[Federal Register: October 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 191)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 collection: Notice of Issuance of
Insurance Policy (CM-921). 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 December 4, 2006.
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: Section 423 of the Black Lung Benefits Act, as
amended, requires that a responsible coal mine operator be insured and
outlines the items each contract of insurance must contain. It also
enumerates the civil penalties to which a responsible coal mine
operator is subject, should these procedures not be followed. Further,
20 CFR part V, subpart C, 726.208-213 requires that each insurance
carrier shall report to the Division of Coal Mine
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Workers' Compensation (DCMWC) each policy and endorsement issued,
cancelled, or renewed with respect to responsible operators. It states
that this report will be made in such a manner and on such a form as
DCMWC may require. The CM-921 is the form completed by the insurance
carrier and forwarded to DCMWC for review. It is also required that if
a policy is issued or renewed for more than one operator, a separate
report for each operator shall be submitted. This information
collection is currently approved for use through March 31, 2007.
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 approval for
the extension of this information collection in order to identify
operators who have secured insurance for payment of black lung benefits
as required by the Act.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Notice of Issuance of Insurance Policy.
OMB Number: 1215-0059.
Agency Number: CM-921.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Federal Government
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 60.
Total Responses: 4,000.
Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 667.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $1,880.00.
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 28, 2006.
Ruben Wiley,
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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