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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 210 / Thursday, October 29, 2020 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Request
for Examination and/or Treatment
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before November 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony May by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
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Longshore Act’s coverage to certain
other employees. Section 33 U.S.C. 907
of the Longshore Act and 20 CFR
702.419, 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.
Legal authority for this information
collection is found at 33 U.S.C. 907.
Regulatory authority is found at 20 CFR
702.419. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on June 11, 2020 (85 FR 35669).
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–OWCP.
Title of Collection: Request for
Examination and/or Treatment.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0029.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 90,000.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 90,000.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
48,750 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $2,544,300.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Dated: October 23, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Notice of
Recurrence
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before November 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony May by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP) administers the Federal
Employees’ Compensation Act, which
provides for continuation of pay or
compensation for work related injuries
or disease that result from Federal
employment. Under 5 U.S.C. 8149, the
Secretary of Labor may prescribe rules
and regulations necessary for the
administration and enforcement of this
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Request for Examination and/or Treatment
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)-sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before November 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Section 33 U.S.C. 907 of the
Longshore Act and 20 CFR 702.419, 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.
Legal authority for this information collection is found at 33 U.S.C.
907. Regulatory authority is found at 20 CFR 702.419. For additional
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on June 11, 2020 (85 FR 35669).
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-OWCP.
Title of Collection: Request for Examination and/or Treatment.
OMB Control Number: 1240-0029.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 90,000.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 90,000.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 48,750 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $2,544,300.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Dated: October 23, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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