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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 245 / Friday, December 20, 2019 / Notices
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Notice
Requirements of the Health Care
Continuation Coverage Provisions
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Notice
Requirements of the Health Care
Continuation Coverage Provisions,’’ to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for
continued use, without change, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before January 21, 2020.
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 website at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201909-1210-006
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Frederick Licari by
telephone at 202–693–8073, 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 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:
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202–
693–8073, 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 to extend PRA authority for the
Notice Requirements of the Health Care
Continuation Coverage Provisions
information collection. The
Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)
provides that under certain
circumstances participants and
beneficiaries of group health plans that
satisfy the definition of qualified
beneficiaries under COBRA may elect to
continue group health coverage
temporarily following events known as
qualifying events that would otherwise
result in loss of coverage. COBRA
provides that the Secretary of Labor (the
Secretary) has the authority under
section 608 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to
carry out the provisions of Part 6 of title
I of ERISA. The Conference Report that
accompanied COBRA authorized the
Secretary to issue regulations
implementing the notice and disclosure
requirements of COBRA. Included in the
ICR are two model notices that the
Department believes will help reduce
costs for service providers in preparing
and delivering notices to comply with
the 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 the OMB
under the PRA approves it 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–
0123.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
be for more than three (3) years without
renewal, and the current approval for
this collection is scheduled to expire on
December 31, 2019. The DOL seeks to
extend PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3) more
years, without any change to existing
requirements. The DOL notes that
existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
March 27, 2019 (84 FR 11573).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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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
1210–0123. 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–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Notice
Requirements of the Health Care
Continuation Coverage Provisions.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0123.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits; Not-forprofit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 660,653.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 18,128,968.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
0 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $37,133,409.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: December 16, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Model
Employer Children’s Health Insurance
Program Notice
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 245 / Friday, December 20, 2019 / Notices
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Model
Employer Children’s Health Insurance
Program Notice,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for continued use,
without change, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before January 21, 2020.
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 website at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201909-1210-008
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Frederick Licari by
telephone at 202–693–8073, 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 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:
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202–
693–8073, TTY 202–693–8064, (these
are not toll-free numbers) or by email at
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
Model Employer Children’s Health
Insurance Program Notice information
collection. The Children’s Health
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
of 2009 (CHIPRA, Pub. L. 111–3), was
signed into law on February 4, 2009.
Under ERISA, an employer that
maintains a group health plan in a State
that provides medical assistance under
a State Medicaid plan under title XIX of
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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.
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 the OMB
under the PRA approves it 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–
0137.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
be for more than three (3) years without
renewal, and the current approval for
this collection is scheduled to expire on
December 31, 2019. The DOL seeks to
extend PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3) more
years, without any change to existing
requirements. The DOL notes that
existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
March 27, 2019 (84 FR 11573).
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
1210–0137. 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
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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–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Model Employer
Children’s Health Insurance Program
Notice.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0137.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits; Not-forprofit institutions; Farms; State, Local,
and Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 6,197,922.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 198,845,095.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
721,891.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $17,325,373.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: December 16, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
ADMINISTRATION
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA) will submit the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before January 21, 2020 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimates, or any other
aspect of the information collections,
SUMMARY:
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Model Employer Children's Health
Insurance Program Notice,'' to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before January 21, 2020.
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 website at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201909-1210-008 (this link will only become active
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these
are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
Submit comments about this request by mail 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: [email protected]. 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: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for
the Model Employer Children's Health Insurance Program Notice
information collection. The Children's Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA, Pub. L. 111-3), was signed into
law on February 4, 2009. Under ERISA, 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.
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 the OMB under the PRA approves it 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 1210-0137.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3)
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is
scheduled to expire on December 31, 2019. The DOL seeks to extend PRA
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years,
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2019 (84 FR
11573).
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 1210-0137.
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-EBSA.
Title of Collection: Model Employer Children's Health Insurance
Program Notice.
OMB Control Number: 1210-0137.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits;
Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; State, Local, and Tribal
governments.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,197,922.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 198,845,095.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 721,891.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $17,325,373.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: December 16, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27484 Filed 12-19-19; 8:45 am]
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