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35452 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 118 / Tuesday, June 20, 2006 / Notices
listed below in the addressee section of II. Review Focus Dated: June 15, 2006.
this Notice. Ruben Wiley,
The Department of Labor is Chief, Branch of Management Review and
DATES: Written comments must be particularly interested in comments
submitted to the office listed in the Internal Control, Division of Financial
which: Management, Office of Management,
addressee section below on or before Administration and Planning, Employment
August 21, 2006. • Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary Standards Administration.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. for the proper performance of the [FR Doc. E6–9632 Filed 6–19–06; 8:45 am]
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution functions of the agency, including BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P
Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, whether the information will have
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418, practical utility;
fax (202) 693–1451, E-mail NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one • Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the ADMINISTRATION
method of transmission for comments
(mail, fax, or e-mail). proposed collection of information, Agency Information Collection
including the validity of the Activities: Submission for OMB
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
methodology and assumptions used; Review; Comment Request
I. Background • Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be AGENCY: National Archives and Records
The Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration (NARA).
Programs (OWCP) is the agency collected; and
ACTION: Notice.
responsible for administration of the • Minimize the burden of the
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act collection of information on those who SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice
(FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101, et seq., the Black are to respond, including through the that the agency has submitted to OMB
Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901 use of appropriate automated, for approval the information collections
et seq., and the Energy Employees electronic, mechanical, or other described in this notice. The public is
Occupational Illness Compensation technological collection techniques or invited to comment on the proposed
Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), 42 other forms of information technology, information collections pursuant to the
U.S.C. 7384 et seq. All three of these e.g., permitting electronic submissions Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
statutes require that OWCP pay for of responses. DATES: Written comments must be
medical treatment of beneficiaries; this submitted to OMB at the address below
medical treatment can include III. Current Actions
on or before July 20, 2006 to be assured
inpatient/outpatient hospital services, The Department of Labor seeks of consideration.
as well as services provided by nursing approval for the extension of this ADDRESSES: Send comments to Desk
homes, skilled nursing facilities and information collection in order to carry
home health aides in the home. In order Officer for NARA, Office of Management
out its responsibility to provide and Budget, New Executive Office
to determine whether billed amounts payment covered medical services to
are appropriate, OWCP needs to identify Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax:
injured employees who are covered 202–395–5167.
the patient, the specific services that under the FECA, BLBA and the
were rendered and their relationship to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
EEOICPA. Requests for additional information or
the work-related injury or illness. The
regulations implementing these statutes Type of Review: Extension. copies of the proposed information
require the use of Form OWCP–92 or Agency: Employment Standards collection and supporting statement
UB–92 for the submission of medical Administration. should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm
bills from institutional providers (20 at telephone number 301–837–1694 or
Title: Uniform Billing Form. fax number 301–837–3213.
CFR 10.801, 30.701, 725.405, 725.406,
725.701 and 725.704). The Uniform OMB Number: 1215–0176. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
Billing, known as the paper UB–92, has Agency Number: OWCP–92. to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
been approved by the American Affected Public: Individuals or (Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the
Hospital Association, the Centers for households; Business or other for-profit; general public and other Federal
Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Not-for-profit institutions. agencies to comment on proposed
the Civilian Health and Medical information collections. NARA
Program of the Uniformed Services Total Respondents: 7,593. published a notice of proposed
(CHAMPUS), by various other Total Responses: 30,372. collection for this information collection
government health care programs, and Time per Response: 7 minutes. on April 6, 2006 (71 FR 17499 and
the private sector, to request payment to 17500). No comments were received.
institutional providers of medical Frequency: As needed. NARA has submitted the described
services. The paper UB–2 has been Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,544. information collections to OMB for
designed by the National Uniform Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): approval.
Billing Committee and is neither a $0. In response to this notice, comments
government-printed form nor and suggestions should address one or
distributed by OWCP; OWCP has, Total Burden Cost (operating/ more of the following points: (a)
however, developed detailed maintenance): $0. Whether the proposed information
instructions to ensure that it obtains the Comments submitted in response to collections are necessary for the proper
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information needed to consider requests this notice will be summarized and/or performance of the functions of NARA;
for payment from institutional providers included in the request for Office of (b) the accuracy of NARA’s estimate of
using this form. This information Management and Budget approval of the the burden of the proposed information
collection is currently approved for use information collection request; they will collections; (c) ways to enhance the
through January 31, 2007. also become a matter of public record. quality, utility, and clarity of the
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