81 FR 39066 - Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 115 (June 15, 2016)
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 115 (June 15, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-14161 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 39066-39067] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-14161] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request 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(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 (OWCP) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Securing Financial Obligations under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its Extension (LS-276, LS-275-IC and LS-275-SI) A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the address section of this Notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addresses section below on or before August 15, 2016. ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3233, Washington, DC 20210 telephone/fax (202) 354-9647, Email [email protected]. Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background: The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) requires covered employers to secure the payment of compensation under the Act and its extensions by purchasing insurance from a carrier authorized by the Secretary of Labor to write Longshore Act Insurance, or by becoming authorized self-insured employers (33 U.S.C. 932 et seq). Each authorized insurance carrier (or carrier seeking authorization) is required to establish annually that its Longshore obligations are fully secured either through an applicable state guaranty (or analogous) fund, a deposit of security with the Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC), or a combination of both. Similarly, each authorized self-insurer (or employer seeking authorization) is required to fully secure its Longshore Act obligations by depositing security with DLHWC. These requirements are designed to assure the prompt and continued payment of compensation and other benefits by the responsible carrier or self- insurer to injured workers and their survivors. Forms LS-276, Application for Security Deposit Determination; LS-275-IC, Agreement and Undertaking (Insurance Carrier); and LS-275-SI, Agreement and Undertaking (Self-insured Employer) are used to cover the submission of information by insurance carriers and self-insured employers regarding their ability to meet their financial obligations under the Longshore Act and its extensions. This information collection is currently approved for use through October 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 the approval for the extension of this currently-approved information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to ensure that a carrier's LHWCA obligations are sufficiently secured and, if necessary, to [[Page 39067]] deposit security in an amount set by OWCP. This procedure will ensure the prompt and continued payments of compensation and medical benefits to injured workers and help protect the Longshore special funds assets from consequences flowing from insurance carriers' insolvencies. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. Title: Request for Earnings Information. OMB Number: 1240-0005. Agency Number: LS-276, LS-275-IC and LS-275-SI. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institution. Total Respondents: 569. Total Annual Responses: 686. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 472. Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes to 60 minutes. Frequency: Annually. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $343. 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: June 9, 2016. Yoon Ferguson Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, US Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2016-14161 Filed 6-14-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-CF-P
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in maintaining and publishing the By order of the Commission. authorized by the Secretary of Labor to
official HTS, pursuant to the Omnibus Issued: June 10, 2016. write Longshore Act Insurance, or by
Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, Lisa R. Barton, becoming authorized self-insured
the Commission has supplied Secretary to the Commission. employers (33 U.S.C. 932 et seq). Each
memoranda containing factual [FR Doc. 2016–14169 Filed 6–14–16; 8:45 am] authorized insurance carrier (or carrier
information concerning individual bills BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
seeking authorization) is required to
introduced in many sessions of establish annually that its Longshore
Congress to seek such duty suspensions obligations are fully secured either
or reductions. through an applicable state guaranty (or
The new Act referenced above DEPARTMENT OF LABOR analogous) fund, a deposit of security
requires the Commission to establish a with the Division of Longshore and
Office of Workers’ Compensation
process to receive petitions that will Harbor Workers’ Compensation
Programs
take the place of individual (DLHWC), or a combination of both.
miscellaneous tariff bills, and specifies Division of Longshore and Harbor Similarly, each authorized self-insurer
the contents of such petitions. The Act Workers’ Compensation Proposed (or employer seeking authorization) is
also provides that these petitions must Extension of Existing Collection; required to fully secure its Longshore
be made available on the Commission’s Comment Request Act obligations by depositing security
Web site so that public comment on with DLHWC. These requirements are
each one may be filed. The Act specifies ACTION: Notice. designed to assure the prompt and
the contents of Commission preliminary continued payment of compensation
and final reports and requires the SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as and other benefits by the responsible
Commission to make several part of its continuing effort to reduce carrier or self-insurer to injured workers
determinations concerning the petitions. paperwork and respondent burden, and their survivors. Forms LS–276,
Lastly, the Act requires the Commission conducts a preclearance consultation Application for Security Deposit
to make particular recommendations program to provide the general public Determination; LS–275–IC, Agreement
concerning the petitions and provide and Federal agencies with an and Undertaking (Insurance Carrier);
the necessary information to Congress opportunity to comment on proposed and LS–275–SI, Agreement and
that will permit the Congress to decide and/or continuing collections of Undertaking (Self-insured Employer) are
which such petitions should be information in accordance with the used to cover the submission of
included in a miscellaneous tariff bill. paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 information by insurance carriers and
The Act specifies the schedule for (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(2)(A)] This self-insured employers regarding their
conducting each cycle of collections of program helps to ensure that requested ability to meet their financial
petitions and for the Commission to data can be provided in the desired obligations under the Longshore Act
submit a report to the House Committee format, reporting burden (time and and its extensions. This information
on Ways and Means and the Senate financial resources) is minimized, collection is currently approved for use
Committee on Finance containing collection instruments are clearly through October 31, 2016.
