[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10070-10071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3956]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Extension
of Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
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 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is soliciting
comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information collection for the following medical reports:
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Roentgenographic Interpretation (CM-933), Roentgenographic Quality
Rereading (CM-933b), Medical History and Examination for Coal Mine
Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CM-988), Report of Arterial Blood Gas Study
(CM-1159) and Report of Ventilatory Study (CM-2907). A copy of the
proposed information collection request 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 April 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Vincent Alvarez, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0372, fax (202) 693-1447, E-mail [email protected].
Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or
E-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Black Lung Benefits Act of 1977 as amended, 20
U.S.C. 901 et seq. and 20 CFR 718.102 set forth criteria for the
administration and interpretation of x-rays. When a miner applies for
benefits, the Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC) is
required to schedule a series of four diagnostic tests to help
establish eligibility for black lung benefits. Each of the diagnostic
tests has its own form that sets forth the medical results. The forms
are: Roentgenographic Interpretation (CM-933), Roentgenographic Quality
Rereading (CM-933b), Medical History and Examination for Coal Mine
Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CM-988), Report of Arterial Blood Gas Study
(CM-1159), and Report of Ventilatory Study (CM-2907). This information
collection is currently approved for use through August 31, 2011.
II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor 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: The Department of Labor seeks the approval
for the extension of this currently-approved information collection in
order to carry out its responsibility to administer the Black Lung
Benefits Act.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Roentgenographic Interpretation (CM-933), Roentgenographic
Quality Rereading (CM-933b), Medical History and Examination for Coal
Mine Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CM-988), Report of Arterial Blood Gas
Study (CM-1159), and Report of Ventilatory Study (CM-2907).
OMB Number: 1240-0023.
Agency Number: CM-933, CM-933b, CM-988, CM-1159 and CM-2907.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit, and not-for-profit
institutions.
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Frequency of Number of Number of
Form Time to complete response respondents responses Hours burden
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CM-933....................... 5 min........... on occasion.... 4800 4800 400
CM-933b...................... 3 min........... on occasion.... 4800 4800 240
CM-988....................... 30 min.......... on occasion.... 4800 4800 2400
CM-1159...................... 15 min.......... on occasion.... 4800 4800 1200
CM-2907...................... 20 min.......... on occasion.... 4800 4800 1600
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Totals................... ................ ............... 24000 24000 5840
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Total Respondents: 24,000.
Total Annual Responses: 24,000.
Average Time per Response: 3 minutes-30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,840.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $35,520.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: February 16, 2011.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2011-3956 Filed 2-22-11; 8:45 am]
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