[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42148-42150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19863]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Availability of 
Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program Results

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the unemployment Insurance Benefit 
Accuracy Measurement Program data for calendar year (CY) 1998.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce the availability of 
the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) 
Program data for CY 1998. BAM program data are published as part of a 
UI PERFORMS report, which also includes data from the Benefit 
Timeliness and Quality and Tax Performance System programs. UI PERFORMS 
is the Department's management system for promoting continuous 
improvement in UI performance.

DATES: The UI PERFORMS Annual Report will be available on August 27, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: The CY 1998 UI PERFORMS Annual Report, including State 
narratives, is posted on the Information Technology Support Center 
(ITSC) Internet site (www.itsc.state.md.us). Printed versions of the 
report are available through the National Technical Information Service 
(NTIS) (Internet: www.ntis.gov). Orders through the NTIS may be placed 
by telephone (1-800-553-NTIS (6847) or 703-605-6000), fax (703-605-
6900), e-mail ([email protected]), or mail (NTIS, 5285 Port 
Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161). The printed version will not 
include State narratives. This notice contains a list of names and 
addresses of persons in each State who will provide additional 
information and clarifications regarding the individual State reports 
upon request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Spisak, Division of

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Performance Review, Data Analysis and Data Validation Team, 202-219-
5223, extension 157. (This is not a toll free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BAM program staff in each State's Employment 
Security Agency investigate weekly random samples of UI benefit 
payments and record information based on interviews with claimants, 
employers, and third parties to determine whether State law, policy, 
and procedure were followed correctly in processing the sampled 
payment.
    The Department of Labor publishes results from the investigations 
in a digest which includes information on the 52 jurisdictions 
participating in the UI BAM program. Five items are reported for each 
State: The amount of UI benefits paid to the population of claimants, 
the size of the BAM samples, and the percentages of proper payments, 
overpayments, and underpayments in the population estimated from the 
BAM investigations. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals are 
presented for each of the three percentages as measures of the 
precision of the estimates. States may provide narratives to comment on 
or to clarify the meaning of the data.
    The UI PERFORMS Annual Report also includes background information 
and data collection methodology for the BAM program, graphs which 
display the distribution of overpayment rates for all States, national 
analytical rates defined for several UI program characteristics, and 
national cause and responsibility data for overpayments and 
underpayments for the last five years.
    Because States' laws, policies, and procedures vary considerably, 
the data cannot be used to draw comparisons among States.
    States are not required to publish their BAM program data; however, 
persons wanting clarification or additional information concerning a 
specific State's report are encouraged to contact the individual 
identified in the following list.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., on July 21, 1999.
Grace A. Kilbane,
Director, Unemployment Insurance Service.

