[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86841-86842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25236]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

[OMB Control No. 1240-NEW]


Proposed Information Collection; OWCP Provider ACH Form (OWCP-
3881)

AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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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 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is 
soliciting comments on the information collection for OWCP Provider ACH 
Form (SF-3881).

DATES: All comments must be received on or before December 30, 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:
    <bullet> Mail or visit DOL-OWCP(Hand-Delivery), Office of Workers' 
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Room S3524, Washington, DC 20210.
    <bullet> 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, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80f3f5e7e7f3aee1eeeae1eee5f4f4e5c0e4efecaee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c6f697b7b6f327d72767d72796868795c787370327b736a">[email protected]</span></a> (email) or (202) 354-
9660 (voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is the agency 
responsible 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., the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq., and 
the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C 901 et 
seq. These statutes require OWCP to pay for appropriate medical and 
vocational rehabilitation services provided to beneficiaries. In order 
for OWCP's bill processing contractor to pay providers for these 
services with its bill processing system, providers must complete and 
submit an ACH Vendor payment system form. This form is required under 
the provision of 31 U.S.C. 3322 and 31 CFR 210. The information 
reported on the form will be used by the Treasury Department to 
transmit payment data by electronic means to a vendor's financial 
institution for payment of medical services rendered to OWCP's 
claimants.
    If this information is not obtained, when a provider submits their 
bill for payment, the bill payment process is substantially prolonged 
and increases the burden on providers to obtain payment for services 
rendered. The regulations implementing the above statutes that OWCP 
administers permit the collection of information necessary to allow its 
billing contractor to process and pay bills submitted by providers of 
medical and vocational rehabilitation services. (20 CFR 10.801, 30.701, 
725.704, 725.705 and 725.714).

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    OWCP is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information 
collection related to the OWCP ACH Vendor Payment Enrolment Form.
    The OWCP is particularly interested in comments that:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;

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    <bullet> Suggest methods to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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-3524, 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 ACH Vendor Payment 
Enrollment Form. OWCP has updated the data with respect to the number 
of respondents, responses, burden hours, and burden costs supporting 
this information from the previous information collection request.
    Type of Review: New collection without an OMB Control Number.
    Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
    OMB Number: 1240-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Number of Respondents: 35,424.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Number of Responses: 35,424.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,772 hours.
    Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $216.96.
    OWCP Forms: OWCP Form [OWCP-3881], [OWCP Provider Enrollment ACH 
Form].
    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 C. Suggs,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-25236 Filed 10-30-24; 8:45 am]
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