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likely to cure, give relief, reduce the
degree or the period of disability, or aid
in lessening the amount of the monthly
compensation. These services,
appliances, and supplies shall be
furnished—
(1) whether or not disability has
arisen;
(2) notwithstanding that the employee
has accepted or is entitled to receive
benefits under subchapter III of chapter
83 of this title or another retirement
system for employees of the
Government; and
(3) by or on the order of United States
medical officers and hospitals, or, at the
employee’s option, by or on the order of
physicians and hospitals designated or
approved by the Secretary. The
employee may initially select a
physician to provide medical services,
appliances, and supplies, in accordance
with such regulations and instructions
as the Secretary considers necessary,
and may be furnished necessary and
reasonable transportation and expenses
incident to the securing of such
services, appliances, and supplies.
These expenses, when authorized or
approved by the Secretary, shall be paid
from the Employees’ Compensation
Fund.
(b) The Secretary, under such
limitations or conditions as he considers
necessary, may authorize the employing
agencies to provide for the initial
furnishing of medical and other benefits
under this section. The Secretary may
certify vouchers for these expenses out
of the Employees’ Compensation Fund
when the immediate superior of the
employee certifies that the expense was
incurred in respect to an injury which
was accepted by the employing agency
as probably compensable under this
subchapter. The Secretary shall
prescribe the form and content of the
certificate.
In accordance with 20 CFR 10.330,
OWCP requires each employee who is
receiving benefits to provide a medical
report from their attending physician.
Per 20 CFR 10.332, OWCP will request
the attending physician to provide a
report at periodic intervals in all cases
requiring hospital treatment or
prolonged care. The attending physician
will be asked to describe the continuing
need for medical treatment for the
accepted condition, prognosis,
description of work tolerance
limitations, and the physician’s opinion
on causal relationship between the
diagnosed condition and the employee’s
work factors.
Further, 20 CFR 10.501 states:
(a) The employee is responsible for
providing sufficient medical evidence to
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justify payment of any compensation
sought.
(1) To support payment of continuing
compensation where an employee has
been found entitled to periodic benefits,
narrative medical evidence must be
submitted whenever OWCP requests it
but ordinarily not less than once a year
and with any filing of a form CA–1032.
It must contain a physician’s
rationalized opinion as to whether the
specific period of alleged disability is
causally related to the employee’s
accepted injury or illness.
(2) For those employees with more
serious conditions not likely to improve
and for employees over the age of 65,
OWCP may require less frequent
documentation, but ordinarily not less
than once every three years.
References: 5 U.S.C. 8149, 5 U.S.C.
8103, 20 CFR 10.330, 20 CFR
10.332, and 20 CFR. 10.501.
See: https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/
regs/statutes/feca.htm#)
See: eCFR: 20 CFR part 10—Claims for
Compensation Under the Federal
Employees’ Compensation Act, as
Amended
II. Desired Focus of Comments
OWCP is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to the Attending
Physician’s Certification of Continuing
Workers’ Compensation Disability.
OWCP is particularly interested in
comments that:
• Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of OWCP’s
estimate of the burden related to the
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used in the estimate;
• Suggest methods to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
information collection 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.
Background documents related to this
information collection request are
available at https://regulations.gov and
at DOL–OWCP located at U.S.
Department of Labor, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Room S3323,
200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210. Questions about
the information collection requirements
may be directed to the person listed in
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the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of
this notice.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns Attending Physician’s
Certification of Continuing Workers’
Compensation Disability, CA–21.
Type of Review: New collection.
Agency: DOL—Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
OMB Number: 1240–0NEW.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Businesses or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 33,372.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Number of Responses: 33,372.
Annual Burden Hours: 2,670 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $25,029.00.
OWCP Forms: OWCP Form CA–21,
Attending Physician’s Certification of
Continuing Workers’ Compensation
Disability.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the proposed
information collection request; they will
become a matter of public record and
will be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
Anjanette Suggs,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024–13437 Filed 6–18–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–CH–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Proposed Revision of Information
Collection; FECA Medical Report
Forms, Claim for Compensation, OMB
Control No. 1240–0046
Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Division of
Federal Employees’ Longshore and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation,
(OWCP/DFELHWC) Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance request for
comment to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
collections of information in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. This request 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
SUMMARY:
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understood; and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Office
of Workers’ Compensation Programs,
Division of Federal Employees’
Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation, (OWCP/DFELHWC) is
soliciting comments on the information
collection for FECA Medical Report
Forms, Claim for Compensation,
Authorization for Examination And/Or
Treatment, CA–16.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before August 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments in the following
way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
for WCPO–2024–0014. Comments
submitted electronically, including
attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket, with no changes. Because
your comment will be made public, you
are responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as your or anyone else’s Social
Security number or confidential
business information.
