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unemployment inputs available in State 

Workforce Agencies. 

The labor force estimates developed 

and issued in this program are used for 

economic analysis and as a tool in the 

implementation of Federal economic 

policy in such areas as employment and 

economic development under the 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

Act of 2014 (that supplanted the 

Workforce Investment Act of 1998) and 

the Public Works and Economic 

Development Act, among others. 

The estimates also are used in 

economic analysis by public agencies 

and private industry, and for State and 

area funding allocations and eligibility 

determinations according to legal and 

administrative requirements. 

Implementation of current policy and 

legislative authorities could not be 

accomplished without collection of the 

data. 

The reports and manual covered by 

this request are integral parts of the 

LAUS program insofar as they ensure 

and measure the timeliness, quality, 

consistency, and adherence to program 

directions of the LAUS estimates and 

related research. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for an 

extension of the information collection 

request that makes up the LAUS 

program. All aspects of the information 

collection are conducted electronically. 

All data are entered directly into BLSprovided systems. 

The BLS, as part of its responsibility 

to develop concepts and methods by 

which States prepare estimates under 

the LAUS program, developed a manual 

for use by the States. The manual 

explains the conceptual framework for 

the State and area estimates of 

employment and unemployment, 

specifies the procedures to be used, 

provides input information, and 

discusses the theoretical and empirical 

basis for each procedure. This manual is 

updated on a regular schedule. With 

this request, the LAUS program will be 

implementing the 5th Generation of 

LAUS State Models. 

III. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information continues to 

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. 

• 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. 

Title of Collection: Local Area 

Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) 

Program. 

OMB Number: 1220–0017. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: State governments. 

Total 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Average 

time per 

response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

total 

burden 

(hours) 

LAUS 3040 .................................................................. 52 respondents with 

7303 reporting 

units.

13 94,939 1.5 142,409 

LAUS 8 ........................................................................ 52 ........................... 11 572 1 572 

LAUS 15 ...................................................................... 6 ............................. 1 6 2 12 

LAUS 16 ...................................................................... 52 ........................... 1 52 1 52 

Totals .................................................................... ................................ ........................ 95,569 ........................ 143,045 

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 also 

will become a matter of public record. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on February 3, 

2021. 

Mark Staniorski, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02622 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Health 

Insurance Claim Form 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is soliciting comments 

concerning a proposed extension for the 

authority to conduct the information 

collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Health 

Insurance Claim Form.’’ This comment 

request is part of continuing 

Departmental efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

written comments received by April 12, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free by contacting 

Anjanette Suggs by telephone at (202) 

354–9660 or by email at 

suggs.anjanette@dol.gov. 

Submit written comments about, or 

requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail 

or courier to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs, Room S–3323, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210; by email: suggs.anjanette@

dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 

(202) 354–9660 (this is not a toll-free 


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number) or by email at suggs.anjanette@

dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, 

as part of continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information 

before submitting them to the OMB for 

final approval. This program helps to 

ensure 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 can be properly 

assessed. 

Form OWCP–1500 is used by OWCP 

and contractor bill payment staff to 

process bills for medical services 

provided by medical professionals other 

than medical services provided by 

hospitals, pharmacies and certain other 

medical providers. This information is 

required to pay health care providers for 

services rendered to injured employees 

covered under the Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs—administered 

programs. Appropriate payment cannot 

be made without documentation of the 

medical services that were provided by 

the health care provider that is billing 

OWCP. The information obtained to 

complete claims under these programs 

is used to identify the patient and 

determine their eligibility. It is also used 

to decide if the services and supplies 

received are covered by these programs 

and to assure that proper payment is 

made. Energy Employees Occupational 

Illness Compensation Program Act of 

2000, 42 U.S.C., Black Lung Benefits 

Act, 30 U.S.C. 901, and the Federal 

Employees Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C. 

8101 authorize this information 

collection. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments to the contact shown 

in the ADDRESSES section. Comments 

must be written to receive 

consideration, and they will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval of the final ICR. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention 1240–0044. 

Submitted comments will also be a 

matter of public record for this ICR and 

posted on the internet, without 

redaction. The DOL encourages 

commenters not to include personally 

identifiable information, confidential 

business data, or other sensitive 

statements/information in any 

comments. 

The DOL is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• 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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–OWCP. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title of Collection: Health Insurance 

Claim Form. 

Form: OWCP–1500. 

OMB Control Number: 1240–0044. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

57,099. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

3,381,232. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 7 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 321,455 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

Anjanette Suggs, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02636 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Medical 

Travel Refund Request 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is soliciting comments 

concerning a proposed extension for the 

authority to conduct the information 

collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Medical 

Travel Refund Request.’’ This comment 

request is part of continuing 

Departmental efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

written comments received by April 12, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free by contacting 

Anjanette Suggs by telephone at (202) 

354–9660, or by email at 

suggs.anjanette@dol.gov. 

Submit written comments about, or 

requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail 

or courier to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs, Room S–3323, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210; by email: suggs.anjanette@

dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anjanette Suggs by telephone at (202) 

354–9660 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at suggs.anjanette@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, 

as part of continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information 

before submitting them to the OMB for 

final approval. This program helps to 

ensure 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 can be properly 

assessed. 

Form OWCP–957 is used to request 

reimbursement for out-of-pocket 

expenses incurred when traveling to 

medical providers for covered medical 


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