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OMB Control No:
1210-0116
ICR Reference No:
201002-1210-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200610-1210-002
Agency/Subagency:
DOL/EBSA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Annual Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (Form M-1)
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:
03/30/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/25/2010
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
03/31/2013
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2010
Responses
464
0
515
Time Burden (Hours)
62
0
78
Cost Burden (Dollars)
44,000
0
45,520
Abstract:
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), codified as Part 7 of Title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), was enacted to improve the portability and continuity of health care coverage for participants and beneficiaries of group health plans. To insure compliance with Part 7, section 101(g) of ERISA, HIPAA permits the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to require multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs), as defined in section 3(40) of ERISA, to report to the Secretary in such form and manner as the Secretary might determine. The Department of Labor (the Department) published a final rule providing for such reporting on an annual basis, together with a form (Form M-1) to be used by MEWAs for the annual report. See 29 CFR 2520.101-2. Pursuant to section 101(g) of ERISA, the Form M-1 information is used by governmental oversight entities to determine the extent of compliance with the requirements of Part 7 of ERISA by MEWAs and ECEs under section 3(40) of ERISA and to take appropriate compliance assistance and enforcement actions.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
29 USC 1021(g)
Name of Law: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
74 FR 62350
11/27/2009
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
75 FR 8750
02/25/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Annual Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Entities Claiming Exception (Form M-1)
M-1
Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arranagement and Certain Entities Claiming Exception
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
464
515
0
0
-51
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
62
78
0
0
-16
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
44,000
45,520
0
0
-1,520
0
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 have been no program changes to this information collection. The changes in burden estimates derive solely from adjustments. The estimate of respondents is based on actual 2006, 2007 and 2008 Form M-1 filings. The fraction of M-1 filings that are estimated to be originations is .09 instead of .17 based on recent filing data. The wage estimates are now based on the National Occupation Employment Survey instead of the National Compensation Survey. The Department now assumes that filers use Priority Mail from the United States Postal Service instead of basic mail. The estimated clerical time was changed from 1 minute to 5 minutes. In addition, while an earlier ICR assumed the likelihood that a MEWA/ECE would make a separate filing for each ERISA-covered plan for which it provided benefits, this ICR assumes instead, based on the 2009 instructions to the Form M-1, that each MEWA/ECE will file one Form M-1 per year. In the 2007 update, this had significant implications in there being a lower cost burden compared to 2004 figures. Mailing costs are now estimated using Priority Mail to account for a possible desire to monitor receipt of the documents. There is no longer an expectation that processing costs will decline over time for the Federal Government or that reminders will have to be sent at a cost to the Government.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$9,600
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Chris Cosby 202 693-8540
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
02/25/2010
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