[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 110 (Monday, June 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 33004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13379]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Proposed
Renewal 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 (OWCP) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed collection: Payment of Compensation
without Award (LS-206). A copy of the proposed information collection
request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the
address section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before August 8, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3201, 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 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.
Under sections 914(b) & (c) of the Longshore Act, a self-insured
employer or insurance carrier is required to pay compensation within 14
days after the employer has knowledge of the injury or death. Upon
making the first payment, the employer or carrier shall immediately
notify the district director of the payment. Form LS-206 has been
designated as the proper form on which report of first payment is to be
made. This information collection is currently approved for use through
November 30, 2014.
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 extension of approval of this
information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to meet
the statutory requirements to provide compensation or death benefits
under the Act to workers covered by the Act.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Payment of Compensation without Award.
OMB Number: 1240-0043.
Agency Number: LS-206.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 600.
Total Annual Responses: 16,800.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,200.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $8,736.
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: June 3, 2014.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014-13379 Filed 6-6-14; 8:45 am]
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