Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection
Requirements
[12/18/2007]
Volume 72, Number 242
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection
Requirements
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 Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information 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.
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DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before February 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Steven Andoseh, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0373, fax (202) 693-1451, E-mail andoseh.steven@dol.gov.
Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or
E-mail).
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 suffered 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 July 31, 2008.
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: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Notice of Recurrences.
OMB Number: 1215-0167.
Agency Number: CA-2a.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Respondents: 680.
Total Annual responses: 680.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 340.
Frequency: Once Per Recurrence.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $299.00.
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: December 13, 2007.
Hazel Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-24488 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am]
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