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collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Office
of Workers’ Compensation (OWCP) is
soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Request for
Examination and/or Treatment (LS–1).
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
May 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room S–3323, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0701,
fax (202) 693–1449, 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). The Act
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
employee in loading, unloading,
repairing or building a vessel. In
addition, several acts extend coverage to
certain other employees.
Under section 7 (33 U.S.C., Chapter
18, Section 907) of the Longshore Act
the employer/insurance carrier is
responsible for furnishing medical care
for the injured employee for such period
of time as the injury or recovery period
may require. Form LS–1 serves two
purposes: It authorizes the medical care,
and it provides a vehicle for the treating
physician to report the findings,
treatment given, and anticipated
physical condition of the employee.
This information collection is currently
approved for use through June 30, 2014.
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 of this
information collection in order to carry
out its responsibility to verify
authorized medical care and entitlement
to compensation benefits.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Request for Examination and/or
Treatment.
OMB Number: 1240–0029.
Agency Number: LS–1.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 16,000.
Total Annual Responses: 48,000.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
52,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 65
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $2,088,960.
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: February 25, 2014.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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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,
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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
SUMMARY:
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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: Claim for
Continuance of Compensation (CA–12).
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 5, 2014.
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 administers the
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act,
5 U.S.C. 8133. Under the Act, eligible
dependents of deceased employees
receive compensation benefits on
account of the employee’s death. OWCP
has to monitor death benefits for current
marital status, potential for dual
benefits, and other criteria for qualifying
as a dependent under the law. The CA–
12 is sent annually to beneficiaries in
death cases to ensure that their status
has not changed and that they remain
entitled to benefits. The information
collected is used by OWCP claims
examiners to ensure that death benefits
being paid are correct, and that
payments are not made to ineligible
survivors. This information collection is
currently approved for use through June
30, 2014.
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
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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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department
of Labor seeks extension of approval to
collect this information collection in
order to ensure that death benefits being
paid are correct.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Title: Claim for Continuance of
Compensation.
OMB Number: 1240–0015.
Agency Number: CA–12.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Total Respondents: 4,083.
Total Annual Responses: 4,083.
Average Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 340.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $2,067.
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: February 21, 2014.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014–04702 Filed 3–3–14; 8:45 am]
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Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Division of Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation; Proposed
Extension of Existing Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
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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 (OWCP) is
soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Pre-Hearing
Statement (LS–18). 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
May 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room S–32331, 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).
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Background: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, (OWCP)
administers the Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation Act. The Act
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 coverage to certain
other employees.
Title 20, CFR 702.317 provides for the
referral of claims under the Longshore
Act for formal hearings. This Section
provides that before a case is transferred
to the Office of Administrative Law
Judges the district director shall furnish
each of the parties or their
representatives with a copy of a prehearing statement form. Each party
shall, within 21 days after receipt of
each form, complete it and return it to
the district director. Upon receipt of the
forms, the district director, after
checking them for completeness and
after any further conferences that, in
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his/her opinion, are warranted, shall
transmit them to the Office of the Chief
Administrative Law Judge with all
available evidence which the parties
intend to submit at the hearing. This
information collection is currently
approved for use through June 30, 2014.
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
of this information collection in order to
carry out its responsibility to refer cases
for formal hearings.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Pre-Hearing Statement.
OMB Number: 1240–0036.
Agency Number: LS–18.
Affected Public: Insurance carriers
and self-insurers.
Total Respondents: 3,100.
Total Annual Responses: 3,100.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 527.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $1,612.
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: February 21, 2014.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014–04703 Filed 3–3–14; 8:45 am]
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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 the proposed collection: Claim for Continuance of
Compensation (CA-12). 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 5, 2014.
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
administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C. 8133.
Under the Act, eligible dependents of deceased employees receive
compensation benefits on account of the employee's death. OWCP has to
monitor death benefits for current marital status, potential for dual
benefits, and other criteria for qualifying as a dependent under the
law. The CA-12 is sent annually to beneficiaries in death cases to
ensure that their status has not changed and that they remain entitled
to benefits. The information collected is used by OWCP claims examiners
to ensure that death benefits being paid are correct, and that payments
are not made to ineligible survivors. This information collection is
currently approved for use through June 30, 2014.
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
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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
submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department of Labor seeks extension of
approval to collect this information collection in order to ensure that
death benefits being paid are correct.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Claim for Continuance of Compensation.
OMB Number: 1240-0015.
Agency Number: CA-12.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Respondents: 4,083.
Total Annual Responses: 4,083.
Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 340.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $2,067.
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: February 21, 2014.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014-04702 Filed 3-3-14; 8:45 am]
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