[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 112 (Friday, June 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31648-31649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14848]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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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 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 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 Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension of two information
collections: (1) Labor Organization and Auxiliary Reports and (2)
Request of examination and/or treatment (LS-1). A copy of the proposed
information collection requests (ICR) and/or the reporting forms can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section
of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before August 13, 1999. The Department of
Labor is particularly interested in comments which:
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;
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;
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 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.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW, Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 693-
0339 (this is not a toll-free number). Fax number: (202) 693-1451.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office Labor-Management Standards administers the Labor-
Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended (LMRDA).
The LMRDA provides for the disclosure of information on the financial
transactions and administrative practices of labor organizations, and
under certain circumstances, reporting by labor organization officers
and employees, employers, labor relations consultants, and surety
companies. The reporting provisions implement a basic tenet of the
LMRDA, the guarantee of democratic procedures and safeguards within
labor organizations that are designed to protect the basic rights of
union members
II. Current Actions
The Department of Labor is seeking extension of the approval of the
collection of information to be used by union members to help self-
govern their unions, by the general public, and as research material
for both outside researchers and within the Department of Labor. The
information is also used to assist DOL and other government agencies in
detecting improper practices on the part of labor organizations, their
officers and/or representatives, and is used by Congress in oversight
and legislative functions.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Labor Organization and Auxiliary Reports.
OMB Number: 1215-0188.
Agency Numbers: LM-1, LM-2, LM-3, LM-4, LM-10, LM-15, LM-15A, LM-
16, LM-20, LM-21, S-1.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; individuals or
households; business or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 33,652.
Frequency: (As indicated in the burden hours summary chart)
Total Burden Hours (Reporting and Recordkeeping) Summary:
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Total Total Average Time per Burden (in
Cite/reference respondents Frequency responses response hours)
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Form LM-1....................... 358 Annually........... 358 55 minutes........ 328
Form LM-2....................... 6,005 Annually........... 6,005 15.25 hours....... 91,576
Form LM-3....................... 14,234 Annually........... 14,234 6.75 hours........ 96,080
Form LM-4....................... 9,285 Annually........... 9,285 .86 hours......... 7,975
Form LM-10...................... 211 Annually........... 211 35 minutes........ 123
Form LM-15...................... 389 As Necessary....... 389 1.83 hours........ 712
Form LM-15A..................... 81 Semi-Annually...... 81 22 minutes........ 30
Form LM-16...................... 82 As Necessary....... 82 21 minutes........ 29
Form LM-20...................... 254 As Necessary....... 254 22 minutes........ 93
Form LM-21...................... 64 Annually........... 64 35 minutes........ 37
Form LM-30...................... 64 Annually........... 64 35 minutes........ 37
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Form S-1........................ 89 Annually........... 89 35 minutes........ 52
Simplified Annual Report Format. 2,536 Annually........... 2,536 12 minutes........ 507
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Totals...................... 33,652 ................... 33,652 .................. 197,589
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operation/maintenance): $0.
I. Background
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 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 employee in loading, unloading, repairing or building a vessel. In
addition, several acts extend coverage to certain other employees.
Under section 7 of the Longshore Act, the employer/insurance carrier is
responsible for furnishing medical care for the injured employee for
such period of time as the injury or recovery period may require. Form
LS-1 serves two purposes: it authorizes the medical care and provides a
vehicle for the treating physician to report the findings, treatment
given and anticipated physical condition of the employee.
II. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks extension of approval to collect
information on Form LS-1 to verify that proper medical treatment as
been authorized and to determine the severity of a claimant's injuries
and thus his/her entitlement to compensation benefits which they are
responsible by law to provide if a claimant is medically unable to work
as a result of a work-related injury. If the information were not
collected, verification of authorized medical care and entitlement to
compensation benefits would not be possible.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Request for Examination and/or Treatment.
OMB Number: 1215-0066.
Agency Number: LS-1.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Respondents: 16,500.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Total Responses: 115,500.
Total Burden Hours: (reporting): 124,740.
Total Burden Costs (capital/start-up): $0.
Total Burden Costs (operation/maintenance): $41,580.00.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: June 7, 1999.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Office of
Management, Administration and Planning, Employment Standards
Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-14848 Filed 6-10-99; 8:45 am]
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