[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 40118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19646]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection; 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 collection of the 
State Income and Eligibility Verification provisions of the Deficit 
Reduction Act. 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 section below on or before September 23, 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 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: Lorenzo Roberts, Unemployment Insurance Service, 200 
Constitution Ave. N.W., Room S-4231, Frances Perkins Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20210; telephone 202-219-5616, ext. 175; FAX 202-219-
8506 (these are not toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    I. Background: The Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 established an 
income and eligibility verification system for the exchange of 
information among State agencies administering specific programs. The 
programs are: Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Medicaid, Food 
Stamps, Supplemental Security Income, Unemployment Compensation and any 
State program approved under Title I, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social 
Security Act. Under the Act, programs participating must exchange 
information to the extent it is useful and productive in verifying 
eligibility and benefit amounts to assist in the child support program 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services in verifying eligibility 
and benefit amounts under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act.
    II. Current Actions: As the only continuous source of information 
on the Income and Eligibility program, the data is required to monitor 
and evaluate that program. As a result of decreased estimated 
workloads, the requested burden is a reduction of 4509 hours from the 
previously requested total.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Income and Eligibility.
    OMB Number: 1205-0238.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: State Governments.
    Total Respondents: 53.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Responses: 212.
    Average Time per Response: 10.033 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 52,269 hours.

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                                                                                                                        Average time per        Burden  
               Report                    Total  respondents             Frequency             Total  responses              response           (hours)  
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New & Additional Claims.............  21.0 Mil................  Annually................  21.0 Mil................  2 seconds..............       11,666
New Claims..........................  243,100.................  Annually................  243,100.................  10 minutes.............       40,517
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    Totals..........................  ........................  ........................  ........................  .......................       52,269
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    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): At approximately $20 per 
hour average State salary, the State burden is estimated at $1,045,380 
per year.
    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: July 22, 1997.
Grace A. Kilbane,
Director, Unemployment Insurance Service, Employment and Training 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-19646 Filed 7-24-97; 8:45 am]
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