Notice2022-01801
Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request; Medical Exception Request
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Published
January 28, 2022
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Abstract
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval, without change, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information for its employees to request a medical exception to the COVID-19 vaccination requirement.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4667-4668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01801]
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Medical Exception Request
AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of intent to request extension of OMB approval of
information collection.
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SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to
request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval,
without change, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of
information for its employees to request a medical exception to the
COVID-19 vaccination requirement.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#057564756077726a776e2b666a6868606b717645756762662b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc8c9d8c998e8b938e97d29f9391919992888fbc8c9e9b9fd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>. Refer to OMB control
number 1212-0075 in the subject line.
<bullet> Mail or Hand Delivery: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office
of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K
Street NW, Washington, DC 20005-4026.
Commenters are strongly encouraged to submit public comments
electronically. PBGC expects to have limited personnel available to
process public comments that are submitted on paper through mail. Until
further notice, any comments submitted on paper will be considered to
the extent practicable.
All submissions received must include the agency's name (Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or PBGC) and refer to OMB control number
1212-0075. All comments received will be posted without change to
PBGC's website, <a href="http://www.pbgc.gov">http://www.pbgc.gov</a>, including any personal information
provided. Commenters should not include any information for which
disclosure is restricted by statute, such as trade secrets and
commercial or financial information (``confidential business
information''). Submission of confidential business information without
a request for protected treatment constitutes a waiver of any claims of
confidentiality.
Copies of the collection of information may be obtained by writing
to Disclosure Division, Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005-4026, or
calling 202-229-4040 during normal business hours. TTY users may call
the Federal Relay Service toll-free at 800-877-8339 and ask to be
connected to 202-229-4040.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Rifkin
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94e6fdf2fffdfabaf9f1f8fde7e7f5d4e4f6f3f7baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="592b303f32303777343c35302a2a3819293b3e3a773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>), Attorney, Regulatory Affairs Division,
Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,
1200 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005-4026; 202-229-6563. (TTY and TDD
users may call the Federal relay service toll-free at 800-877-8339 and
ask to be connected to 202-229-6563.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Executive Order 14043, every Federal
agency must ``implement, to the extent consistent with applicable law,
a program to require COVID-19 vaccination for all of its Federal
employees, with exceptions only as required by law.'' In following this
directive, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has a
requirement that its employees must receive and submit proof of a
COVID-19 vaccination. As required by 29 U.S.C. 701 et seq. and 29 CFR
part 1630, PBGC allows an exception from the vaccination requirement
for employees who demonstrate medical reasons or disabilities that
would make the COVID-19 vaccine unsafe for them. To
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obtain this exception, employees must complete the Request for Medical
Exception to COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement form. PBGC uses the
information on this form to verify employees' assertions that they are
entitled to an exception to the COVID-19 vaccination requirement
because of their medical or disability statuses.
The medical exception request collection of information has been
approved by OMB under control number 1212-0075 (expires May 31, 2022).
PBGC intends to request that OMB extend its approval for 3 years. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
PBGC estimates that an average of 2 employees each year will submit
Request for Medical Exception to COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
forms. The total estimated annual burden of the collection of
information is 0.5 hours and $0.
PBGC is soliciting public comments to--
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodologies and assumptions used;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> 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.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Hilary Duke,
Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2022-01801 Filed 1-27-22; 8:45 am]
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