[Federal Register: February 10, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 27)]
[Notices]               
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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 collection: Notice of Law Enforcement 
Officer's Injury or Occupational Disease (CA-721) and Notice of Law 
Enforcement Officer's Death (CA-722). A copy of the proposed 
information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office 
listed below in the addresses section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before April 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, e-mail bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please 
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-
mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the 
Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). The Act provides that non-
Federal law enforcement officers and/or their survivors injured or 
killed under certain circumstances are entitled to benefits of the Act 
to the same extent asemployees in the Federal government. The Notice of 
Law Enforcement Officer's Injury or Occupational Disease (CA-721) and 
the Notice of Law Enforcement Officer's Death (CA-722) are the forms 
used by non-Federal law enforcement officers and their survivors to 
claim compensation under FECA. This information collection is currently 
approved for use through August 31, 2004.

II. Review Focus

    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 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.

III. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval to collect 
this information to determine eligibility for benefits.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Notice of Law Enforcement Officer's Injury or Occupational 
Disease (CA-721), Notice of Law Enforcement Officer's Death (CA-722).
    OMB Number: 1215-0116.
    Agency Number: CA-721 and CA-722.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Business or other for-
profit; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Total Respondents: 23.
    Total Annual Responses: 23.
    Average Time per Response: 60 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 31.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $220.00.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice 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: February 4, 2004.
Bruce Bohanon,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of 
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and 
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-2828 Filed 2-9-04; 8:45 am]

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