[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30459-30460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13882]
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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. 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 (OWCP) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
collection: Request for Earnings Information (LS-426). 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 27, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail, delivery service, or by
hand to Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210; or by fax to (202) 354-
9647; or by Email to
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[email protected]. Please use only one method of transmission for
comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email). Please note that comments
submitted after the comment period will not be considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). 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.
The Secretary of Labor is authorized, under the Act, to make rules
and regulations to administer the Act and its extensions. Pursuant to
the LHWCA, injured employees shall receive compensation in an amount
equal to 66-2/3 per centum of their average weekly wage. Form LS-426,
Request for Earnings Information, is used by district offices to
collect wage information from injured workers to assure payment of
compensation benefits to injured workers at the proper rate. This
information is needed for determination of compensation benefits in
accordance with section 10 of the LHWCA. This information collection is
currently approved for use through September 30, 2018.
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
assure payment of compensation benefits to injured workers at the
proper rate.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Request for Earnings Information.
OMB Number: 1240-0025.
Agency Number: LS-426.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Respondents: 100.
Total Annual Responses: 100.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 25.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $23.
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 21, 2018.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2018-13882 Filed 6-27-18; 8:45 am]
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