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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Affordable
Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals
and External Review Procedures for
Non-Grandfathered Plans
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled,
‘‘Affordable Care Act Internal Claims
and Appeals and External Review
Procedures for Non-grandfathered
Plans,’’ to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
for continued use in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation,
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov
Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, on the day
following publication of this notice or
by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not
a toll-free number) or sending an e-mail
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the U.S. Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202–395–6929/Fax: 202–395–6881
(these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by e-mail at
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUMMARY:
The
Affordable Care Act added Public
Health Service Act section 2719, which
provides rules relating to internal claims
and appeals and external review
processes. On July 23, 2010, the EBSA
issued interim final regulations to
implement the statutory provision. See
75 FR 43330. With respect to internal
claims and appeals processes for group
health coverage, group health plans and
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health insurance issuers offering group
health insurance coverage must comply
with the internal claims and appeals
processes set forth in 29 CFR 2560.503–
1 (the DOL claims procedure regulation)
and update such processes in
accordance with standards established
by the Secretary of Labor. Group health
plans and issuers offering group health
insurance coverage must comply with
either a State external review process or
a Federal review process. The
regulations provide a basis for
determining when plans and issuers
must comply with an applicable State
external review process and when they
must comply with the Federal external
review process.
The claims procedure regulation
imposes information collections, as part
of the reasonable procedures that an
employee benefit plan must establish
regarding the handling of a benefit
claim. These information collections
include third-party notice and
disclosure requirements that the plan
must satisfy by providing information to
participants and beneficiaries of the
plan; consequently, the collections are
subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a
collection of information, and the public
is generally not required to respond to
an information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information if the
collection of information does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The
DOL obtains OMB approval for these
information collections under OMB
Control Number 1210–0144. The current
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on
February 28, 2011; however, it should
be noted that information collections
submitted to the OMB receive a monthto-month extension while they undergo
review. For additional information, see
the related notice published in the
Federal Register on December 10, 2010.
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within 30 days of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. In
order to ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
reference OMB Control Number 1210–
0144. The OMB is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
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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: Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA).
Title of Collection: Affordable Care
Act Internal Claims and Appeals and
External Review Procedures for Nongrandfathered Plans.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0144.
Affected Public: Private sector—
Businesses and other for-profits and
Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 94,483.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 631.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden:
$250,328.
Dated: February 22, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Certification of Funeral Expenses
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled,
‘‘Certification of Funeral Expenses,’’ to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for
continued use in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation;
SUMMARY:
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including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov
Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, on the day
following publication of this notice or
by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not
a toll-free number) or sending an e-mail
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the U.S. Department of Labor,
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202–395–6929/Fax: 202–395–6881
(these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by e-mail at
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP) administers the Longshore and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. The
Act provides benefits to workers injured
in maritime employment on the
navigable waters of the United States or
in an adjoining area customarily used by
an employer in loading, unloading,
repairing, or building a vessel. The Act
provides that reasonable funeral
expenses not to exceed $3,000 shall be
paid in all compensable death cases.
The OWCP has developed Form LS–265
for use in submitting the funeral
expenses for payment.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information if the
collection of information does not
display a currently valid OMB control
number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval
for this information collection under
OMB Control Number 1240–0040. The
current OMB approval is scheduled to
expire on February 28, 2011; however,
it should be noted that information
collections submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. For
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additional information, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register
on October 18, 2010 (75 FR 63862).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within 30 days of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. In
order to ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
reference OMB Control Number 1240–
0040. The OMB 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., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP).
Title of Collection: Certification of
Funeral Expenses.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0040.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 80.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 80.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 20.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden:
$38.
Dated: February 23, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Comparability of Current Work to Coal
Mine Employment
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled,
‘‘Comparability of Current Work to Coal
Mine Employment,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for continued use
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov
Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, on the day
following publication of this notice or
by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not
a toll-free number) or sending an e-mail
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the Department of Labor,
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202–395–6929/Fax: 202–395–6881
(these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by e-mail at
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUMMARY:
The Black
Lung Benefits Act of 1977, as amended,
30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., provides for the
payment of benefits to coal miners who
are totally disabled by black lung
disease arising out of coal mine
employment and their dependents and
survivors. Once a miner has been
identified as having performed non-coal
mine work subsequent to coal mine
employment, the miner or the miner’s
survivor is asked to complete Form CM–
913 to compare coal mine work to non-
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Certification of Funeral Expenses
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection
request (ICR) titled, ``Certification of Funeral Expenses,'' to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for
continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
DATES: Submit comments on or before March 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation;
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including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the
RegInfo.gov Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the
day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth
by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
sending an e-mail to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the U.S. Department of
Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-
mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
(OWCP) administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.
The Act provides benefits to workers injured in maritime employment on
the navigable waters of the United States or in an adjoining area
customarily used by an employer in loading, unloading, repairing, or
building a vessel. The Act provides that reasonable funeral expenses
not to exceed $3,000 shall be paid in all compensable death cases. The
OWCP has developed Form LS-265 for use in submitting the funeral
expenses for payment.
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
the public is generally not required to respond to an information
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if the
collection of information does not display a currently valid OMB
control number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB
approval for this information collection under OMB Control Number 1240-
0040. The current OMB approval is scheduled to expire on February 28,
2011; however, it should be noted that information collections
submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they
undergo review. For additional information, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2010 (75 FR 63862).
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. In order to ensure appropriate consideration,
comments should reference OMB Control Number 1240-0040. The OMB 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., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP).
Title of Collection: Certification of Funeral Expenses.
OMB Control Number: 1240-0040.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 80.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 20.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $38.
Dated: February 23, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-4412 Filed 2-28-11; 8:45 am]
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