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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 8, 1999.
    The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau 
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information 
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the 
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 17, 1999 to 
be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-1581.
    Regulation Project Number: REG-209485-86 Final.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Continuation Coverage Requirements Applicable to Group 
Health Plans.
    Description: The statute and the regulations require group health 
plans to provide notices to individuals who are entitled to elect the 
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) 
continuation coverage of their election rights. Individuals who wish to 
obtain the benefits provided under the statute are required to provide 
plans notices in the cases of divorce from the covered employee, a 
dependent child's ceasing to be dependent under the terms of the plan, 
and disability. Most plans will require that elections of COBRA 
continuation coverage be made in writing. In cases where qualified 
beneficiaries are short by an insignificant amount in a payment made to 
the plan, the regulations require the plan to notify the qualified 
beneficiary if the plan does not wish to treat the tendered payment as 
full payment. If a health care provider contacts a plan to confirm 
coverage of a qualified beneficiary, the regulations require that the 
plan disclose the qualified beneficiary's complete rights to coverage.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 14 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 404,640 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear, Internal Revenue Service, Room 
5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202) 395-7860, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-9503 Filed 4-15-99; 8:45 am]
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