[Federal Register: July 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 128)]
[Notices]
[Page 37987]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr02jy08-108]
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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 Controversion of Right to
Compensation (LS-207). 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 September 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, E-mail bell.hazel@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 (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 areas
customarily used by an employer in loading, unloading, repairing or
building a vessel. In addition, several acts extend Longshore Act
coverage to certain other employees. Pursuant to section 914(d) of the
Longshore Act, and 20 CFR 702.251, if an employer controverts the right
to compensation, he/she shall file with the district director in the
affected compensation district on or before the fourteenth day after
he/she has knowledge of the alleged injury or death, a notice, in
accordance with a form prescribed by the Secretary, stating that the
right to compensation is controverted. Form LS-207 has been designated
for this purpose. Form LS-207 is used by insurance carriers and self-
insured employers to controvert claims under the Longshore Act and
extensions. The information is used by OWCP district offices to
determine the basis for not paying benefits in a case. This information
collection is currently approved for use through December 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 carry out its responsibility to meet the statutory
requirements to provide compensation or death benefits under the Act to
workers covered under the Act.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Titles: Notice of Controversion of Right to Compensation.
OMB Number: 1215-0023.
Agency Numbers: LS-207.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 700.
Total Annual responses: 17,500.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,375.
Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $8,662.
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.
Hazel M. 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. E8-14979 Filed 7-1-08; 8:45 am]
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