The Coal Workers' Health Surveillance
Program (CWHSP) is a congressionally-mandated medical examination
surveillance program for monitoring the health of coal miners. This
program, which operates in accordance with 42 CFR Part 37, is
useful in providing information to protect the health of coal
miners and to document trends and patterns in the prevalence of
coal workers' pneumoconiosis (`black lung' disease) among miners
employed in U.S. coal mines. Non-Substantive Change Request is
submitted to make minor updates to Medical Records Request Form.
There are no changes to approved burden hours associated with this
request.
PL:
Pub.L. 91 - 173 203 Name of Law: Federal Coal Mine Health and
Safety Act
PL:
Pub.L. 91 - 596 20 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health
Act
US Code: 42 USC
37 Name of Law: Specifications for Medical Exam of Coal
Miners
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.