[Federal Register: May 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 98)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Proposed Information Collection Request for the ETA 538 and ETA
539, Weekly Initial and Continued Claims; Comment Request for Extension
Without Change
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration
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.
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/OMBCN/
OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before July 21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Scott Gibbons, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Security,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Frances Perkins Bldg., Room S-4531,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-3008 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by e-mail: gibbons.scott@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The ETA 538 and ETA 539 reports are weekly reports
which contain information on initial claims and continued weeks
claimed. These figures are important economic indicators. The ETA 538
provides information that allows national unemployment claims
information to be released to the public five days after the close of
the reference period. The ETA 539 contains more detailed weekly claims
information and the state's 13-week insured unemployment rate which is
used to determine eligibility for the Extended Benefits program.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: The Department of Labor is
particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary, 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.
III. Current Actions: The ETA 538 and ETA 539 continue to be needed
as they provide both timely economic indicators as well as the
information needed to track the data that trigger states ``on'' and
``off'' the Extended Benefits program.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
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Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
Title: Weekly Initial and Continued Claims.
OMB Number: 1205-0028.
Agency Number: ETA 538, ETA 539.
Affected Public: State and Local Governments.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Weekly.
Total Responses: 104 (52 weekly responses for each of the two
reports).
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes per submittal for the ETA
538, 50 minutes per submittal for the ETA 539.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
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Reports Minutes Hours
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ETA 538--53 States............................ x 52 x 30 = 1,378.
ETA 539--53 States............................ x 52 x 50 = 2,297.
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Total Burden Hours: 3,675.
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: Friday, May 15, 2009.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. E9-11962 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
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