[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1508-1509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-570]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 6, 1998.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICR's) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling the Department of Labor, Department Clearance
Officer, Todd R. Owen (202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail at Owen-
Todd@dol.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunication device for the
deaf (TTY/TDD) may call (202) 219-4720 between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Time, Monday-Friday.
Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, PWBA, or VETS, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-
7316), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
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: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Certificate of Electrical/Noise Training, MSHA Form 5000-1.
OMB Number: 1219-0001 (extension).
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for profit; small business or
organizations.
Number of Respondents: 3,800.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 4.36 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 16,584.
Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total operating/maintaining costs: $389,049.
Description: MSHA Form 5000-1, Certificate of Electrical/Noise
Training, is required to be used by instructors to report to MSHA for
certification those persons who have satisfactorily completed either a
coal mine electrical training program or a noise training course.
Agency: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Summary Plan Description Requirements under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
OMB Number: 1210-0039 (extension).
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; individuals.
Number of Respondents: 194,235.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: Approximately 6 hours to develop the
Summary Plan Descriptions (SPD's); preparation of a summary of such
changes (SMM) will average 1 hour; and an estimated 2 minutes for
reproduction and mailing of the document.
Total Burden Hours: 1,128,919.
Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (in thousands): $82,242.
Description: As required by ERISA, this existing regulation
provides plan
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administrators with the procedures and guidelines necessary to furnish
plan participants and beneficiaries with Summary Plan Descriptions that
clearly explain their rights and obligations.
Agency: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Notice of Enrollment Rights.
OMB Number: 1210-0101 (extension).
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Group Health Plans.
Number of Respondents: 14,590.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: .50 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 5,715.
Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (in thousands): $730.
Description: Under 29 CFR 2590.701-6 of the April 8 Interim Rules,
a group health plan offering group health insurance coverage is
obligated to provide a description of the plan's special enrollment
rules. The special enrollment rules generally apply in circumstances
when the participant initially declined to enroll in the plan, and
subsequently would like to have coverage.
Agency: Pension and Welfare Administration.
Title: Notice of Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion.
OMB Number: 1210-0102 (extension).
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Group Health Plans.
Number of Respondents: 6,590.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: Notices to all eligible employees
are estimated to take 1 hour for preparation of a notice, and .50
minutes for distribution. For notices to participants with insufficient
prior coverage, it is estimated to take 1 hour per plan, and an average
of 2 minutes for preparation.
Total Burden Hours: 8,150.
Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (in thousands): $700.
Description: Pursuant to 29 CFR 2590.701-3(c), a group health plan
offering group health insurance coverage may not impose any pre-
existing condition exclusions on a participant unless the participant
has been notified on the plan's provisions and his or her right to
establish prior creditable coverage. 29 CFR 2590.701-4 requires that
plans that use the alternative method of crediting coverage disclose
their method at the time of a participant's enrollment in the plan. 29
CFR 2590.701-5(d) requires that before a plan imposes a pre-existing
condition exclusion on a particular participant, it must first disclose
that determination in writing, including the basis for the decision and
an explanation of any appeal procedure.
Agency: Provision and Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Establishing Prior Creditable Coverage.
OMB Number: 1210-0103 (extension).
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Group Health Plans.
Number of Respondents: 15,604.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: Generation of the certification
ranges from 2 to 5 minutes depending on when the certification is
generated. .50 minutes was used for distribution for all applicable
certifications and notices.
Total Burden Hours: 336,060.
Total annualized capital/startup costs (in thousands): $5,400.
Total annual costs (in thousands): $26,400.
Description: In order to meet the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act's goal of improving access to and portability of
health care benefits, the statute provides that, after the submission
of evidence establishing prior creditable coverage, a subsequent health
insurance provider would be limited in the extent to which it could use
pre-existing condition exclusions to limit coverage. This Information
Collection Request covers the submission of materials sufficient to
establish prior creditable coverage.
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-570 Filed 1-8-98; 8:45 am]
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