[Federal Register: January 30, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 20)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 15, 2002.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation 
contact Marlene Howze at ((202) 219-8904 or Email Howze-
Marlene@dol.gov.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ESA, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 
days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB 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 submission of responses.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration (ESA).
    Title: Report of Ventilatory Study (CM-907), Roentgenographic (CM-
933), Roentgenographic Quality Rereading (CM-933b), Medical History and 
Examination for Coal Mine Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CM-988), Report of 
Arterial Blood Gas Study (CM-1159) and Report of Ventilatory Study (CM-
2907).
    OMB Number: 1215-0090.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Responses and Estimated Burdens:

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                                                     Number of        Annual       Per response    Total burden
                      Form                          respondents      responses     (in minutes)        hours
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CM-907..........................................             100             100              20              33
CM-933..........................................           6,000           6,000               5             500
CM-933b.........................................           5,000           5,000               5             417
CM-988..........................................           5,000           5,000              30           2,500
CM-1159.........................................           5,000           5,000              15           1,250
CM-2907.........................................           4,900           4,900              20           1,634
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    Totals......................................          26,000          26,000  ..............           6,334
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $7,418.25.
    Description: 20 CFR 718 specifies that certain information relative 
to the medical condition of a claimant who is alleging the presence of 
pneumoconiosis be obtained as a routine function of the claim 
adjudication process. The medical specifications in the regulations 
have been formatted in a variety of forms to promote efficiency and 
accuracy in gathering the required data. These forms were designed to 
meet the need to establish medical evidence. If this information were 
not gathered, determinations on total disability could not be made.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-2239 Filed 1-29-02; 8:45 am]
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