Federal Register / Vol. 69, No.

192 / Tuesday, October 5, 2004 / Notices 59619

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418, • Evaluate whether the proposed
fax (202) 693–1451, e-mail collection of information is necessary
Employment Standards Administration bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one for the proper performance of the
method of transmission for comments functions of the agency, including
Proposed Collection; Comment (mail, fax, or e-mail). whether the information will have
Request SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: practical utility;
ACTION: Notice. I. Background • Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as The Black Lung Benefits Act of 1977, proposed collection of information,
part of its continuing effort to reduce as amended, 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., including the validity of the
paperwork and respondent burden, provides for the payment of benefits to methodology and assumptions used;
conducts a preclearance consultation coal miners who have contracted black
• Enhance the quality, utility and
program to provide the general public lung disease as a result of coal mine
clarity of the information to be
and Federal agencies with an employment, and their dependents and
opportunity to comment on proposed collected; and
survivors. Once a miner has been
and/or continuing collections of identified as having performed non-coal • Minimize the burden of the
information in accordance with the mine work subsequent to coal mine collection of information on those who
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 employment, the miner or the miner’s are to respond, including through the
(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This survivor is asked to complete a CM–913 use of appropriate automated,
program helps to ensure that requested to compare coal mine work to non-coal electronic, mechanical, or other
data can be provided in the desired mine work. This employment technological collection techniques or
format, reporting burden (time and information along with medical other forms of information technology,
financial resources) is minimized, information is used to establish whether e.g., permitting electronic submissions
collection instruments are clearly the miner is totally disabled due to of responses.
understood, and the impact of collection black lung disease caused by coal mine III. Current Actions
requirements on respondents can be employment. The CM–918 is an
properly assessed. Currently, the affidavit used to gather coal mine The Department of Labor seeks the
Employment Standards Administration employment evidence only when approval of the extension of this
is soliciting comments concerning the primary evidence, such as pay stubs, information collection in order to carry
proposed collection: (1) Comparability W–2 forms, employer and union out its responsibility to determine
of Current Work to Coal Mine records, and Social Security records are eligibility for black lung benefits.
Employment; (2) Coal Mine unavailable or incomplete. The CM– Type of Review: Extension.
Employment Affidavit; (3) Affidavit of 1093 is an affidavit form for recording Agency: Employment Standards
Deceased Miner’s Condition. A copy of lay medical evidence, used in survivors’ Administration.
the proposed information collection claims in which there is no medical Titles: (1) Comparability of Current
request can be obtained by contacting evidence that addresses the miner’s Work to Coal Mine Employment; (2)
the office listed below in the addresses pulmonary or respiratory condition. Coal Mine Employment Affidavit; (3)
section of this notice. This information collection is currently Affidavit of Deceased Miner’s
DATES: Written comments must be approved for use through April 30, Condition.
submitted to the office listed in the 2005.
addresses section below on or before OMB Number: 1215–0056.
December 6, 2004. II. Review Focus Agency Numbers: CM–913, CM–918,
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. The Department of Labor is CM–1093.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution particularly interested in comments Affected Public: Individuals or
Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, which: households.

Time per
Total
Forms response Burden hours
responses (in minutes)

CM–913 ....................................................................................................................................... 1,350 30 675

CM–918 ....................................................................................................................................... 75 10 13
CM–1093 ..................................................................................................................................... 75 20 25

Total ...................................................................................................................................... 1,500 ........................ 713

Total Respondents: 1,500. Dated: September 28, 2004. NUCLEAR REGULATORY

Total Annual responses: 1,500. Bruce Bohanon, COMMISSION
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 713.
Frequency: On occasion. Chief, Branch of Management Review and
Internal Control, Division of Financial [Docket No. 72–1]
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
$0. Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning, Employment
General Electric Company, Morris
Total Burden Cost (Operating/ Operation; Notice of Docketing of the
Maintenance): $600.00. Standards Administration.
Materials License SNM–2500
Comments submitted in response to [FR Doc. 04–22329 Filed 10–4–04; 8:45 am]
Amendment Application for the Morris
this notice will be summarized and/or BILLING CODE 4510–CN–P
Operation Independent Spent Fuel
included in the request for Office of
Storage Installation
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will AGENCY:Nuclear Regulatory
also become a matter of public record. Commission.

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