83 FR 17196 - DFEC Claims Identity Solution
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 75 (April 18, 2018)
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 75 (April 18, 2018)
| Page Range | 17196-17196 | |
| FR Document | 2018-08130 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 17196] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-08130] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Workers' Compensation Programs DFEC Claims Identity Solution AGENCY: Division of Federal Employees' Compensation, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Labor. ACTION: Notice; Request for Comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). In this capacity, OWCP's Division of Federal Employees' Compensation (DFEC) routinely responds to a myriad of written and telephonic inquiries. Claims staff issue written correspondence when developing and adjudicating a claim, and when terminating, reducing, or suspending compensation entitlement. Because of security and safety concerns expressed by our employees, DFEC is proposing to change its longstanding procedure of placing employee names on correspondence and all decisions in FECA cases. A similar change would be applied to oral communications. To fulfill this requirement, the Division proposes to implement new pseudonym procedures by August 2018. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed below on or before June 18, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments concerning this notice by mail, delivery service, or by hand to Ms. Yoon Ferguson, United States Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone/fax to (202) 354-9647, by email to [email protected]. Please use only the designated method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or email). Please note that comments after the comment period will not be considered. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OWCP DFEC fully recognizes the importance of the safety and welfare of DFEC employees in its mandate to fulfill the requirements of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq. Balancing the safety of its employees and the communication needs of our stakeholders, DFEC is proposing the below methods in its written and telephonic communications: 1. All signatures and names currently appearing on outgoing correspondence will be replaced with ``Division of Federal Employees' Compensation''. 2. To preserve the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board's (ECAB) ability to identify the adjudicator of certain decisions, DFEC will use a QR code to identify decision authors. 3. A naming convention for the staff will be used to provide every employee with a pseudonym for use in telephone and other oral communications. Employees will utilize the entire first name and last name initial only. If more than one individual has that combination (e.g., two Thomas J.'s in an office) then the middle initial will be added. 4. Outgoing correspondence will not reveal the pseudonym when printed. Instead the pseudonym will be embedded into a QR Code on the letter, allowing any person with a QR scanner on their mobile device to view the pseudonym. This notice will be published in the Federal Register. Dated: April 12, 2018. Julia K. Hearthway, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2018-08130 Filed 4-17-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-CH-P
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Because of security procedures, the routinely responds to a myriad of allowing any person with a QR scanner
use of regular mail may cause a written and telephonic inquiries. Claims on their mobile device to view the
significant delay in the receipt of staff issue written correspondence when pseudonym.
comments. For information about developing and adjudicating a claim, This notice will be published in the
security procedures concerning the and when terminating, reducing, or Federal Register.
delivery of materials by hand, express suspending compensation entitlement. Dated: April 12, 2018.
delivery, messenger, or courier service, Because of security and safety Julia K. Hearthway,
please contact the OSHA Docket Office concerns expressed by our employees,
Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation
at (202) 693–2350; TTY (877) 889–5627. DFEC is proposing to change its Programs, U.S. Department of Labor.
Comments and submissions are posted longstanding procedure of placing
[FR Doc. 2018–08130 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am]
without change at http:// employee names on correspondence and
BILLING CODE 4510–CH–P
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA all decisions in FECA cases. A similar
cautions commenters about submitting change would be applied to oral
personal information such as social communications. To fulfill this
security numbers and dates of birth. requirement, the Division proposes to NUCLEAR REGULATORY
Although all submissions are listed in implement new pseudonym procedures COMMISSION
the http://www.regulations.gov index, by August 2018. [Docket Nos. 50–250 and 50–251; NRC–
some information (e.g., copyrighted DATES: Written comments must be 2018–0074]
material) is not publicly available to submitted to the office listed below on
read or download through this website. or before June 18, 2018. Florida Power & Light Company;
All submissions, including copyrighted ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit
material, are available for inspection concerning this notice by mail, delivery Nos. 3 and 4
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. service, or by hand to Ms. Yoon AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Information on using the http:// Ferguson, United States Department of Commission.
www.regulations.gov website to submit Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room ACTION: License renewal application;
comments and access the docket is S–3201, Washington, DC 20210, receipt.
available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’ telephone/fax to (202) 354–9647, by
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office email to ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
for information about materials not use only the designated method of Commission (NRC) has received an
available through the website, and for transmission for comments (mail, fax, or application with three supplements for
assistance in using the internet to locate email). Please note that comments after the subsequent renewal of Renewed
docket submissions. the comment period will not be Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–31
V. Authority and Signature considered. and DPR–41, which authorize Florida
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OWCP
Power & Light Company (the applicant)
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant to operate Turkey Point Nuclear
Secretary of Labor for Occupational DFEC fully recognizes the importance of
the safety and welfare of DFEC Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4 (Turkey
Safety and Health, directed the Point). The renewed licenses would
preparation of this notice. The authority employees in its mandate to fulfill the
requirements of the Federal Employees’ authorize the applicant to operate
for this notice is the Paperwork Turkey Point for an additional 20 years
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C.
8101 et seq. Balancing the safety of its beyond the period specified in each of
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order the current renewed licenses. The
No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). employees and the communication
needs of our stakeholders, DFEC is current renewed operating licenses for
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 12, proposing the below methods in its Turkey Point expire as follows: Unit 3
2018.
written and telephonic on July 19, 2032, and Unit 4 on April
Loren Sweatt, communications: 10, 2033.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 1. All signatures and names currently DATES: The license renewal application
Occupational Safety and Health. appearing on outgoing correspondence referenced in this document was
[FR Doc. 2018–08122 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am] will be replaced with ‘‘Division of available on March 21, 2018.
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P Federal Employees’ Compensation’’. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
2. To preserve the Employees’ NRC–2018–0074 when contacting the
Compensation Appeals Board’s (ECAB) NRC about the availability of
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ability to identify the adjudicator of information regarding this document.
certain decisions, DFEC will use a QR You may obtain publicly-available
Office of Workers’ Compensation code to identify decision authors. information related to this document
Programs 3. A naming convention for the staff using any of the following methods:
will be used to provide every employee • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
DFEC Claims Identity Solution
with a pseudonym for use in telephone http://www.regulations.gov and search
AGENCY: Division of Federal Employees’ and other oral communications. for Docket ID NRC–2018–0074. Address
Compensation, Office of Workers’ Employees will utilize the entire first questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer
Compensation Programs, Labor. name and last name initial only. If more Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127;
ACTION: Notice; Request for Comments. than one individual has that email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For
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combination (e.g., two Thomas J.’s in an technical questions, contact the
SUMMARY: The Office of Workers’ office) then the middle initial will be individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
Compensation Programs (OWCP) added. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
administers the Federal Employees’ 4. Outgoing correspondence will not document.
Compensation Act (FECA). In this reveal the pseudonym when printed. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
capacity, OWCP’s Division of Federal Instead the pseudonym will be Access and Management System
Employees’ Compensation (DFEC) embedded into a QR Code on the letter, (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; Request for Comments. | |
| Dates | Written comments must be submitted to the office listed below on or before June 18, 2018. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 17196 |
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