DOL War Hazards Act Claims - Request for Comments

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ACTION:

Notice of availability; request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)-sponsored 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 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES:

The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before April 15, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using
the search function.

Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of

     the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's
     estimates of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
     used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden
     of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other
     forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-693-0213, or by email at DOLPRAPUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Information collected using OWCP Form CA-278, Claim for Reimbursement of Benefit Payments and Claims Expense Under the War
Hazards Compensation Act (WHCA), allows OWCP to consider requests filed by insurance carriers and self-insured that have paid
benefits to workers injured due to a war-risk hazard to be reimbursed for such benefits out of the Employees' Compensation
Fund. The WH-1 Form, Notice of Injury or Disease and Claim for Benefits under the War Hazards Compensation Act, allows beneficiaries
to file a claim under the WHCA and will simplify the process of filing an initial claim for benefits and gather the necessary
information to expedite claim decisions and reimbursements. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the
Federal Register
on April 2, 2025 (90 FR 14483).

This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information,
and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for
more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for
existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Agency: DOL-OWCP.

Title of Collection: War Hazards Compensation Act Claims, Benefits, and Notices.

OMB Control Number: 1240-0006.

Affected Public: Private Sector—Businesses or other for-profits.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 14.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,528.

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,264 hours.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $5,840.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))

Nicole Bouchet, Senior PRA Analyst. [FR Doc. 2026-04999 Filed 3-13-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P

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