[Federal Register: September 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 183)]
[Notices]
[Page 55220]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Collection of the ETA 205, Preliminary Estimates of
Average Employer Contribution Rates; 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 a proposed continuance for a
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.
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension of the ETA 205, Preliminary
Estimates of Average Employer Contribution Rates. 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 or by accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/OMBControlNumber.cfm
.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before November 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Subri Raman, Office of Workforce Security, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-4231, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone number (202)
693-3058; fax:(202) 693-3229 (these are not toll-free numbers) or e-
mail: raman.subri@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The ETA 205 reports preliminary information on the
taxation efforts in states relative to taxable and total wages and
allows for comparison among states. The information is used for
projecting unemployment insurance tax revenues for the Federal budget
process as well as for actuarial analyses of the Unemployment Trust
Fund. The data is published in several forms and is often requested by
data users. In addition, this report helps to fulfill two statutory
requirements. Section 3302(d)(7) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act
(FUTA) requires the Secretary of Labor to determine and notify ``the
Secretary of the Treasury before June 1 of each year, on the basis of a
report furnished by such state to the Secretary of Labor before May 1
of such year'' of certain percentages computed according to sections
3302(c)(2)(B) and (C) from the average tax rates for states with
outstanding Title XII advances, which are then used to calculate the
loss of FUTA offset credit for these states. In addition, the tax
schedules are used to assure that states are in compliance with
provisions of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (Pub. L. 97-
248), section 281.
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 clarify 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:
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Preliminary Estimates of Average Employer Contribution
Rates.
OMB Number: 1205-0228.
Agency Number: ETA.
Affected Public: State Governments.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: ETA 205.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Responses: 53.
Average Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 14.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.
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: September 12, 2006.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. 06-7909 Filed 9-20-06; 8:45 am]
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