61616 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 172 / Thursday, September 7, 2023 / Notices 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection: 

Revision and Extension of a previously 

approved collection. 

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: 

Certification and Release of Records. 

3. The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

EOIR–59, Executive Office for 

Immigration Review. 

4. Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as the 

obligation to respond: Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. The 

obligation to respond is voluntary. 

5. An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: It is estimated that 55,475 

respondents will complete each form 

within approximately 10 minutes. 

6. An estimate of the total annual 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The estimated total annual 

burden hours for this collection is 9,246 

annual burden hours. 

7. An estimate of the total annual cost 

burden associated with the collection, if 

applicable: There are no capital or startup costs associated with this 

information collection. The estimated 

public cost is zero. 

TOTAL BURDEN HOURS

Activity Number of 

respondents Frequency Total annual responses 

Time per 

response 

Total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Completing the form (individuals) ........................................ 55,475 1/annually ...... 55,475 10 9,246 

If additional information is required 

contact: Darwin Arceo, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, 

Washington, DC. 

Dated: September 1, 2023. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Application for Approval of a 

Representative’s Fee in Black Lung 

Claim Proceedings Conducted by the 

U.S. Department of Labor 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

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 the agency 

receives on or before October 10, 2023. 

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: 

Michelle Neary by telephone at 202– 

693–6312, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the CM–972 is to collect 

pertinent data to determine if the 

representative’s services and the 

amounts charged can be paid under the 

Black Lung Benefits Act. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on May 8, 2023 (88 FR 

29697). 

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: Application for 

Approval of a Representative’s Fee in 

Black Lung Claim Proceedings 

Conducted by the U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

OMB Control Number: 1240–0011. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 590. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 590. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

413 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $204. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) 

Michelle Neary, 

Senior PRA Analyst. 

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