Federal Register :: Proposed Extension of Information Assortment; Medical Travel Refund Request-Mileage (OWCP-957A), Medical Travel Refund Request-Expenses (OWCP-957B)

I. Background

The DOL, as a part of persevering with efforts to cut back paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance session program to offer most people and Federal businesses a possibility to touch upon proposed and/or persevering with collections of knowledge earlier than submitting them to the OMB for remaining approval. This program helps to make sure requested information could be offered within the desired format, reporting burden (time and monetary sources) is minimized, assortment devices are clearly understood, and the impression of assortment necessities could be correctly assessed.

The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) is the company liable for administration of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101
et seq.,
the Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901
et seq.,
and the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384
et seq.
All three of those statutes require that OWCP reimburse beneficiaries for journey bills for coated medical remedy. In order to find out whether or not quantities requested as journey bills are acceptable, OWCP should obtain sure information parts, together with the signature of the doctor for medical bills claimed below the BLBA. Form OWCP-957 is the usual format for the gathering of those information parts. The rules implementing these three statutes permit for the gathering of knowledge wanted to allow OWCP to find out if reimbursement requests for journey bills must be paid.

This info assortment is topic to the PRA. A Federal company typically can not conduct or sponsor a set of knowledge, and the general public is mostly not required to reply to an info assortment, except it’s accredited by the OMB below the PRA and shows a at the moment legitimate OMB Control Number. In addition, however every other provisions of regulation, no particular person shall typically be topic to penalty for failing to adjust to a set of knowledge that doesn’t show a sound Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.

Interested events are inspired to offer feedback to the contact proven within the
ADDRESSES
part. Comments have to be written to obtain consideration, and they are going to be summarized and included within the request for OMB approval of the ultimate ICR. In order to assist guarantee acceptable consideration, feedback ought to point out 1240-0037.

Submitted feedback may also be a matter of public report for this ICR and posted on the web, with out redaction. The DOL encourages commenters to not embody personally identifiable info, confidential enterprise information, or different delicate statements/info in any feedback.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

OWCP is soliciting feedback in regards to the proposed info assortment associated to the Medical Travel Refund Request—Mileage (OWCP-957A), Medical Travel Refund Request—Expenses (OWCP-957B)

( printed web page 36158)

OWCP is especially fascinated by feedback that:

• Evaluate whether or not the gathering of knowledge is critical for the right efficiency of the features of the Agency, together with whether or not the knowledge has sensible utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of OWCP/DFEC’s estimate of the burden associated to the knowledge assortment, together with the validity of the methodology and assumptions used within the estimate;
• Suggest strategies to reinforce the standard, utility, and readability of the knowledge to be collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the knowledge assortment on those that are to reply, together with by means of using acceptable automated, digital, mechanical, or different technological assortment methods or different types of info know-how,e.g.,
  allowing digital submission of responses.

Documents associated to this info assortment request can be found at

and at DOL-OWCP positioned at 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-3524, Washington, DC 20210. Questions concerning the info assortment necessities could also be directed to the particular person listed within the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
part of this discover.

III. Current Actions

This info assortment request considerations the Medical Travel Refund Request—Mileage (OWCP-957A), Medical Travel Refund Request—Expenses (OWCP-957B) OWCP has up to date the info with respect to the variety of respondents, responses, burden hours, and burden prices supporting this info assortment request from the earlier info assortment request.

Type of Review:
Extension with out change of a beforehand accredited assortment.

Agency:
Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, OWCP.

OMB Number:
1240-0037.

Affected Public:
Individuals.

Number of Respondents:
564,388.

Frequency:
On Occasion.

Number of Responses:
1,128,776.

Annual Burden Hours:
56,438.80.

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost:
$1,896,343.68OWCP/DFEC
1240-0037:
OWCP Medical Travel Refund Request—Expenses and Medical Travel Refund Request—Mileage.

Comments submitted in response to this discover will probably be summarized within the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the proposed info assortment request; they may turn out to be a matter of public report and will probably be obtainable at
https://www.reginfo.gov.