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Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,593.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 30,372.
Estimated Average Response Time: 7
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,544.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: 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; this medical treatment can
include inpatient/outpatient hospital
services, as well as services provided by
nursing homes, skilled nursing
facilities, and home health aides in the
home. In order to determine whether
billed amounts are appropriate, OWCP
needs to identify the patient, the
specific services that were rendered and
their relationship to the work-related
injury or illness. The regulations
implementing these statutes require the
use of Form OWCP–92 or UB–92 for the
submission of medical bills from
institutional providers (20 CFR 10.801,
30.701, 725.405, 725.406, 725.701 and
725.704).
The Uniform Bill, known as the paper
UB–92, has been approved by the
American Hospital Association, the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, the Civilian Health and
Medical Program of the Uniformed
Services (CHAMPUS), by various other
government health care programs, and
by the private sector, to request payment
to institutional providers of medical
services. The paper UB–92 has been
designed by the National Uniform
Billing Committee and is neither a
government-printed form nor
distributed by OWCP; OWCP has,
however, developed detailed
instructions to ensure that it obtains the
information it needs to consider
requests for payment from institutional
providers using this form. Form OWCP–
92 or the paper UB–92 is an ideal billing
instrument for the provider community
that services FECA, BLBA and EEOICPA
beneficiaries because of its familiarity,
its common use, and its acceptance by
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both government and private health
service payers.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6–17670 Filed 10–20–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
October 17, 2006.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of each
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained from
RegInfo.gov at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or by contacting
Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is
not a toll-free number) / e-mail:
king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA), Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, telephone: 202–395–7316 / Fax:
202–395–6974 (these are not a toll-free
numbers), within 30 days from the date
of this publication in the Federal
Register.
The OMB 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 submission of
responses.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
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Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Title: Main Fan Operation and
Inspection.
OMB Number: 1219–0030.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 8.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,280.
Average Response Time: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
2,640.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/
Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $1,120.
Description: Title 30, Code of Federal
Regulations, § 57.22204, which is
applicable only to specific metal and
nonmetal underground mines that are
categorized as gassy, requires main fans
to have pressure recording systems.
Main fans are to be inspected daily
while operating if persons are
underground, and certification of the
inspection is to be made by signature
and date. Certifications and pressure
recordings are to be kept for one year
and made available to authorized
representatives of the Secretary.
Potentially gassy (explosive) conditions
underground are largely controlled by
the main fans. When accumulations of
explosive gases such as methane are not
swept from the mine by the main fans,
they may reasonably be expected to
contact an ignition source. The results
are usually disastrous and multiple
fatalities may be expected to occur. The
main fan requirements of this standard
are significantly more stringent than
those imposed on nongassy mines.
Information collected through the
pressure recordings is used by the mine
operator and MSHA to ensure that
unsafe conditions are identified early
and corrected.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Title: Escape and Evacuation Plan
(Pertains to Surface Coal Mines &
Surface Work Areas of Underground
Coal Mines).
OMB Number: 1219–0051.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 348.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 348.
Average Response Time:
approximately 5 hours for new plans
and 2.5 hours for revised plans.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
1,680.
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Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/
Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $0.
Description: Title 30, Code of Federal
Regulations, § 77.1101(a) requires
operators of surface coal mines,
including surface facilities, and surface
work areas of underground coal mines
to establish and keep current a specific
escape and evacuation plan to be
followed in the event of a fire.
Section 77.1101(b) requires that all
employees be instructed in current
escape and evacuation plans, fire alarm
signals, and applicable procedures to be
followed in case of fire. The training
and record keeping requirements
associated with this standard are
addressed under OMB No. 1219–0009
(Training Plan Regulations).
Section 77.1101(c) requires that
escape and evacuation plans include the
designation and proper maintenance of
adequate means for exiting areas where
persons are required to work or travel
including buildings, equipment, and in
areas where persons normally
congregate during the work shift.
