[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7291-7292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3043]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Division of Federal Employees' Compensation; 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

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requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the 
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed collection: Claim for Reimbursement--Assisted 
Reemployment (CA-2231). 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 April 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Mr. Vincent Alvarez, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0372, fax (202) 693-1378, email [email protected]. 
Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or 
email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the 
Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) under 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq. 
Section 8104(a) of the FECA provides vocational rehabilitation services 
to eligible injured workers to facilitate their return to work. The 
costs of providing these vocational rehabilitation services are paid 
from the Employees' Compensation Fund. Annual appropriations language 
(currently in Pub. L. 109-289), provides OWCP with legal authority to 
use amounts from the Fund to reimburse private sector employers for a 
portion of the salary of reemployed disabled Federal workers they have 
hired through OWCP's assisted reemployment program. Information 
collected on Form CA-2231 provides OWCP with the necessary remittance 
information for the employer, documents the hours of work, certifies 
the payment of wages to the claimant for which reimbursement is sought, 
and summarizes the nature and costs of the wage reimbursement program 
for a prompt decision by OWCP. This information collection is currently 
approved for use through June 30, 2010.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
which:
     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 extension of approval to collect this 
information to ensure timely and accurate payments to eligible 
employers for reimbursement claims.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
    Title: Claim for Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment.
    OMB Number: 1215-0178.
    Agency Number: CA-2231.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Total Respondents: 25.
    Total Annual Responses: 100.
    Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 50.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $47.
    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: February 12, 2010.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2010-3043 Filed 2-17-10; 8:45 am]
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