[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75163-75164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26091]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness 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: Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act Forms (Forms EE-1, EE-2,
EE-3, EE-4, EE-7, EE-8, EE-9, EE-10, EE-11A, EE-11B, EE-12, EE-13, EE-
16, EE-20). 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 December 27, 2016.
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
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is the primary
agency responsible for the administration of the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as amended
(EEOICPA or Act), 42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq. The Act provides for timely
payment of compensation to covered employees and, where applicable,
survivors of such employees, who sustained either ``occupational
illnesses'' or ``covered illnesses'' incurred in the performance of
duty for the Department of Energy and certain of its contractors and
subcontractors. The Act sets forth eligibility criteria for claimants
for compensation under Part B and Part E of the Act, and outlines the
various elements of compensation payable from the Fund established by
the Act. The information collections in this ICR collect demographic,
factual and medical information needed to determine entitlement to
benefits under the EEOICPA. This information collection is currently
approved for use through December 31, 2016.
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.
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III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks approval for the revision of this
information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to
determine a claimant's eligibility for compensation under the EEOICPA.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act Forms
(various).
OMB Number: 1240-0002.
Agency Number: EE-1, EE-2, EE-3, EE-4, EE-7, EE-8, EE-9, EE-10, EE-
11A, EE-11B, EE-12, EE-13, EE-16 and EE-20.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit.
Total Respondents: 57,277.
Total Responses: 60,621.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 20,539.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $27,800.
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: October 21, 2016.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2016-26091 Filed 10-27-16; 8:45 am]
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