Proposed Collection; Comment Request [Notices] [01/12/2001]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request [01/12/2001]
Volume 66, Number 9, Page 2940-2942
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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 extension collection of the following
information collections: (1) Maintenance of Receipts for Benefits Paid
by a Coal Mine Operator (CM-200); (2) Claim for Reimbursement-Assisted
Reemployment (CA-2231); and (3) Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report
for Transportation Subject to Department of Transportation Requirements
(WH-514) and Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation
Subject to Department of Labor Safety Standards (WH-514a). Copies of
the proposed information collection requests can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this
Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before March 13, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0339 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 693-1451.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Maintenance of Receipt for Benefits Paid by a Coal Mine Operator
(CM-200)
I. Background
The Office of Worker's Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the
Federal Black Lung Benefits Act (FBLBA). Under 20 CFR 725.531, self-
insured coal mine operators or insurance carriers must maintain
receipts for black lung benefits payments made for five years after the
date on which the receipt was executed. This requirement is designated
as CM-200, Maintenance of Receipts for Benefits Paid by A Coal Mine
Operator. There is no form or format for the receipts; a cancelled
check will satisfy the requirement.
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;
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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 for this
information collection in order that coal mine operators and insurers
can provide evidence, as necessary, that payment to claimants has been
made and received.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Maintenance of Receipts for Benefits Paid by a Coal Mine
Operator.
OMB Number: 1215-0124.
Affected Public: Business of other for-profit institutions; State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Recordkeeping: On occasion.
No. of Respondents: 140.
No of Responses: 140.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
Claim for Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment (CA-2231)
I. Background
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the
Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). Section 8104(a) of the Act
provides vocational rehabilitation services to eligible injured Federal
employees which are paid from the Employees' Compensation Fund.
Authority has been granted to provide amounts from the fund to
reimburse the employer for a portion of the salary of reemployed
disabled Federal workers. The information collected on the Form CA-2231
is used to facilitate prompt reimbursement to certain employers who
employ such workers.
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
information necessary to ensure timely and accurate payments to
eligible employers for reimbursement claims.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Claim for Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment.
OMB Number: 1215-0178.
Agency Number: CA-2231.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal government; State, local or Tribal government.
Total Respondents: 20.
Total Responses: 80.
Average Time per Response: \1/2\ hour.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 40.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $29.60.
Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation Subject to
Department of Transportation Requirements (WH-514); Vehicle
Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation Subject to
Department of Labor Safety Standards (WH-514a)
I. Background
Section 401 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act (MSPA) requires that farm labor contractor, agricultural
employers, or agricultural associations who use any vehicle to
transport a migrant or seasonal agricultural worker, ensure that such
vehicle conforms to vehicle safety standards prescribed by MSPA and
other applicable Federal and State safety standards. The use of forms
WH-514 and WH-514a enable an applicant to verify to the Department or
appropriate State agency that the vehicles used to transport such
workers meet these safety standards. The WH-514 is used to verify that
Department of Transportation safety standards are set for all vehicles
other than passenger automobiles or station wagons, and the WH-514a is
used to verify that Department of Labor safety standards are met for
all vehicles including passenger automobiles or station wagons.
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
information in order to verify that farm labor contractors,
agricultural employers, and agricultural associations have complied
with the applicable safety standards.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation
Subject to Department of Transportation Requirements (WH-514); Vehicle
Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation Subject to Department
of Labor Safety Standards (WH-514a).
OMB Number: 1215-0036.
Agency Numbers: WH-514, WH-514a.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
Total Respondents: 1,200.
Total Responses: 3,600.
Average Time per Response: 5 min.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 300.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $165,600.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or
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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: January 8, 2001.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
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