information and its determinations. understood, and the impact of collection II. Review Focus: The Department of
II. Method of Collection: Each requirements on respondents can be Labor is particularly interested in
interested party will be required to properly assessed. Currently, the Office comments which:
establish a user web account on the of Workers’ Compensation (OWCP) is * Evaluate whether the proposed
Commission Web site to submit a soliciting comments concerning the collection of information is necessary
petition requesting the creation or proposed collection: Securing Financial for the proper performance of the
renewal of miscellaneous tariff Obligations under the Longshore and functions of the agency, including
provisions in the HTS comment on a Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and whether the information will have
previously submitted petition. its Extension (LS–276, LS–275–IC and practical utility;
III. Request for Comments: Comments LS–275–SI) A copy of the proposed * evaluate the accuracy of the
are invited on (1) whether the proposed information collection request can be agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information is necessary; obtained by contacting the office listed proposed collection of information,
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate below in the address section of this including the validity of the
of the burden (including hours and cost) Notice. methodology and assumptions used;
of the proposed collection of * enhance the quality, utility and
DATES: Written comments must be
information; (3) ways to enhance the clarity of the information to be
submitted to the office listed in the
quality, utility, and clarity of the collected; and
addresses section below on or before * minimize the burden of the
information to be collected; and (4)
August 15, 2016. collection of information on those who
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information, including ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. are to respond, including through the
through the use of automated collection Department of Labor, 200 Constitution use of appropriate automated,
techniques or other forms of information Ave. NW., Room S–3233, Washington, electronic, mechanical, or other
technology. DC 20210 telephone/fax (202) 354–9647, technological collection techniques or
The draft forms and other Email Ferguson.Yoon@dol.gov. Please other forms of information technology,
supplementary documents may be use only one method of transmission for e.g., permitting electronic submissions
downloaded from the USITC Web site at comments (mail, fax, or Email). of responses.
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http://www.usitc.gov/mtbps. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: III. Current Actions: The Department
Comments submitted in response to I. Background: The Longshore and of Labor seeks the approval for the
this notice will be summarized and/or Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act extension of this currently-approved
included in the request for OMB (LHWCA) requires covered employers to information collection in order to carry
approval of this information collection; secure the payment of compensation out its responsibility to ensure that a
they will also become a matter of public under the Act and its extensions by carrier’s LHWCA obligations are
record. purchasing insurance from a carrier sufficiently secured and, if necessary, to
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deposit security in an amount set by individuals with intellectual or may do so by using the form found at:
OWCP. This procedure will ensure the developmental disabilities or other www.acicieid.org/comments. All
prompt and continued payments of individuals with significant disabilities comments received prior to July 8, 2016,
compensation and medical benefits to in competitive, integrated employment; will be forwarded to the Committee in
injured workers and help protect the (2) the use of the certificate program advance of the July meeting. Members of
Longshore special funds assets from carried out under section 14(c) of the the public may also submit comments in
consequences flowing from insurance Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 writing on or before July 8, 2016, to
carriers’ insolvencies. U.S.C. 214(c)); and (3) ways to improve David Berthiaume, Advisory Committee
Type of Review: Extension. oversight of the use of such certificates. on Increasing Competitive Integrated
Agency: Office of Workers’ The Committee is required to meet no Employment for Individuals with
Compensation Programs. less than eight times. It is also required Disabilities, U.S. Department of Labor,
Title: Request for Earnings to submit a final report to: The Secretary Suite S–1303, 200 Constitution Avenue
Information. of Labor; the Senate Committee on NW., Washington, DC 20210. Please
OMB Number: 1240–0005. Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; ensure that any written submission is in
Agency Number: LS–276, LS–275–IC and the House Committee on Education an accessible format or the submission
and LS–275–SI. and the Workforce by September 15, will be returned. Written statements
Affected Public: Business or other for- 2016. The Committee terminates one deemed relevant by the Committee and
profit, Not-for-profit institution. day after the submission of the final received on or before July 8, 2016, will
Total Respondents: 569. report. be included in the record of the
Total Annual Responses: 686. The next meeting of the Committee meeting. Do not include any personally
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 472. will take place on Wednesday, July 20, identifiable information (such as name,
Estimated Time per Response: 15 2016, and Thursday, July 21, 2016. The address, or other contact information) or
minutes to 60 minutes. meeting will be open to the public on confidential business information that
Frequency: Annually. Wednesday, July 20th from 9:30 a.m. to you do not want publicly disclosed.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
$0. On Thursday, July 21st, the meeting will Jennifer Sheehy,
Total Burden Cost (operating/ be open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of
maintenance): $343. 12:30 p.m. EDT. The meeting will take Disability Employment Policy.
