[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67361-67362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28248]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' 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). 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 Division of Longshore and 
Harbor Workers' Compensation is soliciting comments concerning the 
proposed collection: Carrier's Report of Issuance of Policy (LS-570). 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 February 26, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail, delivery service, or by 
hand to Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210; by fax (202) 354-9647; or 
email to [email protected]. Please use only one method of 
transmission for comments (mail/delivery, fax, or email). Please note 
that comments submitted after the comment period will not be 
considered.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Authorized insurance carriers are required to report the issuance 
of policies and endorsements under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
Compensation Act and its extensions, the Defense Base Act, Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentalities 
Act, to the Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation 
Programs (OWCP). 20 CFR 703.116. Carriers use the form LS-570 for this 
purpose. Filing the form LS-570 with OWCP's Division of Longshore and 
Harbor Workers' Compensation binds the carrier to full liability for 
the named employer's obligations under the Act or its extensions. 20 
CFR 703.118. This information collection is currently approved for use 
through May 31, 2019.

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. The information is necessary 
(i) to ensure compliance by employers, (ii) to bind the carrier to the 
liabilities of the employer under 20 CFR 703.118 and (iii) so that the 
districts can identify the correct carrier for claims to ensure prompt 
payment of compensation to injured workers.
    Type of Review: Extension.

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    Agency: Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation.
    Title: Carrier's Report of Issuance of Policy.
    OMB Number: 1240-0004.
    Agency Number: LS-570.
    Affected Public: Private Sector Business or other for-profits.
    Total Respondents: 400.
    Total Responses: 1,500.
    Time per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 25.
    Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (Operating/Maintenance): $13.
    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: December 21, 2018.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2018-28248 Filed 12-27-18; 8:45 am]
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