[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49699-49700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24322]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 24, 2001.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documents, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact Darrin 
King at (202) 693-4129 or E-Mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ETA, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 
days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Benefits, Timeliness and Quality (BTQ) Review System.
    OMB Number: 1205-0359.

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    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Number of Annual Responses: 28,912.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 720.15 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 38,168.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Secretary of Labor has a legal responsibility 
under the Social Security Act (SSA), Title III, Section 303(a)(1), for 
reimbursing State Employment Security Agencies the necessary costs of 
proper and efficient administration of State unemployment insurance 
(UI) laws. SSA, Title III, Section 303(a)(6) authorizes the Secretary 
of Labor to require reports to assure the correctness and verification 
of state reports. The Department of Labor and State Employment Security 
Agencies use the BTQ Review System to assess and evaluate timeliness 
and quality of UI benefit operations. The results help to determine 
operating areas that need Corrective Action Plans to meet achievement 
standards in State's annual State Quality Service Plan.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-24322 Filed 9-27-01; 8:45 am]
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