[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-154]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 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 
contacting 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 DOL, 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: Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Disclosure of Information to Credit Reporting Agencies; 
Administrative Offset, Interest, Penalties, and Administrative Costs.
    OMB Number: 1225-0030.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and Farms.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 3,500.
    Number of Annual Responses: 7,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.75 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 12,250.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Debt Collection Act of 1982, the Debt Collection 
Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-134), and the Federal Claims 
Collections Standards, as implemented in the Department of Labor by 29 
CFR part 20, require Federal agencies to afford debtors the opportunity 
to exercise certain rights before the agency reports a debt to a credit 
bureau or makes an administrative offset. In the exercise of these 
rights, the debtor may be asked to provide a written explanation of the 
basis for disputing the amount of existence of a debt alleged owned the 
agency. A debtor may also be required to provide asset, income, 
liability, or other information necessary for the agency to determine 
the debtor's ability to repay the debt, including any interest, 
penalties and administrative costs assessed.
    Information provided by the debtor will be evaluated by the agency 
official responsible for collection of the debt in order to reconsider 
his/her initial decision with regard to the existence or amount of the 
debt. Information concerning the debtor's assets, income, liabilities, 
etc., will be used by the agency official responsible for collection of 
the debt to determine whether the agency's action with regard to 
administrative offset or the assessment of interest, administrative 
costs or penalties would create undue financial hardship for the 
debtor, or to determine whether the agency should accept the debtor's 
proposed repayment schedule.
    If a debtor disputes or asks for reconsideration of the agency's 
determination concerning the debt, the debtor will be required to 
provide the information or documentation necessary to state his/her 
case. Presumably, the agency's initial determination would not change 
without the submission of new information.
    Information such as the debtor's assets, income, and liabilities 
would typically not be available to the agency unless submitted by the 
debtor.

Ira Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-154 Filed 1-5-04; 8:45 am]
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