[Federal Register: February 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 39)]
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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
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; ETA 218, Benefit Rights and Experience
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 ETA 218, Benefits
Rights and Experience. A copy of the proposed information collection
request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Submit comments on or before April 27, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Thomas Stengle, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Room S-4231, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210. Phone number: 202-693-2991. (This is
not a toll free number.) E-mail: stengle.thomas@dol.gov. Fax: 202-693-
3229.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Attachment to the labor force, usually measured as amount of past
wages earned, is used to determine eligibility for state unemployment
compensation programs. The data in the ETA 218, Benefit Rights and
Experience Report, includes numbers of individuals who were and were
not monetarily eligible, those eligible for the maximum benefits, those
eligible based on classification by potential duration categories, and
those exhausting their full entitlement as classified by actual
duration categories. These data are used by the National Office in
solvency studies, cost estimating and modeling, and assessment of State
benefit formulas.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension for the collection of the ETA 218,
Benefit Rights and Experience report. Comments are requested to:
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.
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed above in the ADDRESSES section
of this notice.
Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce
Security.
Title: Benefit Rights and Experience.
OMB Number: 1205-0177.
Agency Number: ETA 218.
Recordkeeping: 3 year record retention.
Affected Public: State governments.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: Social Security Act, section 303(a)(6).
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 216.
Average Time per Response: .5 hour.
Estimated Burden Hours
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Average time
Cite/Reference Total Frequency Total per response Burden
respondents responses (hours) (hours)
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ETA 218 Regular............... 53 Quarterly....... 212 .5 106
ETA 218 Extended Benefits..... 2 Quarterly....... 4 .25 1
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Totals.................... .............. ................ 216 .............. 107
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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: February 20, 2004.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. E4-417 Filed 2-26-04; 8:45 am]
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