Proposed Collection; Comment Request [Notices] [06/20/2002]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request [06/20/2002]
Volume 67, Number 119, Page 42070-42071
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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, Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs (OWCP) is soliciting comments concerning the
following proposed collection: Certificate of Medical Necessity (CM-
893). A copy of the proposed information collection request 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 August 19, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U. S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0339, fax (202) 693-1451, EMail pforkel@fenix2.dol-esa.gov.
Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or
EMail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
30 U.S.C. 932 includes section 7 of Public Law 803, as amended, and
stipulates that medical treatment including services and apparatus, as
required, will be furnished to the miner for such period as the nature
of the illness or process of recovery may require. 20 CFR 725.701
establishes miner eligibility for medical services
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and supplies for the length of time required by the miner's condition
and disability. 20 CFR 725.706 stipulates there must be prior approval
before ordering an apparatus where the purchase price exceeds $300.00.
20 CFR 725.707 provides for the ongoing supervision of the miner's
medical care, including the necessity, character and sufficiency of
care to be furnished; gives the authority to request medical reports
and indicates the right to refuse payment for failing to submit any
report required. Because of the above legislation and regulations, it
was necessary to devise a form to collect the information. The form is
the CM-893, Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN). It is used by OWCP
to determine reimbursement of medical benefits to Black Lung
beneficiaries. Regulatory authority for the collection of this
information is at 20 CFR 725.506, 510, 511, and 513. The information
collection is currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for use through November 2002.
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.
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.
Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks an extension of approval to collect
this information in order to carry out its responsibility in
determining the eligibility for reimbursement of medical benefits to
Black Lung recipients. The CMN (CM-893) is considered a medical
prescription that requires pre-authorization. There is no change to
these forms since the last OMB approval.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Titles: Certificate of Medical Necessity.
OMB Number: 1215-0113.
Agency Numbers: CM-893.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions.
Total Respondents/Responses: 12,000.
Total Hours: 3,600.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operation/maintenance): $0.
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: June 14, 2002.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-15556 Filed 6-19-02; 8:45 am]
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