DOL Notice on Worker Compensation Information Collection

Detected March 15th, 2026

Summary

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a notice of availability and requested comments on an information collection request (ICR) for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP). The ICR pertains to the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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The Department of Labor (DOL), through its Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), has submitted an information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). This notice specifically seeks public comments on the ICR, which is related to the administration of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. The DOL is seeking PRA authorization for this collection for three years, with an OMB Control Number of 1240-0058. The affected public is identified as individuals or households, with an estimated 21,176 respondents and responses, and an annual time burden of 5,828 hours.

Regulated entities, primarily employers whose employees are covered under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, should review the proposed information collection and submit comments to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain by April 6, 2026. The DOL is soliciting feedback on the necessity, utility, accuracy of burden estimates, clarity, and potential for burden minimization of the information collection. Failure to comply with information collection requirements that lack a valid OMB Control Number can result in penalties, though no specific penalties are detailed in this notice for non-compliance with the comment period itself.

What to do next

Review the DOL's information collection request for the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.
Submit written comments and recommendations regarding the ICR to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain by April 6, 2026.
Assess the necessity, utility, accuracy of burden estimates, clarity, and potential for burden minimization of the proposed information collection.

Penalties

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.

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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 6, 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:

The OWCP administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act which, through these collections, 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. For additional substantive information about this
ICR, see the related notice published in the
Federal Register
on December 11, 2025 (90 FR 57486).

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: Request for Intervention, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

OMB Control Number: 1240-0058.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,176.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 21,176.

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 5,828 hours.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

Nicole Bouchet, Senior PRA Analyst. [FR Doc. 2026-04408 Filed 3-5-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P