482 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 3 / Thursday, January 4, 2024 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Worker’s Compensation 

Programs 

[OMB Control No. 1240–0008] 

Proposed Revision of Information 

Collection; Rehabilitation Action 

Report (OWCP–44) 

AGENCY: Division of Federal Employees’ 

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 

Compensation, (OWCP/DFELHWC), 

Office of Workers’ Compensation, Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

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 

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 

OWCP/DFELHWC is soliciting 

comments on the information collection 

for the Rehabilitation Action Report, 

OWCP–44. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before March 4, 2024. 

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: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

for [OWCP/DFELHWC–1240–0008]. 

Comments submitted electronically, 

including attachments, to https://

www.regulations.gov 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. 

• 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: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit 

DOL–OWCP/DFELHWC, Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs, 

Division of Federal Employees’ 

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 

Compensation, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 

S–3323, Washington, DC 20210. 

• OWCP/DFELHWC will post your 

comment as well as any attachments, 

except for information submitted and 

marked as confidential, in the docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anjanette Suggs, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Division of 

Federal Employees Longshore, and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation, OWCP/ 

DFELHWC, at suggs.anjanette@dol.gov 

(email); (202) 354–9660 (voice). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs (OWCP) administers the 

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act 

(FECA) and the Longshore and Harbor 

Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA). 

These acts provide vocational 

rehabilitation services to eligible 

workers with disabilities. Section 

8104(a) of the FECA and section 939(c) 

of the LHWCA provide that eligible 

injured workers are to be furnished 

vocational rehabilitation services, and 

section 8111(b) of the FECA and section 

908(g) of the LHWCA provide that 

persons undergoing such vocational 

rehabilitation receive maintenance 

allowances as additional compensation. 

Form OWCP–44 is used to provide 

prompt notification of key events in the 

vocational rehabilitation process that 

may require OWCP action related to 

claims and benefits. This information 

may be used to decide if maintenance 

allowances should continue to be paid. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

OWCP is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection (ICR) related to the 

Rehabilitation Action Report, OWCP– 

44. OWCP/DFELHWC is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• 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; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of OWCP/ 

DFELHWC’s estimate of the burden 

related to the information collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used in 

the estimate; 

• Suggest methods to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• 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 https://regulations.gov and 

at DOL–OWCP/DFELHWC located at 

located at 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Room S–3323, Washington, DC 20210. 

Questions about the information 

collection requirements may be directed 

to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This information collection request 

concerns the Rehabilitation Action 

Report, OWCP–44. OWCP/DFELHWC 

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: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Agency: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Division of 

Federal Employees’ Longshore, and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation, OWCP/ 

DFELHWC. 

OMB Number: 1240–0008. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions, Businesses or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 6,136. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Number of Responses: 6,136. 

Annual Burden Hours: 0.17 hours. 

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper 

Cost: $0. 

OWCP Form OWCP–44, 

Rehabilitation Action Report. 

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 https://

www.reginfo.gov. 

Anjanette Suggs, 

Certifying Officer. 

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