[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3424-3425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00848]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Peace Corps Volunteer Authorization for 
Examination and/or Treatment

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of 
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)-sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Peace Corps Volunteer Authorization 
for Examination and/or Treatment,'' to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are 
invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before February 20, 2020.

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 website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201907-1240-002 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (this 
is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail 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; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks PRA authority for the Peace 
Corps Volunteer Authorization for Examination and/or Treatment 
information collection. The Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform 
Act of 2018 (Farr-Castle), modified various aspects of the Peace Corps, 
including changes to the provision of health care to volunteers. 
Entitlement to disability compensation payments does not commence until 
the day after the date of termination of service as a volunteer. Farr-
Castle directs the Secretary of the Department of Labor to authorize 
the Director of the Peace Corps to furnish medical benefits to a 
volunteer, injured during the volunteer's period of service for a 
period of 120 days following the termination of such service, set forth 
in 5 U.S.C. 8142(c)(3)). In view of the provisions required by this 
bill, OWCP and the Peace Corps have collaborated to initiate a new form 
CA-15, Peace Corps Volunteer Authorization for Examination and/or 
Treatment. The form will authorize medical treatment for recently 
terminated Peace Corps volunteers who require medical treatment for 
injuries/exposure sustained in the performance of their volunteer 
service. Issuance of this form will solely be at the discretion of the 
Peace Corps and will bridge a gap between the occurrences of an initial 
injury, disease exposure ensuring that the recently terminated 
volunteers receive prompt medical care, immediately, for a period of 
120 days following separation from service. Peace Corps Volunteers and 
the Federal Employees' Compensation Act authorize this information 
collection. See 5 U.S.C. 8142 and 5 U.S.C. 8101.
    This proposed 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 the OMB, under the PRA, approves it 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 if the collection of information does not display a valid 
OMB control number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on August 7, 2019 (84 FR 38671).
    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 thirty-(30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal

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Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments 
should mention OMB ICR Reference Number 201907-1240-002. 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: Peace Corps Volunteer Authorization for 
Examination and/or Treatment.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 252.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 252.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 63 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $146.

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

    Dated: January 14, 2020.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-00848 Filed 1-17-20; 8:45 am]
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