[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 35573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12505]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Carrier's Report of Issuance of Policy

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 the agency 
receives on or before July 11, 2022.

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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-
693-0213, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    Authorized insurance carriers are required to report the issuance 
of policies and endorsements under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
Compensation Act and its extensions, the Defense Base Act, Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentalities 
Act, to the Department of Labor's OWCP. Carriers use the form LS-570 
for this purpose. Filing the Form LS-570 with OWCP's Division of 
Federal Employees', Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation binds 
the carrier to full liability for the named employer's obligations 
under the Act or its extensions.
    Legal authority for this information collection is found at 33 
U.S.C. 932(a) and 33 U.S.C. 939 and regulatory authority is found at 20 
CFR 703.116 and 20 CFR 703.118. For additional substantive information 
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on January 20, 2022 (87 FR 3127).
    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: Carrier's Report of Issuance of Policy.
    OMB Control Number: 1240-0004.
    Affected Public: Private Sector-- Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,500.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 25 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $15.

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

Nicole Bouchet,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-12505 Filed 6-9-22; 8:45 am]
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