[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 158 (Monday, August 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49279-49280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20152]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


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: Claim for Medical 
Reimbursement (OWCP-915). 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 October 16, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210, telephone/FAX 
(202) 354-9647, Email [email protected]. Please use only one method 
of transmission for comments (mail or Email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is the agency 
responsible for administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation 
Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq., the Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 
30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., and the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq. All 
three statutes require OWCP to pay for covered medical treatment that 
is provided to beneficiaries, and also to reimburse beneficiaries for 
any out-of-pocket covered medical expenses they have paid. Form OWCP-
915, Claim for Medical Reimbursement, is used for this purpose and 
collects the necessary beneficiary and medical provider data in a 
standard format. Regulations implementing the FECA, BLBA and EEOICPA 
programs require the collection of information that is needed to 
determine if reimbursement claims submitted by beneficiaries can be 
paid. (20 CFR 10.802, 30.702, 725.701 and 725.705). This information 
collection is currently approved for use through January 31, 2016.

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 approval of the extension of this 
currently approved information collection in order to carry out its 
responsibility to provide payment for certain covered medical services 
to injured employees who are covered under the Acts.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
    Title: Claim for Medical Reimbursement.
    OMB Number: 1240-0007.
    Agency Number: OWCP-915.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households; Business or other-for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Respondents: 10,632.
    Total Responses: 38,480.
    Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,388.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $68,879.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or

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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: August 11, 2015.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
U.S. Department of Labor.
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