Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Request for Public Comment Notice of Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion, 41055 [E6-11402]
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Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping;
Reporting.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: 0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
Description: Federal and military
agencies must reimburse the Federal
Employees Compensation Account for
the amount expended for benefits to
former Federal (civilian) employees and
ex-servicemembers. The report informs
ETA of the amount to bill such agencies.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team
Leader.
[FR Doc. E6–11446 Filed 7–18–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Request for Public
Comment Notice of Pre-Existing
Condition Exclusion
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
(Department), 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 continuing
collections of information in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)((A)).
This program helps to ensure that the
data the Department gathers can be
provided in the desired format, that the
reporting burden on the public (time
and financial resources) is minimized,
that the public understands the
Department’s collection instruments,
and that the Department can accurately
assess the impact of collection
requirements on respondents.
Currently, the Employee Benefits
Security Administration (EBSA) is
soliciting comments concerning the
extension of currently approved
collections of information arising from
the Department’s regulation at 29 CFR
2590.701–3, which requires group
health plans and insurance issuers to
provide certain notices regarding the
pre-existing condition exclusions
imposed under such plans to all
participants under the plan and to
specific individuals affected by the pre-
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existing condition exclusions. A copy of
the information collection request (ICR)
can be obtained by contacting the office
shown in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office shown in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before September 18, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments
regarding the information collection
request and burden estimates to Susan
G. Lahne, Office of Policy and Research,
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–5718, Washington, DC 20210,
(202) 693–8410, FAX (202) 219–4745
(these are not toll-free numbers).
Comments may also be submitted
electronically to the following Internet
e-mail address: ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Regulation section 2590.701–3
requires group health plans imposing a
pre-existing condition exclusion, and
health insurance issuers offering group
health insurance subject to a preexisting condition exclusion, to provide
all participants under the plan a written
general notice of the pre-existing
condition and also to provide any
affected individual a specific written
notice describing the length of preexisting condition exclusion applicable
to that individual under the plan after
the plan or issuer has made a
determination, for that individual, of
creditable coverage. EBSA previously
submitted an ICR with respect to these
pre-existing condition exclusion notices
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review under the PRA and
received approval under OMB Control
No. 1210–0102. The ICR approval is
currently scheduled to expire on
October 31, 2006.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the 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
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
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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., by permitting electronic submission
of responses.
III. Current Action
This notice requests comments on an
extension of the information collections
arising from the pre-existing condition
exclusion notice requirements of 29 CFR
2590.701–3. The Department is not
proposing or implementing any changes
to the information collections at this
time. A summary of the ICR and the
current burden estimates follows:
Agency: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
Title: Notice of Pre-Existing Condition
Exclusion.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210–0102.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Respondents: 1,300,000.
Responses: 2,700,000.
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,289.
Total Burden Cost (Operating and
Maintenance): $272,000.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of the extension of this ICR;
they will also become a matter of public
record.
Dated: July 13, 2006.
Susan G. Lahne,
Office of Policy and Research, Employee
Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E6–11402 Filed 7–18–06; 8:45 am]
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Employee Benefits Security
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Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Request for Public
Comment Establishing Prior Creditable
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
(Department), 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 continuing
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Request for Public
Comment Notice of Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), 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
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)((A)). This program
helps to ensure that the data the Department gathers can be provided in
the desired format, that the reporting burden on the public (time and
financial resources) is minimized, that the public understands the
Department's collection instruments, and that the Department can
accurately assess the impact of collection requirements on respondents.
Currently, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is
soliciting comments concerning the extension of currently approved
collections of information arising from the Department's regulation at
29 CFR 2590.701-3, which requires group health plans and insurance
issuers to provide certain notices regarding the pre-existing condition
exclusions imposed under such plans to all participants under the plan
and to specific individuals affected by the pre-existing condition
exclusions. A copy of the information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office shown in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office shown in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before September 18, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments
regarding the information collection request and burden estimates to
Susan G. Lahne, Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N-5718, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 693-8410, FAX
(202) 219-4745 (these are not toll-free numbers). Comments may also be
submitted electronically to the following Internet e-mail address:
ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Regulation section 2590.701-3 requires group health plans imposing
a pre-existing condition exclusion, and health insurance issuers
offering group health insurance subject to a pre-existing condition
exclusion, to provide all participants under the plan a written general
notice of the pre-existing condition and also to provide any affected
individual a specific written notice describing the length of pre-
existing condition exclusion applicable to that individual under the
plan after the plan or issuer has made a determination, for that
individual, of creditable coverage. EBSA previously submitted an ICR
with respect to these pre-existing condition exclusion notices to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under the PRA and
received approval under OMB Control No. 1210-0102. The ICR approval is
currently scheduled to expire on October 31, 2006.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department is particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the 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 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., by
permitting electronic submission of responses.
III. Current Action
This notice requests comments on an extension of the information
collections arising from the pre-existing condition exclusion notice
requirements of 29 CFR 2590.701-3. The Department is not proposing or
implementing any changes to the information collections at this time. A
summary of the ICR and the current burden estimates follows:
Agency: Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
Title: Notice of Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210-0102.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Respondents: 1,300,000.
Responses: 2,700,000.
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,289.
Total Burden Cost (Operating and Maintenance): $272,000.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the extension of
this ICR; they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: July 13, 2006.
Susan G. Lahne,
Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-11402 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am]
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