83 FR 14046 - Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Request To Be Selected as Payee (CM-910)
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 63 (April 2, 2018)
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 63 (April 2, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-05624 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 14046-14047] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-05624] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Request To Be Selected as Payee (CM-910) ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENCY: Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, DOL. 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). 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 to be Selected as Payee (CM-910). 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 2, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail, delivery service or by hand to Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210; by fax to (202) 354-9647; or by Email to [email protected]. Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email). Please note that comments submitted after the comment period will not be considered. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background: The Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., provides for the payment of benefits to coal miners who are totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis and to certain survivors of the miner. If a beneficiary is incapable of handling his or her affairs, the person or institution responsible for their care is required to apply to receive the benefit payments on the beneficiary's behalf. The CM-910 is the form completed by representative payee applicants. The payee applicant completes the form and either mails it or files it electronically through a web portal for evaluation by the district office that has jurisdiction over the beneficiary's claim file. Regulations 20 CFR 725.505-513 require the collection of this information. This information collection is currently approved for use through June 30, 2018. 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 approval for the extension of this currently-approved information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to evaluate an applicant's ability to be a representative payee. If the Program were not able to screen representative payee applicants, the beneficiaries' best interests would not be served. Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. [[Page 14047]] Type of Review: Extension. Title: Request to be Selected as Payee. OMB Number: 1240-0010. Agency Number: CM-910. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit institutions. Total Respondents: 250. Total Annual Responses: 250. Average Time per Response: 15 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 63 hours. Frequency: On occasion. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $132.50. 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: March 13, 2018. Yoon Ferguson, Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2018-05624 Filed 3-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-CK-P
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A grantee provides (1) a final report OMB ICR Reference Number: 201711– S–3323, Washington, DC 20210; by fax
that summarizes the technical project 1219–001. to (202) 354–9647; or by Email to
reports, (2) an evaluation report, and (3) Affected Public: State, Local, and ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only
a closeout financial report at the end of Tribal Governments. one method of transmission for
the grant period project. These final Total Estimated Number of comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email).
reports are due no later than 90 days Respondents: 60. Please note that comments submitted
after the end of the 12-month Total Estimated Number of after the comment period will not be
performance period. Federal Mine Responses: 300. considered.
Safety and Health Act of 1977 section Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
103(h) authorizes this information 750 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs I. Background: The Black Lung
collection. See 30 U.S.C. 813(h). Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901 et
This proposed information collection Burden: $53.
seq., provides for the payment of
is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency Dated: March 27, 2018. benefits to coal miners who are totally
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a Michel Smyth, disabled due to pneumoconiosis and to
collection of information, and the public Departmental Clearance Officer. certain survivors of the miner. If a
is generally not required to respond to [FR Doc. 2018–06549 Filed 3–30–18; 8:45 am] beneficiary is incapable of handling his
an information collection, unless it is or her affairs, the person or institution
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approved by the OMB under the PRA responsible for their care is required to
and displays a currently valid OMB apply to receive the benefit payments on
Control Number. In addition, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR the beneficiary’s behalf. The CM–910 is
notwithstanding any other provisions of the form completed by representative
law, no person shall generally be subject Office of Workers’ Compensation payee applicants. The payee applicant
to penalty for failing to comply with a Programs completes the form and either mails it
collection of information if the or files it electronically through a web
collection of information does not Division of Coal Mine Workers’ portal for evaluation by the district
display a valid Control Number. See 5 Compensation; Proposed Collection; office that has jurisdiction over the
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For Comment Request: Request To Be beneficiary’s claim file. Regulations 20
additional information, see the related Selected as Payee (CM–910) CFR 725.505–513 require the collection
notice published in the Federal Register of this information. This information
on June 12, 2017 (82 FR 26951). ACTION: Notice.
collection is currently approved for use
Interested parties are encouraged to AGENCY: Division of Coal Mine Workers’ through June 30, 2018.
