[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 183 (Monday, September 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 55066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24079]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration


Proposed collection; comment request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to 
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. 
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed collection: Representative Fee 
Request. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section 
of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before November 21, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0418, fax: (202) 693-1451, e-mail: [email protected]. Please 
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-
mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background: Individuals filing for 
compensation benefits with the office of Workers' Compensation Programs 
(OWCP) may be represented by an attorney or other representative. The 
representative is entitled to request a fee for services under the 
Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) and under the Longshore and 
Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). The fee must be approved by 
the OWCP before any demand for payment can be made by the 
representative. This information collection request sets forth the 
criteria for the information, which must be presented by the respondent 
in order to have the fee approved by the OWCP. The information 
collection does not have a particular form or format; the respondent 
must present the information in any format which is convenient and 
which meets all the required information criteria. This information 
collection is currently approved for use through March 31, 2004.
    II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor 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 submissions of responses.
    III. Current Actions: The Department of Labor seeks the extension 
of approval to collect this information in order to carry out its 
responsibility to approve representative fees under the two Acts.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration
    Title: Representative Fee Requests.
    OMB Number: 1215-0078.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; individuals or 
households.
    Total Respondents: 12,700.
    Total Responses: 12,700.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7,850.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $17,215.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: September 16, 2003.. aves\notices.xml
Bruce Bohannon,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of 
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and 
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-24079 Filed 9-18-03; 12:01 pm]
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