Notice Requirements of the Health Care Continuation Coverage Provisions

ICR 201004-1210-004

OMB: 1210-0123

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2010-04-21
Supplementary Document
2010-04-19
Supplementary Document
2010-04-19
Supplementary Document
2010-04-19
Supplementary Document
2010-04-19
Supplementary Document
2010-04-19
ICR Details
1210-0123 201004-1210-004
Historical Active 201002-1210-003
DOL/EBSA
Notice Requirements of the Health Care Continuation Coverage Provisions
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Emergency 12/31/2009
Approved without change 04/23/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 04/21/2010
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
07/31/2010 07/31/2010 07/31/2010
23,737,957 0 23,737,957
0 0 0
25,187,739 0 25,187,739

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, Public Law 111-5. ARRA includes a requirement that the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary), in consultation with the Secretaries of the Treasury and Health and Human Services, develop model notices. These models are for use by group health plans and other entities that, pursuant to ARRA, must provide notices of the availability of premium reductions and additional election periods for health care continuation coverage.
On December 19, 2009, President Obama signed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-118), which extended the availability of the health care continuation coverage premium reduction provided for COBRA and other health care continuation coverage as required by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5). ARRA, as amended, retained the requirement that the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary), in consultation with the Secretaries of the Treasury and Health and Human Services, develop model notices. These models are for use by group health plans and other entities that, pursuant to ARRA, as amended, must provide notices of the availability of premium reductions and additional election periods for health care continuation coverage. The amendments to the COBRA ARRA provisions were unanticipated, and undue public harm is likely to result if the normal PRA clearance procedures are followed, because the Model Notices would be outdated and could not be relied upon by employers and millions of American workers and their families who are attempting to retain coverage under employer-sponsored group health plan during difficult economic times.

PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 3001(a)(7)(D) Name of Law: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
   US Code: 29 USC 1166 Name of Law: Employee Retirement Income Security Act
  
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 3001(a)(7)(D) Name of Law: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Not associated with rulemaking

No

  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 23,737,957 23,737,957 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 25,187,739 25,187,739 0 0 0 0
No
No

$0
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Yes
Uncollected
Chris Cosby 202 693-8540

  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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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.
04/21/2010


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