[Federal Register: June 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 123)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
June 16, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)
or e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment Standards
Administration (ESA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number),
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
The OMB 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 submission of responses.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: (1) Miner's Claim for Benefits under the Black Lung Benefits
Act; (2) Employment History.
OMB Number: 1215-0052.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Individuals or households and business or other
for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 9,000.
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Estimated Average Estimated
Form annual response time annual burden
responses (hours) hours
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CM-911.......................................................... 4,000 0.75 3,000
CM-911a......................................................... 5,000 0.67 3,333
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Total....................................................... 9,000 .............. 6,333
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Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $1,000.
Description: The Black Lung Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 901
et seq., provides for the payment of benefits to a coal miner who is
totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) and to
certain survivors of the miner who died due to pneumoconiosis. A miner
who applies for black lung benefits must complete the CM-911
(application form). The completed CM-911 gives basic identifying
information about the applicant and is the beginning of the development
of the black lung claim. An applicant filing for black lungs benefits
must also complete a CM-911a at the same time the black lung
application form is submitted. The CM-911a when completed is formatted
to render a complete history of employment and helps to establish if
the miner currently or formerly worked in the nation's coal mines. The
Black Lung Benefits Act as amended, 30 U.S.C. et seq. and 20 CFR
725.304a, necessitates the collection of this information.
Agency:Employment Standards Administration.
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Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Housing Terms and Conditions.
OMB Number: 1215-0146.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Farms and business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,300.
Estimated Annual Responses: 1,300.
Average Response Time: 30 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 650.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $0.
Description: The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act (MSPA), 29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., section 201(c) requires
any farm labor contractor, agricultural employer or agricultural
association providing housing to any migrant agricultural worker to
post in a conspicuous place, or present to the migrant worker, a
statement of any housing occupancy terms and conditions. In addition,
MSPA section 201(g) requires a farm labor contractor, agricultural
employer or agricultural association providing housing to any migrant
agricultural worker to give such information in English, or as
necessary and reasonable, in a language common to the worker and that
the Department of Labor (DOL) makes forms available to provide such
information. The implementing regulations for the MSPA set forth, at 29
CFR 500.75(f) and (g), the housing terms that a farm labor contractor,
agricultural employer or agricultural association providing housing to
any migrant agricultural worker must post or give in a written
statement to the worker. Regulation 29 CFR 500.1(i)(2) provides for
Form WH-521 that a farm labor contractor, agricultural employer or
agricultural association may use, at its option, to satisfy MSPA
requirements. Form WH-521 is an optional form that a farm labor
contractor, agricultural employer or agricultural association may post
or present to a migrant agricultural worker to list the housing terms
and conditions. While use of the Form WH-521 is optional, the MSPA
requires disclosure of the information.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Rehabilitation Action Report.
OMB Number: 1215-0182.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 7,000.
Estimated Annual Responses: 7,000.
Average Response Time: 10 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,169.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $0.
Description: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) and the
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). These Acts
provide vocational rehabilitation services to eligible workers with
disabilities. Section 8104(a) of the FECA and section 939(c) of the
LHWCA provides that eligible injured workers are to be furnished
vocational rehabilitation services, and section 8111(b) of the FECA and
section 908(g) of the LHWCA provide that persons undergoing such
vocational rehabilitation receive maintenance allowances as additional
compensation. Form OWCP-44 is used to collect information necessary to
decide if maintenance allowances should continue to be paid.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-12696 Filed 6-27-05; 8:45 am]