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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment Standards Administration
is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Claim for
Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment
(CA–2231). A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addresses section of this
Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
January 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418,
fax (202) 693–1451, e-mail
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bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one
method of transmission for comments
(mail, fax, or e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Background: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Federal Employees’
Compensation Act (FECA) 5 U.S.C. 8101
and Section 8104a of the FECA provides
vocational rehabilitation services to
eligible injured workers to facilitate
their return to work. The costs of
providing these vocational
rehabilitation services are from the
Employees’ Compensation Fund.
Annual appropriations language
currently in Public Law 109–289
provides OWCP with the legal authority
to use the amounts from the Fund to
reimburse private sector employers for a
portion of the salary of reemployed
disabled Federal workers they have
hired through OWCP’s assisted
reemployment program. The
information collected on Form CA–2231
provides OWCP with the necessary
remittance information for the
employer, documents the hours of work,
certifies the payment of wages to the
claimant for which reimbursement is
sought, and summarizes the nature and
costs of the wage reimbursement
program for a prompt decision by
OWCP. This information collection is
currently approved for use through June
30, 2007.
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 extension of approval
to collect this information to ensure
timely and accurate payments to eligible
employers for reimbursement claims.
Type of Review: Extension.
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Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Title: Claim for ReimbursementAssisted Reemployment.
OMB Number: 1215–0178
Agency Number: CA–2231
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Respondents: 20.
Total Annual Responses: 80.
Average Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 40.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $34.00.
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: November 15, 2006.
Hazel Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review
and Internal Control, Division of Financial
Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning Employment
Standards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Economic Statistics Advisory
Committee; Notice of Open Meeting
and Agenda
The eleventh meeting of the Federal
Economic Statistics Advisory
Committee will be held on December
15, 2006 in the Postal Square Building,
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE.,
Washington, DC.
The Federal Economic Statistics
Advisory Committee is a technical
committee composed of economists,
statisticians, and behavioral scientists
who are recognized for their attainments
and objectivity in their respective fields.
Committee members are called upon to
analyze issues involved in producing
Federal economic statistics and
recommend practices that will lead to
optimum efficiency, effectiveness, and
cooperation among the Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Economic Analysis and Bureau of the
Census.
The meeting will be held in Meeting
Rooms 1 and 2 of the Postal Square
Building Conference Center. The
schedule and agenda for the meeting are
as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed collection: Claim for Reimbursement-
Assisted Reemployment (CA-2231). A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addresses section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before January 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, e-mail bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-
mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Background: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) 5 U.S.C.
8101 and Section 8104a of the FECA provides vocational rehabilitation
services to eligible injured workers to facilitate their return to
work. The costs of providing these vocational rehabilitation services
are from the Employees' Compensation Fund. Annual appropriations
language currently in Public Law 109-289 provides OWCP with the legal
authority to use the amounts from the Fund to reimburse private sector
employers for a portion of the salary of reemployed disabled Federal
workers they have hired through OWCP's assisted reemployment program.
The information collected on Form CA-2231 provides OWCP with the
necessary remittance information for the employer, documents the hours
of work, certifies the payment of wages to the claimant for which
reimbursement is sought, and summarizes the nature and costs of the
wage reimbursement program for a prompt decision by OWCP. This
information collection is currently approved for use through June 30,
2007.
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 extension
of approval to collect this information to ensure timely and accurate
payments to eligible employers for reimbursement claims.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Claim for Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment.
OMB Number: 1215-0178
Agency Number: CA-2231
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Total Respondents: 20.
Total Annual Responses: 80.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 40.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $34.00.
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: November 15, 2006.
Hazel Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning Employment Standards Administration.
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