81_FR_63986 81 FR 63806 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Securing Financial Obligations Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its Extensions

81 FR 63806 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Securing Financial Obligations Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its Extensions

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 180 (September 16, 2016)

Page Range63806-63807
FR Document2016-22308

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Securing Financial Obligations Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its Extensions,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-22308]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Securing Financial Obligations Under the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its Extensions

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of 
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``Securing Financial Obligations Under the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its Extensions,'' to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for 
continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public comments on 
the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before October 17, 2016.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201606-1240-002 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
OWCP, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at

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202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by 
email at [email protected].

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Securing Financial Obligations Under the Longshore and Harbor 
Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) and its Extensions information 
collection. The LHWCA requires a covered employer 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 
insurance under the LHWCA, or by becoming an authorized self-insured 
employer. Each authorized insurance carrier or carrier seeking 
authorization is required to establish annually that its LHWCA 
obligations are fully secured 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 fully to secure its LHWCA obligations by 
depositing security with the 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 associated with this information collection 
[Forms LS-275 IC, Agreement and Undertaking (Insurance Carrier); LS-275 
SI, Agreement and Undertaking (Self-Insured Employer); and LS-276, 
Application for Security Deposit Determination] obtain information used 
to determine appropriate security deposit amounts and to insure 
compliance with the security deposit requirements. LHWCA section 32 
authorizes this information collection. See 33 U.S.C. 932.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1240-0005.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on October 31, 2016. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on June 15, 2016 (81 FR 
39066).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1240-0005. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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 submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-OWCP.
    Title of Collection: Securing Financial Obligations Under the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its Extensions.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0005.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits 
and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 569.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 686.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 472 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $343.

