Notice2022-16500
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Claim for Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment (CA-2231)
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Published
August 2, 2022
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentWorkers' Compensation Programs Office
Abstract
The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed revision for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, "Claim for Reimbursement--Assisted Reemployment (CA-2231). This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47232-47233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16500]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Workers' Compensation Programs
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Claim
for Reimbursement--Assisted Reemployment (CA-2231)
AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensations.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed revision for the authority to conduct the
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Claim for
Reimbursement--Assisted Reemployment (CA-2231). This comment request is
part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
October 3, 2022.
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 free by
contacting Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 202-354-9660 or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4231372525316c232c28232c2736362702262d2e6c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5c6c0d2d2c69bd4dbdfd4dbd0c1c1d0f5d1dad99bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs, Room S3323, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210; by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1d2d4c6c6d28fc0cfcbc0cfc4d5d5c4e1c5cecd8fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="196a6c7e7e6a3778777378777c6d6d7c597d7675377e766f">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Anjanette Suggs by telephone
at 202-354-9660 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9dadcceceda87c8c7c3c8c7ccddddcce9cdc6c587cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0b3b5a7a7b3eea1aeaaa1aea5b4b4a580a4afaceea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, as part of continuing efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
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conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general
public and Federal agencies an opportunity to comment on proposed and/
or continuing collections of information before submitting them to the
OMB for final approval. This program helps to ensure 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 can be properly assessed.
Background: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). Section
8104 (a) of the FECA provides vocational rehabilitation services to
eligible injured workers to facilitate their return to work. Annual
appropriations language under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2022 (currently in Pub. L. 117-103) provides OWCP with legal authority
to use amounts from the Fund to reimburse private sector employers for
a portion of the salary of reemployed FECA claimants hired through
OWCP's assisted reemployment program. Additionally, 5 U.S.C. 8111
provides that an individual undergoing vocational rehabilitation under
section 8104 may be paid additional compensation necessary for his
maintenance, which is initiated by an employer for a claimant using
Form CA-2231. Information collected on Form CA-2231 provides OWCP with
the necessary remittance information for the employer, documents the
hours of work, certifies the payment of wages to the claimant for which
reimbursement is sought, and summarizes the nature and costs of the
wage reimbursement program for a prompt decision by OWCP. This
information collection is currently approved for use through December
31, 2022.
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 under the PRA approves it and displays a
currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any
other provisions of law, no person shall be subject to penalty for
failing to comply with a collection of information that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(b) and 1320.6.
Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Written comments will receive
consideration, and be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should mention OMB Number 1240-0018. Submitted
comments will also be a matter of public record for this ICR and posted
on the internet, without redaction. The DOL encourages commenters not
to include personally identifiable information, confidential business
data, or other sensitive statements/information in any comments.
The DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> 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--Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title of Collection: Claim for Reimbursement--Assisted
Reemployment.
Form: CA-2231.
OMB Number: 1240-0018.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 14.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 56.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 28.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: 0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Anjanette Suggs,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-16500 Filed 8-1-22; 8:45 am]
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