82_FR_15431 82 FR 15373 - Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request

82 FR 15373 - 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 82, Issue 58 (March 28, 2017)

Page Range15373-15374
FR Document2017-06108

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. 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: Pre- Hearing Statement (LS-18). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the address section of this Notice.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 58 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15373-15374]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06108]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Proposed 
Extension of Existing 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. 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: Pre-
Hearing Statement (LS-18). 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 May 30, 2017.

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 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, (OWCP) 
administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. 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 employer in loading, unloading, repairing, or 
building a vessel. In addition, several acts extend the Longshore Act's 
coverage to certain other employees.
    Title 20, CFR 702.317 provides for the referral of claims under the 
Longshore Act for formal hearings. This Section provides that before a 
case is transferred to the Office of Administrative Law Judges the 
district director shall furnish each of the parties or their 
representatives with a copy of a pre-hearing statement form. Each party 
shall, within 21 days after receipt of each form, complete it and 
return it to the district director. Upon receipt of the forms, the 
district director, after checking them for completeness and after any 
further conferences that, in his/her opinion, are warranted, shall 
transmit them to the Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge with 
all available evidence which the parties intend to submit at the 
hearing. This information collection is currently approved for use 
through August 31, 2017.

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    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 extension 
of approval of this information collection in order to carry out its 
responsibility to refer cases for formal hearings.
    Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Pre-Hearing Statement.
    OMB Number: 1240-0036.
    Agency Number: LS-18.
    Affected Public: Insurance carriers and self-insurers.
    Total Respondents: 3,513.
    Total Annual Responses: 3,513.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 597.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $1,590.
    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 15, 2017.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2017-06108 Filed 3-27-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 58 / Tuesday, March 28, 2017 / Notices 15373 such as brakes, lights, horn, seatbelts, available on www.regulations.gov and information in accordance with the tires, steering, back-up alarm, www.reginfo.gov. paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This windshield, cab safety glass, rear and The public may also examine publicly program helps to ensure that requested side view mirrors, and other safety and available documents at USDOL-Mine data can be provided in the desired health related items. Safety and Health Administration, 201 format, reporting burden (time and Any defects found are required to be 12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA financial resources) is minimized, either corrected immediately, or 22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s collection instruments are clearly reported to and recorded by the mine desk on the 4th floor via the East understood, and the impact of collection operator prior to the timely correction. elevator. requirements on respondents can be A record is not required if the defect is Questions about the information properly assessed. Currently, the Office corrected immediately, i.e. a defect that collection requirements may be directed of Workers’ Compensation (OWCP) is the operator can fix without a mechanic to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER soliciting comments concerning the such as a light bulb that needs turned INFORMATION section of this notice. proposed collection: Pre-Hearing tighter. The precise format in which the III. Current Actions Statement (LS–18). A copy of the record is kept is left to the discretion of proposed information collection request the mine operator. Reports of This request for collection of can be obtained by contacting the office uncorrected defects are required to be information contains provisions for listed below in the address section of recorded by the mine operator and kept Safety Defects; Examination, Correction, this Notice. at the mine office from the date the and Records. MSHA has updated the DATES: Written comments must be defects are recorded, until the defects data with respect to the number of submitted to the office listed in the are corrected. respondents, responses, burden hours, addresses section below on or before A competent person designated by the and burden costs supporting this May 30, 2017. operator must examine each working information collection request. Type of Review: Extension, without ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. place at least once each shift for conditions which may adversely affect change, of a currently approved Department of Labor, 200 Constitution safety or health. A record of such collection. Ave. NW., Room S–3233, Washington, examinations must be kept by the Agency: Mine Safety and Health DC 20210, telephone/fax (202) 354– operator for a period of one year and Administration. 9647, Email Ferguson.Yoon@dol.gov. must be made available for review by OMB Number: 1219–0089. Please use only one method of the Secretary or an authorized Affected Public: Business or other for- transmission for comments (mail, fax, or representative. profit. Email). Number of Respondents: 11,660. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: II. Desired Focus of Comments Frequency: On occasion. I. Background: The Office of Workers’ MSHA is soliciting comments Number of Responses: 3,470,695. Compensation Programs, (OWCP) Annual Burden Hours: 768,728 hours. concerning the proposed information administers the Longshore and Harbor Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper collection related to Safety Defects; Workers’ Compensation Act. The Act Cost: $154,300. Examination, Correction, and Records. provides benefits to workers injured in Comments submitted in response to MSHA is particularly interested in maritime employment on the navigable this notice will be summarized and comments that: waters of the United States or in an included in the request for Office of • Evaluate whether the collection of Management and Budget approval of the adjoining area customarily used by an information is necessary for the proper information collection request; they will employer in loading, unloading, performance of the functions of the also become a matter of public record. repairing, or building a vessel. In agency, including whether the addition, several acts extend the information has practical utility; Sheila McConnell, Longshore Act’s coverage to certain • Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s Certifying Officer. other employees. estimate of the burden of the collection [FR Doc. 2017–06074 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am] Title 20, CFR 702.317 provides for the of information, including the validity of BILLING CODE 4510–43–P referral of claims under the Longshore the methodology and assumptions used; Act for formal hearings. This Section • Suggest methods to enhance the provides that before a case is transferred quality, utility, and clarity of the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR to the Office of Administrative Law information to be collected; and Judges the district