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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 84 / Tuesday, May 2, 2006 / Notices
Dated: April 25, 2006.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of
Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: 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) [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
Employment Standards Administration
is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Health Insurance
Claim Form (OWCP–1500). A copy of
the proposed information collection
request can be obtained by contacting
the office listed below in the addressee
section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
July 3, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418,
fax (202) 693–1451, E-mail
bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one
method of transmission for comments
(mail, fax, or E-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP) is the
agency responsible for administration of
the Federal Employees’ Compensation
Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101, et seq., the
Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30
U.S.C. 901 et seq. and the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000
(EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq. All
three of these statutes require that
OWCP pay for medical treatment of
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beneficiaries; BLBA also requires that
OWCP pay for medical examinations
and related diagnostic services to
determine eligibility for benefits under
that statute. In order to determine
whether billed amounts are appropriate,
OWCP needs to identify the patient, the
injury or illness that was treated or
diagnosed, the specific services that are
rendered and their relationship to the
work-related injury or illness. The
regulations implementing these statutes
require the use of Form OWCP–1500 for
medical bills submitted by certain
physicians and other providers (20 CFR
10.801, 30.701, 725.405, 725.406,
725.701 and 725.704). The OWCP–1500
is used by OWCP and contractor bill
payment staff to process bills for
medical services provided by medical
professionals other than medical
services provided by hospitals,
pharmacies, and certain other providers.
This information collection is currently
approved for use through November 30,
2006.
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 information collection
in order to carry out its responsibility to
provide payment for certain covered
medical services to injured employees
who are covered under FECA, BLBA
and EEOICPA.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Title: Health Insurance Claim Form.
OMB Number: 1215–0055.
Agency Number: OWCP–1500.
Affected Public: Individual or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
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Total Respondents: 735,000.
Total Responses: 2,940,000.
Time per Response: 7 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
343,574.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
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: April 27, 2006.
Ruben L. Wiley,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and
Internal Control, Division of Financial
Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning, Employment
Standards Administration.
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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
REVIEW COMMISSION
Sunshine Act; Meeting
April 24, 2006.
10 a.m., Thursday, May
18, 2006.
PLACE: The Richard V. Backley Hearing
Room, 9th Floor, 601 New Jersey
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
Commission will consider and act upon
the following in open session: Secretary
of Labor v. Cumberland Coal Resources,
LP, Docket Nos. PENN 2004–73–R,
PENN 2004–74–R, PENN 2004–75–R,
PENN 2004–85–R, PENN 2004–86–R,
PENN 2004–87–R, PENN 2004–88–R,
PENN 2004–104–R, PENN 2004–105–R,
PENN 2004–181, and PENN 2005–8.
(Issues include whether substantial
evidence supports the judge’s findings
that Cumberland violated 30 CFR
75.334(b)(1) on three occasions because
its bleeder system failed to effectively
dilute and carry away methane; whether
substantial evidence supports the
judge’s findings that Cumberland had
notice that its bleeder system violated
30 CFR 75.334(b)(1); and whether the
judge correctly found that MSHA acted
within its discretion in issuing
imminent danger withdrawal orders on
two occasions).
The Commission will hear oral
argument in this matter on May 11,
2006.
Any person attending this meeting
who requires special accessibility
TIME AND DATE:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed 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 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) [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 Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed collection: Health Insurance Claim
Form (OWCP-1500). A copy of the proposed information collection request
can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee
section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before July 3, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, E-mail bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or E-
mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
is the agency responsible for administration of the Federal Employees'
Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101, et seq., the Black Lung
Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq. and the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), 42
U.S.C. 7384 et seq. All three of these statutes require that OWCP pay
for medical treatment of beneficiaries; BLBA also requires that OWCP
pay for medical examinations and related diagnostic services to
determine eligibility for benefits under that statute. In order to
determine whether billed amounts are appropriate, OWCP needs to
identify the patient, the injury or illness that was treated or
diagnosed, the specific services that are rendered and their
relationship to the work-related injury or illness. The regulations
implementing these statutes require the use of Form OWCP-1500 for
medical bills submitted by certain physicians and other providers (20
CFR 10.801, 30.701, 725.405, 725.406, 725.701 and 725.704). The OWCP-
1500 is used by OWCP and contractor bill payment staff to process bills
for medical services provided by medical professionals other than
medical services provided by hospitals, pharmacies, and certain other
providers. This information collection is currently approved for use
through November 30, 2006.
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 information collection in order to carry out its
responsibility to provide payment for certain covered medical services
to injured employees who are covered under FECA, BLBA and EEOICPA.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Health Insurance Claim Form.
OMB Number: 1215-0055.
Agency Number: OWCP-1500.
Affected Public: Individual or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Respondents: 735,000.
Total Responses: 2,940,000.
Time per Response: 7 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 343,574.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
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: April 27, 2006.
Ruben L. Wiley,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-6600 Filed 5-1-06; 8:45 am]
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