Notice2026-00432
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Model Employer Children's Health Insurance Program Notice
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Published
January 13, 2026
Issuing agencies
Labor Department
Abstract
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-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 91, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1342-1343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00432]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Model Employer Children's Health Insurance
Program Notice
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-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 February 12, 2026.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Howell by telephone at 202-
693-6782, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d89c979487888a9987888d9a94919b98bcb7b4f6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1652595a49464457494643545a5f555672797a38717960">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed
the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
(CHIPRA, Pub. L. 111-3). Under ERISA section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(I), Public
Health Service Act (PHS) section 2701(f)(3)(B)(i)(I), and section
9801(f)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
(CHIPRA), an employer that maintains a group health plan in a State
that provides medical assistance under a State Medicaid plan under
title XIX of the Social Security Act (SSA), or child health assistance
under a State child health plan under title XXI of the SSA, in the form
of premium assistance for the purchase of coverage under a group health
plan, is required to make certain
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disclosures. Specifically, the employer is required to notify each
employee of potential opportunities currently available in the State in
which the employee resides for premium assistance under Medicaid and
CHIP for health coverage of the employee or the employee's dependents.
These notices are referred to as ``Employer CHIP Notices.''
ERISA section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(II) requires the Department of Labor
to provide employers with model language for the Employer CHIP Notices
to enable them to timely comply with this requirement, which is
referred to as the ``Model Employer CHIP Notice.'' The model language
is required to include information on how an employee may contact the
State in which the employee resides for additional information
regarding potential opportunities for premium assistance, including how
to apply for such assistance. For additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal
Register on July 11, 2025 (90 FR 30984).
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.
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-EBSA.
Title of Collection: Model Employer Children's Health Insurance
Program Notice.
OMB Control Number: 1210-0137.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,156,384.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 223,433,165.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 776,430 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $18,634,326.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2026-00432 Filed 1-12-26; 8:45 am]
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