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order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
reference OMB Control Number 1240–
0038. 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: Miner’s Claim for
Benefits Under the Black Lung Benefits
Act and Employment History.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0038.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 9500.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 9500.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 6667.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $1771.
Dated: September 26, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Representative Payee Report,
Representative Payee Report, Short
Form, Physician’s/Medical Officer’s
Statement
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP) sponsored information
SUMMARY:
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collection request (ICR) titled,
‘‘Representative Payee Report,
Representative Payee Report, Short
Form, Physician’s/Medical Officer’s
Statement,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for continued use
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
October 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Representative Payee Report (Form CM–
623) and Representative Payee Report,
Short Form (Form CM–623S) are used to
ensure that benefits paid to a
representative payee are being used for
the beneficiary’s well-being. The
Physician’s/Medical Officer’s Statement
(Form CM–787) is used to determine the
beneficiary’s capability to manage
monthly Black Lung benefits.
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 valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The
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DOL obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under OMB
Control Number 1240–0020. The current
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on
September 30, 2011; however, it should
be noted that existing information
collection requirements 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 May 3, 2011 (76 FR 24919).
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 help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
reference OMB Control Number 1240–
0020. 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: Representative
Payee Report, Representative Payee
Report, Short Form, Physician’s/
Medical Officer’s Statement.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0020.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households and private sector—
businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2100.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 2100.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 1642.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
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Dated: September 26, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–25094 Filed 9–28–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection; Apprenticeship Programs,
Labor Standards for Registration;
Extension With Revisions
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(Department), 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 and
Training Administration (ETA) is
soliciting comments concerning the
collection of data about Title 20 CFR
part 29, Apprenticeship Programs, Labor
Standards for Registration with an
expiration date of January 31, 2012.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) 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
November 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office
of Apprenticeship, Room N–5311
Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone No.: 202–693–2796 (this is
not a toll-free number). Fax: 202–693–
3799. E-mail: ladd.john@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Background
The National Apprenticeship Act of
1937 (the Act), Section 50 (29 U.S.C.
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50), authorizes and directs the Secretary
of Labor ‘‘to formulate and promote the
furtherance of labor standards necessary
to safeguard the welfare of apprentices,
to extend the application of such
standards by encouraging the inclusion
thereof in contracts of apprenticeship, to
bring together employers and labor for
the formulation of programs of
apprenticeship, to cooperate with State
agencies engaged in the formulation and
promotion of standards of
apprenticeship, and to cooperate with
the Secretary of Education in
accordance with Section 17 of Title 20.’’
Section 50a of the Act authorizes the
Secretary of Labor to ‘‘publish
information relating to existing and
proposed labor standards of
apprenticeship,’’ and to ‘‘appoint
national advisory committees * * *’’
(29 U.S.C. 50a). On October 29, 2008,
ETA issued a final rule in the Federal
Register that updated Title 29, CFR part
29. The regulations were revised for the
first time since 1977. The rule became
effective on December 29, 2008 and
implemented changes to Title 29 CFR
part 29 that will increase flexibility,
enhance program quality and
accountability, and promote
apprenticeship opportunity in the 21st
century, while continuing to safeguard
the welfare of apprentices. The
approved Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) collection instrument,
ETA Program Registration (Section I),
and Apprentice Registration (Section II),
expires January 31, 2012. Both sections
are available electronically to facilitate
the registration of programs and
apprentices.
The changes to the currently
approved Section I (ETA Program
Registration) consist of the following:
• Instruction Method was revised to
include electronic media (technologybased instruction and distance
learning).
• Occupation Training Approach now
includes the Hybrid Approach.
• The Competency-Based and Hybrid
Approaches are explained in more
detail. This includes the use of Interim
Credentials—certificates that provide
portable recognition of an apprentice’s
accomplishments after certain
milestones are achieved during the
training. A program sponsor who
chooses to use interim credentials must
identify and demonstrate how these
credentials link to the components of
the apprenticeable occupation, and
establish a process for assessing an
apprentice’s competency. Interim
Credentials are voluntarily chosen by
the program sponsor and are based on
standards applicable only to
Competency-Based or Hybrid
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Occupations. The certificates are issued
by the Registration Agency upon the
program sponsor’s request.
• Probation Length in hours clarifies
that the probation period cannot exceed
25 percent of the length of the program
or one year, whichever is shorter.
• Number of periods in the wage
schedule is now based on the program
sponsor’s Training Occupation
Approach. The Program Registration
Date was revised.
• Provisional Registration, which is a
one-year initial provisional approval for
a new program, is provided to programs
that meet the required standards for
program registration. Programs may
continue to be provisionally approved
through the first training cycle until
permanent registration is granted.
Additionally, a five-year review must be
conducted of the program to maintain
its permanent registration.
Section II (Apprentice Registration)
was revised to be aligned with the
changes in Section I. These changes
included the Occupation Training
Approach, the Term of the
Apprenticeship, Probationary Period,
Term Remaining, and the Wage
Schedule.
II. Review Focus
The Department 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.
III. Current Actions
Recordkeeping and data collection
activities regarding registered
apprenticeship are by-products of the
registration system. Organizations
which apply for apprenticeship
sponsorship enter into an agreement
with the Federal government or
cognizant State government to operate
their proposed programs consistent with
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Representative Payee Report, Representative
Payee Report, Short Form, Physician's/Medical Officer's Statement
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, ``Representative Payee Report, Representative
Payee Report, Short Form, Physician's/Medical Officer's Statement,'' to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for
continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before October 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Representative Payee Report (Form CM-
623) and Representative Payee Report, Short Form (Form CM-623S) are
used to ensure that benefits paid to a representative payee are being
used for the beneficiary's well-being. The Physician's/Medical
Officer's Statement (Form CM-787) is used to determine the
beneficiary's capability to manage monthly Black Lung benefits.
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 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 1240-0020. The current
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2011; however, it
should be noted that existing information collection requirements
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 May 3, 2011 (76 FR 24919).
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 help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1240-0020.
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: Representative Payee Report, Representative
Payee Report, Short Form, Physician's/Medical Officer's Statement.
OMB Control Number: 1240-0020.
Affected Public: Individuals or households and private sector--
businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2100.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2100.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1642.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
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Dated: September 26, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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