81 FR 15572 - Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 56 (March 23, 2016)
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 56 (March 23, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-06491 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 15572-15573] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-06491] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Division of Federal Employees' Compensation, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Claim for Reimbursement--Assisted Reemployment (CA-2231). 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 23, 2016. ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 354-9647, Email [email protected]. Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act [[Page 15573]] (FECA) under 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq. Section 8104(a) of the FECA provides vocational rehabilitation services to eligible injured workers to facilitate their return to work. The costs of providing these vocational rehabilitation services are paid from the Employees' Compensation Fund. Annual appropriations language (currently in Pub. L. 114-113), provides OWCP with legal authority to use amounts from the Fund to reimburse private sector employers for a portion of the salary of reemployed FECA claimants hired through OWCP's assisted reemployment program. Information collected on Form CA-2231 provides OWCP with the necessary remittance information for the employer, documents the hours of work, certifies the payment of wages to the claimant for which reimbursement is sought, and summarizes the nature and costs of the wage reimbursement program for a prompt decision by OWCP. This information collection is currently approved for use through July 31, 2016. 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 to ensure timely and accurate payments to eligible employers for reimbursement claims. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. Title: Claim for Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment. OMB Number: 1240-0018. Agency Number: CA-2231. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions. Total Respondents: 32. Total Annual Responses: 128. Average Time per Response: 30 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 64. Frequency: Quarterly. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $67. 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: March 17, 2016. Yoon Ferguson, Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2016-06491 Filed 3-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-CH-P
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committee on their subject matters. The Public docket of the WPAC meeting: U.S.C. 5567, 46 U.S.C. 2114, 21 U.S.C.
work groups will report to WPAC at the OSHA will place comments, requests to 399d, and 49 U.S.C. 30171.
April 26, 2016 meeting for discussion by speak, and speaker presentations, Signed at Washington, DC on March 17,
the full committee. including any personal information you 2016.
The work groups will meet from 3:00 provide, in the public docket of this David Michaels,
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2016 in WPAC meeting without change, and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
the following rooms in the Francis those documents may be available Safety and Health.
Perkins Building: online at http://www.regulations.gov. [FR Doc. 2016–06519 Filed 3–22–16; 8:45 am]
Outreach—Room C–5320 Therefore, OSHA cautions you about
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Training—Room C–5521 submitting personal information, such
For additional information on WPAC work as Social Security numbers and
group meetings or participating in them, birthdates. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
please contact Mr. Rosa. OSHA also places in the public
docket the meeting transcript, meeting Office of Workers’ Compensation
Public Participation, Submissions, and minutes, documents presented at the
Access to Public Record Programs
WPAC meeting, and other documents
WPAC meetings: All WPAC meetings pertaining to the WPAC meeting. These Proposed Extension of Existing
are open to the public. Individuals documents are available online at http:// Collection; Comment Request
attending meetings at the U.S. www.regulations.gov under Docket No.
Department of Labor must enter the OSHA–2016–0008. AGENCY: Division of Federal Employees’
building at the visitors’ entrance, 3rd Access to the public record of WPAC Compensation, Office of Workers’
and C Streets NW., and pass through meetings: To read or download Compensation Programs
building security. Attendees must have documents in the public docket of this ACTION: Notice.
valid government-issued photo WPAC meeting, go to Docket No.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
identification (such as a driver’s license) OSHA–2016–0008 at http://
part of its continuing effort to reduce
to enter the building. For additional www.regulations.gov. The http://
paperwork and respondent burden,
information about building security www.regulations.gov index also lists all
conducts a preclearance consultation
measures for attending WPAC meetings, documents in the public record for this
program to provide the general public
please contact Ms. Jameson (see meeting; however, some documents
and Federal agencies with an
ADDRESSES section). (e.g., copyrighted materials) are not
publicly available through that Web opportunity to comment on proposed
Individuals needing special
page. All documents in the public and/or continuing collections of
accommodations to attend the WPAC
record, including materials not available information in accordance with the
meeting should contact Ms. Jameson as
through http://www.regulations.gov, are Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
well.
