[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 52058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22124]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 18, 2003.
    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 
Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment Standards 
Administration (ESA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316--this is not a toll-free number), 
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.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire.
    OMB Number: 1215-0144.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 4,500.
    Number of Annual Responses: 4,500.
    Average Response Time: 60 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,500.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $1,800.
    Description: The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, 
as amended, 30 U.S.C. 923(b) and 20 CFR 725.544(c), and the Federal 
Employees' Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C. 8129(b) and 20 CFR 10.430-10.441, 
provide for the recovery, waiver, compromise, or termination of 
overpayment of benefits to beneficiaries. The Form OWCP-20 collects 
information used to ascertain the financial condition of the 
beneficiary who has been overpaid to determine if the concealment or 
improper transfer of assets, and to identify and consider present and 
potential income and current assets for enforced collection 
proceedings. The form also provides a means for the beneficiary to 
explain why he/she is not at fault for the overpayment. If this 
information were not collected, DOL would have little basis to decide 
on collection proceedings.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-22124 Filed 8-28-03; 8:45 am]
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