14578 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2022 / Notices 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 982,912. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 5,113,141. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

2,048,626 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Nora Hernandez, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05414 Filed 3–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act 

Patient Protection Notice 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA)-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 April 14, 2022. 

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: 

Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202– 

693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The No 

Surprises Act, which Congress enacted 

as part of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021, amended 

section 2719A of the Public Health 

Service Act (the PHS Act) to specify in 

new subsection (e) that section 2719A 

shall not apply with respect to plan 

years beginning on or after January 1, 

2022. The No Surprises Act expanded 

the patient protections related to 

emergency services to provide 

additional protections. In addition, the 

No Surprises Act added section 2799A– 

7 of the PHS Act, which contains the 

patient protections regarding choice of 

health care professional from section 

2719A of the PHS Act. These provisions 

mirror those currently applicable under 

section 2719A of the PHS Act (minus 

the emergency services protections). In 

addition, the patient protections under 

the No Surprises Act apply generally to 

all group health plans and health 

insurance coverage, including 

grandfathered health plans. The 2021 

interim final regulations ‘‘Requirements 

Related to Surprise Billing; Part I’’ add 

a sunset clause to the current patient 

protection provisions codified in the 

2015 final regulations, and re-codify the 

provisions related to choice of health 

care professional at 29 CFR 2590.722. 

The Patient Protection Notice is used by 

health plan sponsors and issuers to 

notify certain individuals of their right 

to (1) choose a primary care provider or 

a pediatrician when a plan or issuer 

requires participants or subscribers to 

designate a primary care physician; or 

(2) obtain obstetrical or gynecological 

care without prior authorization. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 18, 2021 (86 FR 64528). 

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–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Patient Protection 

and Affordable Care Act Patient 

Protection Notice. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0142. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 11,241. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 148,181. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

2,810 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $7,409. 

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

Dated: March 8, 2022. 

Mara Blumenthal, 

Senior PRA Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05412 Filed 3–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; COVID–19 

Symptom Tracker for Students, 

Emotional Wellness Form for Students, 

and Student Vaccination Status and 

Test Consent Form Collection 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Employment 

and Training Administration (ETA)- 

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 April 14, 2022. 

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 


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