[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24011-24012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09748]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for Employment and
Training (ET) Handbook 336, 18th Edition: ``Unemployment Insurance (UI)
State Quality Service Plan Planning (SQSP) and Reporting Guidelines,''
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 collection of
data about the proposed extension to ET Handbook 336, 18th Edition:
``Unemployment Insurance (UI) State Quality Service Plan Planning
(SQSP) and Reporting Guidelines'' which expires October 31, 2014.
DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addressee's
section below on or before June 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room S4220, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Delores
Ferrell. Telephone number: 202-693-3183 (this is not a toll-free
number). Fax: 202-693-3975. 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 SQSP represents an approach to the unemployment insurance
performance management and planning process that allows for an exchange
of information between the federal and state partners to enhance the
ability of the program to reflect the joint commitment to performance
excellence and client-centered services. As part of UI Performs, a
comprehensive performance management system implemented in 1995 for the
UI program, the SQSP is the principal vehicle that state UI agencies
use to plan, record and manage program improvement efforts as they
strive for excellence in service. The SQSP, which serves as the State
Plan for the UI program, also serves as the grant document through
which states receive federal UI administrative funding. The statutory
basis for the SQSP is Title III, Section 302 of the Social Security
Act, which authorizes the Secretary of Labor to provide funds to
administer the UI programs, and Sections 303 (a) (8) and (9) which
govern the expenditures of those funds. The SQSP represents an approach
to tie program performance with the budget and planning process.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor 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,
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e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.
States will continue to use the State Plan Narrative to provide a
general summary of the UI program in the state. Additionally, states
are to include in the Narrative: (1) Performance in comparison to the
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals; (2) results of
customer satisfaction surveys (optional); and (3) actions planned to
correct deficiencies regarding UI programs and reporting requirements.
Actions planned to correct deficiencies for Secretary Standards, Core
Measures, and the Data Validation (DV) program are expected to be
addressed in corrective action plans. Currently, the Employment and
Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the extension
of ET Handbook No. 336.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: extension without revision.
Title: Unemployment Insurance State Quality Service Plan (SQSP).
OMB Number: 1205-0132.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Total Annual Respondents: 53.
Reporting Frequency: Biannual, annual, and quarterly.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 535.
Average Time per Response: 2.86 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1530 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;
they will also become a matter of public record.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014-09748 Filed 4-28-14; 8:45 am]
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