send comments to the OMB, Office of Compensation, Office of Workers’ II. Review Focus: The Department of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at Compensation Programs, DOL. Labor is particularly interested in
the address shown in the ADDRESSES SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as comments which:
section within thirty (30) days of part of its continuing effort to reduce * Evaluate whether the proposed
publication of this notice in the Federal paperwork and respondent burden, collection of information is necessary
Register. In order to help ensure conducts a pre-clearance consultation for the proper performance of the
appropriate consideration, comments program to provide the general public functions of the agency, including
should mention OMB ICR Reference and Federal agencies with an whether the information will have
Number 201711–1219–001. The OMB is opportunity to comment on proposed practical utility;
particularly interested in comments and/or continuing collections of * evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
that: information in accordance with the estimate of the burden of the proposed
• Evaluate whether the proposed Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 collection of information, including the
collection of information is necessary (PRA95). This program helps to ensure validity of the methodology and
for the proper performance of the that requested data can be provided in assumptions used;
functions of the agency, including * enhance the quality, utility and
the desired format, reporting burden
whether the information will have clarity of the information to be
(time and financial resources) is
practical utility; collected; and
minimized, collection instruments are
• Evaluate the accuracy of the * minimize the burden of the
clearly understood, and the impact of collection of information on those who
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection requirements on respondents are to respond, including through the
proposed collection of information,
can be properly assessed. use of appropriate automated,
including the validity of the Currently, the Office of Workers’
methodology and assumptions used; electronic, mechanical, or other
Compensation Programs is soliciting
• Enhance the quality, utility, and technological collection techniques or
comments concerning the proposed other forms of information technology,
clarity of the information to be
collection: Request to be Selected as e.g., permitting electronic submissions
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the Payee (CM–910). A copy of the of responses.
collection of information on those who proposed information collection request III. Current Actions: The Department
are to respond, including through the can be obtained by contacting the office of Labor seeks approval for the
use of appropriate automated, listed below in the ADDRESSES section of extension of this currently-approved
electronic, mechanical, or other this notice. information collection in order to carry
technological collection techniques or DATES: Written comments must be out its responsibility to evaluate an
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other forms of information technology, submitted to the office listed in the applicant’s ability to be a representative
e.g., permitting electronic submission of ADDRESSES section below on or before payee. If the Program were not able to
responses. April 2, 2018. screen representative payee applicants,
Agency: DOL–MSHA. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the beneficiaries’ best interests would
Title of Collection: Mine Safety and by mail, delivery service or by hand to not be served.
Health Administration Grant Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Agency: Office of Workers’
Performance Reports. Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room Compensation Programs.
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Type of Review: Extension. Washington, DC 20007, (202) 295–1645, deficiencies in policies and procedures,
Title: Request to be Selected as Payee. performancearea4@lsc.gov. cost allocation, and internal controls.
OMB Number: 1240–0010. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: LSC’s This is the background against which
Agency Number: CM–910. Performance Criteria indicate that legal LSC evaluated the existing criteria for
Affected Public: Individuals or services programs should be led and Performance Area 4. The statistics above
households; Business or other for profit; managed effectively with high-quality gave LSC valuable information about
Not-for-profit institutions. governance, administrative systems, which areas of grantee administration,
Total Respondents: 250. leadership, and governance needed
procedures, and policies. Good
Total Annual Responses: 250. more rigorous evaluation.
leadership and strong internal
Average Time per Response: 15 These Performance Criteria are
operations increase the likelihood of
minutes. guidelines for ensuring high program
effective program services for clients.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 63 quality. They are not requirements.
