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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; Summary
of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform
Glossary Required Under the
Affordable Care Act
Office of the Secretary, DOL
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) revision titled,
‘‘Summary of Benefits and Coverage and
Uniform Glossary Required Under the
Affordable Care Act,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before March 28, 2016.
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=201602–1210–002
(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 by email at 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–EBSA,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–
395–5806 (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:
Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at
202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064,
(these are not toll-free numbers) or by
email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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This ICR
seeks OMB approval of a revision to the
Summary of Benefits and Coverage and
Uniform Glossary (SBC) ICR codified in
regulations 29 CFR 715–2715. The
Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act, Pub. L. 111–148, was signed into
law on March 23, 2010, and the Health
Care and Education Reconciliation Act
of 2010, Pub. L. 111–152, was signed
into law on March 30, 2010 (collectively
known as the ‘‘Affordable Care Act’’).
The Affordable Care Act amends the
Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) by
adding section 2715 ‘‘Development and
Utilization of Uniform Explanation of
Coverage Documents and Standardized
Definitions.’’ This section directs the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), the DOL, and the
Department of the Treasury
(collectively, the Departments), in
consultation with the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners
(NAIC) and a working group comprised
of stakeholders to develop standards for
use by a group health plan and a health
insurance issuer in compiling and
providing to applicants, enrollees,
policyholders, and certificate holders a
SBC explanation that accurately
describes the benefits and coverage
under the applicable plan or coverage.
A notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) was published on August 22,
2011 (76 FR 52442) with an
accompanying document (76 FR 52475)
containing the templates, instructions,
and related materials for implementing
the disclosure provisions under PHS
Act 2715. The NPRM proposed 29 CFR
2590.715–2715. A final rule was
published on February 14, 2012. A
second notice of proposed rulemaking
was published on December 30, 2014
(79 FR 78577) to propose revisions to
the regulation as well as the templates,
instructions, and related materials. On
March 30, 2015, the Departments
released an FAQ stating that the
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Departments intend to finalize changes
to the regulations in the near future but
intend to utilize consumer testing and
offer an opportunity for the public,
including the NAIC, to provide further
input before finalizing revisions to the
SBC template and associated
documents. A final rule, without final
revisions to the SBC template and
associated documents, was published
on June 16, 2015 (80 FR 34292).
As required by section 2715, the
Departments consulted the NAIC to
provide further input before finalizing
revisions to the SBC template and
associated documents. The Departments
now are finalizing the templates and
glossary and requesting a three-year
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget for the revised information
collection, so that plans and issuers may
begin using the revised forms for
making the disclosures under PHS Act
section 2715 and the implementing
regulations.
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 1210–0147.
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 thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number
1210–0147. 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
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• 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–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Summary of
Benefits and Coverage and Uniform
Glossary Required Under the Affordable
Care Act.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0147.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2,299,742.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 71,252,326.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
431,552 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $9,273,266.
Dated: February 24, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Summary: In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
which provides opportunity for public
comment on new or revised data
collections, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Title and purpose of information
collection: Application for Employee
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Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement
Ac; OMB 3220–0002.
Section 2a of the Railroad Retirement
Act (RRA) provides for payments of age
and service, disability, and
supplemental annuities to qualified
employees. An annuity cannot be paid
until the employee stops working for a
railroad employer. In addition, the age
and service employee must relinquish
any rights held to such jobs. A disabled
employee does not need to relinquish
employee rights until attaining Full
Retirement Age, or if earlier, when their
spouse is awarded a spouse annuity.
Benefits become payable after the
employee meets certain other
requirements, which depend on the type
of annuity payable. The requirements
for obtaining the annuities are
prescribed in 20 CFR 216 and 220.
To collect the information needed to
help determine an applicant’s
entitlement to, and the amount of, an
employee retirement annuity the RRB
uses Forms AA–1, Application for
Employee Annuity; AA–1d, Application
for Determination of Employee
Disability; G–204, Verification of
Workers Compensation/Public Disability
Benefit Information, and electronic
Form(s) AA–1cert, Application
Summary and Certification, and AA–
1sum, Application Summary.
The AA–1 application process obtains
information from an applicant about
their marital history, work history,
military service, benefits from other
governmental agencies, railroad
pensions and Medicare entitlement for
either an age and service or disability
annuity. An RRB representative
interviews the applicant either at a field
office, an itinerant point, or by
telephone. During the interview, the
RRB representative enters the
information obtained into an on-line
information system. Upon completion of
the interview, the on-line information
system generates Form AA–1cert,
Application Summary and Certification,
or Form AA–1sum, Application
Summary, a summary of the information
that was provided for the applicant to
review and approve. Form AA–1cert
documents approval using the
traditional pen and ink ‘‘wet’’ signature,
and Form AA–1sum documents
approval using the alternative signature
method called Attestation. When the
RRB representative is unable to contact
the applicant in person or by telephone,
for example, the applicant lives in
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another country, a manual version of
Form AA–1 is used.
