[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77256-77257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26385]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Rehabilitation Plan and Award

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of the 
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 December 31, 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) is the agency responsible for administration of the Longshore 
and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) and the Federal Employees' 
Compensation Act (FECA). 33 U.S.C. 939 (LHWCA) and 5 U.S.C. 8104 and 
8111 (FECA) authorize OWCP to pay for approved vocational 
rehabilitation services to eligible workers with work-related 
disabilities. In order to decide whether to approve a rehabilitation 
plan, OWCP must receive a copy of the plan, supporting vocational 
testing materials and the estimated cost to implement the plan, broken 
down to show the fees, supplies, tuition and worker maintenance 
payments that are contemplated. OWCP also must receive the signature of 
the rehabilitation counselor to show that the proposed plan is 
appropriate. Form OWCP-16 is the standard format for the collection of 
this information. The regulations implementing these statutes allow for 
the collection of information needed for OWCP to determine if a 
rehabilitation plan should be approved and payment

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of any related expenses should be authorized. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2020 (85 FR 44327).
    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: Rehabilitation Plan and Award.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0045.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits institutions; not-
for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,176.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 3,176.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,588 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: November 23, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-26385 Filed 11-30-20; 8:45 am]
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