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associated response time, suggestions,
or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information,
please contact Renee Reid, Chief
Personnel Security Branch at
Renee.Reid@atf.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more
of the following four points:
—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.
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Summary of Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
New collection of information.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Request for ATF Background
Investigation Information.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form Number: ATF F
8620.65; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal
Government. Other: Federal
Government.
Need for Collection
This form is necessary to maintain a
record of another agency’s official
request for an individual’s background
investigation record. The documented
request will assist ATF in ensuring that
unauthorized disclosures of information
do not occur.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: It is estimated that 300
respondents will complete a 5 minute
form.
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(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are an estimated 25
annual total burden hours associated
with this collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning
Staff, Justice Management Division,
Department of Justice, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W–
1407B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: September 12, 2013.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Division of Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation Proposed
Revision 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
(OWCP) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed collection:
Regulations Governing the
Administration of the Longshore and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
(LS–200, LS–201, LS–203, LS–204, LS–
262, LS–267, LS–271, LS–274, and LS–
513). A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the address section of this
Notice.
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
November 18, 2013.
DATES:
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Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0701,
fax (202) 693–1447, Email
ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only
one method of transmission for
comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Background
The Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP) administers the
Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act (LHWCA). LHWCA
provides 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. In
addition, several Acts extend the
Longshore Act’s benefits and procedures
to certain other employees. The
information collections in this package
are necessary for proper administration
of the provisions of the LHWCA and its
extensions. This information collection
is currently approved for use through
August 31, 2015. However, one of the
forms in this package, the LS–513
(Report of Payments), is now being
modified slightly to include the
collection of additional data which has
caused a change in burden. The LS–513
is used by insurance carriers and selfinsured employers to annually report
the total amount of payments made
under the LHWCA and its extensions.
The modifications to the LS–513 will
affect only those few carriers and selfinsured employers making payments
under the Defense Base Act (DBA), one
of the LHWCA’s extensions. These
entities will now be required to report
their DBA payments by contracting
agency (i.e., the government agency
with which the injured worker’s
employer contracted) on the form.
OWCP needs this information to better
cross-reference the information
submitted on the LS–202 (Employer’s
First Report of Injury or Occupational
Illness) and to adequately monitor DBA
claims processing and compliance.
OWCP estimates that the LS–513
modification will increase total burden
for the form by only 5 hours. While
respondents who do not currently
capture the contracting-agency data in a
way that can be easily retrieved and
reported may incur additional costs to
adapt their information technology
systems to this reporting requirement,
these costs will be limited to the first
year. OWCP estimates the additional
first-year cost to be $769.40 per
respondent.
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Both the LS–513 and another form in
this package, the LS–274 (Report of
Injury Experience), have an increase in
burden due to the program not being
able to collect the information via
proposed weblink as originally
forecasted. The additional increases are
122.5 hours for the LS–513 and 518
hours for the LS–274. The package is
being re-submitted for this reason as
well.
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
revision of this currently approved
information collection.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Revision.
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Title: Regulations Governing the
Administration of the Longshore and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
OMB Number: 1240–0014.
Agency Number: (LS–200, LS–201,
LS–203, LS–204, LS–262, LS–267, LS–
271, LS–274, and LS–513).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, Businesses or other forprofit.
Total Respondents: 130,036.
Total Annual Responses: 130,036.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
44,955.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
minutes to 3 hours.
Frequency: On occasion and annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $46,866.
Burden summary
Hours
LS–200 (20 CFR 702.285, Report of Earnings) ..................................................................................................................................
20 CFR 702.162 (Liens) ......................................................................................................................................................................
20 CFR 702.174 (Certifications) ..........................................................................................................................................................
20 CFR 702.175 (Reinstatements) ......................................................................................................................................................
20 CFR 702.242 (Settlement Applications) .........................................................................................................................................
20 CFR 702.321 (Section 8(f) Payments) ...........................................................................................................................................
ESA–100 (20 CFR 702.111, 702.201) ................................................................................................................................................
