection is essential to the mission of Comments submitted in response to Departmental Clearance Officer. OWCP’s Division of Coal Mine Workers’ this notice will be summarized and/or [FR Doc. 2017–23547 Filed 10–27–17; 8:45 am] Compensation, which administers the included in the request for Office of BILLING CODE 4510–29–P Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 Management and Budget approval of the U.S.C. 901 et seq. The statute grants the information collection request; they will Department authority to authorize and also become a matter of public record. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR regulate coal mine operators who wish to self-insure their BLBA liabilities. 30 Dated: October 24, 2017. Office of Workers’ Compensation U.S.C. 933. This information collection Yoon Ferguson, Programs would provide OWCP with sufficient Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ information to determine whether a coal Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Proposed Collection of Information; mine operator should be (or continue to Labor. Comment Request be) authorized to self-insure. The [FR Doc. 2017–23551 Filed 10–27–17; 8:45 am] AGENCY: Division of Coal Mine Workers’ information would also allow OWCP to BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P Compensation, Office of Workers’ determine the security amount a coal Compensation Programs, Department of mine operator must deposit to guarantee Labor. that it will be able to meet its BLBA NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND ACTION: Notice. liabilities. SPACE ADMINISTRATION II. Review Focus: The Department is SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as particularly interested in comments that [Notice: 17–079] part of its continuing effort to reduce will help it to: * Evaluate whether the proposed NASA Advisory Council; Aeronautics paperwork and respondent burden, collection of information is necessary Committee; Meeting conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public for the proper performance of the AGENCY: National Aeronautics and and Federal agencies with an functions of the agency, including Space Administration. opportunity to comment on proposed whether the information will have ACTION: Notice of meeting. and/or continuing collections of practical utility; information in accordance with the * evaluate the accuracy of the SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This agency’s estimate of the burden of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as program helps to ensure that requested proposed collection of information, amended, the National Aeronautics and data can be provided in the desired including the validity of the Space Administration (NASA) format, reporting burden (time and methodology and assumptions used; announces a meeting of the Aeronautics financial resources) is minimized, * enhance the quality, utility and Committee of the NASA Advisory collection instruments are clearly clarity of the information to be Council (NAC). The meeting will be understood, and the impact of collection collected; and held for the purpose of soliciting, from requirements on respondents can be * minimize the burden of the the aeronautics community and other properly assessed. Currently, the Office collection of information on those who persons, research and technical of Workers’ Compensation Programs are to respond, including through the information relevant to program (OWCP) is soliciting comments use of appropriate automated, planning. This Committee reports to the concerning the proposed collection: electronic, mechanical, or other NAC. Application For Self-Insurance Under technological collection techniques or DATES: Wednesday, November 15, 2017, The Black Lung Benefits Act, 1240– other forms of information technology, 12:30–5:15 p.m.; and Thursday, 0NEW (CM–2017; CM–2017a; CM– e.g., permitting electronic submissions November 16, 2017, 8:00–11:30 a.m., 2017b). A copy of the proposed of responses. Local Time. III. Current Actions: The Department information collection request can be ADDRESSES: The AERO Institute, 38256 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES seeks the approval of this new obtained by contacting the office listed Sierra Highway, Palmdale, CA 93550. information collection to carry out its below in the addresses section of this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. responsibility to administer the BLBA. Notice. Agency: Office of Workers’ Irma Rodriguez, Designated Federal DATES: Written comments must be Compensation Programs. Officer, NAC Aeronautics Committee, received by the office listed in the Type of Review: New Collection NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC addresses section below by December (Request for New OMB Control 20546, (202) 358–0984, or 29, 2017. Number). irma.c.rodriguez@nasa.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Oct 27, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability; request for comments.
DatesThe OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before November 29, 2017.
ContactMichel Smyth by telephone at 202-693- 4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 50165 
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