Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection
Requirements
[09/25/2007]
Volume 72, Number 185, Page 54463-54464
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection
Requirements
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 its proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information collection: Comparability of Current Work to Coal Mine
Employment (CM-913). 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 November 26, 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 Black Lung Benefits Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 901 et
seq., provides for the payment of benefits to coal miners who have
contracted black lung disease as a result of coal mine employment, and
their dependents and survivors. Once a miner has been identified as
having performed non-coal mine work subsequent to coal mine employment,
the miner or the miner's survivor is asked to complete a CM-913 to
compare coal mine work to non-coal mine work. This employment
information along with medical information is used to establish whether
the miner is totally disabled due to black lung disease caused by coal
mine employment. The CM-918 and the CM-1093 are obsolete due to limited
use. This information collection is currently approved for use through
April 30, 2008.
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 approval for the extension of
this currently approved information collection in order to carry out
its responsibility to determine eligibility for black lung benefits.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection of
information.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Titles: Comparability of Current Work to Coal Mine Employment.
OMB Number: 1215-0056.
Agency Numbers: CM-913.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Total Respondents: 1,350.
Total Annual Responses: 1,350.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 675.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $594.00.
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: September 20, 2007.
Hazel M. 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. E7-18854 Filed 9-24-07; 8:45 am]
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