LS–271 (Self Insurance Application) ...................................................................................................................................................
LS–274 (Report of Injury Experience of Insurance Carrier or 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) .....................................................................................................................................................
1,904
5
4
1
9,498
1,425
840
60
565
910
288
37
2,048
27,300
70
Total Burden Hours ......................................................................................................................................................................
44,955
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: September 12, 2013.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Proposed
Revision 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 (OWCP) is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Regulations
Governing the Administration of the Longshore and Harbor Workers'
Compensation Act (LS-200, LS-201, LS-203, LS-204, LS-262, LS-267, LS-
271, LS-274, and LS-513). A copy of the proposed information collection
request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the
address section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before November 18, 2013.
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) 693-1447, Email ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). LHWCA provides
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. In
addition, several Acts extend the Longshore Act's benefits and
procedures to certain other employees. The information collections in
this package are necessary for proper administration of the provisions
of the LHWCA and its extensions. This information collection is
currently approved for use through August 31, 2015. However, one of the
forms in this package, the LS-513 (Report of Payments), is now being
modified slightly to include the collection of additional data which
has caused a change in burden. The LS-513 is used by insurance carriers
and self-insured employers to annually report the total amount of
payments made under the LHWCA and its extensions. The modifications to
the LS-513 will affect only those few carriers and self-insured
employers making payments under the Defense Base Act (DBA), one of the
LHWCA's extensions. These entities will now be required to report their
DBA payments by contracting agency (i.e., the government agency with
which the injured worker's employer contracted) on the form. OWCP needs
this information to better cross-reference the information submitted on
the LS-202 (Employer's First Report of Injury or Occupational Illness)
and to adequately monitor DBA claims processing and compliance. OWCP
estimates that the LS-513 modification will increase total burden for
the form by only 5 hours. While respondents who do not currently
capture the contracting-agency data in a way that can be easily
retrieved and reported may incur additional costs to adapt their
information technology systems to this reporting requirement, these
costs will be limited to the first year. OWCP estimates the additional
first-year cost to be $769.40 per respondent.
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Both the LS-513 and another form in this package, the LS-274
(Report of Injury Experience), have an increase in burden due to the
program not being able to collect the information via proposed weblink
as originally forecasted. The additional increases are 122.5 hours for
the LS-513 and 518 hours for the LS-274. The package is being re-
submitted for this reason as well.
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 revision of this currently approved information collection.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Regulations Governing the Administration of the Longshore
and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.
OMB Number: 1240-0014.
Agency Number: (LS-200, LS-201, LS-203, LS-204, LS-262, LS-267, LS-
271, LS-274, and LS-513).
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Businesses or other
for-profit.
Total Respondents: 130,036.
Total Annual Responses: 130,036.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 44,955.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes to 3 hours.
Frequency: On occasion and annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $46,866.
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Burden summary Hours
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LS-200 (20 CFR 702.285, Report of Earnings)............. 1,904
20 CFR 702.162 (Liens).................................. 5
20 CFR 702.174 (Certifications)......................... 4
20 CFR 702.175 (Reinstatements)......................... 1
20 CFR 702.242 (Settlement Applications)................ 9,498
20 CFR 702.321 (Section 8(f) Payments).................. 1,425
ESA-100 (20 CFR 702.111, 702.201)....................... 840
LS-271 (Self Insurance Application)..................... 60
LS-274 (Report of Injury Experience of Insurance Carrier 565
or Self-Insured Employer)..............................
LS-201 (Injury or Death Notice)......................... 910
LS-513 (Payment Report)................................. 288
LS-267 (Claimant's Statement)........................... 37
LS-203 (Employee Comp. Claim)........................... 2,048
LS-204 (Medical Report)................................. 27,300
LS-262 (Claim for Death Benefits)....................... 70
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Total Burden Hours.................................. 44,955
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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: September 12, 2013.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2013-22705 Filed 9-17-13; 8:45 am]
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