[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 210 (Thursday, October 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68599-68600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23901]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Notice of Recurrence

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 30, 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.
    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.

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: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 
(OWCP) administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, which 
provides for continuation of pay or compensation for work related 
injuries or disease that result from Federal employment. Under 5 U.S.C. 
8149, the Secretary of Labor may prescribe rules and regulations 
necessary for the administration and enforcement of this

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subchapter. Regulation 20 CFR 10.104 designates form CA-2a as the form 
to be used to request information from claimants with previously-
accepted injuries, who claim a recurrence of disability, and from their 
supervisors. The form requests information relating to the specific 
circumstances leading up to the recurrence as well as information about 
their employment and earnings. The information provided is used by OWCP 
claims examiners to determine whether a claimant has sustained a 
recurrence of disability related to an accepted injury and, if so, the 
appropriate benefits payable. For additional substantive information 
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on June 12, 2020 (85 FR 35955).
    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: Notice of Recurrence.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0009.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 133.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 133.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 67 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $77.

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

    Dated: October 23, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-23901 Filed 10-28-20; 8:45 am]
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