Notice2022-04236
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Uniform Billing Form
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Published
March 1, 2022
Issuing agencies
Labor Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 11483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04236]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Uniform Billing Form
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 March 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#692d262536393b2836393c2b25202a290d0605470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1b5bebdaea1a3b0aea1a4b3bdb8b2b1959e9ddf969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OWCP is the agency responsible for
administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C.
8101 et seq., the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., and
the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of
2000, 42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq. All three of these statutes require that
OWCP pay for medical treatment of beneficiaries. To determine whether
billed amounts are appropriate, OWCP needs to identify the patient, the
specific services that were rendered and their relationship to the
work-related injury or illness. The regulations implementing these
statutes require the use of Form OWCP-04 or UB-04 for the submission of
medical bills from institutional providers. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on November 18, 2021 (86 FR 64529).
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: Uniform Billing Form.
OMB Control Number: 1240-0019.
Affected Public: Private Sector-- Businesses or other for-profits
and not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 16,276.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 246,305.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 24,684 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Dated: February 23, 2022.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-04236 Filed 2-28-22; 8:45 am]
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