[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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