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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Emergency
Review: Comment Request
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December 24, 2009.
The Department of Labor has
submitted the following information
collection request (ICR), utilizing
emergency review procedures, to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) and 5 CFR
1320.13. OMB approval has been
requested by December 31, 2009. A copy
of this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation; including among other
things a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov
Web site 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:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Interested
parties are encouraged to send
comments to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the Department of Labor—
EBSA, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax:
202–395–6974 (these are not toll-free
numbers), E-mail:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Comments and questions about the ICR
listed below should be received 5 days
prior to the requested OMB approval
date.
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
clarify 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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Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
Title of Collection: Notice
Requirements of the Health Care
Continuation Coverage—American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Revision.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0123.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2.7 million.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 8.5 million
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 0.
Total Net Estimated Annual Costs
Burden (other than hourly costs): $6.8
million.
Description: On December 19, 2009,
President Obama signed the Department
of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010
(Pub. L. 111–118), which extends the
availability of the health care
continuation coverage premium
reduction provided for COBRA and
other health care continuation coverage
as required by the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009
(Pub. L. 111–5). Assistance eligible
individuals now can be eligible for the
subsidy if they incur an involuntary
termination of employment triggering a
COBRA election opportunity by
February 28, 2010. Before the extension,
Assistance Eligible Individuals had to
experience an involuntary termination
of employment by December 31, 2009.
The length of the premium assistance
period also is extended from 9 months
to 15 months.
ARRA, as amended, retained the
requirement that the Secretary of Labor
(the Secretary), in consultation with the
Secretaries of the Treasury and Health
and Human Services, develop model
notices. These models are for use by
group health plans and other entities
that, pursuant to ARRA, as amended,
must provide notices of the availability
of premium reductions and additional
election periods for health care
continuation coverage. The ICR relates
to the issuance of the model notices.
Why are we requesting Emergency
Processing? If the Department were
required to comply with standard PRA
clearance procedures, it would not be
able to publish the model notices on a
timely basis.
Dated: December 24, 2009.
Joseph S. Piacentini,
Acting PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Comment Request;
Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption 88–59, Residential
Mortgage Financing Arrangements
AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the
Department), in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(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
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption
(PTE) 88–59. A copy of the information
collection request (ICR) may be obtained
by contacting the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice or at
https://www.RegInfo.gov.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to G. Christopher Cosby, Office of Policy
and Research, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N–5647,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
(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
PTE 88–59 provides an exemption
from certain prohibited transaction
provisions of the Employment
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA) and from certain taxes imposed
by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(Code) for transactions in which an
employee benefit plan provides
mortgage financing to purchasers of
residential dwelling units, provided
specified conditions are met. Among
other conditions, PTE 88–59 requires
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Emergency Review: Comment Request
December 24, 2009.
The Department of Labor has submitted the following information
collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review procedures, to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44
U.S.C. Chapter 35) and 5 CFR 1320.13. OMB approval has been requested
by December 31, 2009. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation; including among other things a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site 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: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the Department of Labor--EBSA, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax:
202-395-6974 (these are not toll-free numbers), E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Comments and questions about the ICR listed
below should be received 5 days prior to the requested OMB approval
date.
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 clarify 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.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Title of Collection: Notice Requirements of the Health Care
Continuation Coverage--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Revision.
OMB Control Number: 1210-0123.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.7 million.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 8.5 million
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 0.
Total Net Estimated Annual Costs Burden (other than hourly costs):
$6.8 million.
Description: On December 19, 2009, President Obama signed the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-118),
which extends the availability of the health care continuation coverage
premium reduction provided for COBRA and other health care continuation
coverage as required by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5). Assistance eligible individuals now can
be eligible for the subsidy if they incur an involuntary termination of
employment triggering a COBRA election opportunity by February 28,
2010. Before the extension, Assistance Eligible Individuals had to
experience an involuntary termination of employment by December 31,
2009. The length of the premium assistance period also is extended from
9 months to 15 months.
ARRA, as amended, retained the requirement that the Secretary of
Labor (the Secretary), in consultation with the Secretaries of the
Treasury and Health and Human Services, develop model notices. These
models are for use by group health plans and other entities that,
pursuant to ARRA, as amended, must provide notices of the availability
of premium reductions and additional election periods for health care
continuation coverage. The ICR relates to the issuance of the model
notices.
Why are we requesting Emergency Processing? If the Department were
required to comply with standard PRA clearance procedures, it would not
be able to publish the model notices on a timely basis.
Dated: December 24, 2009.
Joseph S. Piacentini,
Acting PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-30995 Filed 12-30-09; 8:45 am]
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