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information collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Ira Mills at the Department of
Labor on 202–693–4122 (this is not a
toll-free number) or e-mail
Mills.Ira@dol.gov. This ICR can also be
accessed online at https://
www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/
OMBControlNumber.cfm.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ETA, Office
of Management and Budget, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202–
395–7316 (this is not a toll free number),
within 30 days from the date of this
publication in the Federal Register.
The OMB 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 submission of
responses.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration (ETA).
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Quarterly Determinations,
Allowance Activities, and
Employability Services Under the Trade
Act; Training Waivers Issued and
Revoked.
OMB Number: 1205–0016.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal
government and Federal Government.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Annual Responses: 200.
Average Response Time: 18 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 60.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: 0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
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Description: Quarterly data on Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) activity is
necessary for timely program
evaluation, for competent
administration, and for providing
legally mandated reports to Congress.
Section 231(c) of the Trade Act of 1974
as amended by the Trade Adjustment
Assistance Reform Act of 2002 requires
the states to submit reports to the
Secretary on training waivers issued and
revoked.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team
Leader.
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BILLING CODE 4510–30–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
June 14, 2006.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of each
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Darrin King on 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Employment Standards Administration
(ESA), Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, 202–395–7316 (this is not a tollfree number), within 30 days from the
date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
The OMB 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
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use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Application for Farm Labor
Contractor or Farm Labor Contractor
Employee Certificate of Registration.
OMB Number: 1215–0037.
Form Number: WH–530.
Frequency: On occasion and
Biennially.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
and Farms.
Number of Respondents: 7,800.
Annual Reponses: 7,800.
Average Response Time: 30 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,900.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $2,130.
Description: Migrant and Seasonal
Agricultural Worker Protection Act
(MSPA), 29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., section
101(a) provides that no person shall
engage in any farm labor contracting
activity unless such person has a
certificate of registration from the
Secretary of Labor specifying which
farm labor contracting activities such
person is authorized to perform.
Contracting activities include recruiting,
soliciting, hiring, employing, furnishing,
transporting or driving any migrant or
seasonal agricultural worker and, with
respect to migrant agricultural workers,
providing housing. MSPA section 101(b)
provides that a farm labor contractor
shall not hire, employ or use any
individual to perform farm labor
contracting activities (i.e. recruiting,
soliciting, hiring, employing, furnishing
or transporting any migrant or seasonal
agricultural worker) unless such
individual has a certificate of
registration as a farm labor contractor, or
a certificate of registration as an
employee of a farm labor contractor
employer, which authorizes the activity
for which such individual is hired,
employed or used. Section 102 of MSPA
provides that, after appropriate
investigation and review, the Secretary
shall issue a farm labor contractor
certificate of registration (including a
certificate of registration as an employee
of a farm labor contractor) to any person
who has filed with the Secretary a
written application. Form WH–530 is
the application form which provides the
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Department of Labor with the
information necessary to issue
certificates specifying the farm labor
contracting activities authorized.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Notice of Termination,
Suspension, Reduction, or Increase in
Benefit Payments.
OMB Number: 1215–0064.
Form Number: CM–908.
Frequency: On occasion and
Annually.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 325.
Annual Reponses: 7,500.
Average Response Time: 12 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $6,300.
Description: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977 as amended, Section
432 (30 U.S.C. 942) and 20 CFR 725.621
necessitate this information collection.
Under the Act, coal mine operators,
their representatives, or their insurers
who have been identified as responsible
for paying Black Lung benefits to an
eligible miner or an eligible surviving
dependent of the miner, are called
Responsible Operators (RO’s). RO’s that
pay benefits are required to report any
change in the benefit amount to the
Department of Labor (DOL). The CM–
908, when completed and sent to DOL,
notifies DOL of the change in the
beneficiary’s benefit amount and the
reason for the change.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Regulations Governing the
Administration of the Longshore and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
OMB Number: 1215–0160.
Frequency: On occasion and
Annually.
Type of Response: Reporting and
Recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households and Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 182,068.
Estimated
number of
annual
response
Collection of Information
Average
response
time
(hours)
Estimated
annual
burden hours
14,352
10
5
2
5,040
485
42,000
20
619
5,040
619
1,456
11,340
100,800
280
0.17
0.50
0.75
0.50
2.00
5.00
0.02
2.00
1.00
0.25
0.50
0.03
0.25
0.50
0.25
2,440
5
4
1
10,080
2,425
840
40
619
1,260
309
48
2,835
50,400
70
Total: ...........................................................................................................................................