Submission of written comments: You available for inspection and copying in (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
may submit written comments using the OSHA Docket Office (see ADDRESSES program helps to ensure that requested
one of the methods identified in the section). Please contact the OSHA data can be provided in the desired
Docket Office for assistance in making format, reporting burden (time and
ADDRESSES section. Your submissions
submissions to, or obtaining materials financial resources) is minimized,
must include the Agency name and
from, the public docket. collection instruments are clearly
docket number for this WPAC meeting
Electronic copies of this Federal understood, and the impact of collection
(Docket No. OSHA–2016–0008). OSHA
Register notice are available at http:// requirements on respondents can be
will provide copies of submissions to
www.regulations.gov. This notice, as properly assessed. Currently, the Office
WPAC members.
Because of security-related well as news releases and other relevant of Workers’ Compensation Programs is
procedures, submissions by regular mail information, also are available on the soliciting comments concerning the
may experience significant delays. For Directorate of Whistleblower Protections proposed collection:
Programs’ Web page at: http:// Claim for Reimbursement—Assisted
information about security procedures
www.whistleblowers.gov. Reemployment (CA–2231). A copy of
for submitting materials by hand
the proposed information collection
delivery, express mail, and messenger or Authority and Signature request can be obtained by contacting
courier service, please contact the
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, the office listed below in the addresses
OSHA Docket Office (see ADDRESSES
Assistant Secretary of Labor for section of this Notice.
section).
Requests to speak and speaker Occupational Safety and Health, DATES: Written comments must be
presentations: If you want to address authorized the preparation of this notice submitted to the office listed in the
WPAC at the meeting, you must submit under the authority granted by 5 U.S.C. addresses section below on or before
your request to speak, as well as any App. 2, 41 CFR part 102–3, chapter 1600 May 23, 2016.
written or electronic presentation, by of Department of Labor Management ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S.
April 12, 2016, using one of the Series 3 (Aug. 15, 2013), 77 FR 3912 Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
methods listed in the ADDRESSES (Jan. 25, 2012), and the Secretary of Ave. NW., Room S–3323, Washington,
section. Your request must state: Labor’s authority to administer the DC 20210, telephone (202) 354–9647,
• The amount of time requested to whistleblower provisions found in 29 Email ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please
U.S.C. 660(c), 49 U.S.C. 31105, 15
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speak; use only one method of transmission for
• The interest you represent (e.g., U.S.C. 2651, 46 U.S.C. 80507, 42 U.S.C. comments (mail, fax, or Email).
business, organization, affiliation), if 300j–9(i), 33 U.S.C. 1367, 15 U.S.C. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
any; and 2622, 42 U.S.C. 6971, 42 U.S.C. 7622, 42
• A brief outline of your presentation. U.S.C. 9610, 42 U.S.C. 5851, 49 U.S.C. I. Background
The WPAC Chair may grant requests 42121, 18 U.S.C. 1514A, 49 U.S.C. The Office of Workers’ Compensation
to address WPAC as time and 60129, 49 U.S.C. 20109, 6 U.S.C. 1142, Programs (OWCP) administers the
circumstances permit. 15 U.S.C. 2087, 29 U.S.C. 218c, 12 Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
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(FECA) under 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq. Agency Number: CA–2231. dial the USA toll free conference call
Section 8104(a) of the FECA provides Affected Public: Business or other for- number 1–844–467–4685, passcode
vocational rehabilitation services to profit, Not-for-profit institutions. 635840, followed by the # sign, to
eligible injured workers to facilitate Total Respondents: 32. participate in this meeting by telephone.
their return to work. The costs of Total Annual Responses: 128. The WebEx link is https://
providing these vocational Average Time per Response: 30 nasa.webex.com/; the meeting number
rehabilitation services are paid from the minutes. is 995 194 812 and the password is @
Employees’ Compensation Fund. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 64. April19.
