Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)

Notices

Pages 67226-67227

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

FR Doc No: 2011-28062

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; Agreement and Undertaking

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of

Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Agreement and Undertaking,'' as revised, (Form

OWCP-1) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 30, 2011.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the

RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on

November 1, 2011, or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at (202) 693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor,

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: (202) 395- 6929/Fax: (202) 395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), email:

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at (202) 693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 31, 2011, the DOL is submitting the revised Agreement and Undertaking ICR to the OMB for review and approval for use in accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Coal mine operators desiring to be self-insurers complete and submit

Form OWCP-1 to provide the Secretary of Labor with authorization to sell securities or to bring suit under indemnity bonds deposited by the self-insured employers in the event there is a default in the payment of benefits. The OWCP is revising this information collection to make cosmetic changes to the form. The changes are not expected to alter the public burden.

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 it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 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 if the collection of information does not display a valid OMB Control Number.

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under OMB Control Number 1240-0039. The current

OMB approval is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2011; however, it should be noted that existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2011 (76 FR 52352).

Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB,

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1240-0039.

The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:

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: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP).

Title of Collection: Agreement and Undertaking.

OMB Control Number: 1240-0039.

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Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 20.

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $9.

Dated: October 25, 2011.

Michel Smyth,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

FR Doc. 2011-28062 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am

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