[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5212-5213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1850]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for Internal Fraud and
Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities (OMB Control No.
1205-0187): Extension With Revisions
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Department of
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
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
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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 Office of Unemployment Insurance's collection
of data on a revised form ETA 9000 that provides information about
Internal Fraud and Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities, the
approval for which currently expires May 31, 2011.
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.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before March 29, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Scott Gibbons, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment
Insurance, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-
4231, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-3008 (this is
not a toll-free number) or by e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The ETA 9000 is the only data source available on: (1) Instances of
internal fraud activities within the Unemployment Insurance (UI)
program; and (2) the results of safeguards that have been implemented
to deter and detect instances of internal fraud. It categorizes the
major areas susceptible to internal (employee) fraud and provides
actual and ``estimated'' workload. The information is used to review
Internal Security (IS) operations and obtain information on composite
shifting patterns of nationwide activity and effectiveness in the area
of internal fraud identification and prevention. It is also used to
assess the overall adequacy of Internal Security procedures in states'
UI programs.
To streamline UI program reporting in general, ETA proposes to
merge a few cells from ETA 9000 into ETA 227. The reason ETA proposes
consolidating these two information collections is that the underlying
data collected is similar and this revision will reduce state reporting
burden.
The ETA 227 contains data on the number of occurrences and amounts
of fraud and non-fraud overpayments established, the methods by which
overpayments were detected, the amounts and methods by which
overpayments were collected, the amounts of overpayments waived and
written off, the accounts receivable for overpayments outstanding, and
data on criminal/civil actions.
These data are gathered by 53 State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) and
reported to the Department of Labor following the end of each calendar
quarter. The overall effectiveness of SWAs' UI integrity efforts can be
determined by examining and analyzing the data. These data are also
used by SWAs as a management tool for effective UI program
administration.
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.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension with revisions.
Title: Internal Fraud and Overpayment Detection and Recovery
Activities.
OMB Number: 1205-0187.
Form Number: ETA 227 (name reflects consolidation of cells from ETA
9000 into ETA 227).
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 4 per year per respondent.
Average Estimated Response Time: 15 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3180 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
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: January 24, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-1850 Filed 1-27-11; 8:45 am]
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