Bureaucrats Extend Paperwork for Dock Workers Again
Published Date: 6/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Labor wants to keep collecting info about workers' compensation for longshore and harbor workers. This means folks involved in these jobs will keep sharing important details, but the government promises to keep paperwork easy and clear. You’ve got until August 10, 2026, to share your thoughts—no extra costs or big changes, just a smooth extension!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Continued LHWCA Information Collection
The Department of Labor is proposing to extend the information collection for the Administration of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act so longshore and harbor workers, employers, and insurers will keep submitting OWCP forms (LS-200, LS-201, LS-203, LS-204, LS-262, LS-267). The notice lists the affected public as the private sector and requests comments by August 10, 2026.
Paperwork Burden: Respondents and Hours
OWCP estimates 32,672 private-sector respondents and 32,672 total annual responses, with an average time per response of 16 minutes and total annual burden of 8,641.60 hours for the listed LHWCA forms. The agency states this is an extension with changes to previously approved burden estimates.
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