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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90072-90073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26530]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

[OMB Control No. 1240-0002]

Comment Request; Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act Forms EE-1, EE-1-SPA EE-2, EE-2-SPA, EE-3, EE-
3-SPA, EE-4, EE-4-SPA, Form EE-5, EE-7, EE-7-SPA, EE/EN-8, EE/EN-9, EE/
EN-10, EE/EN-12, EE/EN-13, EE/EN-16, EE-17A, EE-17B AND EE/EN-20

AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (OWCP/DEEOIC), 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 preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
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 
concerning the collection for Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act Forms (EE-1, EE-1-SPA EE-2, EE-2-SPA, EE-3, 
EE-3-SPA, EE-4, EE-4-SPA, Form EE-5, EE-7, EE-7-SPA, EE/EN-8, EE/EN-9, 
EE/EN-10, EE/EN-12, EE/EN-13, EE/EN-16, EE-17A, EE-17B AND EE/EN-20).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received on 
or before January 13, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 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 WCPO-2024-0020. 
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 U.S. DOL-Office of 
Workers' Compensation Programs, OWCP, Room C-3510, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW, 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: Ms. Anjanette Suggs, Office of 
Workers' Compensation Programs, OWCP at [email protected] 
(email); (202) 354-9660 (voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is the primary 
agency responsible for the administration of the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as amended 
(EEOICPA or Act), 42 U.S.C. 7384. The Act provides for timely payment 
of compensation to covered employees and, where applicable, survivors 
of such employees, who sustained either ``occupational illnesses'' or 
``covered illnesses'' incurred in the performance of duty for the 
Department of Energy and certain of its contractors and subcontractors. 
The Act sets forth eligibility criteria for claimants for compensation 
under Part B and Part E of the Act and outlines the various elements of 
compensation payable from the Fund established by the Act. The 
information collections in this ICR collect demographic, factual and 
medical information needed to determine entitlement to benefits under 
the EEOICPA.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    OWCP is soliciting comments concerning the information collection 
related to Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act Forms. OWCP 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 has practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of OWCP's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
     Suggest methods to 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 submissions of responses.
    Background documents related to this information collection request 
are available at https://regulations.gov and at DOL-OWCP located at 
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
Room C-3510, 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 Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act Forms EE-1, EE-1-SPA EE-
2, EE-2-SPA, EE-3, EE-3-SPA, EE-4, EE-4-SPA, Form EE-5, EE-7, EE-7-SPA, 
EE/EN-8, EE/EN-9, EE/EN-10, EE/EN-12, EE/EN-13, EE/EN-16, EE-17A, EE-
17B AND EE/EN-20.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: DOL-Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
    OMB Number: 1240-0002.

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    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit.
    Number of Respondents: 109,717.
    Number of Responses: 109,717.
    Annual Burden Hours: 33,969.
    Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $731,605.59.
    OWCP Forms: EE-1, EE-1-SPA EE-2, EE-2-SPA, EE-3, EE-3-SPA, EE-4, 
EE-4-SPA, Form EE-5, EE-7, EE-7-SPA, EE/EN-8, EE/EN-9, EE/EN-10, EE/EN-
12, EE/EN-13, EE/EN-16, EE-17A, EE-17B AND EE/EN-20, Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act 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. 2024-26530 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
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