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requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. Currently,
the EBSA is soliciting comments on
Mental Health and Substance Use
Disorder Parity Implementation and the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2021 Part 45. A copy of the information
collection request (ICR) may be obtained
by contacting the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Written comments must be
submitted to the office shown in the
ADDRESSES section on or before June 21,
2021.
DATES:
Please direct all written
comments regarding the information
collection request and burden estimates
to James Butikofer, Office of Regulations
and Interpretations, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room N–5647,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
(202) 693–8410; Fax: (202) 219–4745.
These are not toll-free numbers.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically to the following internet
email address: ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Consolidated Appropriations Act
(the Act) was signed on December 27,
2020. The Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and the Treasury
share interpretive jurisdiction of the
Mental Health Parity and Addiction
Equity Act (MHPAEA) and have split
enforcement jurisdictions. The
Department of Labor is responsible for
enforcing MHPAEA with respect to
private employer-sponsored group
health plans. The Act amended
MHPAEA, in part, by expressly
requiring group health plans to perform
and document a comparative analysis of
the design and application of any nonquantitative treatment limitations
(NQTLs) that apply to medical/surgical
and mental health and substance use
disorder benefits. As of 45 days after the
date of enactment of the Act (February
10, 2021), group health plans must make
their comparative analyses and related
information available to the Department,
upon request. The Act also provides that
the Department shall request
comparative analyses from plans that
involve a potential violation of
MHPAEA, or upon receipt of complaints
regarding noncompliance with
MHPAEA, and any other instances in
which the Department determines
appropriate. The Department must also
issue an annual report to Congress
regarding findings of compliance and
noncompliance.
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The Department, jointly with the
Departments of Health and Human
Services and the Treasury, issued FAQs
about MHPAEA part 45 to provide
guidance on how group health plans
should prepare comparative analyses of
NQTLs in order to avoid a
determination of noncompliance. In
particular, these FAQs clarify what the
analyses must include to be sufficiently
specific and detailed. These FAQs also
clarify how the Department will
evaluate comparative analyses in the
course of an investigation, and what
steps the Department will take if the
plan is found to be noncompliant.
On April 2, 2021, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approved the information collection
request (OMB Control Number 1210–
0138 under the emergency procedures
for review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35) and 5 CFR 1320.13. The approval is
scheduled to expire on September 31,
2021.
II. Current Actions
This notice requests public comment
pertaining to the Department’s request
for extension of OMB’s approval of the
Application. After considering
comments received in response to this
notice, the Department intends to
submit an ICR to OMB for continuing
approval. No change to the existing ICR
is proposed or made at this time. The
Department notes that an agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is
not required to respond to, an
information collection unless it displays
a valid OMB control number. A
summary of the ICR and the current
burden estimates follows:
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: Mental Health and Substance
Use Disorder Parity Implementation and
the Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2021 Part 45.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210–0138.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 1,413,420.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Responses: 1,413,420.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
3,046,961.
Estimated Total Burden Cost
(Operating and Maintenance):
$3,994,517.
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III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department of Labor 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., by permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the ICR for OMB approval
of the extension of the information
collection; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: April 16, 2021.
Ali Khawar,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Hazardous
Energy Control Standard (Lockout/
Tagout)
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval 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 May 24, 2021.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Crystal Rennie by telephone at 202–
693–0456, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
collections of information contained in
the standard are needed to reduce
injuries and deaths in the workplace
that occur when employees are engaged
in maintenance, repair, and other
service related activities requiring the
control of potentially hazardous energy.
For additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
December 23, 2020 (85 FR 84004).
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
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 OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
ADDRESSES:
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Agency: DOL–OSHA.
Title of Collection: Hazardous Energy
Control Standard (Lockout/Tagout).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0150.
Affected Public: Private Sector,
Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 773,209.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 69,257,657.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
2,622,912 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $1,370,654.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Crystal Rennie,
PRA Senior Analyst.
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[DOL Docket No. DOL–2020–0010]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Office of Inspector General
(OIG), United States Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(‘‘Privacy Act’’), the U.S. Department of
Labor (‘‘Department’’) publishes this
notice of a new system of records, the
Office of Inspector General (‘‘OIG’’),
Office of Legal Services (‘‘OLS’’) Legal
Information System for Administration,
Records, and Disclosure (‘‘LISARD’’),
DOL/OIG–13. This system will consist
of records of the OLS legal services, and
the whistleblower protection
coordinator, information disclosure, and
records management programs program.
DATES: This System of Records Notice
(SORN) is effective upon its publication
in today’s Federal Register with the
exception of the routine uses. The new
routine uses will not be effective until
May 24, 2021 ending public comment.
Comments on the new routine uses or
other aspects of the SORN must be
submitted on or before May 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by
one of the following methods:
Electronic Comments: Comments may
be sent via email to SORNComments@
oig.dol.gov. https://www.regulations.gov,
to submit comments on documents that
agencies have published in the Federal
Register and that are open for comment.
Mail: Address written submissions
(including disk and CD–ROM
submissions) to Chief, Branch of
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Database Management and
Applications, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20210, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit only one
copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions must include
the agency’s name and the Docket
Number 2020–0010. Please be advised
that comments received will become a
matter of public record and will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Comments that are mailed must be
received by the date indicated for
consideration.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov.
John
Birdsell, Chief, Branch of Database
Management and Applications, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210, DC 20210. Mr. Birdsell can
also be reached via email at
Birdsell.john@oig.dol.gov or via phone
at (202)–693–7055.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Labor has established a
system of records pursuant to the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(4)), hereinafter referred to as the
Privacy Act. This new system of records
is established for the general purpose of
enabling the Department’s Office of
Inspector General (OIG) to fulfill its
statutory duties and responsibilities
under the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3 (‘‘IG
Act’’).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SUMMARY:
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SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Office of Legal Services Records,
Administration, and Tracking System,
DOL/OIG–13.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Primary location: Offices in various
components within the U.S. Department
of Labor, at the Frances Perkins
Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210, or other
Department offices. Additionally,
duplicate versions of some or all system
information may also be at satellite
locations where the OIG has granted
direct access to support OIG operations,
system backup, emergency
preparedness, and/or continuity of
operations. To determine the location of
particular program records, contact the
system manager, listed in section
‘‘SYSTEM MANAGER’’ below.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Hazardous Energy Control Standard (Lockout/
Tagout)
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval 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 May 24, 2021.
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ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie by telephone at 202-
693-0456, or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The collections of information contained in
the standard are needed to reduce injuries and deaths in the workplace
that occur when employees are engaged in maintenance, repair, and other
service related activities requiring the control of potentially
hazardous energy. For additional substantive information about this
ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on
December 23, 2020 (85 FR 84004).
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 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
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL-OSHA.
Title of Collection: Hazardous Energy Control Standard (Lockout/
Tagout).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0150.
Affected Public: Private Sector, Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 773,209.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 69,257,657.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,622,912 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,370,654.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Crystal Rennie,
PRA Senior Analyst.
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