• If your comment includes
confidential information that you do not
wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper
submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit
written/paper submissions in the
following way:
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit
DOL—OWCP/DFELHWC, Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs,
Division of Federal Employees’
Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room
S–3323, Washington, DC 20210.
• OWCP/DFELHWC will post your
comment as well as any attachments,
except for information submitted and
marked as confidential, in the docket at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anjanette Suggs, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Division of
Federal Employees’ Longshore, and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation, OWCP/
DFELHWC, at suggs.anjanette@dol.gov@
dol.gov (email); (202) 354–9660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The Office of Worker’s Compensation
Programs (OWCP) administers the
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
(FECA), which provides for
continuation of pay or compensation for
work related injuries or disease from
federal employment. 5 U.S.C. 8149,
Congress gives the Secretary of Labor
authority to prescribe the rules and
regulations necessary for the
administration and enforcement of the
FECA.
The relevant statutory provision
allowing for an individual to make a
claim for compensation benefits is
found at 5 U.S.C. 8102, Compensation
for disability or death of employee, and
reads as follows:
(a) The United States shall pay
compensation as specified by this
subchapter for the disability or death of
an employee resulting from personal
injury sustained while in the
performance of his duty, unless the
injury or death is—
(1) caused by willful misconduct of
the employee;
(2) caused by the employee’s
intention to bring about the injury or
death of himself or of another; or
(3) proximately caused by the
intoxication of the injured employee.
(b) Disability or death from a war-risk
hazard or during or as a result of
capture, detention, or other restraint by
a hostile force or individual, suffered by
an employee who is employed outside
the continental United States or in
Alaska or in the areas and installations
in the Republic of Panama made
available to the United States pursuant
to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and
related agreements (as described in
section 3(a) of the Panama Canal Act of
1979), is deemed to have resulted from
personal injury sustained while in the
performance of his duty, whether or not
the employee was engaged in the course
of employment when the disability or
disability resulting in death occurred or
when he was taken by the hostile force
or individual. This subsection does not
apply to an individual—
(1) whose residence is at or in the
vicinity of the place of his employment
and who was not living there solely
because of the exigencies of his
employment, unless he was injured or
taken while engaged in the course of his
employment; or
(2) who is a prisoner of war or a
protected individual under the Geneva
Conventions of 1949 and is detained or
utilized by the United States.
The relevant statutory provision 5
U.S.C. 8103, Medical services and initial
medical and other benefits, which reads
as follows:
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(a) The United States shall furnish to
an employee who is injured while in the
performance of duty, the services,
appliances, and supplies prescribed or
recommended by a qualified physician,
which the Secretary of Labor considers
likely to cure, give relief, reduce the
degree or the period of disability, or aid
in lessening the amount of the monthly
compensation. These services,
appliances, and supplies shall be
furnished—
(1) whether or not disability has
arisen;
(2) notwithstanding that the employee
has accepted or is entitled to receive
benefits under subchapter III of chapter
83 of this title or another retirement
system for employees of the
Government; and
(3) by or on the order of United States
medical officers and hospitals, or, at the
employee’s option, by or on the order of
physicians and hospitals designated or
approved by the Secretary. The
employee may initially select a
physician to provide medical services,
appliances, and supplies, in accordance
with such regulations and instructions
as the Secretary considers necessary,
and may be furnished necessary and
reasonable transportation and expenses
incident to the securing of such
services, appliances, and supplies.
These expenses, when authorized or
approved by the Secretary, shall be paid
from the Employees’ Compensation
Fund.
(b) The Secretary, under such
limitations or conditions as he considers
necessary, may authorize the employing
agencies to provide for the initial
furnishing of medical and other benefits
under this section. The Secretary may
certify vouchers for these expenses out
of the Employees’ Compensation Fund
when the immediate superior of the
employee certifies that the expense was
incurred in respect to an injury which
was accepted by the employing agency
as probably compensable under this
subchapter. The Secretary shall
prescribe the form and content of the
certificate.
References: 5 U.S.C. 8102, 5 U.S. C.
8103, and 5 U.S.C. 8149. 20 CFR 10.102,
20 CFR 10.211, 20 CFR 10.300, 20 CFR
10.314, 20 CFR. 314, and 20 CFR.
10.506.
See: https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/
regs/statutes/feca.htm#).
See: eCFR: 20 CFR part 10—Claims
for Compensation Under the Federal
Employees’ Compensation Act, as
Amended
II. Desired Focus of Comments
OWCP/DFELHWC is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
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information collection related to the
FECA Medical Report Forms, Claim for
Compensation, Authorization for
Examination And/Or Treatment, CA–16.
