8806 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 9, 2021 / Notices 

testing or treatment. Black Lung Benefits 

Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901, Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) 42 

U.S.C. 7384, and the Federal Employees’ 

Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. 

8101 authorize this information 

collection. 

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 it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

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 Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments to the contact shown 

in the ADDRESSES section. Comments 

must be written to receive 

consideration, and they will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval of the final ICR. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention 1240–0037. 

Submitted comments will also be a 

matter of public record for this ICR and 

posted on the internet, without 

redaction. The DOL encourages 

commenters not to include personally 

identifiable information, confidential 

business data, or other sensitive 

statements/information in any 

comments. 

The DOL is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• 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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–OWCP. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title of Collection: Medical Travel 

Refund Request. 

Form: OWCP–957. 

OMB Control Number: 1240–0037. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

34,703. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

333,528. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 10 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 55,366 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $ 173,435. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 

Anjanette Suggs, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02635 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

[Docket No. WCPO–2020–0002] 

Black Lung Benefits Act SelfInsurance: Withdrawal of Guidance 

AGENCY: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Labor. 

ACTION: Withdrawal of notice and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs (OWCP) is 

withdrawing a notice and request for 

comments entitled ‘‘Guidance on Black 

Lung Benefits Act Self-Insurance,’’ 

which was published in the Federal 

Register on January 8, 2021. 

DATES: The withdrawal is effective 

February 9, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Chance, Director, Division of 

Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation, 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N– 

3464, Washington, DC 20210. 

Telephone: 1–800–347–2502. This is a 

toll-free number. TTY/TDD callers may 

dial toll-free 1–800–877–8339 for 

further information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 8, 2021, OWCP published a 

notice and request for comments 

entitled ‘‘Guidance on Black Lung 

Benefits Act Self-Insurance’’ in the 

Federal Register. 86 FR 1529 (Jan. 8, 

2021). The notice informed and invited 

comment from the public on a 

preliminary program bulletin related to 

coal-mine operators applying to selfinsure their liabilities under the Black 

Lung Benefits Act. 30 U.S.C. 901–944. 

The comment period under the notice 

runs through February 8, 2021. 

OWCP is now withdrawing the notice 

and request for comments on the 

preliminary self-insurance bulletin 

because the legal bases for publishing 

the notice—the Department of Labor’s 

PRO Good Guidance Rule (29 CFR part 

89) and Executive Order 13891 (84 FR 

55235 (Oct. 15, 2019))—have been 

rescinded or revoked. See 86 FR 7237 

(Jan. 27, 2021) (rescinding 29 CFR part 

89); E.O. 13992, 86 FR 7049 (Jan. 20, 

2021) (revoking E.O. 13891). 

OWCP’s action is also consistent with 

the January 20, 2021 memorandum for 

the Heads of Executive Departments and 

Agencies from the Assistant to the 

President and Chief of Staff entitled 

‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending Review.’’ 

86 FR 7424 (Jan. 28, 2021). The 

memorandum directs agencies to pause 

or delay certain regulatory actions, 

including actions related to guidance 

documents, for the purpose of reviewing 

questions of fact, law, and policy raised 

therein. OWCP intends to review the 

self-insurance bulletin and offer the 

public an opportunity to comment on 

self-insurance procedures at a later time. 

Accordingly, OWCP is withdrawing 

the notice and request for comments 

published on January 8, 2021. The 

withdrawal of the guidance does not 

change any law, regulation, or other 

legally binding requirement. 

Dated: February 3, 2021. 

Christopher J. Godfrey, 

Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02614 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Claim 

for Medical Reimbursement Form 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is soliciting comments 

concerning a proposed extension for the 

authority to conduct the information 

collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Claim 

for Medical Reimbursement Form.’’ This 

comment request is part of continuing 

Departmental efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden in 


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