[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23613-23614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10491]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Division of Federal Employees' Compensation, Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs, Department of Labor.
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). This program helps to ensure that requested data
can be provided in
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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: Notice of
Recurrences (CA-2a). 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 July 24, 2017.
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 administers the
Federal Employees' Compensation Act (5 U.S.C. 8101, et seq.), which
provides for continuation of pay or compensation for work related
injuries or disease that result from federal employment. Regulation 20
CFR 10.104 designates form CA-2a as the form to be used to request
information from claimants with previously-accepted injuries, who claim
a recurrence of disability, and from their supervisors. The form
requests information relating to the specific circumstances leading up
to the recurrence as well as information about their employment and
earnings.
The information provided is used by OWCP claims examiners to
determine whether a claimant has sustained a recurrence of disability
related to an accepted injury and, if so, the appropriate benefits
payable. This information collection is currently approved for use
through August 31, 2017.
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 ensure the
accurate payment of benefits to current and former Federal employees
with recurring work-related injuries.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Notice of Recurrences.
OMB Number: 1240-0009.
Agency Number: CA-2a.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Respondents: 289.
Total Annual Responses: 289.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 145.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $134.
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: April 28, 2017.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2017-10491 Filed 5-22-17; 8:45 am]
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