Unemployment Insurance Benefit Accuracy Measurement State Contacts

ALABAMA
    Debbie C. Richbourg, Quality Assurance Supervisor, Unemployment 
Compensation, 649 Monroe Street, Room 321, Montgomery, AL 36130, 
(334) 242-8133
ALASKA
    Karen Van Dusseldorp, Q.C. Data Analyst, Alaska Department of 
Labor, PO Box 21149, Juneau, AK 99802-1149, (907) 465-5946
ARIZONA
    Kristin Garrison, BAM Supervisor, Employment Security 
Administration, PO Box 6666 (SC 701B-5), Phoenix, AZ 85005, (602) 
495-9271
ARKANSAS
    Fred Trowell, UI Administrator, Arkansas Employment Security 
Department, PO Box 2981, Little Rock, AR 72203-2981, (501) 682-3200
CALIFORNIA
    Suzanne Schroeder, Office of Constituent Affairs, Employment 
Development Department, PO Box 826880, Sacramento, CA 94280-0001, 
(916) 654-9029
COLORADO
    Kay Gilbert, BAM Supervisor, Colorado Division Employment & 
Training, UI Division, 1120 Lincoln St., Suite 1490, Denver, CO 
80203, (303) 894-2272
CONNECTICUT
    Nancy Steffens, Director of Communications, Connecticut 
Department of Labor, 200 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, CT 
06109, (860) 566-4375
DELAWARE
    W. Thomas MacPherson, Director, Division of Unemployment 
Insurance, Department of Labor, PO Box 9950, Wilmington, DE 19809, 
(302) 761-8350
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
    Roberta Bauer, Associate Director, Office of Compliance and 
Independent Monitoring, Department of Employment Services, 500 C 
Street, NW, Room 511, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 724-7492
FLORIDA
    Kenneth E. Holmes, UC Director, Division of Unemployment 
Compensation, Caldwell Building, Room 201, 107 East Madison St., 
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0209, (850) 921-3889
GEORGIA
    Paul Crawford, Chief, Quality Assurance, Georgia Department of 
Labor, Room 822, 148 International Blvd., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30305-
1751, (404) 656-7242
HAWAII
    Sharon Yamaoka, BAM Supervisor, Department of Labor and 
Industrial Relations, 830 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, 
(808) 586-8985
IDAHO
    Jim Richmond, Benefit Payment Control Chief, Idaho Department of 
Employment, 317 Main Street, Boise, ID 83735, (208) 334-6305
ILLINOIS
    Joe Wojcik, Manager, Quality Assurance and Compliance Review, 
Illinois Department of Employment Security, 401 South State Street, 
Chicago, IL 60605, (312) 793-6222
INDIANA
    Sandy Jessee, BAM Supervisor, Indiana Department of Workforce 
Development, 10 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 
233-6676
IOWA
    LeLoie Dutemple, Supervisor, Iowa Workforce Development, 
Unemployment Insurance Services Division, 1000 East Grand Avenue, 
Des Moines, IA 50319-0209, (515) 281-8386
KANSAS
    Vikki O. Muse, BAM/BPC Manager, Kansas Division of Employment 
Security, 401 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66603-3182, (785) 296-2751
KENTUCKY
    Ron Holland, UI Director, Division of Unemployment Insurance, 
275 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40621, (502) 564-2900
LOUISIANA
    Marianne Sullivan, Program Compliance Manager, Louisiana 
Department of Labor, P.O. Box 94094-9094, Baton Rouge, LA 70804, 
(225) 342-7103
MAINE
    Gail Thayer, Director, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, PO 
Box 259, Augusta, ME 04332-0259, (207) 287-2316
MARYLAND
    Thomas S. Wendel, Executive Director, Office of Unemployment 
Insurance, Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation 1100 North 
Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, (410) 767-2464
MASSACHUSETTS
    Rena Kottcamp, Manager of Research, Division of Employment and 
Training, 19 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114-2589, (617) 626-6557
MICHIGAN
    Gerald Bell, BAM Supervisor, Michigan Unemployment Agency, 7310 
Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, (313) 876-6915
MINNESOTA
    Bob Dockendorf, Quality Control System Administrator, Minnesota 
Department of Economic Security, 390 North Robert Street, St. Paul, 
MN 55101, (651) 296-7188
MISSISSIPPI
    Gary Harthcock, BAM Supervisor, Quality Control Unit, 
Mississippi Employment Security Comm., PO Box 23088, Jackson, MS 
39225-3088, (601) 961-7709
MISSOURI
    Marilyn A. Hutcherson, Assistant Director, UI Operations, 
Missouri Division of Employment Security, PO Box 59, Jefferson City, 
MO 65104, (573) 751-3670
MONTANA
    Ken Stephens, Department of Labor and Industry, Unemployment 
Insurance Division, PO Box 1728, Helena, MT 59624, (406) 444-2670
NEBRASKA
    Will Sheehan, Administrator, UI Benefits,   or
    Don Gammill, Administrator, UI Program Evaluation
    both at:
    PO Box 94600, Lincoln, NE 68509-4600, (402) 471-9000
NEVADA
    Karen Rhodes, Public Information Officer, Department of 
Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, 500 E. Third Street, Carson 
City, NV 89713, (702) 687-4620
NEW HAMPSHIRE
    Carolyn Angle, BAM Supervisor, Department of Employment 
Security, 32

