[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8903-8904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04459]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Division of Federal Employees' 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 Office of Workers' 
Compensation Programs is soliciting comments concerning its proposal to 
extend OMB approval of the information collection: Representative Fee 
Request (CA-143/CA-155). 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 May 13, 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 comment period will not be considered.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Individuals filing for compensation benefits with the Office of 
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) may be represented by an attorney 
or other representative. The representative is entitled to request a 
fee for services under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) 
and under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). 
The fee must be approved by the OWCP before any demand for payment can 
be made by the representative. This information collection request sets 
forth the criteria for the information, which must be presented by the 
respondent in order to have the fee approved by the OWCP. The 
information collection does not have a particular form or format; the 
respondent must present the information in any format which is

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convenient and which meets all the required information criteria. 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 for the extension of 
this currently approved information collection in order to carry out 
its responsibility to approve representative fees under the two Acts.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
    Title: Representative Fee Request.
    OMB Number: 1240-0049.
    Agency Number: CA-143/CA-155.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households.
    Total Respondents: 7,697.
    Total Annual Responses: 7,697.
    Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,849.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $2,307.
    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: March 6, 2019.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2019-04459 Filed 3-11-19; 8:45 am]
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