[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40513-40514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16141]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation; 
Proposed Extension of Existing 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 is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed collection: Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act Forms (Forms EE-1, EE-2, 
EE-3, EE-4, EE-7, EE-8, EE-9, EE-10, EE-11A, EE-11B, EE-12, EE-13, EE-
16, EE-20). 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 September 3, 2013.

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) 693-1447, 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) is the primary 
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responsible for the administration of the Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as amended (EEOICPA or Act), 
42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq. The Act provides for timely payment of 
compensation to covered employees and, where applicable, survivors of 
such employees, who sustained either ``occupational illnesses'' or 
``covered illnesses'' incurred in the performance of duty for the 
Department of Energy and certain of its contractors and subcontractors. 
The Act sets forth eligibility criteria for claimants for compensation 
under Part B and Part E of the Act, and outlines the various elements 
of compensation payable from the Fund established by the Act. The 
information collections in this ICR collect demographic, factual and 
medical information needed to determine entitlement to benefits under 
the EEOICPA. This information collection is currently approved for use 
through October 31, 2013.

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 approval for the revision of this 
information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to 
determine a claimant's eligibility for compensation under the EEOICPA.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
    Title: Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act Forms 
(various).
    OMB Number: 1240-0002
    Agency Number: EE-1, EE-2, EE-3, EE-4, EE-7, EE-8, EE-9, EE-10, EE-
11A, EE-11B, EE-12, EE-13, EE-16 and EE-20
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit
    Total Respondents: 65,013
    Total Responses: 66,020
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 23,190
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $28,089
    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: June 27, 2013.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2013-16141 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am]
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