[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-426]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 26, 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 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation 
contact Marlene Howze at ((202) 693-4158), or e-mail [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ESA, 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 minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on those whoa re 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.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration (ESA).
    Title: Notice of Controversion of Right to Compensation.
    OMB Number: 1215-0023.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 900.
    Number of Annual Responses: 18,900.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,725.
    Total Annualzied Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $7,985.25.
    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. Pursuant to section 14(d) of the Act, and 20 CFR 
702.251, if an employer controverts the right to compensation, he shall 
file with the district director in the affected compensation district 
on or before the fourteenth day after he has knowledge of the alleged 
injury or death, a notice, in accordance with a form prescribed by the 
Secretary, stating that the right to compensation is controverted.
    Form LS-207 is used by insurance carriers and self-insured 
employers to controvert claims under the act. OWCP district offices use 
this information to determine the basis for not paying benefits in a 
case. It also informs the injured claimant of the reason(s) for not 
paying compensation benefits. If the information were not collected, 
our district offices and claimants would have no way of knowing the 
reason(s) for controverting the right to compensation.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-426 Filed 1-8-03; 8:45 am]
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