[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15614-15615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06129]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for OMB 1205-0051, ETA
902 Disaster Unemployment Assistance Activities; Extension Without
Revision
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps ensure that
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
extension for collection of data on the ETA 902 report, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance Activities under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The current expiration
date is September 30, 2014.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before May 19, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Jeffery Haluska, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: 202-693-2992 (this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone
number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). Email: [email protected].
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the person listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The ETA 902 Report, Disaster Unemployment Assistance Activities, is
a monthly report submitted by an impacted state when a major disaster
is declared by the President that provides for individual assistance
(including Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)). The report contains
data on DUA claims and payment activities associated with administering
the DUA program. The information is used by ETA's Office of
Unemployment Insurance (OUI) to determine workload counts, for example,
the number of individuals determined eligible or ineligible for DUA,
the number of appeals filed, and the number of overpayments issued. The
report also allows OUI to track states' administrative costs for the
DUA program.
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly interested in comments which:
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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension without revision.
Title: Disaster Unemployment Assistance Activities Report.
OMB Number: 1205-0051.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 30.
Annual Frequency: Approximate six (6) months per year.
Estimate Total Annual Responses: 180 responses.
Average Time per Response: One (1) hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 180 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR;
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they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 12, 2014.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014-06129 Filed 3-19-14; 8:45 am]
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