[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36420-36421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12964]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Coal Mine Operator Response To Schedule for
Submission of Additional Evidence and Operator Response to Notice of
Claim
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs' (OWCP)-sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before July 16, 2020.
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ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie by telephone at (202)
693-0456 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OWCP, Division of Coal Mine Workers'
Compensation (DCMWC) administers the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C.
901), which provides benefits to coal miners totally disabled due to
pneumoconiosis and their surviving dependents. When the DCMWC makes a
preliminary analysis of a claimant's eligibility for benefits, and if a
coal mine operator has been identified as potentially liable for
payment of those benefits, the responsible operator is notified of the
preliminary analysis. Regulations codified at 20 CFR part 725 require
that a coal mine operator be identified and notified of potential
liability as early in the adjudication process as possible. Coal Mine
Operator Response to Schedule for Submission of Additional Evidence
(Form CM-2970) and Operator Response to Notice of Claim (Form CM-2970a)
are used for claims filed after January 19, 2001, and indicate that the
coal mine operator will submit additional evidence or respond to the
notice of claim. For additional substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the Federal Register on March 12,
2020 (85 FR 14507).
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
the public is generally not required to respond to an information
collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions
of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL-OWCP.
Title of Collection: Coal Mine Operator Response to Schedule for
Submission of Additional Evidence and Operator Response to Notice of
Claim.
OMB Control Number: 1240-0033.
Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,900.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 9,800.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,042 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $2,842.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Crystal R. Rennie,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-12964 Filed 6-15-20; 8:45 am]
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