Notice2022-13841
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Disclosure of Medical Evidence
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Published
June 29, 2022
Issuing agencies
Labor Department
Abstract
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)-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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38781-38782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13841]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Disclosure of Medical Evidence
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)-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 the agency
receives on or before July 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-
693-0213, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4703080b18171506181712050b0e040723282b69202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5a1aaa9bab5b7a4bab5b0a7a9aca6a5818a89cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30
U.S.C. 901 et seq., may require parties to exchange all medical
information about the miner they develop in connection with a claim for
benefits, including information parties do not intent to submit as
evidence in the claim. See 20 CFR 725.413. BLBA regulations help
protect a miner's health, assist unrepresented parties, and promote
accurate benefit determinations. The potential parties to a BLBA claim
include the benefits claimant, the responsible coal mine
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operator and its insurance carrier, and the Director of OWCP. Under
BLBA, a party of a party's agent who receives medical information about
the miner must send a copy to all other parties within 30 days after
receipt or, if a hearing before an administrative law judge has already
been scheduled, at least 20 days before the hearing. The exchanged
information is entered into the record of the claim only if a party
submits it into evidence. The Department's authority to engage in
information collection is specified in BLBA sections 413(b), 422(2) and
426(a). See 30 U.S.C. 923(b), 932(a) and 936(a). For additional
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2022 (87 FR 6203).
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-OWCP.
Title of Collection: Disclosure of Medical Evidence.
OMB Control Number: 1240-0054.
Affected Public: Private Sector-- Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,105.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 6,105.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,018 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $10,745.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-13841 Filed 6-28-22; 8:45 am]
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