[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 191 (Monday, October 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61177-61178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24769]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request for Proposed Information Collection: Contractor 
Survey Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission 
of the proposed information collection request (ICR) sponsored by the 
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs titled, ``Contractor Survey 
under Federal Employees' Compensation Act,'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 3, 2010.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, 
proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be 
obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 
(this is not a toll-free number) or sending an e-mail to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, 
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax: 
202-395-6974 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Employees' Compensation Act 
provides workers' compensation coverage to three million federal and 
postal workers around the world for employment-related injuries and 
occupational diseases. The Division of Federal Employees' Compensation 
(DFEC) is charged with administering the FECA program. To obtain better 
feedback regarding various DFEC programs and functions, the DFEC is 
seeking approval to allow contract personnel such as Continuation of 
Pay (COP) Nurses, Field Nurses, and Rehabilitation Counselors, the 
opportunity to participate and provide feedback on DFEC effectiveness. 
These resources play a vital role in assisting the DFEC with the 
mission of returning injured employees to gainful employment. To this 
end, DOL seeks implementation of three separate surveys for this group. 
These surveys may be used on occasion, and a three-year approval for 
this new information collection is requested. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on June 18, 2010 (75 FR 34769).
    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, a Federal agency generally 
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it is 
approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays a currently valid OMB 
control number. Furthermore, the public is not required to respond to a 
collection of information

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unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall be subject 
to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if 
the collection of information does not display a currently valid OMB 
control number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    Parties interested in commenting on this request are encouraged to 
send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to ensure 
the appropriate consideration, comments should reference OMB 
Information Collection Request Reference Number 201005-1240-004. The 
OMB 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
    Type of Review: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control 
Number).
    Title of Collection: Contractor Survey under the Federal Employees' 
Compensation Act.
    Form Numbers: None.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-ONEW.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profit.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 330.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 82.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: September 28, 2010.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-24769 Filed 10-1-10; 8:45 am]
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