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• Increasing the group premium or
contribution amounts based on genetic
information;
• Requesting or requiring an
individual or family member to undergo
a genetic test; and
• Requesting, requiring or purchasing
genetic information prior to or in
connection with enrollment, or at any
time for underwriting purposes.
GINA and the interim final
regulations (29 CFR 2590.702A(c)(5))
provide a research exception to the
limitations on requesting or requiring
genetic testing that allow a group health
plan or group health insurance issuer to
request, but not require, a participant or
beneficiary to undergo a genetic test if
all of the following conditions of the
research exception are satisfied:
• The request must be made pursuant
to research that complies with 45 CFR
Part 46 (or equivalent Federal
regulations) and any applicable State or
local law or regulations for the
protection of human subjects in
research. To comply with the informed
consent requirements of 45 CFR
46.116(a)(8), a participant must receive
a disclosure that participation in the
research is voluntary, refusal to
participate cannot involve any penalty
or loss of benefits to which the
participant is otherwise entitled, and
the participant may discontinue
participation at any time without
penalty or loss of benefits to which the
participant is entitled (the Participant
Disclosure). The interim final
regulations provide that when the
Participant Disclosure is received by
participants seeking their informed
consent, no additional disclosures are
required for purposes of the GINA
research exception.
• The plan or issuer must make the
request in writing and must clearly
indicate to each participant or
beneficiary (or in the case of a minor
child, to the legal guardian of such
beneficiary) to whom the request is
made that compliance with the request
is voluntary and noncompliance will
have no effect on eligibility for benefits
or premium or contribution amounts.
• None of the genetic information
collected or acquired as a result of the
research may be used for underwriting
purposes.
• The plan or issuer must complete a
copy of the ‘‘Notice of Research
Exception under the Genetic
Information Nondiscrimination Act’’
(the Notice) and provide it to the
address specified in its instructions. The
Notice and instructions are available on
the Department of Labor’s Web site
(http://www.dol.gov/ebsa).

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The Participant Disclosure and the
Notice are the information collection
requests (ICRs) contained in the interim
final rules. The Department previously
requested review of this information
collection and obtained approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under OMB control number
1210–0136. The ICR is scheduled to
expire on August 31, 2012.
II. Focus of Comments
The Department is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the collections of
information are 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 collections 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., by permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the ICRs for OMB approval
of the extension of the information
collection; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: March 30, 2012.
Joseph S. Piacentini,
Director, Office of Policy and Research,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–8206 Filed 4–4–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Proposed Extension of Existing
Collection; Comment Request;
Correction
ACTION:

Notice; Correction.

The Department of Labor,
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs is submitting a correction to
the notice published in the Federal
Register of February 9, 2012 (77 FR
6824). The document contained
incorrect information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yoon Ferguson, 202–693–0701.
SUMMARY:

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Corrections
1. In the Federal Register of February
9, 2012, in FR Doc. 2012–2997, on page
6824, in the first column, correct the
‘‘Dates’’ caption to read:
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
June 4, 2012.
2. In the Federal Register of February
9, 2012, in FR Doc. 2012–2997, on page
6824, in the second column, correct the
’’Supplementary Information’’ caption
to read:
I. Background: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Federal Employees’
Compensation Act (FECA) and the
Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act (LHWCA). These acts
provide vocational rehabilitation
services to eligible workers with
disabilities. 5 U.S.C. 8111(b) of the
FECA provides that OWCP may pay an
individual undergoing vocational
rehabilitation a maintenance allowance,
not to exceed $200 a month. 33 U.S.C.
908(g) of the LHWCA provides that
person(s) undergoing such vocational
rehabilitation shall receive maintenance
allowances as additional compensation,
not to exceed $25 a week. Form OWCP–
17 is used to collect information
necessary to decide the amount of any
maintenance allowance to be paid. This
information collection is currently
approved for use through June 30, 2012.
II. Review Focus: The Department of
Labor 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department
of Labor seeks the approval for the
extension of this currently approved
information collection in order to carry
out its responsibility to assure payment

