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Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice of Recurrence

A Notice by the Labor Department on 10/29/2020

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Publication Date:
10/29/2020
Agencies:
Department of Labor
Office of the Secretary
Dates:
The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before November 30, 2020.
Comments Close:
11/30/2020
Document Type:
Notice
Document Citation:
85 FR 68599
Page:
68599-68600 (2 pages)
Document Number:
2020-23901
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ACTION:

Notice of availability; request for comments.

SUMMARY:

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 Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES:

The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before November 30, 2020.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.

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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, which provides for continuation of pay or compensation for work related injuries or disease that result from Federal employment. Under 5 U.S.C. 8149, the Secretary of Labor may prescribe rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of this Start Printed Page 68600subchapter. Regulation 20 CFR 10.104 designates form CA-2a as the form to be used to request information from claimants with previously-accepted injuries, who claim a recurrence of disability, and from their supervisors. The form requests information relating to the specific circumstances leading up to the recurrence as well as information about their employment and earnings. The information provided is used by OWCP claims examiners to determine whether a claimant has sustained a recurrence of disability related to an accepted injury and, if so, the appropriate benefits payable. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on June 12, 2020 (85 FR 35955).

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. See 5 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: Notice of Recurrence.

OMB Control Number: 1240-0009.

Affected Public: Individuals and households.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 133.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 133.

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 67 hours.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $77.

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

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Dated: October 23, 2020.

Anthony May,

Management and Program Analyst.

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[FR Doc. 2020-23901 Filed 10-28-20; 8:45 am]

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