Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Rehabilitation Plan and Award (OWCP-16), 44327-44328 [2020-15833]
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This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–CEO.
Title of Collection: Evaluation of the
Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration
Program (HVRP).
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 130.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 130.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
136 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Crystal Rennie,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Rehabilitation Plan and Award (OWCP–
16)
Office of Workers’
Compensation, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed extension for the
authority to conduct the information
collection request (ICR) titled,
‘‘Rehabilitation Plan and Award’’
(OWCP–16). This comment request is
part of continuing Departmental efforts
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden in accordance with the
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).
Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by
September 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free by contacting
Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 202–
354–9660 or by email at
suggs.anjanette@dol.gov.
Submit written comments about, or
requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail
or courier to the U.S. Department of
Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs, Room S3323, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210; by email: suggs.anjanette@
dol.gov.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 202–
354–9660 or by email at
suggs.anjanette@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL,
as part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information
before submitting them to the OMB for
final approval. This program helps to
ensure 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 can be properly
assessed.
Background: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP) is the
agency responsible for administration of
the Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act (LHWCA) and the
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
(FECA). 33 U.S.C. 939 (LHWCA) and 5
U.S.C. 8104 and 8111 (FECA) authorize
OWCP to pay for approved vocational
rehabilitation services to eligible
workers with work-related disabilities.
In order to decide whether to approve
a rehabilitation plan, OWCP must
receive a copy of the plan, supporting
vocational testing materials and the
estimated cost to implement the plan,
broken down to show the fees, supplies,
tuition and worker maintenance
payments that are contemplated. OWCP
also must receive the signature of the
rehabilitation counselor to show that the
proposed plan is appropriate. Form
OWCP–16 is the standard format for the
collection of this information. The
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regulations implementing these statutes
allow for the collection of information
needed for OWCP to determine if a
rehabilitation plan should be approved
and payment of any related expenses
should be authorized. This information
collection is currently approved for use
through December 31, 2020.
DOL authorizes this information
collection. This information collection
is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a
collection of information, and the public
is generally not required to respond to
an information collection, unless the
OMB under the PRA approves it and
displays a currently valid OMB Control
Number. In addition, notwithstanding
any other provisions of law, no person
shall generally be subject to penalty for
failing to comply with a collection of
information that does not display a
valid Control Number. See 5 CFR
1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments to the contact shown
in the ADDRESSES section. Written
comments will receive consideration,
and summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval of the final
ICR. In order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
mention OMB# 1240–0045.
Submitted comments will also be a
matter of public record for this ICR and
posted on the internet, without
redaction. The DOL encourages
commenters not to include personally
identifiable information, confidential
business data, or other sensitive
statements/information in any
comments.
The DOL is particularly interested in
comments that:
• 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.
Agency: DOL-Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
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Type of Review: Extension to a
currently approved collection.
Title of Collection: Rehabilitation Plan
and Award.
Agency Form Number: OWCP–16.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0045.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3176.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
3176.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1588.
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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)
Anjanette Suggs,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office if Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
60-Day Notice for the ‘‘Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery’’
AGENCY:
National Endowment for the
Arts.
Notice of proposed collection;
comment request.
ACTION:
The National Endowment for
the Arts (NEA), 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. Currently, the
NEA is soliciting comments concerning
the proposed information collection for
Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below within 60
days from the date of this publication in
the Federal Register.
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Email comments to: Sunil
Iyengar, National Endowment for the
Arts, at research@arts.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 3135–0130.
Abstract: The proposed information
collection activity provides a means to
garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
The Agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
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• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered is used only
internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
• Information gathered is not used for
the purpose of substantially informing
influential policy decisions; and
• Information gathered yields
qualitative information; the collections
are not designed or expected to yield
statistically reliable results or used as
though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: The target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
Current Actions: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households; Businesses and
Organizations; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,950.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 4.
Average Number of Respondents per
Activity: 883.
Annual Responses: 2,650.
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- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
- Office of the Workers' Compensation Programs
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[Notices]
[Pages 44327-44328]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-15833]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Workers' Compensation Programs
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Rehabilitation Plan and Award (OWCP-16)
AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Rehabilitation Plan and
Award'' (OWCP-16). This comment request is part of continuing
Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
September 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free by
contacting Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 202-354-9660 or by email at
[email protected].
Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs, Room S3323, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210; by email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 202-
354-9660 or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, as part of continuing efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of
information before submitting them to the OMB for final approval. This
program helps to ensure 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 can be properly assessed.
Background: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is
the agency responsible for administration of the Longshore and Harbor
Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) and the Federal Employees'
Compensation Act (FECA). 33 U.S.C. 939 (LHWCA) and 5 U.S.C. 8104 and
8111 (FECA) authorize OWCP to pay for approved vocational
rehabilitation services to eligible workers with work-related
disabilities. In order to decide whether to approve a rehabilitation
plan, OWCP must receive a copy of the plan, supporting vocational
testing materials and the estimated cost to implement the plan, broken
down to show the fees, supplies, tuition and worker maintenance
payments that are contemplated. OWCP also must receive the signature of
the rehabilitation counselor to show that the proposed plan is
appropriate. Form OWCP-16 is the standard format for the collection of
this information. The regulations implementing these statutes allow for
the collection of information needed for OWCP to determine if a
rehabilitation plan should be approved and payment of any related
expenses should be authorized. This information collection is currently
approved for use through December 31, 2020.
DOL authorizes this information collection. This information
collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot
conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless
the OMB under the PRA approves it and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Written comments will receive
consideration, and summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should mention OMB# 1240-0045.
Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this
ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. The DOL encourages
commenters not to include personally identifiable information,
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information
in any comments.
The DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
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.
Agency: DOL-Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
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Type of Review: Extension to a currently approved collection.
Title of Collection: Rehabilitation Plan and Award.
Agency Form Number: OWCP-16.
OMB Control Number: 1240-0045.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3176.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3176.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1588.
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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)
Anjanette Suggs,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office if Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
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