Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire
Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)
Notices
Page 80816
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2015-32626
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before January 27, 2016.
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 from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201507-1240-002 (this link will only become active on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting Seleda Perryman by telephone at 202-693-4131 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request 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, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seleda Perryman by telephone at 202-
693-4131 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov .
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for the Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire, Form OWCP-20, which is necessary to determine whether the recovery of any Black Lung, Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act or Federal Employees' Compensation overpayment may be waived, compromised, terminated, or collected in full.
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 it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 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 Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under Control Number 1240-0051. The current approval is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2015; however, it should be noted that existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on July 23, 2015 (80 FR 43800).
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 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1240-0051. 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: Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 1240-0051.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,393.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 3,393.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,393.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,954.
Dated: December 19, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
FR Doc. 2015-32626 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am
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