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Among other conditions, PTE 92–6
requires that pension plans inform the
insured participant of a proposed sale of
a life insurance or annuity policy to the
employer, a relative, another plan, an
owner-employee, or a shareholderemployee. This recordkeeping
requirement constitutes an information
collection within the meaning of the
PRA, for which the Department has
obtained approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
OMB Control No. 1210–0063. The OMB
approval is currently scheduled to
expire on July 31, 2007.
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II. Current Actions
This notice requests public comment
pertaining to the Department’s request
for extension of OMB approval of the
information collection contained in PTE
92–6. After considering comments
received in response to this notice, the
Department intends to submit an ICR to
OMB for continuing approval. No
change to the existing ICR is proposed
or made at this time. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, an information
collection unless it displays a valid
OMB control number. A summary of the
ICR and the current burden estimates
follows:
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption 92–6.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210–0063.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 8,360.
Responses: 8,360.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,671.
Estimated Total Burden Cost
(Operating and Maintenance): $3,093.
III. Focus of Comments
The Department of Labor
(Department) 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
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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
submissions of responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the ICR for OMB approval
of the extension of the information
collection; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: April 3, 2007.
Bradford P. Campbell,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E7–6553 Filed 4–6–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment; Final Rule on Health
Care Continuation Coverage
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the
Department), in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides
the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the reporting burden on the public and
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. Currently,
the Employee Benefits Security
Administration is soliciting comments
on the proposed extension of the
information collection provisions of its
final rule at 29 CFR Part 2590, Health
Care Continuation Coverage. A copy of
the information collection request (ICR)
may be obtained by contacting the office
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office shown in the
ADDRESSES section on or before June 8,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Joseph S. Piacentini,
Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210, (202) 693–8410, FAX (202)
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693–4745 (these are not toll-free
numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The continuation coverage provisions
of section 601 through 608 of ERISA
(and parallel provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code (Code)) generally require
group health plans to offer qualified
beneficiaries’ the opportunity to elect
continuation coverage following certain
events that would otherwise result in
the loss of coverage. Continuation
coverage is a temporary extension of the
qualified beneficiary’s previous group
health coverage. The right to elect
continuation coverage allows
individuals to maintain group health
coverage under adverse circumstances
and to bridge gaps in health coverage
that otherwise could limit their access
to health care.
COBRA provides the Secretary of
Labor (the Secretary) with authority
under section 608 of ERISA to carry out
the continuation coverage provisions.
The Conference Report that
accompanied COBRA divided
interpretive authority over the COBRA
provisions between the Secretary and
the Secretary of the Treasury (the
Treasury) by providing that the
Secretary has the authority to issue
regulations implementing the notice and
disclosure requirements of COBRA,
while the Treasury is authorized to
issue regulations defining the required
continuation coverage.
On May 26, 2004, the Department of
Labor (the Department) published in the
Federal Register (69 FR 30084) final
regulations governing the timing,
content, and administration of the
notice obligations arising under ERISA.
These final rules implementing the
notice requirements of the COBRA
provisions of ERISA also apply for
purposes of the parallel Code
provisions.
This recordkeeping requirement
constitutes an information collection
within the meaning of the PRA, for
which the Department has obtained
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control
No. 1210–0123. The OMB approval is
currently scheduled to expire on July
31, 2007.
II. Current Actions
This notice requests public comment
pertaining to the Department’s request
for extension of OMB approval of the
information collection contained in its
final rule at 29 CFR 2590, Health Care
Continuation Coverage. After
considering comments received in
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response to this notice, the Department
intends to submit an ICR to OMB for
continuing approval. No change to the
existing ICR is proposed or made at this
time. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, an information collection
unless it displays a valid OMB control
number. A summary of the ICR and the
current burden estimates follows:
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: Notice Requirements of the
Health Care Continuation Coverage
Provisions.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210–0123.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 411,000.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Responses: 9,225,900.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: None
Estimated Total Burden Cost
(Operating and Maintenance):
$14,723,400.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost:
$16,379,900.
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III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department of Labor
(Department) 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., by permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the ICR for OMB approval
of the extension of the information
collection; they will also become a
matter of public record.
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Dated: April 3, 2007.
Bradford P. Campbell,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E7–6554 Filed 4–6–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations;
Operations Under Water
ACTION:
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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 8, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to, Debbie
Ferraro, Management Services Division,
1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2171,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Commenters
are encouraged to send their comments
on computer disk, or via Internet e-mail
to Ferraro.Debbie@DOL.GOV. Ms.