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South Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, (603) 228-4073
NEW JERSEY
    Michael P. Malloy, Director, Unemployment Insurance, Employment 
Security and Job Training, New Jersey Department of Labor, PO Box 
058, Trenton, NJ 08625-0058, (609) 292-2460
NEW MEXICO
    Betty Campbell, BAM Supervisor, Quality Control Section, New 
Mexico Department of Labor, 401 Broadway N.E., PO Box 1928, 
Albuquerque, NM 87103, (505) 841-8434
NEW YORK
    Lou Rosa, Assistant Chief of UI Internal Security, New York 
State Department of Labor, State Campus-Building 12, Albany, NY 
12240, (518) 457-3638
NORTH CAROLINA
    W. Howard Phillips Jr., Supervisor, UI Systems and Procedures, 
Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, PO Box 25903, 
Raleigh, NC 27611, (919) 733-4893
NORTH DAKOTA
    Bill Steckler, Job Service North Dakota, PO Box 5507, Bismarck, 
ND 58506-5507, (701) 328-3355
OHIO
    William Anderson, Chief, Benefit Payment Control, Ohio Bureau of 
Employment Services 145 South Front Street, PO Box 1618, Columbus, 
OH 43216, (614) 466-2148
OKLAHOMA
    Terry W. McHale, BAM Supervisor, OK Employment Security 
Commission, 715 S. Service Road, Moore, OK 73160, (405) 793-7286
OREGON
    James Mosley, Q.C. Supervisor, Oregon Employment Department, 875 
Union Street N.E., Salem, OR 97311, (503) 947-1684
PENNSYLVANIA
    Pete Cope, Director, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation 
Benefits and Allowances, Department of Labor and Industry, Labor and 
Industry Building, Seventh and Forster Streets, Room 615, 
Harrisburg, PA 17121, (717) 787-3547
PUERTO RICO
    Nancy M. Guzman, UI Director, PR Department of Labor and Human 
Resources, 505 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918, (787) 754-
5254
RHODE ISLAND
    Ellen Pickett, BAM Coordinator, Department of Labor and 
Training, 1330 Main Street, W. Warwick, RI 02983, (401) 828-6605
SOUTH CAROLINA
    Leland H. Teal, Director, UI Quality Performance Assurance, P.O. 
Box 8117, Columbia, SC 29202, (803) 737-3048
SOUTH DAKOTA
    Dennis Angerhofer, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department 
of Labor, P.O. Box 4730, Aberdeen, SD 57402-4730, (605) 626-2005
TENNESSEE
    Sarah Ann Ridings, Supervisor, UI Benefit Accuracy Measurement 
Unit, Tennessee Department of Employment Security, Davy Crockett 
Tower, 10th Floor, 500 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37245-
2700, (615) 741-3190
TEXAS
    Judy Schellenburg, UI BAM Supervisor, Texas Workforce 
Commission, 101 East 15th Street, Room 362, Austin, TX 78778-0001, 
(512) 305-8965
UTAH
    Jeff Bardin, Department of Employment Security, P.O. Box 778, 
Salt Lake City, UT 84110-0778, (801) 526-9537
VERMONT
    Robert Herbst, BAM Supervisor, Vermont Department of Employment 
and Training, 200 Asa Bloomer Building, Rutland, VT 05701, (802) 
786-8807
VIRGINIA
    F.W. Tucker, IV, Chief of Benefits, Unemployment Insurance 
Services, Virginia Employment Commission, P.O. Box 1358, Richmond, 
VA 23211, (804) 786-3032
WASHINGTON
    Dale Ziegler, Assistant Commissioner for UI, Washington 
Employment Security Department, P.O. Box 906, Olympia, WA 98507-
9046, (360) 902-9303
WEST VIRGINIA
    Dennis D. Redden, Bureau of Employment Programs, 112 California 
Avenue, Charleston, WV 25305, (304) 558-2256
WISCONSIN
    John Mand, QC Section Chief, Wisconsin Department of Workforce 
Development, 6083 North Teutonia Avenue, P.O. Box 09999, Milwaukee, 
WI 53209, (414) 438-2055
WYOMING
    Marian Sisneros, U I Administration, P.O. Box 2760, Casper, WY 
82602, (307) 235-3691

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