[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2149-2150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00368]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Federal Employees' 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 (PRA95). 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 Programs is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
collection: Claim for Reimbursement of Benefit
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Payments and Claims Expense Under the War Hazards Compensation Act (CA-
278). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section
of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before March 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail, delivery service, or by
hand to Anjanette Suggs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210; by fax, (202) 354-9660, or
email to [email protected]. Please use only one method of
transmission for comments (mail or email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
is the federal agency responsible for administration of the War Hazards
Compensation Act (WHCA), 42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. Under section 1704(a)
of the WHCA, an insurance carrier or self-insured who has paid workers'
compensation benefits to or on account of any person for a war-risk
hazard may seek reimbursement for benefits paid (plus expenses) out of
the Employment Compensation Fund for the Federal Employees'
Compensation Act (FECA) at 5 U.S.C. 8147. Form CA-278 is used by
insurance carriers and the self-insured to request reimbursement. The
information collected is used by OWCP to process requests for
reimbursement of WHCA benefit payments and claims expense that are
submitted by insurance carriers and self-insureds. The information also
is used by OWCP to decide whether it should opt to pay ongoing WHCA
benefits directly to the injured worker. This information collection is
currently approved for use through March 31, 2019.
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 extension of
approval to collect this information in order to carry out its
responsibility to reimburse insurance carriers and self-insureds who
meet the statutory requirements of the War Hazards Compensation Act
(WHCA) for reimbursement.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Claim for Reimbursement of Benefit Payments and Claims
Expense Under the War Hazards Compensation Act.
OMB Number: 1240-0006.
Agency Number: CA-278.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 815.
Total Responses: 815.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 408.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $1,182.
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.
Anjanette Suggs,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2020-00368 Filed 1-13-20; 8:45 am]
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