Proposed Collection; Comment Request
[03/03/2005]
Volume 70, Number 41, Page 10414-10415
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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
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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
collection: Request for Examination and/or Treatment (LS-1). 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 May 2, 2005.
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 area
customarily used by an employee in loading, unloading, repairing or
building a vessel. Under Section 7 (33 U.S.C., Chapter 18, Section 907)
of the Longshore Act the employer/insurance carrier is responsible for
furnishing medical care for the injured employee for such period of
time as the injury or recovery period may require. Form LS-1 serves two
purposes: (1) It authorizes the medical care and (2) provides a vehicle
for the treating physician to report the findings, treatment given and
anticipated physical condition of the employee. This information
collection is currently approved for use through November 30, 2005.
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 verify that proper medical treatment has been
authorized and to determine the severity of a claimant's injuries for
purposes of compensation benefits.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Titles: Requests for Examination and/or Treatment.
OMB Number: 1215-0066.
Agency Numbers: LS-1.
Affected Public: Individual or households; Business or other for-
profit.
Total Respondents: 16,200.
Total Annual responses: 101,250.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 109,350.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1.08 Hours.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $43,740.00.
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: February 25, 2005.
Sue Blumenthal,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-4081 Filed 3-2-05; 8:45 am
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