Notice2025-17326
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Claim for Reimbursement of Benefit Payments and Claims Expense Under the War Hazards Compensation Act
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September 10, 2025
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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 the Claim for Reimbursement of Benefit Payments and Claims Expense under the War Hazards Compensation Act, CA- 278.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43642-43643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17326]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
[OMB Control No. 1240-0006]
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Claim for
Reimbursement of Benefit Payments and Claims Expense Under the War
Hazards Compensation Act
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 the Claim for Reimbursement of Benefit
Payments and Claims Expense under the War Hazards Compensation Act, CA-
278.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before November 10, 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-2025-0039.
Comments submitted electronically, including
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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, OWCP/DFEC, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a797f6d6d79246b64606b646f7e7e6f4a6e6566246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7c4c2d0d0c499d6d9ddd6d9d2c3c3d2f7d3d8db99d0d8c1">[email protected]</span></a> (email);
(202) 354-9660 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is the federal
agency responsible for administration of the War Hazards Compensation
Act (WHCA), 42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. A ``war-risk hazard'' is defined in
42 U.S.C. 1711(b). Under section 1704(a) of the WHCA, an insurance
carrier or self-insured who has paid workers' compensation benefits to
or on account of any person for a war-risk hazard may seek
reimbursement for benefits paid (plus expenses) out of the Employment
Compensation Fund of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) at
5 U.S.C. 8147.
<a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2013-title42/pdf/USCODE-2013-title42-chap12-subchapI.pdf">https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2013-title42/pdf/USCODE-2013-title42-chap12-subchapI.pdf</a>.
<a href="https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/statutes/feca.htm#8147">https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/statutes/feca.htm#8147</a>.
Insurance carriers and the self-insured request reimbursement via
form CA-278. The regulations that implement the WHCA permit OWCP to
collect the information needed to consider an insurance carrier's or
self-insured's reimbursement request at 20 CFR 61.101 and 61.104.
<a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol1-part61-subpartB.pdf">https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title20-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title20-vol1-part61-subpartB.pdf</a>.
Applicable statutes under WHCA are 42 U.S.C. 1704 and 42 U.S.C.
1706.
See: <a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2013-title42/pdf/USCODE-2013-title42-chap12-subchapI.pdf">https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2013-title42/pdf/USCODE-2013-title42-chap12-subchapI.pdf</a>.
Applicable status under FECA are 5 U.S.C. 8121, 5 U.S.C. 8145, and
5 U.S.C. 8149.
See: <a href="https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/statutes/feca.htm">https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/statutes/feca.htm</a>.
Form CA-278 is used by insurance carriers and the self-insured to
request reimbursement. The information collected is used by OWCP staff
to process requests for reimbursement of WHCA benefit payments and
claims expense that are submitted by insurance carriers and self-
insureds. The information is also used by OWCP to decide whether it
should opt to pay ongoing WHCA benefits directly to the injured worker.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
OWCP/DFEC is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
information collection related to the Request for Employment
Information. 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.
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 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 Claim for
Reimbursement of Benefit Payments and Claims Expense under the War
Hazards Compensation Act, CA-278. 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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of
Federal Employees' Compensation, OWCP/DFEC.
OMB Number: 1240-0006.
Affected Public: Business or other for profits.
Number of Respondents: 7.
Frequency: 180.6.
Number of Responses: 1,264.
Annual Burden Hours: 632 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $2,920.00.
OWCP/DFEC Form: Form CA-278, Claim for Reimbursement of Benefit
Payments and Claims Expense under the War Hazards Compensation Act.
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. 2025-17326 Filed 9-9-25; 8:45 am]
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