Proposed Collection; Comment Request
[09/22/2003]
Volume 68, Number 183, Page 55064-55065
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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
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requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment Standards Administration is soliciting comments concerning
the proposed collection: Request for Employment Information (CA-1027).
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 November 21, 2003.
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, Email bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Payment of compensation for partial disability to injured Federal
workers is required by 5 U.S.C. 8106. That section also requires the
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) to obtain information
regarding a claimant's earnings during a period of eligibility to
compensation. The CA-1027, Request for Employment Information, is the
form used to obtain information for an individual who is employed by a
private employer. The information is used to determine the claimant's
entitlement to compensation benefits. This information collection is
currently approved for use through March 31, 2004.
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 extension of approval to collect this
information in order to determine a claimant's eligibility for
compensation benefits.
Type of Review: Extension
Agency: Employment Standards Administration
Title: Request for Employment Information
OMB Number: 1215-0105
Agency Number: CA-1027
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Respondents: 500
Total Responses: 500
Time Per Response: 15 minutes
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 125
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0
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: September 15, 2003.
Bruce Bohanon,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-24052 Filed 9-18-03; 12:01 pm
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