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LS–200 (20 CFR 702.285) ................................................................................................................
702.162 (Liens) ..................................................................................................................................
702.174 (Certifications) ......................................................................................................................
702.175 (Reinstatements) .................................................................................................................
702.242 (Settlement Applications) .....................................................................................................
702.321 (Section 8(f) Payments) .......................................................................................................
ESA–100 (20 SFR 702.201) ..............................................................................................................
LS–271 (Self Insurance Application) .................................................................................................
LS–274 (Injury Report of Insurance Carrier and Self-Insured Employer) .........................................
LS–201 (Injury or Death Notice) ........................................................................................................
LS–513 (Payment Report) .................................................................................................................
LS–267 (Claimant’s Statement) .........................................................................................................
LS–203 (Employee Comp. Claim) .....................................................................................................
LS–204 (Medical Report) ...................................................................................................................
LS–262 (Claim for Death Benefits) ...................................................................................................
182,068
......................
71,376
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $64,871.
Description: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA),
as amended (20 CFR 702.162, 702.174,
702.175, 20 CFR 702.242, 20 CFR
702.285, 702.321, 702.201, and 702.111)
as it pertains to the provision of benefits
to workers injured in maritime
employment on the navigable waters of
the United States or in an adjoining area
customarily used by an employer in
loading, unloading, repairing, or
building a vessel, as well as coverage
extended to certain other employees.
The Longshore Act administration
requirements include: Payment of
compensation liens incurred by Trust
Funds; certification of exemption and
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reinstatement of employers who are
engaged in the building, repairing, or
dismantling of exclusively small
vessels; settlement of cases under the
Act; reporting of earnings by injured
claimants receiving benefits under the
Act; filing applications for relief under
second injury provisions; and,
maintenance of injury reports under the
Act.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Rehabilitation Maintenance
Certificate.
OMB Number: 1215–0161.
Form Number: OWCP–17.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households and Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1,300.
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Annual Reponses: 15,600.
Average Response Time: 10 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,605.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA)
and the Federal Employees’
Compensation Act (FECA). These Acts
provide vocational rehabilitation
services to eligible workers with
disabilities. Section 8111(b) of the FECA
and section 908(g) of the LHWCA
provide that persons undergoing such
vocational rehabilitation may receive
maintenance allowances as additional
compensation. The OWCP–17 serves as
a bill submitted by the program
participant to OWCP, requesting
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reimbursement of incidental expenses
incurred due to participation in an
approved rehabilitation effort for the
preceding four week period or fraction
thereof.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6–9713 Filed 6–20–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–23–P
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
REVIEW COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice
June 13, 2006.
TIME AND DATE:
10 a.m., Tuesday, June
27, 2006.
The Richard V. Backley Hearing
Room, 9th Floor, 601 New Jersey
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
PLACE:
STATUS:
Open.
Resuming
the meeting that began Thursday, June
8, the Commission will consider and act
upon the following in open session:
Secretary of Labor v. Jim Walter
Resources, Inc., Docket No. SE 2003–
160. (Issues include whether the judge
correctly determined that the operator
violated 30 CFR 75.360(b)(3), and that
the violation was significant and
substantial and attributable to the
operator’s unwarrantable failure;
whether the judge correctly determined
that the operator did not violate 30 CFR
75.1101–23(a); whether the judge
correctly determined that the operator
violated 30 CFR 75.1101–23(c), and that
the violation was not significant and
substantial; and whether the judge
property followed section 110(i) of the
Mine Act in setting the penalty amounts
for the violations found.)
Any person attending this meeting
who requires special accessibility
features and/or auxiliary aids, such as
sign language interpreters, must inform
the Commission in advance of those
needs, subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3)
and 2706.160(d).
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Jean
Ellen, (202) 434–9950; (202) 708–9300
for TDD Relay; 1–800–877–8339 for toll
free.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jean H. Ellen,
Chief Docket Clerk.
