[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 151 (Friday, August 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 47629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19406]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 3, 2010.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
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; including, among other things, a description of the 
likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total 
burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Linda Watts Thomas 
on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number) and e-mail to: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 
Department of Labor--Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), 
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax 202-395-
5806 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: [email protected] within 30 days from the date of this publication 
in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference the applicable OMB Control 
Number (see below).
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    (1) 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;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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 Workers' Compensation Programs.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title of Collection: Request for Earnings Information.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0005.
    Agency Form Number: LS-276, LS-275-IC and LS-275-SI.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institution.
    Cost to Federal Government: $14,992.52.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 572.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 651.
    Total Burden Hours: 436.5.
    Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $169.52.
    Description: The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act 
(LHWCA) requires covered employers to secure the payment of 
compensation under the Act and its extensions by purchasing insurance 
from a carrier authorized by the Secretary of Labor to write Longshore 
Act Insurance, or by becoming authorized self-insured employers (33 
U.S.C. 932 et seq). Each authorized insurance carrier (or carrier 
seeking authorization) is required to establish annually that its 
Longshore obligations are fully secured either through an applicable 
state guaranty (or analogous) fund, a deposit of security with the 
Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC), or a 
combination of both. Similarly, each authorized self-insurer (or 
employer seeking authorization) is required to fully secure its 
Longshore Act obligations by depositing security with DLHWC. These 
requirements are designed to assure the prompt and continued payment of 
compensation and other benefits by the responsible carrier or self-
insurer to injured workers and their survivors. Forms LS-276, 
Application for Security Deposit Determination; LS-275-IC, Agreement 
and Undertaking (Insurance Carrier); and LS-275-SI, Agreement and 
Undertaking (Self-insured Employer) are used to cover the submission of 
information by insurance carriers and self-insured employers regarding 
their ability to meet their financial obligations under the Longshore 
Act and its extensions. For additional information, see related notice 
published in the Federal Register on April 13, 2010 (Vol. 75 page 
18887).

    Dated: August 3, 2010.
Linda Watts Thomas,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-19406 Filed 8-5-10; 8:45 am]
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