[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 201 (Friday, October 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65874-65875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22937]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act 
Pre-Hearing Statement

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of 
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)-sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before November 16, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (2) if the information will be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of 
the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs administers the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. The Act provides 
benefits to workers injured in maritime employment on the navigable 
waters of the United States or in an adjoining area customarily used by 
an employer in loading, unloading, repairing, or building a vessel. In 
addition, several acts extend the Longshore Act's coverage to certain 
other employees. Title 20, CFR 702.317 provides for the referral of 
claims under the Longshore Act for formal hearings. This Section 
provides that before a case is transferred to the Office of 
Administrative Law Judges the district director shall furnish each of 
the parties or their representatives with a copy of a prehearing 
statement form. The form LS-18 is used to refer the case for formal 
hearing under the Act. Each party shall, within 21 days after receipt 
of each form, complete it and return it to the district director. Upon 
receipt of the forms, the district director, after checking them for 
completeness and after any further conferences that, in his/her 
opinion, are warranted, shall

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transmit them to the Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge with 
all available evidence which the parties intend to submit at the 
hearing. Legal authority for this information collection is found at 33 
U.S.C. 939. Regulatory authority is found at 20 CFR 702.317. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on June 1, 2020 (85 FR 33201).
    This 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 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 that does not display a valid 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-OWCP.
    Title of Collection: Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act 
Pre-Hearing Statement.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0036.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,800.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 3,800.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 646 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,102.

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

    Dated: October 9, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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