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this data collection effort is anticipated
to be about 15,593 hours. (See Table 1
below.)
TABLE 1—ESTIMATES OF RESPONDENT BURDEN
Average time
(hours) per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Respondent category
Estimated
hours
Placed Former Enrollees at 90 days ...........................................................................................
Placed Graduates at 90–120 days ..............................................................................................
Placed Graduates at Six Months .................................................................................................
Placed Graduates at 12 Months ..................................................................................................
Employer/Institution Re-Verification .............................................................................................
1,824
21,330
22,420
19,794
8,005
0.25
0.25
0.20
0.20
0.17
456
5,333
4,484
3,959
1,361
Total ......................................................................................................................................
73,373
........................
15,593
Total Respondents: 73,373.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
15,593.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
N/A.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): The estimated cost of
funding this data collection effort in
2008 was $2,712,035. This estimate
includes the ongoing maintenance of the
infrastructure needed to administer the
CATI system, ongoing data
communication to and from the Job
Corps Data Center, data collection using
telephone interviews from trained staff
who are non-Job Corps employees, data
processing including coding of
occupational and industry information,
and preparation of summary data
tabulations. Supervision of this total
system is also included here.
There are no costs to the respondents
for participating in this survey. All
telephone or postage costs for contacting
the respondents are borne by the
Federal government through the data
collection contractors.
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request 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.
Esther R. Johnson,
Administrator, Office of Job Corps.
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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 its
proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information 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 addresses
section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
May 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Steven D. Lawrence,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S–3201,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202)
693–0292, fax (202) 693–1451, e-mail
Lawrence.Steven@dol.gov. Please use
only one method of transmission for
comments (mail, fax, or e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
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Proposed Extension of the Approval of
Information Collection Requirements
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
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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
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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.
Form 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
medical providers. To consider the
appropriateness of the requested
payment in a timely fashion, it is
essential that provider bills be
submitted on a standard form that will
capture the critical data elements
needed to evaluate the bill, such as
procedure and diagnosis codes.
This information collection is
currently approved for use through
October 31, 2009.
II. Review Focus
The DOL 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.
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III. Current Actions
The DOL seeks the approval for the
extension of this currently approved
information collection. Type of Review:
Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Title: Health Insurance Claim Form
(OWCP–1500).
OMB Number: 1215–0055.
Agency Number: OWCP–1500.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, businesses or other forprofit.
Total Respondents: 749,104.
Total Responses: 2,996,416.
Time per Response: 7 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion and annually.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
359,358.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/
Maintenance): $5,368,809.
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: March 9, 2009.
Hazel Bell,
Acting 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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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations;
Roof Control Plan
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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 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
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. The
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
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requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed.
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the extension of
the information collection related to the
30 CFR
75.215—Longwall mining systems;
75.220—Roof control plan;
75.221—Roof control plan information;
75.222—Roof control plan-approval
criteria; and
75.223—Evaluation and revision of roof
control plan.
DATES: Interested parties should submit
comments on or before May 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to, Debbie
Ferraro, Management Services Division,
1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2141,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Commenters
are encouraged to send their comments
on computer disk, or via e-mail to
Ferraro.Debbie@DOL.GOV. Ms. Ferraro
can be reached at (202) 693–9821
(voice), or (202) 693–9801 (facsimile).
Because of potential delays in receipt
and processing of mail, respondents are
strongly encouraged to submit
comments electronically to ensure
timely receipt. We cannot guarantee that
comments mailed will be received
before the comment closing date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the employee listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 302(a) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. 846, requires that a roof
control plan and revisions thereof
suitable to the roof conditions and
mining system of each coal mine be first
approved by the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) before implementation by
the operator. The plan must show the
type of support and spacing approved
by the Secretary, and the plan must be
reviewed at least every 6 months by the
Secretary.
Under 30 CFR 75.221, the information
required to be submitted and approved
in the roof control plan includes the
following: (1) The name and address of
the company; (2) the name, address,
mine identification number, and
location of the mine; (3) the name and
title of the company official responsible
for the plan; (4) a description of the
mine strata; (5) a description and
drawings of the sequence of installation
and spacing of supports for each method
of mining used; (6) the maximum
distance that an ATRS system is to be
set beyond the last row of permanent
support (if appropriate); (7)
specifications and installation
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procedures for liners or arches (if
appropriate); (8) drawings indicating the
planned width of openings, size of
pillars, method of pillar recovery, and
the sequence of mining pillars; (9) a list
of all support materials required to be
used in the roof, face and rib control
system; (10) the intervals at which test
holes will be drilled (if appropriate);
and (11) a description of the methods to
be used for the protection of persons.
Under 30 CFR 75.215, the roof control
plan for each longwall mining section is
required to specify the methods that
will be used to maintain a safe
travelway out of the section through the
tailgate side of the longwall and the
procedures that will be followed if a
ground failure prevents travel out of the
section through the tailgate side of the
longwall.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the information collection
requirement related to Roof Control
Plans. MSHA is particularly interested
in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of MSHA’s
functions, including whether the
information has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
• Suggest methods to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Address 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) to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the employee listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice or
viewed on the Internet by accessing the
MSHA home page (https://
www.msha.gov/) and selecting ‘‘Rules &
Regs’’, and then selecting ‘‘FedReg.
Docs’’. On the next screen, select
‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Supporting
Statement’’ to view documents
supporting the Federal Register Notice.
III. Current Actions
Falls of roof, face and rib continue to
be a cause of injuries and death in
underground coal mines. All
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection
Requirements
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), 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 its proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information 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 addresses section of this
Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before May 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Steven D. Lawrence, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0292, fax (202) 693-1451, e-mail Lawrence.Steven@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. Form 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 medical providers. To
consider the appropriateness of the requested payment in a timely
fashion, it is essential that provider bills be submitted on a standard
form that will capture the critical data elements needed to evaluate
the bill, such as procedure and diagnosis codes.
This information collection is currently approved for use through
October 31, 2009.
II. Review Focus
The DOL 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.
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III. Current Actions
The DOL seeks the approval for the extension of this currently
approved information collection. Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Health Insurance Claim Form (OWCP-1500).
OMB Number: 1215-0055.
Agency Number: OWCP-1500.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, businesses or other
for-profit.
Total Respondents: 749,104.
Total Responses: 2,996,416.
Time per Response: 7 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion and annually.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 359,358.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/Maintenance): $5,368,809.
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: March 9, 2009.
Hazel Bell,
Acting 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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