[Federal Register: May 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 102)]
[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
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 pre-clearance
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 new collection of data concerning the
operation and accuracy of state worker profiling models. A copy of the
proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained at no
charge 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 July 26, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Scott Gibbons, Office of Workforce Security, U.S. Department
of Labor, Room S-4231, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20210. e-mail: gibbons.scott@dol.gov; phone: 202-693-3008; fax: 202-
693-2874.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Gibbons, e-mail:
gibbons.scott@dol.gov; phone: 202-693-3008; fax: 202-693-2874.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS), as specified in
Pub. L. 103-152, is a system that attempts to identify UI claimants
with a high potential for exhausting their regular benefit entitlement
and directs them to re-employment services to hasten their return to
work. Under this program, the worker profiling model is responsible for
discriminating between those claimants who are likely to exhaust their
UI benefits and those who are not.
In spite of the importance the model plays in this process, limited
research has been done to determine how effective states are at
targeting those most likely to exhaust their benefits. There are
barriers to performing clear research on this topic. The purpose of
this study is to improve state worker profiling models by: (1)
Establishing an approach for evaluating the accuracy of worker
profiling models, (2) applying this approach to current state models to
determine how effective they are at predicting Unemployment Insurance
(UI) benefit exhaustion, and (3) based on the results, developing
guidance on best practices in operating and maintaining worker
profiling models. Ideally, we would like to evaluate every state's
profiling model. In order to accomplish this goal, the proposed data
collection will be mandatory.
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, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
This project has two primary objectives. The first objective is to
collect information concerning the characteristics of worker profiling
models that states currently use. To accomplish this, a survey on the
operational and structural aspects of the worker profiling models will
be sent to states. The second objective is to evaluate the accuracy of
predictions from worker profiling models. To accomplish this, a
methodology to evaluate model performance has been developed. Data
provided by states will be used to measure and analyze the accuracy of
state worker profiling models, and to identify, to the greatest extent
possible given the available data and analysis results, factors
correlated with good or poor model performance. A report detailing the
results of the analysis and the collected survey information will be
produced. This report will summarize the analysis into conclusions and/
or suggestions (i.e., best practices) for how states can improve
systems that are under-performing.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Evaluation of State Worker Profiling Models.
Affected Public: State Government Workforce Agencies.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: See chart below.
Total Respondents: 53.
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Frequency: One-time survey and data collection.
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Average time
Cite/reference Total Frequency Total per response Burden
respondents responses (hours) (hours)
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Survey........................................ 53 One-time request........................ 53 2 106
Data request.................................. 53 One-time request........................ 53 30 1590
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Totals.................................... .............. ........................................ 106 .............. 1696
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): Based on an hourly rate of
$31.38 for fiscal year 2005, estimated cost burden is $53,220.48.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): There are no ongoing
costs for this project.
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: May 23, 2005.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
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