The escape and evacuation plan is
prepared by the mine operator and is
used by mines, MSHA, and persons
involved in rescue and recovery. The
plan is used to instruct employees in the
proper methods of exiting structures in
the event of a fire. MSHA inspection
personnel use the plan to determine
compliance with the standard requiring
a means of escape and evacuation be
established and the requirement that
employees be instructed in the
procedures to follow should a fire occur.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Title: Records of Preshift and Onshift
Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas.
(Pertains to slope and shaft sinking
operations at coal mines).
OMB Number: 1219–0082.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 35.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 11,858.
Average Response Time:
Approximately 1.25 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
14,823.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/
Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $0.
Description: Title 30, Code of Federal
Regulations, 77.1901 requires operators
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to conduct examinations of slope and
shaft areas for hazardous conditions,
including tests for methane and oxygen
deficiency, within 90 minutes before
each shift, once during each shift, and
before and after blasting. The surface
area surrounding each slope and shaft is
also required to be inspected for
hazards.
The standard also requires that a
record be kept of the results of the
inspections. The record includes a
description of any hazardous condition
found and the corrective action taken to
abate it. The record is necessary to
ensure that the inspections and tests are
conducted in a timely fashion and that
corrective action is taken when
hazardous conditions are identified,
thereby ensuring a safe working
environment for the slope and shaft
sinking employees. The record is
maintained at the mine site for the
duration of the operation.
The records are used by slope and
shaft supervisors and employees, State
mine inspectors, and Federal mine
inspectors. The records show that the
examinations and tests were conducted
and give insight into the hazardous
conditions that have been encountered
and those that may be encountered. The
records of inspections greatly assist
those who use them in making decisions
that will ultimately affect the safety and
health of slope and shaft sinking
employees.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6–17672 Filed 10–20–06; 8:45 am]
the open meeting is for the chairpersons
of the three Working Groups to submit
reports on their study topics for the full
Advisory Council’s review and
acceptance, and for the Council to
present a summary of the reports to the
Secretary of Labor.
Organizations or members of the
public wishing to submit a written
statement pertaining to any topic under
consideration by the Advisory Council
may do so by submitting 20 copies to
Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA
Advisory Council, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N–5623, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Statements received on or before
October 31, 2006 will be included in the
record of the meeting. Individuals or
representatives of organizations wishing
to address the Advisory Council should
forward their request to the Executive
Secretary at the above address or via
telephone at (202) 693–8668. Oral
presentations will be limited to 10
minutes, but an extended statement may
be submitted for the record. Individuals
with disabilities who need special
accommodations should contact Larry
Good by October 31 at the address
indicated in this notice.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of
October, 2006.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E6–17705 Filed 10–20–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
136th Full Council Meeting; Advisory
Council on Employee Welfare and
Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of
Meeting
Pursuant to the authority contained in
Section 512 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29
U.S.C. 1142, the 136th open meeting of
the full Advisory Council on Employee
Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will
be held on November 8, 2006.
The meeting will run from 10 a.m. to
approximately 4 p.m., with a break for
lunch. The morning session will take
place in Room S4215 A–B, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
The afternoon session will take place in
Room S–2508 at the same address,
beginning at 1:30 p.m. The purpose of
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Advisory Council on Employee Welfare
and Pension Benefit Plans; Working
Group on Plan Asset Rules,
Exemptions and Cross Trading,
Working Group on a Procedurally
Prudent Investment Process, and
Working Group on Health Information
Technology; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to the authority contained in
section 512 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29
U.S.C. 1142, a public meeting will be
held on November 7, 2006 of the
Working Groups assigned by the
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare
and Pension Benefit Plans to study the
issues of (1) plan asset rules,
exemptions and cross trading, (2) a
procedurally prudent investment
process, and (3) health information
technology.
