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IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on This Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments in 

response to this document as follows: 

(1) Electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by 

facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. 

Please note: While OSHA’s Docket 

Office is continuing to accept and 

process submissions by regular mail due 

to the COVID–19 pandemic, the Docket 

Office is closed to the public and not 

able to receive submissions to the 

docket by hand, express mail, 

messenger, and courier service. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0032). 

You may supplement electronic 

submissions by uploading document 

files electronically. If you wish to mail 

additional materials in reference to an 

electronic or a facsimile submission, 

you must submit them to the OSHA 

Docket Office (see the section of this 

notice titled ADDRESSES). The additional 

materials must clearly identify your 

electronic comments by your name, 

date, and the docket number so that the 

agency can attach them to your 

comments. 

Due to security procedures, the use of 

regular mail may cause a significant 

delay in the receipt of comments. 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at http://

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and dates of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download from this website. All 

submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http://

www.regulations.gov website to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at 

(202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–5627) 

for information about materials not 

available from the website, and for 

assistance in using the internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, directed the 

preparation of this notice. The authority 

for this notice is the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 

et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on February 15, 

2022. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04313 Filed 3–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Representative Fee Request (CA–143/ 

CA–155) 

AGENCY: Office of Workers’ 

Compensations 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is soliciting comments 

concerning a proposed revision for the 

authority to conduct the information 

collection request (ICR) titled, 

‘‘Representative Fee Request’’ (CA–143/ 

CA–155). This comment request is part 

of continuing Departmental efforts to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

written comments received by May 2, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free by contacting 

Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 202– 

354–9660 or by email at 

suggs.anjanette@dol.gov. 

Submit written comments about, or 

requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail 

or courier to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs, Room S3323, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210; by email: suggs.anjanette@

dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 202– 

354–9660 or by email at 

suggs.anjanette@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, 

as part of continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information 

before submitting them to the OMB for 

final approval. This program helps to 

ensure 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 can be properly 

assessed. 

Background: The Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs (OWCP) 

administers the Federal Employees’ 

Compensation Act (FECA). Individuals 

filing for compensation benefits with 

the Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs (OWCP) may be represented 

by an attorney or other representative. 

The representative is entitled to request 

a fee for services under the Federal 

Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). 

The fee must be approved by the OWCP 

before any demand for payment can be 

made by the representative. This 

information collection request sets forth 

the criteria for the information, which 

must be presented by the respondent in 

order to have the fee approved by the 

OWCP. The information collection does 

not have a particular form or format; the 

respondent must present the 

information in any format which is 

convenient and which meets all the 

required information criteria. This 

information collection is currently 

approved for use through July 31, 2022. 

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 

under the PRA approves it and displays 

a currently valid OMB Control Number. 

In addition, notwithstanding any other 

provisions of law, no person shall 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(b) and 

1320.6. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments to the contact shown 

in the ADDRESSES section. Written 

comments will receive consideration, 

and be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval of the final 

ICR. In order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB Number 1240–0049. 

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 


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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-Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: Representative Fee 

Request. 

Form: CA–143/CA–155. 

OMB Number: 1240–0049. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit, Individuals or households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,035. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

4,035. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 30 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2018. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: 0. 

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

Anjanette Suggs, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04366 Filed 3–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Currently, the Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Application for 

Self-Insurance Under the Black Lung 

Benefits Act: Application or Renewal of 

Self-Insurance Authority (CM–2017), 

Financial Summary for Self-Insured 

Operators (CM–2017a) and Report of 

Claims Information for Self-Insured 

Operators (CM–2017b). A copy of the 

proposed information collection request 

can be obtained by contacting the office 

listed below in the addresses section of 

this Notice. 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. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

address section below on or before May 

2, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by mail, delivery service, or by hand to 

Ms. Anjanette Suggs, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Room S–3323, Washington, DC 20210; 

by fax to (202) 354–9660; or by Email to 

Suggs.Anjanette@dol.gov. Please use 

only one method of transmission for 

comments (mail/delivery, fax or Email). 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

considered. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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). 

I. Background: The Department’s 

regulations implementing the Black 

Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901 

et seq., may require parties to exchange 

all medical information about the 

minter they develop in connection with 

a claim for benefits, including 

information parties do not intent to 

submit as evidence in the claim. See 20 

CFR 725.413. The rule helps protect a 

miner’s health, assist unrepresented 

parties, and promote accurate benefit 

determinations. The potential parties to 

a BLBA claim include the benefits 

claimant, the responsible coal mine 

operator and its insurance carrier, and 

the Director, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs (OWCP). Under 

this rule, a party of a party’s agent who 

receives medical information about the 

minter must send a copy to all other 

parties within 30 days after receipt or, 

if a hearing before an administrative law 

judge has already been scheduled, at 

least 20 days before the hearing. The 

exchanged information is entered into 

the record of the claim only if a party 

submits it into evidence. 

The Department’s authority to engage 

in information collection is specified in 

BLBA sections 413(b), 422(2) and 

426(a). see 30 U.S.C. 923(b), 932(a) and 

936(a). This information collection is 

currently approved for use through July 

31, 2022. 

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 currently-approved 

information collection. The collection is 

necessary to give miners full access to 

information about their health, assist 

unrepresented claimants, and reach 

accurate benefit determinations under 

the BLBA. 

Agency: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Application for Self-Insurance 

under the Black Lung Benefits Act. 

OMB Number: 1240–0057. 

Affected Public: Business entities or 

other for-profit institutions. 

Total Respondents: 49. 

Total Annual Responses: 294. 

Average Time per Response: 20 

minutes to 2 hours (.89 average burden 

hours). 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 262 

hours. 

Frequency: Annually and quarterly. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $5,850.46. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 


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