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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: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP).
Title of Collection: Pre-Hearing
Statement.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0036.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 5200.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 5200.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 884.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden:
$13,888.
Dated: March 21, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–7039 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Proposed Extension of Existing
Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
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
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properly assessed. Currently, the Office
of Workers’ Compensation Programs is
soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Rehabilitation
Action Report (OWCP–44). 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
May 24, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Vincent Alvarez,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S–3201,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202)
693–0372, fax (202) 693–1447, E-mail
Alvarez.Vincent@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) and the
Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act (LHWCA). These acts
provide vocational rehabilitation
services to eligible workers with
disabilities. Section 8104(a) of the FECA
and § 939(c) of the LHWCA provide that
eligible injured workers are to be
furnished vocational rehabilitation
services, and § 8111(b) of the FECA and
§ 908(g) of the LHWCA provide that
persons undergoing such vocational
rehabilitation receive maintenance
allowances as additional compensation.
Form OWCP–44 is used to collect
information necessary to decide if
maintenance allowances should
continue to be paid. Form OWCP–44 is
submitted to OWCP by contractors hired
to provide vocational rehabilitation
services. Form OWCP–44 gives prompt
notification of key events that may
require OWCP action in the vocational
rehabilitation process. This information
collection is currently approved for use
through July 31, 2011.
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
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* 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
ascertain the status of a rehabilitation
case and to expedite adjudicatory claims
action based on events arising from a
rehabilitation effort.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Title: Rehabilitation Action Report
OMB Number: 1240–0008.
Agency Number: OWCP–44.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit; State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Total Respondents: 6,050.
Total Annual Responses: 6,050.
Average Time per Response:
10 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,010.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
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: March 21, 2011.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, US Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Proposed Extension of Existing 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 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed collection: Rehabilitation Action
Report (OWCP-44). 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 May 24, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Vincent Alvarez, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0372, fax (202) 693-1447, E-mail Alvarez.Vincent@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) and the
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). These acts
provide vocational rehabilitation services to eligible workers with
disabilities. Section 8104(a) of the FECA and Sec. 939(c) of the LHWCA
provide that eligible injured workers are to be furnished vocational
rehabilitation services, and Sec. 8111(b) of the FECA and Sec. 908(g)
of the LHWCA provide that persons undergoing such vocational
rehabilitation receive maintenance allowances as additional
compensation. Form OWCP-44 is used to collect information necessary to
decide if maintenance allowances should continue to be paid. Form OWCP-
44 is submitted to OWCP by contractors hired to provide vocational
rehabilitation services. Form OWCP-44 gives prompt notification of key
events that may require OWCP action in the vocational rehabilitation
process. This information collection is currently approved for use
through July 31, 2011.
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 ascertain the status of a rehabilitation case and to expedite
adjudicatory claims action based on events arising from a
rehabilitation effort.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Rehabilitation Action Report
OMB Number: 1240-0008.
Agency Number: OWCP-44.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 6,050.
Total Annual Responses: 6,050.
Average Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,010.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
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: March 21, 2011.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, US
Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2011-7046 Filed 3-24-11; 8:45 am]
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