Notice2022-20186
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Claim for Schedule Award (CA-9)
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Published
September 19, 2022
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentWorkers' Compensation Programs Office
Abstract
The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed collection: "Claim for Schedule Award (CA-9)." 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 180 (Monday, September 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57224-57225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20186]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Claim
for Schedule Award (CA-9)
AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed collection: ``Claim for Schedule Award (CA-9).''
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
November 18, 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#9be8eefcfce8b5faf5f1faf5feefeffedbfff4f7b5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e2d2b39392d703f30343f303b2a2a3b1e3a313270393128">[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#4330362424306d222d29222d2637372603272c2f6d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97e4e2f0f0e4b9f6f9fdf6f9f2e3e3f2d7f3f8fbb9f0f8e1">[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#f58680929286db949b9f949b90818190b5919a99db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="186b6d7f7f6b3679767279767d6c6c7d587c7774367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, as part of continuing efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 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). The Office
of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the Federal
Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) under statutes 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.
Congress gave the Secretary of Labor authority to prescribe rules and
regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of the
FECA. 5 U.S.C. 8149. The FECA requires the United States to provide
compensation to individuals who sustain an injury while in the course
of federal employment. 5 U.S.C. 8102. Part of the compensation Congress
provided for federal employees is for scheduled impairments. 5 U.S.C.
8107. The Secretary is proposing a new schedule award filing process
(with the implementation of a new form, CA-9, Claim for Schedule
Impairment) to more efficiently collect the information necessary to
support a claim for a scheduled impairment when an injured employee has
sustained permanent impairment to a member or function of the body
pursuant to the FECA under Section 8107.
Information collected on Form CA-9 provides OWCP with the statutory
requirements for permanent impairment claims and must be used to claim
compensation for impairment to a body part covered under the schedule
established by 5 U.S.C. 8107. In the vast majority of cases whereby
permanent impairment is claimed, a claimant continues to be employed by
the federal government. In those cases, the Form CA-9 is completed by a
federal employee and their supervisor, therefore not affecting the
public, as contemplated under the PRA. See 5 CFR 1320.3(c)(3). The Form
CA-9 is required of a member of the public on rare occasions, such as
when compensation is claimed after the claimant's federal employment
has been terminated. It is estimated that no more than 775 of these
forms are required of members of the public through the course of a
year. Therefore, this request for clearance by OMB only pertains to a
small percentage of the overall use of this particular form.
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 generally 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(a) 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 1240-0NEW. 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:
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<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: New information collection.
Title of Collection: Claim for Schedule Award.
Form: CA-9.
OMB Control Number: 1240-0NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 775.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 775.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 388 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: 0.00.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Anjanette Suggs,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-20186 Filed 9-16-22; 8:45 am]
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