Division of Federal Employees' Compensation Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request, 8903-8904 [2019-04459]
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Secretary of Labor may investigate and
gather data regarding the wages, hours,
or other conditions and practices of
employment in any industry subject to
the FLSA, and may enter and inspect
such places and such records (and make
such transcriptions thereof), question
such employees, and investigate such
facts, conditions, practices, or matters
deemed necessary or appropriate to
determine whether any person has
violated any provision of the FLSA. 29
U.S.C. 211(a).
Other Federal laws the WHD
administers provide similar authority.
These Acts include the: Walsh-Healey
Public Contracts Act (41 U.S.C. 38);
McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act
(41 U.S.C. 353(a)); Davis-Bacon Act (40
U.S.C. 3141 et seq., pursuant to
Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950, and
Related Acts); Consumer Credit
Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1676); Migrant
and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1862(a));
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (29
U.S.C. 2004(a)(3)); Family and Medical
Leave Act (29 U.S.C. 2616(a));
Immigration and Nationality Act H–2A
program (8 U.S.C. 1188(g)); the
Immigration and Nationality Act H–2B
program (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(14(B) and the
Immigration and Nationality Act H–1C
program (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)(2)(E)(ii)).
The regulatory provisions authorizing
the filing of complaints under these
laws and how the agency acts upon the
concerns can be found at 29 CFR 4.191,
5.6, 500.1(e), 501.1(c), 501.5, 801.7(a)(3),
825.401; 41 CFR 50–201.1202; and 20
CFR§ 655.1200(b).
WHD staff use Form WH–3 as a guide
for obtaining optional information from
complainants (e.g., current and former
employees, unions, and competitor
employers, self-reporting employers)
about alleged employer violations of the
labor standards provisions of the abovecited Acts. Complainants generally
provide the optional information
requested on the form to WHD staff over
the telephone or in-person. Where the
information provided does not support
a potential WHD enforcement action,
complainants are advised and referred
to the appropriate agency for further
assistance. When the WHD schedules a
complaint-based investigation, the
agency makes the completed Form WH–
3 part of the investigation case file. The
form is printed in both English and
Spanish.
The WHD uses this information to
determine whether covered employers
have complied with various legal
requirements of the laws administered
by the Wage and Hour Division. The
WHD seeks an extension of this
collection.
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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;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
• 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;
• 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 an approval for the
extension of this information collection
in order to ensure effective
administration of the government
contract programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Employment Information Form.
OMB Number: 1235–0021.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms,
State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 35,577.
Total Annual Responses: 35,577.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
11,859.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operation/
maintenance): $0.
Dated: February 26, 2019.
Robert M. Waterman,
Division of Regulations, Legislation and
Interpretation.
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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:
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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). 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:
Representative Fee Request (CA–143/
CA–155). 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 13, 2019.
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,
(202) 354–9647, or 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 comment period will not be
considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
Individuals filing for compensation
benefits with the Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP) may
be represented by an attorney or other
representative. The representative is
entitled to request a fee for services
under the Federal Employees’
Compensation Act (FECA) and under
the Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act (LHWCA). The fee
must be approved by the OWCP before
any demand for payment can be made
by the representative. This information
collection request sets forth the criteria
for the information, which must be
presented by the respondent in order to
have the fee approved by the OWCP.
The information collection does not
have a particular form or format; the
respondent must present the
information in any format which is
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convenient and which meets all the
required information criteria. This
information collection is currently
approved for use through May 31, 2019.
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.
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.
Dated: March 6, 2019.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the
approval for the extension of this
currently approved information
collection in order to carry out its
responsibility to approve representative
fees under the two Acts.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Title: Representative Fee Request.
OMB Number: 1240–0049.
Agency Number: CA–143/CA–155.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households.
Total Respondents: 7,697.
Total Annual Responses: 7,697.
Average Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,849.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $2,307.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
[FR Doc. 2019–04459 Filed 3–11–19; 8:45 am]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Notice of Solicitation of Proposals for
Calendar Year 2020 Basic Field Grant
Awards
Legal Services Corporation.
Solicitation for proposals for the
Provision of Civil Legal Services.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Legal Services
Corporation (LSC) is a federally
established and funded organization
that funds civil legal aid organizations
across the country and in the U.S.
territories. Its mission is to expand
access to justice by funding high-quality
legal representation for low-income
people in civil matters.
