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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/DEEOIC is soliciting comments 

on the information collection for 

DEEOIC Authorization Forms, EE–22, 

EE–24, EE–26, EE–28, EE–30, EE–32. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before April 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comment 

as follows. Please note that late, 

untimely filed comments will not be 

considered. 

Written/Paper Submissions: Submit 

written/paper submissions in the 

following way: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit 

DOL–OWCP/DEEOIC, Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs, 

Division of Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Ave. NW, Room S3323, 

Washington, DC 20210. 

• OWCP/DEEOIC 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, at 

suggs.anjanette@dol.gov (email) or (202) 

354–9660 (voice). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs (OWCP) is the primary agency 

responsible for administration of the 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000, as 

amended (EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384 et 

seq. EEOICPA provides for the payment 

of compensation to covered employees 

and, where applicable, survivors of 

deceased employees, who sustained 

either an ‘‘occupational illness’’ or a 

‘‘covered illness’’ in the performance of 

duty for the Department of Energy and 

certain of its contractors and 

subcontractors. One element of the 

compensation provided to covered 

employees is medical benefits for the 

treatment of their occupational or 

covered illnesses that are accepted as 

compensable. OWCP contracts with a 

private sector bill processing agent that 

handles many of the tasks associated 

with paying bills for medical treatment 

provided to covered employees under 

EEOICPA. This bill processing agent 

uses an automated system that matches 

incoming bills with the authorized 

medical treatment of covered employees 

before it issues payments, and a 

provider of medical treatment, supplies 

or services to covered employees must 

provide the bill processing agent with 

information necessary for creation of an 

authorization within the agent’s 

automated system before a bill can be 

paid. The collection of this information 

is authorized by 20 CFR 30.400(a) and 

(c), 30.403, 30.404(b) and 30.700. The 

information collections in this ICR 

collect demographic, factual and 

medical information that OWCP and/or 

its bill processing agent needs to process 

bills for medical treatment, supplies or 

services. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

OWCP is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection related to the DEEOIC 

Authorization Forms, EE–22, EE–24, 

EE–26, EE–28, EE–30, EE–32. OWCP/ 

DEEOIC 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/ 

DEEOIC/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/DEEOIC located at 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210. Questions about the 

information collection requirements 

may be directed to the person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This information collection request 

concerns OWCP/DEEOIC Authorization 

Forms (EE–22, EE–24, EE–26, EE–28, 

EE–30, EE–32 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: Extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Agency: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Division of 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation (OWCP/DEEOIC). 

OMB Number: 1240–0060. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business. 

Number of Respondents: 12,890. 

Frequency: Varies by form. 

Number of Responses: 66,770. 

Annual Burden Hours: 11,129 hours. 

DEEOIC Forms, EE–22, EE–24, EE–26, 

EE–28, EE–30, EE–32. DEEOIC 

Authorization Forms. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02746 Filed 2–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Worker’s Compensation 

Programs 

[OMB Control No. 1240–0007] 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Claim for Medical 

Reimbursement Form (OWCP–915) 

AGENCY: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation (OWCP), 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, OWCP is 

soliciting comments on the information 

collection for Claim for Medical 

Reimbursement (OWCP–915). 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before April 12, 2024. 


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ADDRESSES: You may submit comment 

as follows. Please note that late, 

untimely filed comments will not be 

considered. 

Written/Paper Submissions: Submit 

written/paper submissions in the 

following way: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit 

DOL–OWCP, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave. NW, Room S–3215, Washington, 

DC 20210. 

• OWCP 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, OWCP, at 

suggs.anjanette@dol.gov (email); (202) 

354–9660. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs (OWCP) administers 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 statutes 

require OWCP to pay for covered 

medical treatment that is provided to 

beneficiaries, and to reimburse 

beneficiaries for any out-of-pocket 

covered medical expenses they have 

paid. Form OWCP–915, Claim for 

Medical Reimbursement, is used for this 

purpose and collects the necessary 

beneficiary and medical provider data 

in a standard format. Beneficiaries must 

also attach billing information prepared 

by the medical provider (Form OWCP– 

1500 for professional medical services, 

Form OWCP–04 for institutional 

providers and hospitals, or a paper bill 

for medications dispensed in the 

physician’s office. The hour and cost 

burdens to collect the billing 

information from medical providers in 

the required attachments to Form 

OWCP–915 are accounted for in OMB 

Nos. 1240–0019, 1240–0044, and 1240– 

0050. This is the same billing 

information a medical provider reports 

when it bills OWCP directly. 

Regulations implementing the FECA, 

BLBA and EEOICPA programs require 

the collection of information that is 

needed to determine if reimbursement 

claims submitted by beneficiaries can be 

paid. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

OWCP is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection (ICR) titled, ‘‘Claim for 

Medical Reimbursement’’ (OWCP–915). 

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’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 located at 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Room S– 

3215, Washington, DC 20210. Questions 

about the information collection 

requirements may be directed to the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This information collection request 

concerns Claim for Reimbursement 

OWCP–915. OWCP 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: Extension, with 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Agency: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, OWCP. 

OMB Number: 1240–0007. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Number of Respondents: 18,023. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Number of Responses: 7. 

Annual Burden Hours: 4 hours. 

OWCP–915, Claim for Reimbursement 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02745 Filed 2–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the 

Humanities 

Meeting of Humanities Panel 

AGENCY: National Endowment for the 

Humanities, National Foundation on the 

Arts and the Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Endowment for 

the Humanities (NEH) will hold four 

additional meetings, by video 

conference, of the Humanities Panel, a 

federal advisory committee, in February 

2024, and thirty-nine meetings during 

March 2024. The purpose of the 

meetings is for panel review, discussion, 

evaluation, and recommendation of 

applications for financial assistance 

under the National Foundation on the 

Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

for meeting dates. The meetings will 

open at 8:30 a.m. and will adjourn by 

5 p.m. on the dates specified below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee 

Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW, 

Room 4060, Washington, DC 20506; 

(202) 606–8322; evoyatzis@neh.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 10), 

notice is hereby given of the following 

meetings: 

1. Date: February 26, 2024 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topic of History, for 

the Public Scholars grant program, 

submitted to the Division of Research 

Programs. 

2. Date: February 27, 2024 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topics of Literature 

and Language, for the Public Scholars 

grant program, submitted to the Division 

of Research Programs. 

3. Date: February 28, 2024 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topic of Biography, 

for the Public Scholars grant program, 

submitted to the Division of Research 

Programs. 


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