Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request, 7080 [2018-03183]
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I. Background
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Division of Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ 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). 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: Notice of Payment (LS–208).
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
April 17, 2018.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by mail, delivery service, or by hand to
Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room
S–3323, Washington, DC 20210; by fax
to (202) 354–9647; or by Email to
ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only
one method of transmission for
comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email).
Please note that comments submitted
after the comment period will not be
considered.
The Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs 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.
Under sections 914(b) & (c) of the
Longshore Act, a self-insured employer
or insurance carrier is required to pay
compensation within 14 days after the
employer has knowledge of the injury or
death and immediately notify the
district director of the payment. Under
Section 914(g), the employer/carrier is
required to issue notification of final
payment of compensation. Form LS–208
has been designated as the proper form
on which report of those payments is to
be made.
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.
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III. Current Actions
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Department of Labor seeks the
extension of approval of this
information collection in order to carry
out its responsibility to meet the
statutory requirements to provide
compensation or death benefits under
the Act to workers covered by the Act.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Notice of Payments.
OMB Number: 1240–0041.
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Dated: February 6, 2018.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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II. Review Focus
ADDRESSES:
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Agency Number: LS–208.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Total Respondents: 600.
Total Annual Responses: 37,800.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,300.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $16,112.
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.
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Military, National, and Public Service
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public service in order to address
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connection with this effort, Congress
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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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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). 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: Notice of Payment (LS-208). 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 April 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail, delivery service, or by
hand to Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210; by fax to (202) 354-9647;
or by Email to [email protected]. Please use only one method of
transmission for comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email). Please note
that comments submitted after the comment period will not be
considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 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.
Under sections 914(b) & (c) of the Longshore Act, a self-insured
employer or insurance carrier is required to pay compensation within 14
days after the employer has knowledge of the injury or death and
immediately notify the district director of the payment. Under Section
914(g), the employer/carrier is required to issue notification of final
payment of compensation. Form LS-208 has been designated as the proper
form on which report of those payments is to be made.
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 meet
the statutory requirements to provide compensation or death benefits
under the Act to workers covered by the Act.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Notice of Payments.
OMB Number: 1240-0041.
Agency Number: LS-208.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 600.
Total Annual Responses: 37,800.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,300.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $16,112.
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 6, 2018.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2018-03183 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
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