[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 33113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12981]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Claim for Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of 
Workers' Compensation Programs sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) revision titled, ``Claim for Reimbursement-Assisted 
Reemployment,'' (Form CA-2231) to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 3, 2013.

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 free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201301-1240-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free 
number) or sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OWCP, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), email: 
[email protected].

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

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Employees' Compensation Act, in 
relevant part, provides vocational rehabilitation services to eligible 
injured Federal employees to facilitate their return to work. See 5 
U.S.C 8104(a). The cost of providing these vocational rehabilitation 
services is paid from the Federal Employees' Compensation Fund, and 
annual appropriations language provides the 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 hired 
through the OWCP Assisted Reemployment Program. Employers submit Form 
CA-2231 to claim reimbursement for wages paid under the Assisted 
Reemployment Program. The OWCP is revising this information collection 
to enhance its disclosures to persons with disabilities; however, no 
changes are sought for the information collected on Form CA-2231. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
noticed published in the Federal Register on February 19, 2013 (78 FR 
11683).
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1240-0018. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on July 31, 2013; however, it should be noted that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New information 
collection requirements would only take effect upon OMB approval.
    Interested parties 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 help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1240-0018. 
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: DOL-OWCP.
    Title of Collection: Claim for Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0018.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 42.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 168.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 84.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $82.

    Dated: May 28, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-12981 Filed 5-31-13; 8:45 am]
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