Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 44810-44811 [2010-18605]

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• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44810-44811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18605]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission 
of the following public information collection request (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 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 Linda Watts Thomas 
on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number) and e-mail to: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Interested parties are encouraged to send written comments to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer 
for the Department of Labor--Employee Benefits Security Administration, 
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax 202-395-
5806 (these are not toll-free numbers), E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov within 30 days from the date of this publication 
in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference the applicable OMB Control 
Number (see below).
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    (1) 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;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
    Type of Review: New.
    Title of Collection: Model Employer CHIP Notice.

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    OMB Control Number: 1210-0137.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Cost to Federal Government: $0.
    Total Number of Respondents: 7,056,000.
    Total Number of Responses: 203,794,701.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,053,000.
    Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $25,271,000.
    Description: On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed the 
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 
(CHIPRA, Pub. L. 111-3). Under ERISA section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(I), PHS 
Act section 2701(f)(3)(B)(i)(I), and section 9801(f)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the 
Internal Revenue Code, as added by CHIPRA, an employer that maintains a 
group health plan in a State that provides medical assistance under a 
State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (SSA), 
or child health assistance under a State child health plan under title 
XXI of the SSA, in the form of premium assistance for the purchase of 
coverage under a group health plan, is required to make certain 
disclosures. Specifically, the employer is required to notify each 
employee of potential opportunities currently available in the State in 
which the employee resides for premium assistance under Medicaid and 
CHIP for health coverage of the employee or the employee's dependents.
    ERISA section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(II) requires the Department of Labor 
to provide employers with model language for the Employer CHIP Notice 
to enable them to timely comply with this requirement. The model is 
required to include information on how an employee may contact the 
State in which the employee resides for additional information 
regarding potential opportunities for premium assistance, including how 
to apply for such assistance.
    Section 311(b)(1)(D) of CHIPRA provides that the Departments of 
Labor and Health and Human Services shall develop the initial Model 
Employer CHIP Notices under ERISA section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(II), and the 
Department of Labor shall provide such notices to employers, by 
February 4, 2010. Moreover, each employer is required to provide the 
initial annual notices to such employer's employees beginning with the 
first plan year that begins after the date on which the initial model 
notices are first issued. The ICR relates to the Model Employer Chip 
Notice

     Dated: July 22, 2010.
Linda Watts Thomas,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-18605 Filed 7-28-10; 8:45 am]
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