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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Division of Federal Employees’
Compensation 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
properly assessed. Currently, the Office
of Workers’ Compensation Programs is
soliciting comments concerning its
proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information collection: Request for
Employment Information (CA–1027). 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
October 29, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0701,
fax (202) 693–2447, Email
ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only
one method of transmission for
comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Background
Payment of compensation for partial
disability to injured Federal workers is
required by 5 U.S.C. 8106. That section
also requires the Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP) to
obtain information regarding a
claimant’s earnings during a period of
eligibility to compensation. The CA–
1027, Request for Employment
Information, is the form used to obtain
information for an individual who is
employed by a private employer. This
information is used to determine the
claimant’s entitlement to compensation
benefits. This information collection is
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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.
Sunshine Act Meetings: September
2012
III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the
approval for the extension of this
currently approved information
collection in order to determine a
claimant’s eligibility for compensation
benefits.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Title: Request for Employment
Information.
OMB Number: 1240–0047.
Agency Number: CA–1027.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Total Respondents: 431.
Total Annual Responses: 431.
Average Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 108
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $207.
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: August 27, 2012.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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Dated: August 28, 2012.
Lester A. Heltzer,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Federal Employees' Compensation 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 its proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information collection: Request for Employment Information (CA-1027). 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 October 29, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0701, fax (202) 693-2447, Email ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Background
Payment of compensation for partial disability to injured Federal
workers is required by 5 U.S.C. 8106. That section also requires the
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) to obtain information
regarding a claimant's earnings during a period of eligibility to
compensation. The CA-1027, Request for Employment Information, is the
form used to obtain information for an individual who is employed by a
private employer. This information is used to determine the claimant's
entitlement to compensation benefits. This information collection is
currently approved for use through December 31, 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 determine a
claimant's eligibility for compensation benefits.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Request for Employment Information.
OMB Number: 1240-0047.
Agency Number: CA-1027.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 431.
Total Annual Responses: 431.
Average Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 108
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $207.
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: August 27, 2012.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
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