Notice2024-29866
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Attorney Acknowledgement/Instructions Relating to Representative Fee Applications; OMB Control No. 1240-0049
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Published
December 18, 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' Compensation, (OWCP/DFEC) is soliciting comments on the information collection for Attorney Acknowledgement/Instructions Relating to Representative Fee Applications, CA-143/CA-155.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 102957-102958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29866]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Attorney
Acknowledgement/Instructions Relating to Representative Fee
Applications; OMB Control No. 1240-0049
AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Federal
Employees' Compensation, (OWCP/DFEC) 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 understood; and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of
Federal Employees' Compensation, (OWCP/DFEC) is soliciting comments on
the information collection for Attorney Acknowledgement/Instructions
Relating to Representative Fee Applications, CA-143/CA-155.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before February 18, 2025.
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-2024-0021-
0001. 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/DFEC, Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Federal Employees'
Compensation, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room
S-3323, Washington, DC 20210.
<bullet> OWCP/DFEC 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#7300061414005d121d19121d1607071633171c1f5d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3142445656421f505f5b505f5445455471555e5d1f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>
(email); (202) 354-9660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Division of Federal Employees' Compensation (DFEC) administers
the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). A Federal employee who
sustains a work-related injury is entitled to receive compensation
under the FECA. Under 5 U.S.C. 8127(a) and in accordance with 20 CFR
10.700 and 702.131, a claimant may authorize an attorney or other
individual to represent his or her interests in any proceeding before
the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP). Under 5 U.S.C.
8127(b) and in accordance with 20 CFR 10.702 and 702.132, fees for
representatives' services must first be approved by the Secretary. The
representative is entitled to request a fee for services under 20 CFR
10.700-703 (Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA)). The fee must
be approved by the OWCP before any demand for payment can be made by
the representative.
See: <a href="https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/statutes/feca.htm">https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/statutes/feca.htm</a>.
eCFR: 20 CFR part 10--Claims for Compensation Under the Federal
Employees' Compensation Act, as Amended.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
OWCP/DFEC is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
information collection related to the Attorney Acknowledgement/
Instructions Relating to Representative Fee Applications. OWCP/DFEC 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/DFEC'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/DFEC located
at 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210.
Questions about the information collection requirements
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may be directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request concerns the Attorney
Acknowledgement/Instructions Relating to Representative Fee
Applications, CA-143/CA-155. OWCP/DFEC 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: Extension, with change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of
Federal Employees' Compensation, OWCP/DFEC.
OMB Number: 1240-0049.
Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other For-profits.
Number of Respondents: 6,328.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 6,328.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,164 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $1,107,400.00.
OWCP/DFEC 1240-0049: OWCP/DFEC Attorney Acknowledgement/
Instructions Relating to Representative Fee Applications.
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. 2024-29866 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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