[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 11683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03661]
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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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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 the proposed collection: Claim for Reimbursement--
Assisted Reemployment (CA-2231). 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 April 22, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3233, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0701, fax (202) 693-1447, Email [email protected]. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) under 5
U.S.C. 8101 et seq. Section 8104(a) of the FECA provides vocational
rehabilitation services to eligible injured workers to facilitate their
return to work. The costs of providing these vocational rehabilitation
services are paid from the Employees' Compensation Fund. Annual
appropriations language (currently in Pub. L. 109-289), provides OWCP
with legal authority to use amounts from the Fund to reimburse private
sector employers for a portion of the salary of reemployed disabled
Federal workers they have hired through OWCP's assisted reemployment
program. Information collected on Form CA-2231 provides OWCP with the
necessary remittance information for the employer, documents the hours
of work, certifies the payment of wages to the claimant for which
reimbursement is sought, and summarizes the nature and costs of the
wage reimbursement program for a prompt decision by OWCP. This
information collection is currently approved for use through July 31,
2013.
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 extension of
approval to collect this information to ensure timely and accurate
payments to eligible employers for reimbursement claims.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Claim for Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment.
OMB Number: 1240-0018.
Agency Number: CA-2231.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Total Respondents: 42.
Total Annual responses: 168.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 84.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $82.
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 12, 2013.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2013-03661 Filed 2-15-13; 8:45 am]
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