Proposed Collection; Comment Request
[04/25/2007]
Volume 72, Number 79, Page 20565
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
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 Employment Standards Administration 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 June 25, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, e-mail bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-
mail).
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, DCVMWC 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 September 30, 2007.
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 extension of approval to collect
this information 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: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Request for State or Federal Workers' Compensation
Information.
OMB Number: 1215-0060.
Agency Number: CM-905.
Affected Public: Federal government; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Total Respondents: 1,400.
Total Annual Responses: 1.
Average Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 350.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $588.00.
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: April 18, 2007.
Hazel Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-7820 Filed 4-24-07; 8:45 am]
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