hours. Over the past several years, LSC has They reflect best practices to which
Frequency: On occasion. observed some areas of weakness in programs should aspire and which they
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): grantee governance through should, to the extent possible and
$0. performance quality visits, compliance consistent with program resources,
Total Burden Cost (operating/ reviews, and Office of Inspector General attempt to achieve. These revisions do
maintenance): $132.50. (OIG) visits. The 2018 revisions codify not reflect a change in the purposes of
Comments submitted in response to the work of LSC staff with numerous the Performance Criteria stated in the
this notice will be summarized and/or grantees and provide evidence-based Introduction to the 2007 revised
included in the request for Office of guidance to recipients on how to run a version. The purposes of the
Management and Budget approval of the high-performing nonprofit organization. Performance Criteria are twofold. First,
information collection request; they will Since 2010, LSC’s Office of Program the Performance Criteria ‘‘guide LSC’s
also become a matter of public record. Performance has conducted 133 assessments of program performance
Dated: March 13, 2018. Program Quality Visits of 124 grantees. generally and in the competitive grants
LSC issued 1,901 Tier One 1 process.’’ Second, the Performance
Yoon Ferguson,
recommendations across the reports Criteria serve as a ‘‘useful framework for
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
summarizing those visits. Of the 1,901 internal program self-evaluations,
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor. Tier One recommendations, 695 planning, and program development, as
recommendations—36.5%, the most of well as external peer reviews and expert
[FR Doc. 2018–05624 Filed 3–30–18; 8:45 am]
any performance area—pertained to assessments by other funding sources.’’
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Performance Area 4. From 2011 to 2016, LSC will begin using the revised
LSC’s Office of Compliance and Performance Area 4 on June 1, 2018.
Enforcement conducted 111 Compliance LSC management recognizes that it may
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Reviews of 106 grantees. LSC issued take time, guidance, and experience for
more than 1,200 Required Corrective all grantees to adjust to the revisions.
Notice of Revisions to Performance
Actions (RCAs) related to both LSC will, therefore, provide training and
Area Four of LSC’s Performance
regulatory and fiscal issues. forums to discuss the implementation of
Criteria
Approximately 25% of the RCAs the changes. When conducting program
AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. identified deficiencies in the grantees’ assessments, LSC staff will take the
ACTION: Notice of revisions to financial administration. Additionally, scope of the revisions and each
guidelines. OIG conducted 41 A–50 reviews program’s capacity into consideration
between June 2012 and September 2017. when making recommendations.
SUMMARY: To provide grantees with the As a result of those reviews, the OIG As the table below indicates, LSC
most effective guidance, in 2018 the made 160 referrals to OCE. The referrals reorganized the order of the
Legal Services Corporation revised covered issues related to timekeeping, Performance Criteria. The current
Performance Area Four to refine and Criterion 3—Overall Management and
expand the areas of inquiry to focus on 1 According to LSC’s Office of Program
Administration—includes a limited
those criteria for which LSC has found Performance Procedure Manual: review of a grantee’s technology
the most deficiencies, particularly • Tier One Recommendations are those
recommendations that are determined to be
infrastructure and administration. To
Criteria 1 (Board Governance), 4 significant and will be included in the next Request more accurately reflect the role
(Financial Administration), and 7 for Proposal to the grantee. technology plays in the daily operations
(General Resource Development). The • Tier One Recommendations are those that if of an organization and in providing
2018 revisions codify the work of LSC addressed, have the potential for significantly efficient and effective client services,
staff with numerous grantees and improving program quality and/or program
performance within the short term, i.e., two years. LSC proposed creating a separate, new
provide evidence-based guidance to A Tier One Recommendation must: technology criterion, Criterion 3:
recipients on how to run a high- • be stated in simple straightforward terms such Technology Infrastructure and
performing nonprofit organization. that there is no doubt by the program that a Administration. The criterion for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: response is required; and Overall Administration and
• have an objective, the value of which equals or
Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants outweighs any additional burden that the
Management would now be Criterion 6,
Management, Legal Services recommendation imposes on the program (does not with Internal Communication being
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Corporation, 3333 K Street NW, apply to statutory or regulatory requirements). folded into the proposed Criterion 6.
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