40276 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 6, 2022 / Notices 

Director, United States Department of 

Justice, Justice Management Division, 

Policy and Planning Staff, Two 

Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 

3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: June 30, 2022. 

Robert Houser, 

Assistant Director, Policy and Planning Staff, 

U.S. Department of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Notice 

of Termination, Suspension, 

Reduction, or Increase in Benefit 

Payment 

AGENCY: Division of Coal Mine Workers’ 

Compensation, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Department of 

Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL), 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 

(PRA). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

written comments received by 

September 6, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this information 

collection request (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, and 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; by 

email: suggs.anjanette@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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. 

This ICR seeks approval under the 

PRA for an extension of an existing 

collection Notice of Termination, 

Suspension, Reduction or Increase in 

Benefit Payments (CM–908). The Office 

of Workers’ Compensation Programs 

(OWCP) administers the Black Lung 

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

seq. 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 BLBA and 20 

CFR 725.621 necessitate this 

information collection. This information 

collection is currently approved for use 

through February 28, 2025. 

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. 

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 Department of Labor 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 submissions 

of responses. 

The Department of Labor seeks 

approval for the extension of this 

currently approved information 

collection to insure that the correct 

benefits are paid by RO’s. If this 

information were not gathered, there 

would be no way to insure that black 

lung beneficiaries who receive benefit 

payments from RO’s are receiving the 

correct amount of benefits. 

Agency: DOL–OWCP–DCMWC. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: Notice of 

Termination, Suspension, Reduction or 

Increase In Benefit Payment. 

Form: Notice of Termination, 

Suspension, Reduction or Increase In 

Benefit Payment, CM–908. 

OMB Control Number: 1240–0030. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

Total Respondents: 6,081. 

Total Annual Responses: 6,081. 

Average Time per Response: 12 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,216 

hours. 

Frequency: On occasion and annually. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $22,155.00. 

Authority: 30 U.S.C. and 20 CFR 

725.621. 

Anjanette Suggs, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

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