OWCP/DFELHWC is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of OWCP/
DFELHWC’s estimate of the burden
related to the information collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used in
the estimate;
• Suggest methods to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
information collection 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.
Background documents related to this
information collection request are
available at https://regulations.gov and
at DOL–OWCP/DFELHWC located at
200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S–
3323, Washington, DC 20210. Questions
about the information collection
requirements may be directed to the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns FECA Medical Report Forms,
Authorization for Examination And/Or
Treatment, CA–16. OWCP/DFELHWC
has updated the data with respect to the
number of respondents, responses,
burden hours, and burden costs
supporting this information collection
request from the previous information
collection request.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Division of
Federal Employees’ Longshore, and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation, OWCP/
DFELHWC.
OMB Number: 1240–0046.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Business or other For-profits.
Number of Respondents: 248,981.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Number of Responses: 248,981.
Annual Burden Hours: 22,824 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $186,736.00.
OWCP/DFELHWC 1240–0046: OWCP/
DFELHWC FECA Medical Report
Forms, Authorization for Examination
and/or Treatment.
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Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the proposed
information collection request; they will
become a matter of public record and
will be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
Anjanette Suggs,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024–13438 Filed 6–18–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–CH–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Proposed Revision of Information
Collection; Peace Corps Volunteer
Authorization for Examination and/or
Treatment, CA–15 (OMB Control No.
1240–0059)
Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Division of
Federal Employees’ Longshore and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation,
(OWCP/DFELHWC) Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance request for
comment to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
collections of information in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. This request 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,
Division of Federal Employees’
Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation, (OWCP/DFELHWC) is
soliciting comments on the information
collection for Peace Corps Volunteer
Authorization for Examination and/or
Treatment, CA–15.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before August 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments in the following
way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
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for WCPO–2024–0013. Comments
submitted electronically, including
attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket, with no changes. Because
your comment will be made public, you
are responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as your or anyone else’s Social
Security number or confidential
business information.
• If your comment includes
confidential information that you do not
wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper
submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit
written/paper submissions in the
following way:
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit
DOL–OWCP/DFELHWC, Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs,
Division of Federal Employees’
Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room
S–3323, Washington, DC 20210.
• OWCP/DFELHWC will post your
comment as well as any attachments,
except for information submitted and
marked as confidential, in the docket at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anjanette Suggs, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Division of
Federal Employees’ Longshore, and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation, OWCP/
DFELHWC, at suggs.anjanette@dol.gov
(email); (202) 354–9660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP) administers the
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
(FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq. The statute
provides for the payment of benefits for
wage loss and/or for permanent
impairment to a scheduled member,
arising out of a work-related injury or
disease. The Act outlines the elements
of pay which are to be included in an
individual’s pay rate, and sets forth
various other criteria for determining
eligibility to and the amount of benefits,
including: augmentation of basic
compensation for individuals with
qualifying dependents; a requirement to
report any earnings during a period that
compensation is claimed; a prohibition
against concurrent receipt of FECA
benefits and benefits from the Office of
Personnel Management or certain
Department of Veterans Affairs benefits;
a mandate that money collected from a
liable third party found responsible for
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Proposed Revision of Information Collection; FECA Medical Report
Forms, Claim for Compensation, OMB Control No. 1240-0046
AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Federal
Employees' Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, (OWCP/DFELHWC)
Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request
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
[[Page 51907]]
understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents
can be properly assessed. Currently, the Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs, Division of Federal Employees' Longshore and
Harbor Workers' Compensation, (OWCP/DFELHWC) is soliciting comments on
the information collection for FECA Medical Report Forms, Claim for
Compensation, Authorization for Examination And/Or Treatment, CA-16.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before August 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments in the following
way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments for WCPO-2024-0014.
Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov will be posted to the docket, with no changes.
Because your comment will be made public, you are responsible for
ensuring that your comment does not include any confidential
information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such
as your or anyone else's Social Security number or confidential
business information.
If your comment includes confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit written/paper submissions in the
following way:
Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit DOL--OWCP/DFELHWC,
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Federal
Employees' Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210.
OWCP/DFELHWC will post your comment as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted and marked as
confidential, in the docket at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anjanette Suggs, Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs, Division of Federal Employees' Longshore, and
Harbor Workers' Compensation, OWCP/DFELHWC, at
[email protected]@dol.gov (email); (202) 354-9660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Worker's Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the
Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), which provides for
continuation of pay or compensation for work related injuries or
disease from federal employment. 5 U.S.C. 8149, Congress gives the
Secretary of Labor authority to prescribe the rules and regulations
necessary for the administration and enforcement of the FECA.