[FR Doc. 06–5594 Filed 6–19–06; 11:45 am]
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006–1:30 p.m.–5 p.m.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards Meeting of The ACRS
Subcommittee on Plant Operations;
Notice of Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on Plant
Operations will hold a meeting on July
26, 2006, at the U.S. NRC Region I, 475
Allendale Road, King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania.
The entire meeting will be open to
public attendance.
The agenda for the subject meeting
shall be as follows:
Wednesday, July 26, 2006—8:30 a.m.
until the conclusion of business.
The Subcommittee and Region I will
discuss regional inspection,
enforcement, and operational activities.
The Subcommittee will gather
information, analyze relevant issues and
facts, and formulate proposed positions
and actions, as appropriate, for
deliberation by the full Committee.
Members of the public desiring to
provide oral statements and/or written
comments should notify the Designated
Federal Official, Mr. Michael A. Junge
(telephone 301–415–6855) five days
prior to the meeting, if possible, so that
appropriate arrangements can be made.
Electronic recordings will be permitted.
Further information regarding this
meeting can be obtained by contacting
the Designated Federal Official between
6:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (e.t.). Persons
planning to attend this meeting are
urged to contract the above named
individual at least two working days
prior to the meeting to be advised of any
potential changes to the agenda.
Dated: June 14, 2006.
Michael R. Snodderly,
Branch Chief, ACRS/ACNW.
[FR Doc. E6–9704 Filed 6–20–06; 8:45 am]
The purpose of this meeting is to
discuss the License Renewal
Application for the Palisades Nuclear
Power Plant and the related Safety
Evaluation Report (SER) with open
items prepared by the NRR staff. The
Subcommittee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff, Nuclear
Management Company, LLC, and other
interested persons regarding this matter.
The Subcommittee will gather
information, analyze relevant issues and
facts, and formulate proposed positions
and actions, as appropriate, for
deliberation by the full Committee.
Members of the public desiring to
provide oral statements and/or written
comments should notify the Designated
Federal Official, Mr. Michael A. Junge
(telephone 301/415–6855) five days
prior to the meeting, if possible, so that
appropriate arrangements can be made.
Electronic recordings will be permitted.
Further information regarding this
meeting can be obtained by contacting
the Designated Federal Official between
6:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (ET). Persons
planning to attend this meeting are
urged to contact the above named
individual at least two working days
prior to the meeting to be advised of any
potential changes to the agenda.
Dated: June 14, 2006.
Michael R. Snodderly,
Branch Chief, ACRS/ACNW.
[FR Doc. E6–9719 Filed 6–20–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards; Subcommittee Meeting on
Planning and Procedures; Notice of
Meeting
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards; Meeting of the
Subcommittee on Plant License
Renewal; Notice of Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on Plant
License Renewal will hold a meeting on
July 11, 2006, Room T–2B3, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to
public attendance.
The agenda for the subject meeting
shall be as follows:
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The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning
and Procedures will hold a meeting on
July 11, 2006, Room T–2B1, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to
public attendance, with the exception of
a portion that may be closed pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss
organizational and personnel matters
that relate solely to the internal
personnel rules and practices of the
ACRS, and information the release of
which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.
The agenda for the subject meeting
shall be as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
June 14, 2006.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)
or e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment Standards
Administration (ESA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number),
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
The OMB 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 submission of responses.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Application for Farm Labor Contractor or Farm Labor
Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration.
OMB Number: 1215-0037.
Form Number: WH-530.
Frequency: On occasion and Biennially.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; and Farms.
Number of Respondents: 7,800.
Annual Reponses: 7,800.
Average Response Time: 30 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,900.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $2,130.
Description: Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
Act (MSPA), 29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., section 101(a) provides that no
person shall engage in any farm labor contracting activity unless such
person has a certificate of registration from the Secretary of Labor
specifying which farm labor contracting activities such person is
authorized to perform. Contracting activities include recruiting,
soliciting, hiring, employing, furnishing, transporting or driving any
migrant or seasonal agricultural worker and, with respect to migrant
agricultural workers, providing housing. MSPA section 101(b) provides
that a farm labor contractor shall not hire, employ or use any
individual to perform farm labor contracting activities (i.e.
recruiting, soliciting, hiring, employing, furnishing or transporting
any migrant or seasonal agricultural worker) unless such individual has
a certificate of registration as a farm labor contractor, or a
certificate of registration as an employee of a farm labor contractor
employer, which authorizes the activity for which such individual is
hired, employed or used. Section 102 of MSPA provides that, after
appropriate investigation and review, the Secretary shall issue a farm
labor contractor certificate of registration (including a certificate
of registration as an employee of a farm labor contractor) to any
person who has filed with the Secretary a written application. Form WH-
530 is the application form which provides the
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Department of Labor with the information necessary to issue
certificates specifying the farm labor contracting activities
authorized.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Notice of Termination, Suspension, Reduction, or Increase in
Benefit Payments.
