[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7013]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

20 CFR Parts 1 and 30

RIN 1215-AB32


Performance of Functions Under This Chapter; Claims for 
Compensation Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act of 2000, as Amended

AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Employment Standards 
Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Final rule; compliance with information collection 
requirements.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is 
announcing that a revision of a currently approved collection of 
information has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as 
amended. This notice announces both the OMB approval number and 
expiration date.

DATES: Effective Date: The final rule published at 67 FR 78874 
continues to be effective as of February 24, 2003.
    Compliance Date: As of March 25, 2003, affected parties must comply 
with the new information collection requirements in Sec. Sec.  30.112 
and 30.213 of the final rule, which have been approved as a revision of 
a currently approved collection by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelby Hallmark, Director, Office of 
Workers' Compensation Programs, Employment Standards Administration, 
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3524, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 202-693-0036 (this is not a toll-free 
number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 26, 2002, OWCP published a final 
rule governing its administration of the Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as amended (EEOICPA), 42 
U.S.C. 7384 et seq., and requested OMB approval under the PRA of a 
revision of a currently approved collection for the EEOICPA. The new 
information collection requirements that needed OMB approval are in 
Sec. Sec.  30.112 and 30.213 of the final rule.
    On March 17, 2003, OMB approved the requested revision to a 
currently approved collection for the EEOICPA. This particular 
collection now consists of the following forms/reporting requirements: 
EE-1, Claim for Benefits Under Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act; EE-2, Claim for Survivor Benefits Under 
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act; EE-3, 
Employment History for Claim Under Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Program Act; EE-4, Employment History Affidavit 
for Claim Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 
Program Act; EE-7, Medical Requirements Under the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act; EE/EN-8, letter to 
claimant requesting information for lung cancer claim; EE/EN-9, letter 
to claimant requesting information for skin cancer claim; EE/EN-20, 
Acceptance of Payment Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act; EE-915, Claim for Medical Reimbursement Under 
the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act; 20 
CFR 30.112, supplemental employment evidence required when an alleged 
employment history cannot be verified; and 20 CFR 30.214, supplemental 
medical evidence required when an injury, illness or disability is 
allegedly sustained as a consequence of a covered occupational illness.
    The control number assigned to this information collection by OMB 
is 1215-0197. The approval for this information collection will expire 
on July 31, 2004.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of March, 2003.
Shelby Hallmark,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Employment 
Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-7013 Filed 3-24-03; 8:45 am]
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