Ferraro can be reached at (202) 693–
9821 (voice), or (202) 693–9801
(facsimile).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the employee listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Title 30, CFR § 75.1716, 75.1716–1
and 75.1716–3 require operators of
underground coal mines to notify
MSHA of proposed mining under bodies
of water and to obtain a permit to mine
under a body of water if, in the
judgment of the Secretary, it is
sufficiently large to constitute a hazard
to miners. This is a statutory provision
contained in Section 317(r) of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of
1977. The regulation is necessary to
prevent the inundation of underground
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coal mines with water, which has the
potential of drowning miners. The coal
mine operator submits an application
for the permit to the District Manager in
whose district the mine is located.
Applications contain the name and
address of the mine; projected mining
and ground support plans; a mine map
showing the location of the river,
stream, lake or other body of water and
its relation to the location of all working
places; a profile map showing the type
of strata and the distance in elevation
between the coal bed and the water
involved.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Notice.
SUMMARY:
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Currently, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the information collection
related to Operations Under Water.
MSHA 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 appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Action
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the information collection
related to Operations Under Water.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Title: Operations Under Water.
OMB Number: 1219–0020.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 30.
Annual Reponses: 30.
Average Response Time: 5 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 150.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $450.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
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[FR Doc No: E7-6554]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted
for Public Comment; Final Rule on Health Care Continuation Coverage
AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This
helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection
requirements and minimize the reporting burden on the public and helps
the public understand the Department's information collection
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
Currently, the Employee Benefits Security Administration is soliciting
comments on the proposed extension of the information collection
provisions of its final rule at 29 CFR Part 2590, Health Care
Continuation Coverage. A copy of the information collection request
(ICR) may be obtained by contacting the office listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office shown in the
ADDRESSES section on or before June 8, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Joseph S. Piacentini, Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20210, (202) 693-8410, FAX (202) 693-4745 (these are not toll-free
numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The continuation coverage provisions of section 601 through 608 of
ERISA (and parallel provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (Code))
generally require group health plans to offer qualified beneficiaries'
the opportunity to elect continuation coverage following certain events
that would otherwise result in the loss of coverage. Continuation
coverage is a temporary extension of the qualified beneficiary's
previous group health coverage. The right to elect continuation
coverage allows individuals to maintain group health coverage under
adverse circumstances and to bridge gaps in health coverage that
otherwise could limit their access to health care.
COBRA provides the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) with
authority under section 608 of ERISA to carry out the continuation
coverage provisions. The Conference Report that accompanied COBRA
divided interpretive authority over the COBRA provisions between the
Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury (the Treasury) by providing
that the Secretary has the authority to issue regulations implementing
the notice and disclosure requirements of COBRA, while the Treasury is
authorized to issue regulations defining the required continuation
coverage.
On May 26, 2004, the Department of Labor (the Department) published
in the Federal Register (69 FR 30084) final regulations governing the
timing, content, and administration of the notice obligations arising
under ERISA. These final rules implementing the notice requirements of
the COBRA provisions of ERISA also apply for purposes of the parallel
Code provisions.
This recordkeeping requirement constitutes an information
collection within the meaning of the PRA, for which the Department has
obtained approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under
OMB Control No. 1210-0123. The OMB approval is currently scheduled to
expire on July 31, 2007.
II. Current Actions
This notice requests public comment pertaining to the Department's
request for extension of OMB approval of the information collection
contained in its final rule at 29 CFR 2590, Health Care Continuation
Coverage. After considering comments received in
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response to this notice, the Department intends to submit an ICR to OMB
for continuing approval. No change to the existing ICR is proposed or
made at this time. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person
is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it
displays a valid OMB control number. A summary of the ICR and the
current burden estimates follows:
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of
Labor.
Title: Notice Requirements of the Health Care Continuation Coverage
Provisions.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210-0123.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 411,000.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Responses: 9,225,900.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: None
Estimated Total Burden Cost (Operating and Maintenance):
$14,723,400.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost: $16,379,900.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department of Labor (Department) 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., by
permitting electronic submissions of responses.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the ICR for OMB approval of the extension of the
information collection; they will also become a matter of public
record.
Dated: April 3, 2007.
Bradford P. Campbell,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-6554 Filed 4-6-07; 8:45 am]
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