In anticipation of a congressional
appropriation to LSC for Fiscal Year
2020, LSC hereby announces the
availability of funds for grants to be
made in calendar year 2020 and is
soliciting grant proposals from
interested parties who are qualified to
provide effective, efficient, and highquality civil legal services to eligible
clients in the service area(s) of the states
and territories identified below. The
availability and the exact amount of
congressionally appropriated funds, as
well as the date, terms, and conditions
of funds available for grants for calendar
year 2020, have not been determined.
DATES: SEE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for grant application dates.
ADDRESSES: Legal Services
Corporation—Notice of Funds
Availability, 3333 K Street NW, Third
Floor, Washington, DC 20007–3522.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith Kim, Office of Program
Performance, at (202) 295–1518 or
lscgrants@lsc.gov, or visit the LSC
SUMMARY:
website at https://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/our-grant-programs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicants must file a Notice of Intent
to Compete (NIC) to participate in the
LSC grants process. Applicants must file
the NIC by May 3, 2019, 5:00 p.m.
E.D.T. The print version of the Request
for Proposals (RFP), which contains the
grant proposal guidelines, proposal
content requirements, and selection
criteria, and provides access to the NIC
and the service area descriptions will be
available at https://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/our-grant-programs/
basic-field-grant on or around the week
of April 8, 2019.
In addition to submitting the grant
proposal, applicants for basic field grant
awards must also respond to the LSC
Fiscal Grantee Funding Application
(FGFA). The FGFA will be available on
or around the week of April 8, 2019.
Please access the FGFA and the online
RFP application at https://www.lsc.gov/
grants-grantee-resources/grantee-login.
The listing of all key dates in the LSC
2020 basic field grants process,
including the deadlines for filing the
grant proposals and the FGFA are at
https://www.lsc.gov/grants-granteeresources/our-grant-programs/basicfield-grant/basic-field-grant-key-dates.
LSC seeks proposals from: (1) Nonprofit organizations that have as a
purpose the provision of legal assistance
to eligible clients; (2) private attorneys;
(3) groups of private attorneys or law
firms; (4) state or local governments;
and (5) sub-state regional planning and
coordination agencies that are
composed of sub-state areas and whose
governing boards are controlled by
locally elected officials.
The service areas for which LSC is
requesting grant proposals are listed
below. Service area descriptions are
available at https://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/our-grant-programs/
basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas. LSC
will post all updates and/or changes to
this notice at https://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/our-grant-programs/
basic-field-grant. Interested parties are
asked to visit https://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/our-grant-programs/
basic-field-grant regularly for updates
on the LSC grants process.
State or Territory
Service Area(s).
Arizona ............................................................................................................................................
Arkansas .........................................................................................................................................
California .........................................................................................................................................
Connecticut .....................................................................................................................................
District of Columbia .........................................................................................................................
Illinois ..............................................................................................................................................
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AR–6, AR–7.
CA–1, CA–12, CA–27, CA–28, NCA–1.
CT–1.
DC–1.
IL–3, IL–7.
KY–2, KY–9, KY–10.
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[FR Doc No: 2019-04459]
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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). 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: Representative Fee
Request (CA-143/CA-155). 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 13, 2019.
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, (202) 354-9647, or
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 comment period will not be considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Individuals filing for compensation benefits with the Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) may be represented by an attorney
or other representative. The representative is entitled to request a
fee for services under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA)
and under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA).
The fee must be approved by the OWCP before any demand for payment can
be made by the representative. This information collection request sets
forth the criteria for the information, which must be presented by the
respondent in order to have the fee approved by the OWCP. The
information collection does not have a particular form or format; the
respondent must present the information in any format which is
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convenient and which meets all the required information criteria. This
information collection is currently approved for use through May 31,
2019.
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 carry out
its responsibility to approve representative fees under the two Acts.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Representative Fee Request.
OMB Number: 1240-0049.
Agency Number: CA-143/CA-155.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or
households.
Total Respondents: 7,697.
Total Annual Responses: 7,697.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,849.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $2,307.
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 6, 2019.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2019-04459 Filed 3-11-19; 8:45 am]
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