Form AA–1d, Application for
Determination of Employee’s Disability,
is completed by an employee who is
filing for a disability annuity under the
RRA, or a disability freeze under the
Social Security Act, for early Medicare
based on a disability. Form G–204,
Verification of Worker’s Compensation/
Public Disability Benefit Information, is
used to obtain and verify information
concerning a worker’s compensation or
a public disability benefit that is or will
be paid by a public agency to a disabled
railroad employee.
The RRB proposes the following
changes to information collection 3220–
0002:
Form AA–1 is being revised to make
non-burden impacting editorial and
formatting changes that include the
deletion of an obsolete item. In addition,
changes are proposed to Form AA–1 in
support of the RRB’s Disability Program
Improvement Project (DPIP) to enhance/
improve disability case processing and
overall program integrity as
recommended by the RRB’s Office of
Inspector General and the Government
Accountability Office. Proposed
revisions to Form AA–1 include the
addition of questions regarding whether
a disability applicant is relinquishing
seniority rights and why. Comparable
revisions to electronic equivalent forms
(AA–1cert and AA–1sum) are also being
proposed.
Significant changes are proposed to
Form AA–1d in support of the RRB’s
DPIP to enhance/improve disability case
processing and overall program integrity
as recommended by the RRB’s Office of
Inspector General and the Government
Accountability Office. Proposed changes
to Form AA–1d include the addition of
questions regarding an applicant’s daily
activities, including any social and
recreational activities and volunteer
work; their education and training, any
work performed since terminating their
railroad occupation; whether an
applicant used a facilitator or an
attorney to either complete or aid in
their completion of application.
Clarification of existing items and other
non-burden impacting editorial and
formatting changes are also proposed.
The RRB proposes no changes to
Form G–204.
One response is requested of each
respondent. Completion of the forms is
required to obtain/retain a benefit.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform
Glossary Required Under the Affordable Care Act
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOL
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Summary of Benefits and
Coverage and Uniform Glossary Required Under the Affordable Care Act,''
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq. Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before March 28, 2016.
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=201602-1210-002 (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 by email at 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-
EBSA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (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: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by
email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks OMB approval of a revision to
the Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary (SBC) ICR
codified in regulations 29 CFR 715-2715. The Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. 111-148, was signed into law on March 23,
2010, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010,
Pub. L. 111-152, was signed into law on March 30, 2010 (collectively
known as the ``Affordable Care Act''). The Affordable Care Act amends
the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) by adding section 2715
``Development and Utilization of Uniform Explanation of Coverage
Documents and Standardized Definitions.'' This section directs the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the DOL, and the
Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), in
consultation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
(NAIC) and a working group comprised of stakeholders to develop
standards for use by a group health plan and a health insurance issuer
in compiling and providing to applicants, enrollees, policyholders, and
certificate holders a SBC explanation that accurately describes the
benefits and coverage under the applicable plan or coverage.
A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) was published on August 22,
2011 (76 FR 52442) with an accompanying document (76 FR 52475)
containing the templates, instructions, and related materials for
implementing the disclosure provisions under PHS Act 2715. The NPRM
proposed 29 CFR 2590.715-2715. A final rule was published on February
14, 2012. A second notice of proposed rulemaking was published on
December 30, 2014 (79 FR 78577) to propose revisions to the regulation
as well as the templates, instructions, and related materials. On March
30, 2015, the Departments released an FAQ stating that the Departments
intend to finalize changes to the regulations in the near future but
intend to utilize consumer testing and offer an opportunity for the
public, including the NAIC, to provide further input before finalizing
revisions to the SBC template and associated documents. A final rule,
without final revisions to the SBC template and associated documents,
was published on June 16, 2015 (80 FR 34292).
As required by section 2715, the Departments consulted the NAIC to
provide further input before finalizing revisions to the SBC template
and associated documents. The Departments now are finalizing the
templates and glossary and requesting a three-year approval from the
Office of Management and Budget for the revised information collection,
so that plans and issuers may begin using the revised forms for making
the disclosures under PHS Act section 2715 and the implementing
regulations.
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 1210-0147.
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 thirty (30) days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1210-0147.
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
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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-EBSA.
Title of Collection: Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform
Glossary Required Under the Affordable Care Act.
OMB Control Number: 1210-0147.
Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits
and not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,299,742.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 71,252,326.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 431,552 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $9,273,266.
Dated: February 24, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-04314 Filed 2-25-16; 8:45 am]
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