Annual appropriations language Frequency: Quarterly. The agenda for the meeting includes
(currently in Pub. L. 114–113), provides Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): the following topics:
OWCP with legal authority to use $0. • Overview of 2016 Applied Sciences
amounts from the Fund to reimburse Total Burden Cost (operating/ Program Budget.
private sector employers for a portion of maintenance): $67. • Continuity Study.
the salary of reemployed FECA Comments submitted in response to • Status of User Working Groups and
claimants hired through OWCP’s this notice will be summarized and/or Science Teams.
assisted reemployment program. included in the request for Office of • Update on Status of Decadal
Information collected on Form CA–2231 Management and Budget approval of the Survey.
provides OWCP with the necessary information collection request; they will It is imperative that the meeting be
remittance information for the also become a matter of public record. held on this date to accommodate the
employer, documents the hours of work, Dated: March 17, 2016. scheduling priorities of the key
certifies the payment of wages to the Yoon Ferguson,
participants.
claimant for which reimbursement is
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ Patricia D. Rausch,
sought, and summarizes the nature and Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
costs of the wage reimbursement Advisory Committee Management Officer,
Labor. National Aeronautics and Space
program for a prompt decision by [FR Doc. 2016–06491 Filed 3–22–16; 8:45 am] Administration.
OWCP. This information collection is
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currently approved for use through July
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31, 2016.
II. Review Focus NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
The Department of Labor is SPACE ADMINISTRATION NUCLEAR REGULATORY
particularly interested in comments [Notice: (16–024)]
COMMISSION
which:
* Evaluate whether the proposed [NRC–2015–0256]
Applied Sciences Advisory Committee;
collection of information is necessary Meeting. Information Collection: NRC Form 136,
for the proper performance of the
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and ‘‘Security Termination Statement’’
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have Space Administration. AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
practical utility; ACTION: Notice of meeting. Commission.
* evaluate the accuracy of the ACTION: Renewal of existing information
agency’s estimate of the burden of the SUMMARY: In accordance with the
collection; request for comment.
proposed collection of information, Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
including the validity of the Law 92–463, as amended, the National SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
methodology and assumptions used; Aeronautics and Space Administration Commission (NRC) invites public
* enhance the quality, utility and (NASA) announces a meeting of the comment on the renewal of Office of
clarity of the information to be Applied Sciences Advisory Committee Management and Budget (OMB)
collected; and (ASAC). This Committee functions in an approval for an existing collection of
* minimize the burden of the advisory capacity to the Director, Earth information. The information collection
collection of information on those who Science Division, in the NASA Science is entitled, NRC Form 136, ‘‘Security
are to respond, including through the Mission Directorate. The meeting will Termination Statement.’’
use of appropriate automated, be held for the purpose of soliciting, DATES: Submit comments by May 23,
electronic, mechanical, or other from the applied sciences community 2016. Comments received after this date
technological collection techniques or and other persons, scientific and will be considered if it is practical to do
other forms of information technology, technical information relevant to so, but the Commission is able to ensure
e.g., permitting electronic submissions program planning. consideration only for comments
of responses. DATE: Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 11:00 received on or before this date.
III. Current Actions a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(EDT). by any of the following methods:
The Department of Labor seeks
extension of approval to collect this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
information to ensure timely and Ann Delo, Science Mission Directorate, http://www.regulations.gov and search
NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC for Docket ID NRC–2015–0256. Address
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accurate payments to eligible employers
for reimbursement claims. 20546, (202) 358–0750, fax (202) 358– questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Type of Review: Extension. 2779, or ann.b.delo@nasa.gov. Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
Agency: Office of Workers’ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
Compensation Programs. meeting will be open to the public technical questions, contact the
Title: Claim for Reimbursement- telephonically and by WebEx. You must individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
Assisted Reemployment. use a touch-tone phone to participate in INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
OMB Number: 1240–0018. this meeting. Any interested person may document.
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