ESA Federal Register Notice Proposed Collection; Comment Request
[08/24/2001]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request [08/24/2001]
Volume 66, Number 165, Page 44647-44648
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed 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 (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 the proposed extension of Payment of Compensation
Without Award (LS-206).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before October 23, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0339 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 693-1451.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LSWCA). 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. Under section 14(b) and (c) of the Act, a self-
insured employer or insurance carrier is required to pay compensation
within 14 days after the employer has knowledge of the injury or death.
Upon making the first payment, the employer or carrier shall
immediately notify the district director of payment. Form LS-206 has
been designated as the form on which report of first payment is to be
made.
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 of the extension of this
information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to meet
the statutory requirements to ensure payment of compensation or death
benefits under the Act.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Payment of Compensation Without Award.
OMB Number: 1215-0022.
Agency Number: LS-206.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Respondents: 900.
Total Annual Responses: 26,100.
Time Per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,525.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $10,224.25.
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: August 10, 2001.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-21483 Filed 8-23-01; 8:45 am]
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