Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Pre-Hearing Statement
| Published date | 16 October 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 65874 |
| Record Number | 2020-22937 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Labor Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 201 (Friday, October 16, 2020)
[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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