Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire

OMB Control No: 1240-0051	ICR Reference No: 201902-1240-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201507-1240-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OWCP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/10/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/01/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2019
Responses	2,078	0	3,393
Time Burden (Hours)	2,078	0	3,393
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,205	0	1,954

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Abstract: Information collected with this form is used to evaluate the financial profile of OWCP beneficiaries who have been overpaid benefits, and their ability to repay. OWCP beneficiaries are typically retired coal miners disabled by black lung disease, Federal employees injured on the job, and their survivors.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 5 USC 923(b) Name of Law: Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969    US Code: 42 USC 7385j-2 Name of Law: Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act    US Code: 5 USC 8129(b) Name of Law: Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 1232	02/01/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 19853	05/01/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire OWCP-20 Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,078	3,393	0	0	-1,315	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,078	3,393	0	0	-1,315	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,205	1,954	0	0	-749	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There was no change to the burden hours to the Black Lung related to instances where benefits checks were issued after a beneficiary’s death and prior to receipt of notification of the death by the BL program. Under Treasury procedures with post mortem overpayments, repayment of the debt is not the burden of the person that received a descendant’s benefits. The burden is on the bank that improperly failed to close the account and paid out the money. Rather than using the OWCP-20 form that a claimant debtor would complete, these overpayments are recovered by using a protected need-to-know Department of the Treasury web site service to collect from the liable bank. This service is currently called by Treasury PACER for Payment and Claims Enhanced Reconciliation and is commonly referred to as POL for PACER-On-Line. There has been no change in the annual responses. FOR DFEC. The number of newly identifiable overpayments has decreased over the last few years. We attribute this decrease to enhanced computer system to monitor employees return to work and terminating benefits effective the next periodic roll cycle instead in the middle of a periodic roll cycle, which could create an overpayment. Consequently, these factors contributed to the reduction in burden hours and costs associated with the requirement to complete this form associated with declaring an overpayment in compensation.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $81,561

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Yoon Ferguson 202 693-0701 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 05/01/2019

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