[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 147 (Monday, August 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38474-38475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18446]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration


Office of Workers' Compensation Programs; Proposed Extension of 
the Approval of Information Collection Requirements

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 its proposal to extend the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval of the Information Collection: Claim for Medical 
Reimbursement (Form OWCP-915). 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 October 2, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Mr. Steven D. Lawrence, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0292, 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

    The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the 
Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101, et seq., the 
Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., and the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 
(EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq. All three statutes require OWCP to 
pay for covered medical treatment that is provided to beneficiaries, 
and also to reimburse beneficiaries for any out-of-pocket covered 
medical expenses they have paid. Form OWCP-915, Claim for Medical 
Reimbursement, is used for this purpose and collects the necessary 
beneficiary and medical provider data in a standard format. This 
information collection is currently approved for use through March 31, 
2010.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
that:
     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;
     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;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     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 approval for the extension of this 
information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to 
provide payment for certain covered medical services to injured 
employees who are covered under the Acts.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Claim for Medical Reimbursement.
    OMB Number: 1215-0193.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Respondents: 28,150.
    Total Annual Responses: 67,296.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 11,171.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (Operating/Maintenance): $103,636.
    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

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information collection request; they will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: July 29, 2009.
Steven D. Lawrence,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, 
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration 
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-18446 Filed 7-31-09; 8:45 am]
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