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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 1240-0038	ICR Reference No: 201003-1240-038
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200506-1215-004
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OWCP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Miner's Claim for Benefits Under the Black Lung Benefits Act and Employment History
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/12/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/12/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2011	36 Months From Approved
Responses	7,500	0	9,000
Time Burden (Hours)	5,250	0	6,333
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,449	0	1,000

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	7,500	9,000	-1,500
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,250	6,333	-1,083
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,449	1,000	449

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an adjustment reduction of respondents from 9,000 to 7,500 because there are fewer black lung applicants. The burden hour is an adjustment reduction from 6,333 to 5,250 which is a difference of -1,083 burden hours due to fewer applicants. There has been an increase to the operation and maintenance cost from $1,000 to $1,449 due to increase in postage.