The relevant statutory provision allowing for an individual to make
a claim for compensation benefits is found at 5 U.S.C. 8102,
Compensation for disability or death of employee, and reads as follows:
(a) The United States shall pay compensation as specified by this
subchapter for the disability or death of an employee resulting from
personal injury sustained while in the performance of his duty, unless
the injury or death is--
(1) caused by willful misconduct of the employee;
(2) caused by the employee's intention to bring about the injury or
death of himself or of another; or
(3) proximately caused by the intoxication of the injured employee.
(b) Disability or death from a war-risk hazard or during or as a
result of capture, detention, or other restraint by a hostile force or
individual, suffered by an employee who is employed outside the
continental United States or in Alaska or in the areas and
installations in the Republic of Panama made available to the United
States pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related
agreements (as described in section 3(a) of the Panama Canal Act of
1979), is deemed to have resulted from personal injury sustained while
in the performance of his duty, whether or not the employee was engaged
in the course of employment when the disability or disability resulting
in death occurred or when he was taken by the hostile force or
individual. This subsection does not apply to an individual--
(1) whose residence is at or in the vicinity of the place of his
employment and who was not living there solely because of the
exigencies of his employment, unless he was injured or taken while
engaged in the course of his employment; or
(2) who is a prisoner of war or a protected individual under the
Geneva Conventions of 1949 and is detained or utilized by the United
States.
The relevant statutory provision 5 U.S.C. 8103, Medical services
and initial medical and other benefits, which reads as follows:
(a) The United States shall furnish to an employee who is injured
while in the performance of duty, the services, appliances, and
supplies prescribed or recommended by a qualified physician, which the
Secretary of Labor considers likely to cure, give relief, reduce the
degree or the period of disability, or aid in lessening the amount of
the monthly compensation. These services, appliances, and supplies
shall be furnished--
(1) whether or not disability has arisen;
(2) notwithstanding that the employee has accepted or is entitled
to receive benefits under subchapter III of chapter 83 of this title or
another retirement system for employees of the Government; and
(3) by or on the order of United States medical officers and
hospitals, or, at the employee's option, by or on the order of
physicians and hospitals designated or approved by the Secretary. The
employee may initially select a physician to provide medical services,
appliances, and supplies, in accordance with such regulations and
instructions as the Secretary considers necessary, and may be furnished
necessary and reasonable transportation and expenses incident to the
securing of such services, appliances, and supplies. These expenses,
when authorized or approved by the Secretary, shall be paid from the
Employees' Compensation Fund.
(b) The Secretary, under such limitations or conditions as he
considers necessary, may authorize the employing agencies to provide
for the initial furnishing of medical and other benefits under this
section. The Secretary may certify vouchers for these expenses out of
the Employees' Compensation Fund when the immediate superior of the
employee certifies that the expense was incurred in respect to an
injury which was accepted by the employing agency as probably
compensable under this subchapter. The Secretary shall prescribe the
form and content of the certificate.
References: 5 U.S.C. 8102, 5 U.S. C. 8103, and 5 U.S.C. 8149. 20
CFR 10.102, 20 CFR 10.211, 20 CFR 10.300, 20 CFR 10.314, 20 CFR. 314,
and 20 CFR. 10.506.
See: https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/statutes/feca.htm#).
See: eCFR: 20 CFR part 10--Claims for Compensation Under the
Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as Amended
II. Desired Focus of Comments
OWCP/DFELHWC is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
[[Page 51908]]
information collection related to the FECA Medical Report Forms, Claim
for Compensation, Authorization for Examination And/Or Treatment, CA-
16. OWCP/DFELHWC is particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information has practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of OWCP/DFELHWC's estimate of the
burden related to the information collection, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used in the estimate;
Suggest methods to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the information collection 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.
Background documents related to this information collection request
are available at https://regulations.gov and at DOL-OWCP/DFELHWC
located at 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210.
Questions about the information collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this
notice.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request concerns FECA Medical Report
Forms, Authorization for Examination And/Or Treatment, CA-16. OWCP/
DFELHWC has updated the data with respect to the number of respondents,
responses, burden hours, and burden costs supporting this information
collection request from the previous information collection request.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of
Federal Employees' Longshore, and Harbor Workers' Compensation, OWCP/
DFELHWC.
OMB Number: 1240-0046.
Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other For-profits.
Number of Respondents: 248,981.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Number of Responses: 248,981.
Annual Burden Hours: 22,824 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $186,736.00.
OWCP/DFELHWC 1240-0046: OWCP/DFELHWC FECA Medical Report Forms,
Authorization for Examination and/or Treatment.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized in
the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the
proposed information collection request; they will become a matter of
public record and will be available at https://www.reginfo.gov.
Anjanette Suggs,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-13438 Filed 6-18-24; 8:45 am]
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