Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form OWCP-20 Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
1240-0051 (OWCP-20) 2012.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-07-13	Available
FECARegulationsSec8129.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-02-25	Available
FECAoverpaymentregs.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-02-25	Available
Supporting regulations EEOICPA.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-02-25	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
38463	Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1240-0051	ICR Reference No: 201207-1240-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201003-1240-051
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OWCP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/11/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/29/2012
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2012
Responses	3,088	0	4,020
Time Burden (Hours)	3,088	0	4,020
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,482	0	1,889

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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: 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
   US Code: 5 USC 923(b) Name of Law: Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969
  

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:
	77 FR 40645	07/10/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 65580	10/29/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	3,088	4,020	0	0	-932	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,088	4,020	0	0	-932	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,482	1,889	0	0	-407	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 (BL) 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 new 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. Consequently, reduction in burden hours and costs associated with the requirement to complete this form has been reduced. DFEC attributes these reductions in part due to claimants and employing agencies reporting return to work promptly to DFEC. Additionally, the reduction is also due to DFEC staff, employing agencies, and claimants more promptly identifying and/or reporting changes in dependency which affects the entitled compensation rate. Presently, if a claimant has dependents, their FECA benefits to compensation are based on 3/4 of their weekly pay. However, if they have no dependents (as a result of divorce, death, no eligible children), the entitlement is reduced to two-thirds. While not affecting the burden, this ICR has been characterized as a revision because the agency has reformatted elements of Forms (e.g., replaced an obsolete logo with the DOL Seal, OMB Control Number, and removed references to the no longer existent Employment Standards Administration). Upon OMB's clearance of this request OWCP will update the forms to show the new expiration date.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $113,674

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

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

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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: 10/29/2012

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