Notice2022-08416
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Public Comment on Revisions to the National Medical Support Notice-Part B
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Published
April 20, 2022
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Labor DepartmentEmployee Benefits Security Administration
Abstract
The Department of Labor (the Department), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95). This program helps to ensure that the data the Department collects can be provided in the desired format, that the reporting burden on the public (time and financial resources) is minimized, that the public understands the Department's collection instruments, and that the Department can accurately assess the impact of its collection requirements on respondents. Currently, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is soliciting comments concerning a revision to the information collection contained in the National Medical Support Notice--Part B. A copy of the ICRs may be obtained by contacting the office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23570-23571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08416]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Public
Comment on Revisions to the National Medical Support Notice--Part B
AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and
Federal
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agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA 95). This program helps to ensure that the data the
Department collects can be provided in the desired format, that the
reporting burden on the public (time and financial resources) is
minimized, that the public understands the Department's collection
instruments, and that the Department can accurately assess the impact
of its collection requirements on respondents. Currently, the Employee
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is soliciting comments
concerning a revision to the information collection contained in the
National Medical Support Notice--Part B. A copy of the ICRs may be
obtained by contacting the office listed in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office shown in the
ADDRESSES section on or before June 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: James Butikofer, Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-5718,
Washington, DC 20210, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b1e19081a55140b093b1f1417551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe9b9c8d9fd0918e8cbe9a9192d0999188">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 609(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (ERISA), requires each group health plan, as defined
in ERISA section 607(1), to provide benefits in accordance with the
applicable requirements of any ``qualified medical child support
order'' (QMCSO). A QMCSO is, generally, an order issued by a state
court or other competent state authority that requires a group health
plan to provide group health coverage to a child or children of an
employee eligible for coverage under the plan. In accordance with
Congressional directives contained in the Child Support Performance and
Incentive Act of 1998 (CSPIA), EBSA and the Federal Office of Child
Support Enforcement (OCSE) in the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) cooperated in the development of regulations to create a
National Medical Support Notice (NMSN or Notice). The Notice simplifies
the issuance and processing of qualified medical child support orders
issued by state child support enforcement agencies, provides for
standardized communication between state agencies, employers, and plan
administrators, and creates a uniform and streamlined process for
enforcement of medical child support obligations ordered by state child
support enforcement agencies. The NMSN comprises two parts: Part A was
promulgated by HHS and pertains to state child support enforcement
agencies and employers; Part B was promulgated by the Department and
pertains to plan administrators pursuant to ERISA. This solicitation of
public comment relates only to Part B of the NMSN, which was
promulgated by the Department. In connection with promulgation of Part
B of the NMSN, the Department submitted an ICR to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review, and OMB approved the
information collections contained in Part B under OMB control number
1210-0113. OMB's approval of this ICR is scheduled to expire on October
31, 2022.
II. Current Actions
This notice requests comments on a revision to the ICR included in
Part B of the NMSN. The changes are generally formatting changes and
additional spaces intended to facilitate completion of the Form and
conform to similar changes made to Part A. Specific changes include
check boxes added to the Plan Administrator Response, expanded space on
the Form to allow for the identification of up to six children, and
minor text edits for clarity. An addendum provides additional space to
identify insurance provider information and to list the children that
are no longer eligible for coverage because they are above the age at
which dependents are eligible for coverage under the plan. Spaces are
also added for email contact information for both the issuing agency
and the plan administrator. Finally, the changes add an instruction
that the Plan Administrator Response must be returned to the child
support agency that issued the Form, so as to avoid parties
inadvertently providing the response to the Department of Labor.
A summary of the Department's ICR and its current burden estimates
follows:
Title: National Medical Support Notice--Part B.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210-0113.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, Businesses or other
for-profits.
Respondents: 425,444.
Responses: 10,546,371.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 878,864.
Estimated Total Burden Cost (Operating and Maintenance):
$3,322,107.
III. Focus of Comments
The Department is currently soliciting comments on the information
collection contained in the National Medical Support Notice--Part B.
The Department is particularly interested in comments that:
<bullet> Evaluate whether the collections of information are
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
collections of information, including the validity of the methodology
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., by
permitting electronic submissions of responses.
<bullet> Evaluate the effectiveness of the additional demographic
questions.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the ICR for OMB approval of the information
collection; they will also become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of April, 2022.
Ali Khawar,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2022-08416 Filed 4-19-22; 8:45 am]
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