[Federal Register: April 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 66)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of
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information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program 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 Employment
Standards Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
collection: Employer's First Report of Injury or Occupational Disease
(LS-202), Physician's Report of Impairment of Vision (LS-205) and
Employer's Supplementary Report of Accident or Occupational Illness
(LS-210). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section
of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before June 7, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, E-mail bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Background
The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act provides
benefits to workers injured in maritime employment on the navigable
waters of the United States and adjoining area customarily used by an
employee in loading, unloading, repairing, or building a vessel. The
LS-202 is used by employers initially to report injuries that have
occurred which are covered under the Longshore Act and its related
statutes. The LS-210 is used to report additional periods of lost time
from work. The LS-205 is a medical report based on a comprehensive
examination of visual impairment. This information collection is
currently approved for use through October 31, 2004.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
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;
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;
Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval of this
information collection in order to ensure that employers are complying
with the reporting requirements of the Act and to ensure that injured
claimants receive all compensation benefits to which they are entitled.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Employer's First Report of Injury or Occupational Disease
(LS-202); Physician's Report on Impairment of Vision (LS-205);
Employer's Supplementary Report of Accident or Occupational Illness
(LS-210).
OMB Number: 1215-0031.
Agency Number: LS-202, LS-205, LS-210.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Respondents: 21,060.
Total Annual responses: 23,220.
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Total
Form respondents: Average time per response Burden hours
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LS-202.......................................... 21,000 15 minutes........................ 5,250
LS-205.......................................... 60 45 minutes........................ 45
LS-210.......................................... 2,160 15 minutes........................ 540
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Total....................................... 23,220 .................................. 5,835
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Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,835.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $10,333.00.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: April 1, 2004.
Sue Blumenthal,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-7743 Filed 4-5-04; 8:45 am]