    Dated: September 9, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-22308 Filed 9-15-16; 8:45 am]
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63806 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 180 / Friday, September 16, 2016 / Notices Commission, without further notice to Background DEPARTMENT OF LABOR the respondent, to find the facts to be as The Commission, pursuant to sections alleged in the complaint and this notice 705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. Office of the Secretary and to enter an initial determination 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)), and a final determination containing Agency Information Collection instituted these investigations effective Activities; Submission for OMB such findings, and may result in the July 28, 2015, following receipt of a issuance of an exclusion order or a cease Review; Comment Request; Securing petition filed with the Commission and Financial Obligations Under the and desist order or both directed against Commerce by AK Steel Corporation the respondent. Longshore and Harbor Workers’ (West Chester, Ohio), ArcelorMittal Compensation Act and its Extensions By order of the Commission. USA LLC (Chicago, Illinois), Nucor Issued: September 12, 2016 Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina), ACTION: Notice. Lisa R. Barton, Steel Dynamics, Inc. (Fort Wayne, Indiana), and United States Steel SUMMARY: The Department of Labor Secretary to the Commission. (DOL) is submitting the Office of Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). [FR Doc. 2016–22296 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am] Workers’ Compensation Programs The final phase of the investigations BILLING CODE 7020–02–P was scheduled by the Commission (OWCP) sponsored information following notification of preliminary collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Securing determinations by Commerce that Financial Obligations Under the INTERNATIONAL TRADE Longshore and Harbor Workers’ imports of cold-rolled steel flat products COMMISSION Compensation Act and its Extensions,’’ from Brazil, India, Korea, and Russia were subsidized within the meaning of to the Office of Management and Budget [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–540, 542–544 section 703(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. (OMB) for review and approval for and 731–TA–1283, 1285, 1287, and 1289– 1671b(b)) and imports of cold-rolled continued use, without change, in 1290 (Final)] accordance with the Paperwork steel flat products imported from Brazil, India, Korea, Russia, and the United Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From 3501 et seq. Public comments on the Brazil, India, Korea, Russia, and the Kingdom were dumped within the meaning of 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. ICR are invited. United Kingdom; Determinations 1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of DATES: The OMB will consider all On the basis of the record 1 developed the final phase of the Commission’s written comments that agency receives in the subject investigations, the United investigations 3 and of a public hearing on or before October 17, 2016. States International Trade Commission to be held in connection therewith was ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant given by posting copies of the notice in applicable supporting documentation; to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), the Office of the Secretary, U.S. including a description of the likely that an industry in the United States is International Trade Commission, respondents, proposed frequency of materially injured by reason of imports Washington, DC, and by publishing the response, and estimated total burden of cold-rolled steel flat products from notice in the Federal Register on March may be obtained free of charge from the Brazil, India, Korea, and the United 23, 2016 (81 FR 15559). The hearing was RegInfo.gov Web site at http:// Kingdom, provided for in subheadings held in Washington, DC, on May 24, www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 7209.15, 7209.16, 7209.17, 7209.18, 2016, and all persons who requested the PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201606-1240-002 7209.25, 7209.26, 7209.27, 7209.28, opportunity were permitted to appear in (this link will only become active on the 7209.90, 7210.70, 7211.23, 7211.29, person or by counsel. day following publication of this notice) 7211.90, 7212.40, 7225.50, 7225.99, and The Commission made these or by contacting Michel Smyth by 7226.92 of the Harmonized Tariff determinations pursuant to sections telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– Schedule of the United States, that have 705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 693–8064, (these are not toll-free been found by the Department of 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold in completed and filed its determinations PUBLIC@dol.gov. the United States at less than fair value in these investigations on September 12, Submit comments about this request (‘‘LTFV’’), and to be subsidized by the 2016. The views of the Commission are by mail or courier to the Office of governments of Brazil and Korea. The contained in USITC Publication 4637 Information and Regulatory Affairs, Commission further determines that an (September 2016), entitled Cold-Rolled Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL– industry in the United States is Steel Flat Products from Brazil, India, OWCP, Office of Management and threatened with material injury by Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom: Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street reason of imports of cold-rolled steel flat Investigation Nos. 701–TA–540 and NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: products that have been found by 542–544 and 731–TA–1283, 1285, 1287, 202–395–5806 (this is not a toll-free Commerce to be subsidized by the and 1289–1290 (Final). number); or by email: OIRA_ government of India.2 The Commission By order of the Commission. submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters also determines that imports of cold- Issued: September 12, 2016. are encouraged, but not required, to rolled steel flat products from Russia Lisa R. Barton, send a courtesy copy of any comments that are sold in the United States at Secretary to the Commission. by mail or courier to the U.S. LTFV and subsidized by the government [FR Doc. 2016–22297 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am] Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of of Russia are negligible. the Chief Information Officer, Attn: mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 7020–02–P Departmental Information Compliance 1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the 3 The Commission also scheduled a final-phase Management Program, Room N1301, Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 countervailing duty investigation concerning cold- 200 Constitution Avenue NW., CFR 207.2(f)). rolled flat products from Korea, although Commerce Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 2 Commissioner F. Scott Kieff dissenting. preliminarily determined that de minimis DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Commissioner Kieff determines that imports countervailable subsidies were being provided to subsidized by the government of India are producers/exporters of certain cold-rolled steel flat FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: negligible. products from Korea. Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Sep 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM 16SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 180 / Friday, September 16, 2016 / Notices 63807 202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064, OMB authorization for an ICR cannot Dated: September 9, 2016. (these are not toll-free numbers) or by be for more than three (3) years without Michel Smyth, email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. renewal, and the current approval for Departmental Clearance Officer. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). this collection is scheduled to expire on [FR Doc. 2016–22308 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am] October 31, 2016. The DOL seeks to BILLING CODE 4510–CF–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR extend PRA authorization for this seeks to extend PRA authority for the information collection for three (3) more Securing Financial Obligations Under years, without any change to existing DEPARTMENT OF LABOR the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ requirements. The DOL notes that Compensation Act (LHWCA) and its existing information collection Office of the Secretary Extensions information collection. The requirements submitted to the OMB LHWCA requires a covered employer to receive a month-to-month extension Agency Information Collection secure the payment of compensation while they undergo review. For Activities; Submission for OMB under the Act and its extensions by additional substantive information Review; Comment Request; Disability purchasing insurance from a carrier about this ICR, see the related notice Employment Initiative Evaluation authorized by the Secretary of Labor to published in the Federal Register on ACTION: Notice. write insurance under the LHWCA, or June 15, 2016 (81 FR 39066). by becoming an authorized self-insured Interested parties are encouraged to SUMMARY: The Department of Labor employer. Each authorized insurance send comments to the OMB, Office of (DOL) is submitting the Office of carrier or carrier seeking authorization Information and Regulatory Affairs at Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) is required to establish annually that its the address shown in the ADDRESSES sponsored information collection LHWCA obligations are fully secured section within thirty (30) days of request (ICR) proposal titled, ‘‘Disability through an applicable state guaranty or publication of this notice in the Federal Employment Initiative Evaluation,’’ to analogous fund, a deposit of security Register. In order to help ensure the Office of Management and Budget with the Division of Longshore and appropriate consideration, comments (OMB) for review and approval for use Harbor Workers’ Compensation should mention OMB Control Number in accordance with the Paperwork (DLHWC), or a combination of both. 1240–0005. The OMB is particularly Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public Similarly, each authorized self-insurer interested in comments that: comments on the ICR are invited. or employer seeking authorization is • Evaluate whether the proposed DATES: The OMB will consider all required fully to secure its LHWCA collection of information is necessary written comments that agency receives obligations by depositing security with for the proper performance of the on or before October 17, 2016. the DLHWC. These requirements are functions of the agency, including ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with designed to assure the prompt and whether the information will have applicable supporting documentation; continued payment of compensation practical utility; including a description of the likely and other benefits by the responsible • Evaluate the accuracy of the respondents, proposed frequency of carrier or self-insurer to injured workers agency’s estimate of the burden of the response, and estimated total burden and their survivors. Forms associated proposed collection of information, may be obtained free of charge from the with this information collection [Forms including the validity of the RegInfo.gov Web site at http:// LS–275 IC, Agreement and Undertaking methodology and assumptions used; www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ (Insurance Carrier); LS–275 SI, • Enhance the quality, utility, and PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201609-1230-001 Agreement and Undertaking (Self- clarity of the information to be (this link will only become active on the Insured Employer); and LS–276, collected; and day following publication of this notice) Application for Security Deposit • Minimize the burden of the or by contacting Michel Smyth by Determination] obtain information used collection of information on those who telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not to determine appropriate security are to respond, including through the a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_ deposit amounts and to insure use of appropriate automated, PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. compliance with the security deposit electronic, mechanical, or other Submit comments about this request requirements. LHWCA section 32 technological collection techniques or by mail or courier to the Office of authorizes this information collection. other forms of information technology, Information and Regulatory Affairs, See 33 U.S.C. 932. e.g., permitting electronic submission of Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–ODEP, This information collection is subject responses. Office of Management and Budget, to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Agency: DOL–OWCP. Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Title of Collection: Securing Financial Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– of information, and the public is Obligations Under the Longshore and 395–5806 (this is not a toll-free generally not required to respond to an Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and number); or by email: OIRA_ information collection, unless it is its Extensions. submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters approved by the OMB under the PRA OMB Control Number: 1240–0005. are encouraged, but not required, to and displays a currently valid OMB Affected Public: Private Sector— send a courtesy copy of any comments Control Number. In addition, businesses or other for-profits and not- by mail or courier to the U.S. notwithstanding any other provisions of for-profit institutions. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of law, no person shall generally be subject Total Estimated Number of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES to penalty for failing to comply with a Respondents: 569. Departmental Information Compliance collection of information that does not Total Estimated Number of Management Program, Room N1301, display a valid Control Number. See 5 Responses: 686. 200 Constitution Avenue NW., CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: Washington, DC 20210; or by email: obtains OMB approval for this 472 hours. DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. information collection under Control Total Estimated Annual Other Costs FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Number 1240–0005. Burden: $343. Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Sep 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM 16SEN1


Document Created: 2016-09-16 00:25:50
Document Modified: 2016-09-16 00:25:50
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before October 17, 2016.
ContactContact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 63806 
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