[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31627-31628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15140]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
ETA Data Validation Handbook No. 361; 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 Data Validation
Handbook No. 361. A copy of the proposed information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the
addresses section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before August 11, 1997
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
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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.
ADDRESSES: Wayne S. Gordon, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW, Room S-4231, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 219-5915 (this is not
a toll-free number) and, where applicable [email protected], or fax
(202) 219-8506.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under legal authority granted by Social Security Act, Title III,
Section 303(a)(6), the State-Federal Unemployment Insurance Service
(UIS) relies on the accurate counting and reporting of Federally
defined workloads by State Employment Security agencies (SESAs) as:
An input to determining the amount of dollars each State
receives from DOL to fund the administrative costs of the UI system;
An essential element in determining levels of unemployment
which trigger on or off special unemployment compensation programs;
Input to econometric models and research projects; and
Data to evaluate State performance under the UI program.
The UIS funds the administrative costs of individual SESAs based on
workload counts and on the time required to perform work related
functions. The budgeted workload items are:
Initial Claims
Additional Claims
Continued Claims
Nonmonetary Determinations
Appeals
Subject Employers
Wage Records
States are required to report these items together with other data
items on a monthly or quarterly basis on OMB approved forms. States
have the responsibility for developing their own system of collecting
data and compiling report items. As a result, there are almost as many
different systems for developing data as there are States.
Prior to the inception of the UI Workload Validation process,
investigation showed that workload definitions were being interpreted
differently by the various SESAs. In order to correct these
discrepancies, an effort was initiated to review and clarify workload
item definitions on.
II. Current Actions
SESAs have made definite improvements since the beginning of the
program. However, some States which did improve early developed
problems again in later years. Identifying and correcting problems one
year does not guarantee the problem is solved forever. Changes in
staff, lack of continued training, and other variables, such as
automating the reporting of items that were previously reported
manually, effect the proper reporting over time. It is important to
revalidate at intervals to assure problems have not resurfaced or that
new problems have not developed.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Data Validation Handbook No. 361.
OMB Number: 1205-0055.
Agency Number: 1205.
Affected Public: State Government.
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Total Total Average time
Cite/reference respondents Frequency responses per response Burden (hours)
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Data Validation 53 Annually........ 53 2 106
Questionnaire.
Worksheet No. 1............. 53 Annually........ 53 4 212
Worksheet No. 2............. 53 Annually........ 583 1.5 874.5
Worksheets A & B............ <10 Annually........ 0 0 0
Worksheet No. 3............. 53 Annually........ 1060 .4 424
Worksheet No. 4............. 53 Annually........ 1060 .6 636
Worksheet No. 5............. 53 Annually........ 1060 .4 424
Worksheet No. 6............. <10 Annually........ 0 0 0
Worksheet No. 7............. 53 Annually........ 1060 2 2120
Worksheet No. 8............. 53 Annually........ 530 2.4 1272
Worksheet No. 9............. 53 Annually........ 530 .8 424
Worksheet No. 10............ 53 Annually........ 53 4 212
Prepare Plan................ 53 Annually........ 53 1.5 79.5
Prepare Summary Report...... 53 Annually........ 53 4 212
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Totals.............. .............. ................ 6148 ............... 6996
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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: June 4, 1997.
Grace A. Kilbane,
Director, Unemployment Insurance Service.
[FR Doc. 97-15140 Filed 6-9-97; 8:45 am]
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