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of compensation benefits to injured
workers at the proper rate.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Title: Rehabilitation Maintenance
Certificate.
OMB Number: 1240–0012.
Agency Number: OWCP–17.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Total Respondents: 603.
Total Annual Responses: 5,022.
Average Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 837.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $2,411.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 2, 2012.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2012–8223 Filed 4–4–12; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
Records Schedules; Availability and
Request for Comments
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of
proposed records schedules; request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA)
publishes notice at least once monthly
of certain Federal agency requests for
records disposition authority (records
schedules). Once approved by NARA,
records schedules provide mandatory
instructions on what happens to records
when no longer needed for current
Government business. They authorize
the preservation of records of
continuing value in the National
Archives of the United States and the
destruction, after a specified period, of
records lacking administrative, legal,
research, or other value. Notice is
published for records schedules in
which agencies propose to destroy
records not previously authorized for
disposal or reduce the retention period
of records already authorized for
disposal. NARA invites public
comments on such records schedules, as
required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).

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Requests for copies must be
received in writing on or before May 7,
2012. Once the appraisal of the records
is completed, NARA will send a copy of
the schedule. NARA staff usually
prepare appraisal memorandums that
contain additional information
concerning the records covered by a
proposed schedule. These, too, may be
requested and will be provided once the
appraisal is completed. Requesters will
be given 30 days to submit comments.
ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of
any records schedule identified in this
notice by contacting Records
Management Services (ACNR) using one
of the following means:
Mail: NARA (ACNR), 8601 Adelphi
Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001.
Email: [email protected].
Fax: 301–837–3698.
Requesters must cite the control
number, which appears in parentheses
after the name of the agency which
submitted the schedule, and must
provide a mailing address. Those who
desire appraisal reports should so
indicate in their request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Hawkins, Director, National
Records Management Program (ACNR),
National Archives and Records
Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road,
College Park, MD 20740–6001.
Telephone: 301–837–1799. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year
Federal agencies create billions of
records on paper, film, magnetic tape,
and other media. To control this
accumulation, agency records managers
prepare schedules proposing retention
periods for records and submit these
schedules for NARA’s approval, using
the Standard Form (SF) 115, Request for
Records Disposition Authority. These
schedules provide for the timely transfer
into the National Archives of
historically valuable records and
authorize the disposal of all other
records after the agency no longer needs
them to conduct its business. Some
schedules are comprehensive and cover
all the records of an agency or one of its
major subdivisions. Most schedules,
however, cover records of only one
office or program or a few series of
records. Many of these update
previously approved schedules, and
some include records proposed as
permanent.
The schedules listed in this notice are
media neutral unless specified
otherwise. An item in a schedule is
media neutral when the disposition
instructions may be applied to records
regardless of the medium in which the
records are created and maintained.
DATES:

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Items included in schedules submitted
to NARA on or after December 17, 2007,
are media neutral unless the item is
limited to a specific medium. (See 36
CFR 1225.12(e).)
No Federal records are authorized for
destruction without the approval of the
Archivist of the United States. This
approval is granted only after a
thorough consideration of their
administrative use by the agency of
origin, the rights of the Government and
of private persons directly affected by
the Government’s activities, and
whether or not they have historical or
other value.
Besides identifying the Federal
agencies and any subdivisions
requesting disposition authority, this
public notice lists the organizational
unit(s) accumulating the records or
indicates agency-wide applicability in
the case of schedules that cover records
that may be accumulated throughout an
agency. This notice provides the control
number assigned to each schedule, the
total number of schedule items, and the
number of temporary items (the records
proposed for destruction). It also
includes a brief description of the
temporary records. The records
schedule itself contains a full
description of the records at the file unit
level as well as their disposition. If
NARA staff has prepared an appraisal
memorandum for the schedule, it too
includes information about the records.
Further information about the
disposition process is available on
request.
Schedules Pending
1. Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development (N1–572–10–1, 2 items, 2
temporary items). Agency Web site
records, including site management and
non-unique Web content records.
2. Department of Defense, Defense
Contract Management Agency (N1–558–
10–10, 11 items, 11 temporary items).
Contract management records, including
pre-award surveys, contract files, cost
control reviews, discrepancy reports,
bills of lading, and electronic databases.
3. Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (N1–566–12–1, 2 items, 2
temporary items). Master files of an
electronic information system used to
track genealogical requests for searches
and copies of documents.
4. Department of Homeland Security,
Transportation Security Administration
(N1–560–11–7, 3 items, 3 temporary
items). Records relating to the sensitive
security information program, including
procedures, guidance, correspondence,
tracking and management reports,

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