[Federal Register: March 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 60)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request for ETA Handbook No. 391,
Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees; Comment Request for
Extension Without Change
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
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 June 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Quinn Watt, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Room S-4231, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, Phone: (202) 693-3483 (This is not a toll-free
number), Fax: (202) 693-3975, e-mail: Watt.Quinn@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Chapter 5 U.S.C. 8506 states that ``Each agency of the United
States and each wholly or partially owned instrumentality of the United
States shall make available to State agencies which have agreements, or
the Secretary of Labor, as the case may be, such information concerning
the Federal service and Federal wages of a Federal employee as the
Secretary considers practicable and necessary for the determination of
the entitlement of the Federal employee to compensation under this
subchapter.'' The information shall include the findings of the
employing agency concerning--
(1) Whether or not the Federal employee has performed Federal
service;
(2) The periods of Federal Service;
(3) The amount of Federal wages; and
(4) The reasons for termination of Federal service.
The law (5 U.S.C. 8501, et seq.) requires State Workforce Agencies
(SWA's) to administer the UCFE (Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees) program in accordance with the same terms and provisions of
the paying State's unemployment insurance law which apply to unemployed
claimants who worked in the private sector. SWA's must be able to
obtain certain information (wage, separation data) about each claimant
filing claims for UCFE benefits to enable them to determine his/her
eligibility for benefits. The Department of Labor has prescribed forms
to enable SWAs to obtain this necessary information from the
individual's Federal employing agency. Each of these forms is essential
to the UCFE claims process and the frequency of use varies depending
upon the circumstances involved. The UCFE forms are: ETA-931, ETA-931A,
ETA-933, ETA-934, ETA-935, ETA-936, ETA-939, and ETA 8-32.
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
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
Title: ETA Handbook No. 391 (Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees).
OMB Number: 1205-0179.
Agency Number: ETA Handbook No. 391.
Affected Public: State Governments.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: While all UCFE claims require an ETA 931 and ETA 935,
the other forms are used as needed.
Total Responses: 131,142 responses.
Average Time per Response: 3 seconds per response.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 111 hours.
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: March 25, 2009.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. E9-7121 Filed 3-30-09; 8:45 am]
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