[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 184 (Friday, September 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 55921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19014]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

September 15, 2005.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation, 
contact Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#513a383f367f35302323383f11353e3d7f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3a8aaada4eda7a2b1b1aaad83a7acafeda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment Standards 
Administration (ESA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number), 
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Payment of Compensation Without Award.
    OMB Number: 1215-0022.
    Form Number: LS-206.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 700.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 24,500.
    Average Response Time: 15 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,125.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $10,903.
    Description: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) 
administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. The Act 
provides benefits to workers injured in maritime employment on the 
navigable waters of the United States or in an adjoining area 
customarily used by an employer in loading, unloading, repairing or 
building a vessel. Under Sections 914(b) and (c) of the Longshore Act, 
a self-insured employer or insurance carrier is required to pay 
compensation within 14 days after the employer has knowledge of the 
injury or death. Upon making the first payment, the employer or carrier 
shall immediately notify the district director of payment. Form LS-206 
has been designated as the proper form on which report of first payment 
is to be made. The LS-206 is also used by OWCP district offices to 
determine the payment status of a given case.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-19014 Filed 9-22-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-CF-P


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