Comments submitted in response to place at the U.S. Access Board, 1331 F [FR Doc. 2016–14158 Filed 6–14–16; 8:45 am]
this notice will be summarized and/or Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC BILLING CODE 4510–23–P
included in the request for Office of 20004–1111.
Management and Budget approval of the On July 20th and 21st, the Committee
information collection request; they will will review, discuss, and finalize the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
also become a matter of public record. latest draft of the final report. The
Committee will also hear from a panel Office of Workers’ Compensation
Dated: June 9, 2016. Programs
of experts regarding the most recent
Yoon Ferguson
developments in increasing competitive
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
integrated employment at the state level.
Compensation Programs, US Department of and Worker Health: Subcommittee on
Labor. In addition, a representative of the
Evidentiary Requirements for Part B
Department will thank the Committee
[FR Doc. 2016–14161 Filed 6–14–16; 8:45 am] Lung Disease
members for their work.
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Members of the public who wish to AGENCY: Office of Workers’
address the Committee on the final Compensation Programs, Labor.
report or other Committee related ACTION: Announcement of meeting of
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR matters during the public comment the Subcommittee on Evidentiary
Office of Disability Employment Policy; period of the meeting on Wednesday, Requirements for Part B Lung Disease of
Advisory Committee on Increasing July 20th between 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
Competitive Integrated Employment p.m., EDT, should send their name, and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for
for Individuals With Disabilities; Notice their organization’s name (if applicable) the Energy Employees Occupational
of Meeting and any additional materials (such as a Illness Compensation Program Act
copy of the proposed testimony) to (EEOICPA).
The Advisory Committee on David Berthiaume at Berthiaume.
Increasing Competitive Integrated David.A@dol.gov or call Mr. Berthiaume SUMMARY: The subcommittee will meet
Employment for Individuals with at (202) 693–7887 by Friday, July 8th. via teleconference on June 29, 2016,
Disabilities (the Committee) was Members of the public will have the from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
mandated by section 609 of the option of addressing the Committee in Time.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended person or remotely by phone. If we For Press Inquiries Contact: For press
by section 461 of the Workforce receive more requests than we can inquiries: Ms. Amanda McClure, Office
Innovation and Opportunity Act. The accommodate during the public of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of
Secretary of Labor established the comment portion of the meeting, we Labor, Room S–1028, 200 Constitution
Committee on September 15, 2014 in will select a representative sample to Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
accordance with the provisions of the speak, and the remainder will be telephone (202) 693–4672; email
mcclure.amanda.c@dol.gov.
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Federal Advisory Committee Act, as permitted to file written statements.
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The purpose Individuals with disabilities who need SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
of the Committee is to study and accommodations should also contact Advisory Board is mandated by Section
prepare findings, conclusions and Mr. Berthiaume at the email address or 3687 of EEOICPA. The Secretary of
recommendations for Congress and the phone number above. Labor established the Board under this
Secretary of Labor on (1) ways to Organizations or members of the authority and Executive Order 13699
increase employment opportunities for public wishing to submit comments (June 26, 2015). The purpose of the
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