director shall furnish • Minimize the burden of the Office of Workers’ Compensation each of the parties or their collection of information on those who Programs representatives with a copy of a pre- are to respond, including through the hearing statement form. Each party use of appropriate automated, Division of Longshore and Harbor shall, within 21 days after receipt of electronic, mechanical, or other Workers’ Compensation Proposed each form, complete it and return it to technological collection techniques or Extension of Existing Collection; the district director. Upon receipt of the other forms of information technology, Comment Request forms, the district director, after e.g., permitting electronic submission of ACTION: Notice. checking them for completeness and responses. after any further conferences that, in The information collection request SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as his/her opinion, are warranted, shall sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES will be available on http:// part of its continuing effort to reduce transmit them to the Office of the Chief www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions paperwork and respondent burden, Administrative Law Judge with all the commenter against providing any conducts a preclearance consultation available evidence which the parties information in the submission that program to provide the general public intend to submit at the hearing. This should not be publicly disclosed. 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15374 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 58 / Tuesday, March 28, 2017 / Notices II. Review Focus: The Department of NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND Aeronautics and Space Administration. Labor is particularly interested in SPACE ADMINISTRATION The prospective exclusive license will comments which: comply with the requirements of 35 [Notice (17–015)] * Evaluate whether the proposed U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. collection of information is necessary Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Information about other NASA for the proper performance of the License inventions available for licensing can be functions of the agency, including found online at http:// whether the information will have AGENCY: National Aeronautics and technology.nasa.gov. practical utility; Space Administration. Mark P. Dvorscak, ACTION: Notice of intent to grant an * evaluate the accuracy of the exclusive license. Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property. agency’s estimate of the burden of the [FR Doc. 2017–06122 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am] proposed collection of information, SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice of BILLING CODE 7510–13–P including the validity of the its intent to grant an exclusive license methodology and assumptions used; in the United States to practice the * enhance the quality, utility and invention described and claimed in U.S NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION clarity of the information to be Non-Provisional Patent Application collected; and Serial No. 13/757,929, entitled ‘‘MULTI- Sunshine Act Meeting; National Gb/s LASER COMMUNICATIONS Science Board * minimize the burden of the TERMINAL FOR MINI-SPACECRAFT,’’ collection of information on those who The National Science Board’s NASA Case No. NPO–48413, and any are to respond, including through the Committee on Awards and Facilities, issued patents or continuations in part use of appropriate automated, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR resulting therefrom, to OnOffBlock, Inc., electronic, mechanical, or other part 614), the National Science having its principal place of business in technological collection techniques or Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. Naperville, Illinois. other forms of information technology, 1862n–5), and the Government in the DATES: The prospective exclusive e.g., permitting electronic submissions Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby of responses. license may be granted unless, within fifteen (15) days from the date of this gives notice of the scheduling of a III. Current Actions: The Department published notice, NASA receives teleconference for the transaction of of Labor seeks the extension of approval written objections including evidence National Science Board business, as of this information collection in order to and argument that establish that the follows: carry out its responsibility to refer cases grant of the license would not be DATE AND TIME: April 11, 2017 from for formal hearings. consistent with the requirements 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT. Agency: Office of Workers’ regarding the licensing of federally SUBJECT MATTER: (1) Committee Chair’s Compensation Programs. owned inventions as set forth in the opening remarks; (2) Antarctic Type of Review: Extension. Bayh-Dole Act and implementing Infrastructure Modernization for regulations. Competing applications Science (AIMS). Title: Pre-Hearing Statement. completed and received by NASA STATUS: Closed. OMB Number: 1240–0036. within fifteen (15) days of the date of This meeting will be held by Agency Number: LS–18. this published notice will also be teleconference at the National Science treated as objections to the grant of the Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Affected Public: Insurance carriers contemplated exclusive license. Arlington, VA 22230. Please refer to the and self-insurers. Objections submitted in response to this National Science Board Web site Total Respondents: 3,513. notice will not be made available to the www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional Total Annual Responses: 3,513. public for inspection and, to the extent information. Meeting information and Estimated Total Burden Hours: 597. permitted by law, will not be released updates (time, place, subject or status of under the Freedom of Information Act. meeting) may be found at http:// Estimated Time per Response: 10 ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the minutes. www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp. prospective license may be submitted to Point of contact for this meeting is: Elise Frequency: On occasion. Patent Counsel, NASA Management Lipkowitz, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) $0. Oak Grove Drive, M/S 180–800C, 292–7000. Pasadena, CA 91109, (818) 854–7770 Total Burden Cost (operating/ Chris Blair, (phone), (818) 393–2607 (fax). maintenance): $1,590. Executive Assistant to the NSB Office. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments submitted in response to Mark Homer, Patent Counsel, NASA [FR Doc. 2017–06193 Filed 3–24–17; 4:15 pm] this notice will be summarized and/or Management Office, Jet Propulsion BILLING CODE 7555–01–P included in the request for Office of Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S Management and Budget approval of the 180–800C, Pasadena, CA 91109, (818) information collection request; they will 854–7770 (phone), (818) 393–2607 (fax). NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION also become a matter of public record. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Dated: March 15, 2017. Sunshine Act Meeting; National notice of intent to grant an exclusive Science Board Yoon Ferguson, patent license is issued in accordance Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR The National Science Board’s Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of 404.7(a)(1)(i). The patent rights in these Committee on Awards and Facilities, Labor. inventions have been assigned to the pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR [FR Doc. 2017–06108 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am] United States of America as represented part 614), the National Science BILLING CODE 4510–CF–P by the Administrator of the National Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:14 Mar 27, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1


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