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Black Lung Claim Proceedings
Conducted by the U.S. Department of
Labor.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0011.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 338.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 338.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 237.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: January 24, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–01756 Filed 1–29–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Operator
Controversion, Operator Response,
Operator Response to Schedule for
Submission of Additional Evidence,
and Operator Response to Notice of
Claim
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) revision titled,
‘‘Operator Controversion, Operator
Response, Operator Response to
Schedule for Submission of Additional
Evidence, and Operator Response to
Notice of Claim,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for use in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 3, 2014.
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 free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201309-1240-004
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or sending an email to DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–
OWCP, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax:
202–395–6881 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not
toll-free numbers) or sending an email
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
This ICR
seeks OMB approval under the PRA to
revise the Operator Controversion,
Operator Response, Operator Response
to Schedule for Submission of
Additional Evidence (Form CM–2970),
and Operator Response to Notice of
Claim (Form CM–2970a) information
collection to include information about
how a respondent with a disability may
contact the OWCP in order to receive
assistance in completing the form. There
is no change to the information
collected from the public.
The OWCP, Division of Coal Mine
Workers’ Compensation (DCMWC)
administers the Black Lung Benefits Act
(30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), which provides
benefits to coal miners totally disabled
due to pneumoconiosis, and their
surviving dependents. When the
DCMWC makes a preliminary analysis
of a claimant’s eligibility for benefits,
and if a coal mine operator has been
identified as potentially liable for
payment of those benefits, the
responsible operator is notified of the
preliminary analysis. Regulations
require that a coal mine operator be
identified and notified of potential
liability as early in the adjudication
process as possible. Forms CM–2790
and CM–2970 are used for claims filed
after January 19, 2001, and indicate that
the coal mine operator will submit
additional evidence or respond to the
notice of claim.
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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1240–0033. The current
approval is scheduled to expire on
January 31, 2014; however, the DOL
notes that existing information
collection requirements submitted to the
OMB receive a month-to-month
extension while they undergo review.
New requirements would only take
effect upon OMB approval. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
September 11, 2013 (78 FR 55760).
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
mention OMB Control Number 1240–
0033. 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: DOL–OWCP.
Title of Collection: Operator
Controversion, Operator Response,
Operator Response to Schedule for
Submission of Additional Evidence, and
Operator Response to Notice of Claim.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0033.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits.
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Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 9,600.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 9,600.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 2,000.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: January 24, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–01843 Filed 1–29–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Employer’s First Report of Injury or
Occupational Disease and Employer’s
Supplementary Report of Accident or
Occupational Illness
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) revision titled,
‘‘Employer’s First Report of Injury or
Occupational Disease and Employer’s
Supplementary Report of Accident or
Occupational Illness,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for use in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 3, 2014.
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 free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201309-1240-001
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or sending an email to
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–
OWCP, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax:
202–395–6881 (this is not a toll-free
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number); or by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not
toll-free numbers) or sending an email
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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The
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 employee in loading, unloading,
repairing or building a vessel. In
addition, several acts extend coverage to
certain other employees.
Longshore Act section 30(a) requires
an employer having knowledge of a
disease or injury related to an
employee’s employment to file a report
of the disease or injury with the
Secretary of Labor within 10 days after
the date of injury or death. See also 20
CFR 702.201. Form LS–202 requests
information the employer must report
regarding the injury. Longshore Act
section 30(b) requires the employer to
furnish additional necessary reports
regarding an employee’s injury. Form
LS–210 is used as a supplementary
report after the employer’s first report to
report additional periods of lost-time
from work. Proper filing of Forms LS–
202 and LS–210 meet the statutory
requirements. This ICR has been
classified as a revision, because the
OWCP has augmented accessibility
features on the forms, in order make it
easier for persons with disabilities to
provide needed information.
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 that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1240–0003. The current
approval is scheduled to expire on
January 31, 2014; however, the DOL
notes that existing information
collection requirements submitted to the
OMB receive a month-to-month
extension while they undergo review.
New requirements would only take
effect upon OMB approval. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
September 19, 2013 (77 FR 57662).
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
mention OMB Control Number 1240–
0003. 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: DOL–OWCP.
Title of Collection: Employer’s First
Report of Injury or Occupational Disease
and Employer’s Supplementary Report
of Accident or Occupational Illness.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0003.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 21,083.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 21,083.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 5,271.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $9,909.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Operator Controversion, Operator Response,
Operator Response to Schedule for Submission of Additional Evidence,
and Operator Response to Notice of Claim
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) revision titled, ``Operator Controversion, Operator
Response, Operator Response to Schedule for Submission of Additional
Evidence, and Operator Response to Notice of Claim,'' to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before March 3, 2014.
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 free of charge
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201309-1240-004 (this link will only become active
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are
not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
OWCP, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an
email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks OMB approval under the PRA to
revise the Operator Controversion, Operator Response, Operator Response
to Schedule for Submission of Additional Evidence (Form CM-2970), and
Operator Response to Notice of Claim (Form CM-2970a) information
collection to include information about how a respondent with a
disability may contact the OWCP in order to receive assistance in
completing the form. There is no change to the information collected
from the public.
The OWCP, Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC)
administers the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), which
provides benefits to coal miners totally disabled due to
pneumoconiosis, and their surviving dependents. When the DCMWC makes a
preliminary analysis of a claimant's eligibility for benefits, and if a
coal mine operator has been identified as potentially liable for
payment of those benefits, the responsible operator is notified of the
preliminary analysis. Regulations require that a coal mine operator be
identified and notified of potential liability as early in the
adjudication process as possible. Forms CM-2790 and CM-2970 are used
for claims filed after January 19, 2001, and indicate that the coal
mine operator will submit additional evidence or respond to the notice
of claim.
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 that
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection
under Control Number 1240-0033. The current approval is scheduled to
expire on January 31, 2014; however, the DOL notes that existing
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New requirements
would only take effect upon OMB approval. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on September 11, 2013 (78 FR 55760).
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 mention OMB Control Number 1240-0033.
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: DOL-OWCP.
Title of Collection: Operator Controversion, Operator Response,
Operator Response to Schedule for Submission of Additional Evidence,
and Operator Response to Notice of Claim.
OMB Control Number: 1240-0033.
Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
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Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,600.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 9,600.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,000.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Dated: January 24, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-01843 Filed 1-29-14; 8:45 am]
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