The "Certificate
of Medical Necessity" is approved through September 1990. OMB
cannot accept the Department's projected program change decrease in
burden hours, however, due to the lack of justification for this
decrease. DOL claims in the supporting statement that some of the
decrease is due to medical providers doing their own screening and
a decrease in the number of miners. The reduction in burden due to
these factors should be counted as an adjustment rather than a
program change. To get credit for a program change decrease for
this package, DOL should submit an inventory correction worksheet
accompanied by a full description of the factors responsible for
this decrease, with a breakout of the burden reduction due to each
factor.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/1990
09/30/1990
08/31/1987
20,000
0
20,000
7,166
0
6,333
0
0
0
THE CM-893, CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL
NECESSITY, IS COMPLETED BY THE MINER'S DOCTOR AND IS USED BY DCMWC
TO DETERMINE IF THE MINER BENEFICIARY MEET THE SPECIFIC IMPAIRMENT
STANDARDS TO QUALIFY FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, HOME NURSING
CARE AND/OR PULMONARY REHABILITATION.
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:
(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;
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.