[Federal Register: June 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 106)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Benefits, Timeliness, and Quality Data Collection System; Comment
Request
ACTION: Notice; Request for comments.
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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 a provision of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 at 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 Benefits
Timeliness and Quality (BTQ) data collection system, which is part of
the Unemployment Insurance (UI) performance measurement system.
The Department plans to issue a Federal Register notice (FRN)
requesting comments on proposed changes to UI Performs. That FRN may
overlap with this request for renewal of the data collection system.
While the proposed changes would shift emphasis of the Federal
performance review, changes to the current BTQ data collection should
be minimal and burden hours likely will not change.
DATES: Submit comments on or before August 2, 2004.
ADDRESSESS: Send comments to Ms. Geri Oberloh, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-4522, Washington, DC 20210,
(202) 693-3194. (This is not a toll-free number.) E-mail comments to
Oberloh.Geri@dol.gov; or fax to (202) 693-3975.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Geri Oberloh, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-4522, Washington, DC 20210,
(202) 693-3194. (This is not a toll-free number.) E-mail
Oberloh.Geri@dol.gov; or fax to (202) 693-3975.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Secretary of Labor under the Social Security Act, title III,
section 302 (42 U.S.C. 502), funds the necessary cost of proper and
efficient administration of each state UI law. The BTQ program collects
information and analyzes data to do this. The BTQ measures look at
timeliness and quality of states' performance, various administrative
actions and administrative decisions concerning UI benefit operations.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Department is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed extension of the collection of benefits timeliness and quality
reports 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 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.
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed above in the addressee section
of this notice.
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III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Benefits, Timeliness, and Quality Review.
OMB Number: 1205-0359.
Affected Public: State Government.
Agency Form Numbers: ETA-9050, ETA-9051, ETA-9052, ETA-9053, ETA-
9054, ETA-9055, ETA-9056, ETA-9057.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Monthly and Quarterly.
Total Responses: 28,912.
Average Time per Response: 0.7 hours.
Summary of Burden:
Monthly Universe Measures: State Staff Hours per Year
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Number of Reports per Total
ETA report Measure respondents year responses Hrs. per resp. Total hrs/year
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9050............................. First Payment Time Lapse, Tier I..... 53 12 636 .5 318
9050............................. First Payment Time Lapse, Partial/ 53 12 636 .5 318
Part Total Claims, Tier II.
9050............................. First Payment Time Lapse, Workshare 53 12 636 .5 318
Claims, Tier II.
9051............................. Continued Weeks Compensated Time 53 12 636 .5 318
Lapse, Tier II.
9051............................. Continued Weeks Compensated Time 53 12 636 .5 318
Lapse, Partial Part/Total, Tier II.
9051............................. Continued Weeks Compensated Time 53 12 636 .5 318
Lapse, Workshare, Tier II.
9052............................. Nonmonetary Determinations Time 53 12 636 1.0 636
Lapse, Tier I, Detection Date.
9053............................. Nonmonetary Determinations Time 53 12 636 1.0 636
Lapse, Report Only.
9054............................. Lower Authority Appeals Time Lapse, 53 12 636 .5 318
Tier I.
9055............................. Lower Authority Appeals Case Aging, 53 12 636 1.0 636
Tier II.
9054............................. Higher Authority Appeals Time Lapse, 53 12 636 .5 318
Tier I.
9055............................. Higher Authority Appeals Case Aging, 53 12 636 1.0 636
Tier II.
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Subtotal..................... ..................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 5,088
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Quarterly Sample Review Measures: State Staff Hours per Year
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Sampled cases Total cases
ETA report Measure Number of reviewed per reviewed per Hrs. per resp. Total hrs/year
respondents year year
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9056............................. Nonmonetary Determination Quality, 29 Small 240 6,960 1 6,960
Tier I. States
9056............................. Nonmonetary Determination Quality, 24 Large 400 9,600 1 9,600
Tier I. States
9057............................. Lower Authority Appeals Quality, Tier 47 Small 80 3,760 3.5 13,160
I. States
9057............................. Lower Authority Appeals Quality, Tier 6 Large States 160 960 3.5 3,360
I.
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Subtotal..................... ..................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 33,080
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Estimated Total Burden Hours: 38,168 hours.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the ICR; they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: May 25, 2004.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security, Washington, DC.
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