[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44991-44992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18719]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation; Proposed 
Extension of Information 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 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is 
soliciting comments concerning extension of the collection: Employer's 
First Report of Injury or Occupational Disease (LS-202) and Employer's 
Supplementary Report of Accident or Occupational Illness (LS-210). A 
copy of the proposed information collection extension request can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the address section 
of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before September 28, 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, 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 
administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. The Act 
provides benefits to workers injured in maritime employment on the 
navigable waters of the United States and adjoining area customarily 
used by an employee in loading, unloading, repairing, or building a 
vessel. The LS-202 is used by employers initially to report injuries 
that have occurred which are covered under the Longshore Act and its 
related statutes. The LS-210 is used to report additional periods of 
lost time from work. This information collection is currently approved 
for use through December 31, 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 the extension 
of approval of this information collection in order to ensure that 
employers are complying with the reporting requirements of the Act and 
to ensure that injured claimants receive all compensation benefits to 
which they are entitled.
    Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Request for Earnings Information.

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    OMB Number: 1240-0003.
    Agency Number: LS-202 and LS-210.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institution.

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                                     Time to
              Form                  complete      Frequency  of      Number of       Number of     Hours burden
                                    (minutes)        response       respondents      responses
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LS-202.........................              15  occasion.......          20,087          20,087           5,022
LS-210.........................              15  occasion.......             996             996             249
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    ;Totals....................  ..............  ...............          21,083          21,083           5,271
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    Total Respondents: 21,083.
    Total Annual Responses: 21,083.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,271.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $9,909.00.
    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: July 26, 2010.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2010-18719 Filed 7-29-10; 8:45 am]
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