[Federal Register: November 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 219)]
[Notices]
[Page 66348-66349]
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 for the ETA 218, Benefit Rights and
Experience; 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 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 addressees section of this notice or by accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm
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DATES: Submit comments on or before January 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Subri Raman, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Room S-4231, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210. Phone number: 202-693-3058. (This is
not a toll free number.) E-mail: raman.subri@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
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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.
III. 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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Total Total Average time per
Cite/reference respondents Frequency responses response Burden
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ETA 218 Regular.............. 53 Quarterly 212 .5 hour......... 106 hrs.
ETA 218 Extended Benefits.... 2 Quarterly 4 .5 hour......... 2 hrs.
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Totals................... .............. .............. 216 ................ 108 hrs.
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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: November 6, 2006.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. E6-19176 Filed 11-13-06; 8:45 am]
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