[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54804-54805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22866]
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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 its proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information collection: Representative Fee Request (CA-143/CA-155). 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 November 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210, telephone/fax
(202) 354-9647, Email [email protected]. Please use only one method
of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: Individuals filing for compensation benefits with
the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) may be represented
by an attorney or other representative. The representative is entitled
to request a fee for services under the Federal Employees' Compensation
Act (FECA) and under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
(LHWCA). The fee must be approved by the OWCP before any demand for
payment can be made by the representative. This information collection
request sets forth the criteria for the information, which must be
presented by the respondent in order to have the fee approved by the
OWCP. The information collection does not have a particular form or
format; the respondent must present the information in any format which
is convenient and which meets all the required information criteria.
This information collection is currently approved for use through
January 31, 2016.
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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 approval
for the extension of this currently approved information collection in
order to carry out its responsibility to approve representative fees
under the two Acts.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Representative Fee Request.
OMB Number: 1240-0049.
Agency Number: CA-143/CA-155.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or
households.
Total Respondents: 9,307.
Total Annual Responses: 9,307.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,654.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $8,609.
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: September 4, 2015.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2015-22866 Filed 9-10-15; 8:45 am]
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