Notice2026-04409
Proposed (Extension Without Change) of Information Collection; Securing Financial Obligations Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and Its Extensions
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Published
March 6, 2026
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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 Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, OWCP/ DLHWC is soliciting comments on the information collection for Securing Financial Obligations Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its Extensions.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11087-11088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04409]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
[OMB Control No. 1240-0005]
Proposed (Extension Without Change) of Information Collection;
Securing Financial Obligations Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers'
Compensation Act and Its Extensions
AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Longshore
and Harbor Workers' Compensation, (OWCP/DLHWC) 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
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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 Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, OWCP/
DLHWC is soliciting comments on the information collection for Securing
Financial Obligations Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers'
Compensation Act and its Extensions.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before May 5, 2026.
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. 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/DLHWC, Office
of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-3229, Washington, DC 20210.
<bullet> OWCP/DLHWC 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 Longshore and Harbor Workers'
Compensation, OWCP/DLHWC, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85f6f0e2e2f6abe4ebefe4ebe0f1f1e0c5e1eae9abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="394a4c5e5e4a1758575358575c4d4d5c795d5655175e564f">[email protected]</span></a> (email); (202)
354-9660 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act requires covered
employers to secure the payment of compensation under the Act and its
extensions by purchasing insurance from a carrier authorized by the
Secretary of Labor to write Longshore Act insurance, or by becoming an
authorized self-insured employer (33 U.S.C. 901, 20 CFR 703.209, 20 CFR
703.210, 20 CFR 703.203, 20 CFR 703.303, 20 CFR 703.205, 20 CFR
703.204, 20 CFR 703.212, 20 CFR 703.304). Each authorized insurance
carrier (or carrier seeking authorization) is required to establish
annually that its Longshore Act obligations are fully secured either
through an applicable state guaranty (or analogous) fund, a deposit of
security with the Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers'
Compensation (DLHWC), or a combination of both. Similarly, each
authorized self-insurer (or employer seeking authorization) is required
to fully secure its Longshore Act obligations by depositing security
with DLHWC. These requirements are designed to assure the prompt and
continued payment of compensation and other benefits by the responsible
carrier or self-insurer to injured workers and their survivors.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
OWCP/DLHWC is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
information collection related to Securing Financial Obligations under
the LHWCA and its Extensions. OWCP/DLHWC 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 CEO'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/DLHWC located
at 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-3229, Washington, DC 20210.
Questions about the information collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request concerns Securing Financial
Obligations under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
and its Extensions, LS-275(IC), LS-275 (SI), LS-276.
OWCP/DLHWC 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, without change of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, OWCP/DLHWC.
OMB Number: 1240-0005.
Affected Public: Authorized Insurance Carriers and Self-Insured
Employers.
Number of Respondents: 298.
Frequency: Annually.
Number of Responses: 728.
Annual Burden Hours: 911 Hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $24,560.56.
OWCP/DLHWC 1240-0005: OWCP/DLHWC Securing Financial Obligations
under the LHWCA and its Extensions.
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. 2026-04409 Filed 3-5-26; 8:45 am]
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