Proposed Collection; Comment Request
[08/29/2007]
Volume 72, Number 167, Page 49737-49738
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed collection: Request for Information on
Earnings, Dual Benefits, Dependents and Third Party Settlements (CA-
1032). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section
of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before October 29, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, e-mail bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-
mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The collection of this information is necessary under provisions of
the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) which states: (1)
Compensation must be adjusted to reflect a claimant's earnings while in
receipt of benefits (5 U.S.C. 8106); (2) compensation is payable at the
augmented rate of 75 percent only if the claimant has one or more
dependents as defined by the FECA (5 U.S.C. 8110); (3) compensation may
not be paid concurrently with certain benefits from other Federal
Agencies, such as the Office of Personnel Management, Social Security,
and the Veterans Administration (5 U.S.C. 8116); (4) compensation must
be adjusted to reflect any settlement from a third party responsible
for the injury for which the claimant is being paid compensation (5
U.S.C. 8132); (5) an individual convicted of any violation related to
fraud in the application for, or receipt of, any compensation benefit,
forfeits (as of the date of such conviction) any entitlement to such
benefits, for any injury occurring on or before the date of conviction
(5 U.S.C. 8148 (a)); and, (6) no Federal compensation benefit can be
paid to any individual for any period during which such individual is
incarcerated for any felony offense (5 U.S.C. 8148 (b)(1)). The
information collected through Form CA-1032 is used to ensure that
compensation being paid on the periodic roll is correct. This
information collection is currently approved for use through February
29, 2008.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval of this
information collection in order to ensure that compensation being paid
on the periodic roll is correct.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Request for Information on Earnings, Dual Benefits,
Dependents, and Third Party Settlements.
OMB Number: 1215-0151.
Agency Number: CA-1032.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Respondents: 50,000.
Total Annual Responses: 50,000.
Average Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 16,667.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $22,000.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or
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included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of
the information collection request; they will also become a matter of
public record.
Dated: August 23, 2007.
Hazel M. Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
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