Notice2024-13438
Proposed Revision of Information Collection; FECA Medical Report Forms, Claim for Compensation, OMB Control No. 1240-0046
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June 20, 2024
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Labor DepartmentWorkers' Compensation Programs Office
Abstract
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request 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 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Federal Employees' Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, (OWCP/DFELHWC) is soliciting comments on the information collection for FECA Medical Report Forms, Claim for Compensation, Authorization for Examination And/Or Treatment, CA-16.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51906-51908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13438]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Proposed Revision of Information Collection; FECA Medical Report
Forms, Claim for Compensation, OMB Control No. 1240-0046
AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Federal
Employees' Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, (OWCP/DFELHWC)
Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request
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
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understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents
can be properly assessed. Currently, the Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs, Division of Federal Employees' Longshore and
Harbor Workers' Compensation, (OWCP/DFELHWC) is soliciting comments on
the information collection for FECA Medical Report Forms, Claim for
Compensation, Authorization for Examination And/Or Treatment, CA-16.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before August 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments in the following
way:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments for WCPO-2024-0014.
Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> will be posted to the docket, with no changes.
Because your comment will be made public, you are responsible for
ensuring that your comment does not include any confidential
information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such
as your or anyone else's Social Security number or confidential
business information.
<bullet> If your comment includes confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit written/paper submissions in the
following way:
<bullet> Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit DOL--OWCP/DFELHWC,
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Federal
Employees' Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210.
<bullet> OWCP/DFELHWC will post your comment as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted and marked as
confidential, in the docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anjanette Suggs, Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs, Division of Federal Employees' Longshore, and
Harbor Workers' Compensation, OWCP/DFELHWC, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4734322020346926292d2629223333220723282b69202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="daa9afbdbda9f4bbb4b0bbb4bfaeaebf9abeb5b6f4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>@dol.gov (email); (202) 354-9660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Worker's Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the
Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), which provides for
continuation of pay or compensation for work related injuries or
disease from federal employment. 5 U.S.C. 8149, Congress gives the
Secretary of Labor authority to prescribe the rules and regulations
necessary for the administration and enforcement of the FECA.
The relevant statutory provision allowing for an individual to make
a claim for compensation benefits is found at 5 U.S.C. 8102,
Compensation for disability or death of employee, and reads as follows:
(a) The United States shall pay compensation as specified by this
subchapter for the disability or death of an employee resulting from
personal injury sustained while in the performance of his duty, unless
the injury or death is--
(1) caused by willful misconduct of the employee;
(2) caused by the employee's intention to bring about the injury or
death of himself or of another; or
(3) proximately caused by the intoxication of the injured employee.
(b) Disability or death from a war-risk hazard or during or as a
result of capture, detention, or other restraint by a hostile force or
individual, suffered by an employee who is employed outside the
continental United States or in Alaska or in the areas and
installations in the Republic of Panama made available to the United
States pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related
agreements (as described in section 3(a) of the Panama Canal Act of
1979), is deemed to have resulted from personal injury sustained while
in the performance of his duty, whether or not the employee was engaged
in the course of employment when the disability or disability resulting
in death occurred or when he was taken by the hostile force or
individual. This subsection does not apply to an individual--
(1) whose residence is at or in the vicinity of the place of his
employment and who was not living there solely because of the
exigencies of his employment, unless he was injured or taken while
engaged in the course of his employment; or
(2) who is a prisoner of war or a protected individual under the
Geneva Conventions of 1949 and is detained or utilized by the United
States.
The relevant statutory provision 5 U.S.C. 8103, Medical services
and initial medical and other benefits, which reads as follows:
(a) The United States shall furnish to an employee who is injured
while in the performance of duty, the services, appliances, and
supplies prescribed or recommended by a qualified physician, which the
Secretary of Labor considers likely to cure, give relief, reduce the
degree or the period of disability, or aid in lessening the amount of
the monthly compensation. These services, appliances, and supplies
shall be furnished--
(1) whether or not disability has arisen;
(2) notwithstanding that the employee has accepted or is entitled
to receive benefits under subchapter III of chapter 83 of this title or
another retirement system for employees of the Government; and
(3) by or on the order of United States medical officers and
hospitals, or, at the employee's option, by or on the order of
physicians and hospitals designated or approved by the Secretary. The
employee may initially select a physician to provide medical services,
appliances, and supplies, in accordance with such regulations and
instructions as the Secretary considers necessary, and may be furnished
necessary and reasonable transportation and expenses incident to the
securing of such services, appliances, and supplies. These expenses,
when authorized or approved by the Secretary, shall be paid from the
Employees' Compensation Fund.
(b) The Secretary, under such limitations or conditions as he
considers necessary, may authorize the employing agencies to provide
for the initial furnishing of medical and other benefits under this
section. The Secretary may certify vouchers for these expenses out of
the Employees' Compensation Fund when the immediate superior of the
employee certifies that the expense was incurred in respect to an
injury which was accepted by the employing agency as probably
compensable under this subchapter. The Secretary shall prescribe the
form and content of the certificate.
References: 5 U.S.C. 8102, 5 U.S. C. 8103, and 5 U.S.C. 8149. 20
CFR 10.102, 20 CFR 10.211, 20 CFR 10.300, 20 CFR 10.314, 20 CFR. 314,
and 20 CFR. 10.506.
See: <a href="https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/statutes/feca.htm#">https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/statutes/feca.htm#</a>).
See: eCFR: 20 CFR part 10--Claims for Compensation Under the
Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as Amended
II. Desired Focus of Comments
OWCP/DFELHWC is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
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information collection related to the FECA Medical Report Forms, Claim
for Compensation, Authorization for Examination And/Or Treatment, CA-
16. OWCP/DFELHWC is particularly interested in comments that:
<bullet> Evaluate whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information has practical utility;
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of OWCP/DFELHWC's estimate of the
burden related to the information collection, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used in the estimate;
<bullet> Suggest methods to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and
<bullet> Minimize the burden of the information collection 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.
Background documents related to this information collection request
are available at <a href="https://regulations.gov">https://regulations.gov</a> and at DOL-OWCP/DFELHWC
located at 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210.
Questions about the information collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this
notice.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request concerns FECA Medical Report
Forms, Authorization for Examination And/Or Treatment, CA-16. OWCP/
DFELHWC has updated the data with respect to the number of respondents,
responses, burden hours, and burden costs supporting this information
collection request from the previous information collection request.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of
Federal Employees' Longshore, and Harbor Workers' Compensation, OWCP/
DFELHWC.
OMB Number: 1240-0046.
Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other For-profits.
Number of Respondents: 248,981.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Number of Responses: 248,981.
Annual Burden Hours: 22,824 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $186,736.00.
OWCP/DFELHWC 1240-0046: OWCP/DFELHWC FECA Medical Report Forms,
Authorization for Examination and/or Treatment.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized in
the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the
proposed information collection request; they will become a matter of
public record and will be available at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov">https://www.reginfo.gov</a>.
Anjanette Suggs,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-13438 Filed 6-18-24; 8:45 am]
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