[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-279]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 30, 2002.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, contact 
Marlene Howze on 202-693-4158 or E-Mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ETA, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316), within 30 days 
from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    [sbull] 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration (ESA).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Payment of Compensation Without Award.
    OMB Number: 1215-0022.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Number Of Respondents: 900.
    Number of Annual Responses: 26,100.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,525.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Cost: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $10,440.00.
    Description: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) 
administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. This 
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. The OWCP district offices use the information 
provided on Form LS-206 to determine the payment status of a given 
case. If the information were not collected, the OWCP would have no way 
of determining whether compensation payments had been made by liable 
insurance carriers and self-insured employers.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-279 Filed 1-6-03; 8:45 am]
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