[Federal Register: July 20, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 138)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; ETA 207, Nonmonetary Determination
Activities Report
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 collection
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.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before September 20, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ericka Parker, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Security,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-4516,
Washington, DC 20210. The telephone number is 202-693-3208 (this is not
a toll-free number). The internet address is parker.ericka@dol.gov. The
FAX number is 202-693-3975.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The ETA 207 Report, Nonmonetary Determination
Activities, contains state data on the number and types of issues that
arise when unemployment insurance (UI) claims are filed. It also has
data on the number of disqualifications that are issued due to reasons
associated with a claimant's separation from employment or issues
related to an individual's continuing eligibility for benefits. These
data are used by the Office of Workforce Security (OWS) to determine
workload counts, to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of
nonmonetary determination procedures, and to evaluate the impact of
state and Federal legislation with respect to such disqualifications.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Employment and
Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
extension collection of the ETA 207, Nonmonetary Determinations
Activities Report. Comments are requested to:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary to assess performance of the nonmonetary determination
function, 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 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.
III. Current Actions: The continued collection of the information
contained on the ETA 207 report is necessary to enable the OWS to
continue evaluating state performance in the nonmonetary determination
area and to continue using the data as a key input to the
administrative funding process.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
Title: Nonmonetary Determinations Activities Report.
OMB Number: 1205-0150.
Agency Number: ETA 207.
Affected Public: State and Local Governments.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 212.
Average Time per Response: 4.20 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 896 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
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 information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: July 2, 2004.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. 04-16430 Filed 7-19-04; 8:45 am]
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