[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14020]



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Part III





Department of Labor





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Office of Workers' Compensation Programs



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20 CFR Parts 1 and 30



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

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

20 CFR Parts 1 and 30

RIN 1215-AB51


Performance of Functions; 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: Interim 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 for this collection of information.

DATES: Effective Date: The interim final rule published at 70 FR 33590 
continues to be effective as of June 8, 2005.
    Compliance Date: As of July 18, 2005, affected parties must comply 
with the new information collection requirements in Sec. Sec.  30.102, 
30.231, 30.232, 30.806, 30.905 and 30.907 of the interim 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 June 8, 2005, OWCP published an interim 
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 found in Sec. Sec.  30.102, 30.231, 30.232, 30.806, 30.905 and 
30.907 of the interim final rule.
    On June 20, 2005, 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 the Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Program Act; EE-2, Claim for Survivor Benefits 
Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act; EE-3, Employment History for a Claim Under the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act; EE-4, Employment History 
Affidavit for a Claim Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act; EE-7, Medical Requirements Under the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act; EE-8, letter 
to claimant requesting information for lung cancer claim; EE-9, letter 
to claimant requesting information for skin cancer claim; EE-10, Claim 
for Additional Wage-Loss and/or Impairment Under the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act; EE-20, letter requesting 
information needed to pay benefits on an accepted claim; 20 CFR 30.106, 
employment information requested from an alternate source; 20 CFR 
30.112, supplemental employment evidence required when an alleged 
employment history cannot be verified; 20 CFR 30.207, 30.215, 30.222, 
30.226 and 30.232(c), supplemental medical evidence required to 
establish that an injury, illness or disability was sustained as a 
consequence of either an occupational illness under Part B of EEOICPA 
or a covered illness under Part E of EEOICPA; 20 CFR 30.806, alternate 
evidence of wage-loss; and 20 CFR 30.905 and 30.907, medical evidence 
required to establish compensable permanent impairment.
    The control number assigned to this information collection by OMB 
is 1215-0197. The approval for this information collection will expire 
on August 31, 2007.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of July, 2005.
Shelby Hallmark,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Employment 
Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-14020 Filed 7-15-05; 8:45 am]
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