[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71449-71450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28939]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On November 30, 2012, the Department of Labor (DOL) will
submit the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Benefit Accuracy
Measurement Program,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before December 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the
RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, as of
December 1, 2012, or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-ETA, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Benefits Accuracy Measurement (BAM)
program is one of the tools the DOL uses to measure and reduce waste,
fraud, and abuse for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. The BAM
program provides reliable estimates of the accuracy of benefit payments
and denied claims in the UI program, and identifies the sources of
improper payments and denials so their causes can be eliminated. The
BAM program consists of two comprehensive reviews: Paid Claims Accuracy
(PCA) and Denied Claims Accuracy (DCA). States conduct intensive audits
of statewide random samples of UI payments and denials to determine
their accuracy. The DOL provides State Workforce Agencies with software
to edit the sampling frame files and to select the weekly PCA and DCA
samples.
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 it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 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 if the
collection of information does not display a valid Control Number. See
5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control Number 1205-0245. The current
approval is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2012; however, it
should be noted that existing information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they
undergo review. For additional information, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on September 6, 2012 (77 FR 54927).
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in
the ADDRESSES section by December 31, 2012. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number
1205-0245. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Agency: DOL-ETA.
Title of Collection: Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0245.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Private Sector--
businesses or other for profits, farms, and not-for-profit
institutions; and State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 101,892.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 149,004.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 524,744.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Dated: November 26, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-28939 Filed 11-29-12; 8:45 a.m.]
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