The sessions will take place in Room
S4215 A–B, U.S. Department of Labor,
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
October 17, 2006.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained
from RegInfo.gov at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)
/ e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, telephone: 202-395-7316 / Fax: 202-395-6974
(these are not a toll-free numbers), within 30 days from the date of
this publication in the Federal Register.
The OMB 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 submission of responses.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Main Fan Operation and Inspection.
OMB Number: 1219-0030.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 8.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,280.
Average Response Time: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,640.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $1,120.
Description: Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, Sec. 57.22204,
which is applicable only to specific metal and nonmetal underground
mines that are categorized as gassy, requires main fans to have
pressure recording systems. Main fans are to be inspected daily while
operating if persons are underground, and certification of the
inspection is to be made by signature and date. Certifications and
pressure recordings are to be kept for one year and made available to
authorized representatives of the Secretary. Potentially gassy
(explosive) conditions underground are largely controlled by the main
fans. When accumulations of explosive gases such as methane are not
swept from the mine by the main fans, they may reasonably be expected
to contact an ignition source. The results are usually disastrous and
multiple fatalities may be expected to occur. The main fan requirements
of this standard are significantly more stringent than those imposed on
nongassy mines. Information collected through the pressure recordings
is used by the mine operator and MSHA to ensure that unsafe conditions
are identified early and corrected.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Escape and Evacuation Plan (Pertains to Surface Coal Mines &
Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines).
OMB Number: 1219-0051.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 348.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 348.
Average Response Time: approximately 5 hours for new plans and 2.5
hours for revised plans.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,680.
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Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $0.
Description: Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, Sec.
77.1101(a) requires operators of surface coal mines, including surface
facilities, and surface work areas of underground coal mines to
establish and keep current a specific escape and evacuation plan to be
followed in the event of a fire.
Section 77.1101(b) requires that all employees be instructed in
current escape and evacuation plans, fire alarm signals, and applicable
procedures to be followed in case of fire. The training and record
keeping requirements associated with this standard are addressed under
OMB No. 1219-0009 (Training Plan Regulations).
Section 77.1101(c) requires that escape and evacuation plans
include the designation and proper maintenance of adequate means for
exiting areas where persons are required to work or travel including
buildings, equipment, and in areas where persons normally congregate
during the work shift.
The escape and evacuation plan is prepared by the mine operator and
is used by mines, MSHA, and persons involved in rescue and recovery.
The plan is used to instruct employees in the proper methods of exiting
structures in the event of a fire. MSHA inspection personnel use the
plan to determine compliance with the standard requiring a means of
escape and evacuation be established and the requirement that employees
be instructed in the procedures to follow should a fire occur.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Records of Preshift and Onshift Inspections of Slope and
Shaft Areas. (Pertains to slope and shaft sinking operations at coal
mines).
OMB Number: 1219-0082.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 35.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11,858.
Average Response Time: Approximately 1.25 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 14,823.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $0.
Description: Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, 77.1901
requires operators to conduct examinations of slope and shaft areas for
hazardous conditions, including tests for methane and oxygen
deficiency, within 90 minutes before each shift, once during each
shift, and before and after blasting. The surface area surrounding each
slope and shaft is also required to be inspected for hazards.
The standard also requires that a record be kept of the results of
the inspections. The record includes a description of any hazardous
condition found and the corrective action taken to abate it. The record
is necessary to ensure that the inspections and tests are conducted in
a timely fashion and that corrective action is taken when hazardous
conditions are identified, thereby ensuring a safe working environment
for the slope and shaft sinking employees. The record is maintained at
the mine site for the duration of the operation.
The records are used by slope and shaft supervisors and employees,
State mine inspectors, and Federal mine inspectors. The records show
that the examinations and tests were conducted and give insight into
the hazardous conditions that have been encountered and those that may
be encountered. The records of inspections greatly assist those who use
them in making decisions that will ultimately affect the safety and
health of slope and shaft sinking employees.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-17672 Filed 10-20-06; 8:45 am]
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