[Federal Register: January 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 11)]
[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 Extension of the Approval of Information Collection 
Requirements

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 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 its proposal to extend OMB approval of the 
information collection: Request for Examination and/or Treatment (LS-
1). A copy of the 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 March 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Mr. Steven M. Andoseh, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0373, fax (202) 693-1451, e-mail andoseh.steven@dol.gov. 
Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or 
e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs administers the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. The Act provides 
benefits to workers injured in maritime employment on the navigable 
waters of the United States or in an adjoining area customarily used by 
an employer in loading, unloading, repairing, or building a vessel. 
Under section 7 (33 U.S.C., Chapter 18, Section 907) of the Longshore 
Act the employer/insurance carrier is responsible for furnishing 
medical care for the injured employee for such period of time as the 
injury or recovery period may require. Form LS-1 serves two purposes: 
It authorizes the medical care, and it provides a vehicle for the 
treating physician to report the findings, treatment given, and 
anticipated physical condition of the employee. The information 
collected on Form LS-1 is used by the Longshore Division to verify that 
proper medical treatment has been authorized by the employer/insurance 
carrier, and to determine the severity of a claimant's injuries and 
thus his/her entitlement to compensation benefits. This information 
collection is currently approved for use through July 31, 2008.

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 approval for the extension of 
this currently approved information collection in order to carry out 
its

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responsibility to verify authorized medical care and entitlement to 
compensation benefits.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Request for Examination and/or Treatment.
    OMB Number: 1215-0066.
    Agency Number: LS-1.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Respondents: 25,000.
    Total Annual Responses: 75,000.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 81,000.
    Time per Response: 65 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $33,000.00.
    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: January 11, 2008.
Hazel M. Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, 
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration 
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-650 Filed 1-15-08; 8:45 am]

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