[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 40118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19646]
[[Page 40118]]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general 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 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
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, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension of the collection of the
State Income and Eligibility Verification provisions of the Deficit
Reduction Act. A copy of the proposed information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before September 23, 1997.
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, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
ADDRESSES: Lorenzo Roberts, Unemployment Insurance Service, 200
Constitution Ave. N.W., Room S-4231, Frances Perkins Building,
Washington, D.C. 20210; telephone 202-219-5616, ext. 175; FAX 202-219-
8506 (these are not toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 established an
income and eligibility verification system for the exchange of
information among State agencies administering specific programs. The
programs are: Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Medicaid, Food
Stamps, Supplemental Security Income, Unemployment Compensation and any
State program approved under Title I, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social
Security Act. Under the Act, programs participating must exchange
information to the extent it is useful and productive in verifying
eligibility and benefit amounts to assist in the child support program
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services in verifying eligibility
and benefit amounts under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act.
II. Current Actions: As the only continuous source of information
on the Income and Eligibility program, the data is required to monitor
and evaluate that program. As a result of decreased estimated
workloads, the requested burden is a reduction of 4509 hours from the
previously requested total.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Income and Eligibility.
OMB Number: 1205-0238.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: State Governments.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 212.
Average Time per Response: 10.033 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 52,269 hours.
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Average time per Burden
Report Total respondents Frequency Total responses response (hours)
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New & Additional Claims............. 21.0 Mil................ Annually................ 21.0 Mil................ 2 seconds.............. 11,666
New Claims.......................... 243,100................. Annually................ 243,100................. 10 minutes............. 40,517
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Totals.......................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ....................... 52,269
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Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): At approximately $20 per
hour average State salary, the State burden is estimated at $1,045,380
per year.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: July 22, 1997.
Grace A. Kilbane,
Director, Unemployment Insurance Service, Employment and Training
Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-19646 Filed 7-24-97; 8:45 am]
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