OMB Number: 1215-0064.
Form Number: CM-908.
Frequency: On occasion and Annually.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 325.
Annual Reponses: 7,500.
Average Response Time: 12 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $6,300.
Description: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 as amended,
Section 432 (30 U.S.C. 942) and 20 CFR 725.621 necessitate this
information collection. Under the Act, coal mine operators, their
representatives, or their insurers who have been identified as
responsible for paying Black Lung benefits to an eligible miner or an
eligible surviving dependent of the miner, are called Responsible
Operators (RO's). RO's that pay benefits are required to report any
change in the benefit amount to the Department of Labor (DOL). The CM-
908, when completed and sent to DOL, notifies DOL of the change in the
beneficiary's benefit amount and the reason for the change.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Regulations Governing the Administration of the Longshore
and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.
OMB Number: 1215-0160.
Frequency: On occasion and Annually.
Type of Response: Reporting and Recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Individuals or households and Business or other
for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 182,068.
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Estimated
number of Average Estimated
Collection of Information annual response annual
response time (hours) burden hours
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LS-200 (20 CFR 702.285)....... 14,352 0.17 2,440
702.162 (Liens).............. 10 0.50 5
702.174 (Certifications)..... 5 0.75 4
702.175 (Reinstatements)..... 2 0.50 1
702.242 (Settlement 5,040 2.00 10,080
Applications)................
702.321 (Section 8(f) 485 5.00 2,425
Payments)....................
ESA-100 (20 SFR 702.201)...... 42,000 0.02 840
LS-271 (Self Insurance 20 2.00 40
Application).................
LS-274 (Injury Report of 619 1.00 619
Insurance Carrier and Self-
Insured Employer)............
LS-201 (Injury or Death 5,040 0.25 1,260
Notice)......................
LS-513 (Payment Report)....... 619 0.50 309
LS-267 (Claimant's Statement). 1,456 0.03 48
LS-203 (Employee Comp. Claim). 11,340 0.25 2,835
LS-204 (Medical Report)....... 100,800 0.50 50,400
LS-262 (Claim for Death 280 0.25 70
Benefits)....................
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Total:.................... 182,068 ............ 71,376
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Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $64,871.
Description: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA),
as amended (20 CFR 702.162, 702.174, 702.175, 20 CFR 702.242, 20 CFR
702.285, 702.321, 702.201, and 702.111) as it pertains to the provision
of benefits to workers injured in maritime employment on the navigable
waters of the United States or in an adjoining area customarily used by
an employer in loading, unloading, repairing, or building a vessel, as
well as coverage extended to certain other employees. The Longshore Act
administration requirements include: Payment of compensation liens
incurred by Trust Funds; certification of exemption and reinstatement
of employers who are engaged in the building, repairing, or dismantling
of exclusively small vessels; settlement of cases under the Act;
reporting of earnings by injured claimants receiving benefits under the
Act; filing applications for relief under second injury provisions;
and, maintenance of injury reports under the Act.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Rehabilitation Maintenance Certificate.
OMB Number: 1215-0161.
Form Number: OWCP-17.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Individuals or households and Business or other
for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,300.
Annual Reponses: 15,600.
Average Response Time: 10 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,605.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA)
and the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). These Acts provide
vocational rehabilitation services to eligible workers with
disabilities. Section 8111(b) of the FECA and section 908(g) of the
LHWCA provide that persons undergoing such vocational rehabilitation
may receive maintenance allowances as additional compensation. The
OWCP-17 serves as a bill submitted by the program participant to OWCP,
requesting
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reimbursement of incidental expenses incurred due to participation in
an approved rehabilitation effort for the preceding four week period or
fraction thereof.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-9713 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am]
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