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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Authorization Request Forms
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and B...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is the primary agency responsible for administration of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as amended (EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384
et seq.
EEOICPA provides for the payment of compensation to covered employees and, where applicable, survivors of deceased employees, who sustained either an “occupational illness” or a “covered illness” in the performance of duty for the Department of Energy and certain of its contractors and subcontractors. One element of the compensation provided to covered employees is medical benefits for the treatment of their occupational or covered illnesses that are accepted as compensable. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the
Federal Register
on February 12, 2024 (89 FR 9868).
Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
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 the OMB approves it 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 OMB Control Number.
See5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency:
DOL-OWCP.
Title of Collection:
Authorization Request Forms.
OMB Control Number:
1240-0060.
Affected Public:
Private Sector—Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents:
41,728.
Total Estimated Number of Responses:
98,020.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
16,337 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden:
$0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michelle Neary,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.