[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13636-13637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5572]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Extension 
of Existing 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 pre-clearance 
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 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed collection: Notice of Termination, 
Suspension, Reduction or Increase in Benefit Payments (CM-908). A copy 
of the 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 May 7, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0701, fax (202) 693-1447, Email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea938585848c8f988d9f998584aa8e8586c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfb6a0a0a1a9aabda8babca0a18faba0a3e1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>. Please 
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Background: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 
(OWCP)administers the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 as 
amended, Section 432 (30 U.S.C. 942) and 20 CFR 725.621 necessitate 
this information collection. Under this Act, Coal mine operators, their 
representatives, or their insurers who have been identified as 
responsible for paying Black Lung benefits to an eligible miner or an 
eligible surviving dependent of the miner, are called Responsible 
Operators (RO's). RO's that pay benefits are required to report any 
change in the benefit amount to the Department of Labor (DOL). The CM-
908, when completed and sent to DOL, notifies DOL of the change in the 
beneficiary's benefit amount and the reason for the change. The Federal 
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 as amended, Section 432 (30 U.S.C. 
942) and 20 CFR 725.621 necessitate this information collection. This 
information collection is currently approved for use through June 30, 
2012.
    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 evaluate an applicant ability 
to be a representative payee. If the Program were not able to screen 
representative payee applicants the beneficiary's best interest would 
not be served.
    Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.

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    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Notice of Termination, Suspension, Reduction or Increase in 
Benefit Payments.
    OMB Number: 1240-0030.
    Agency Number: CM-908.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Total Respondents: 325.
    Total Annual Responses: 5,000.
    Average Time per Response: 12 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Frequency: On occasion and annually.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $4,800.
    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: March 2, 2012.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, US 
Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2012-5572 Filed 3-6-12; 8:45 am]
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