[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 53249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26344]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission or OMB Review; Comment Request

October 11, 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 documentation, 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.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Title: Unemployment Insurance Data Validation Program.
    OMB Number: 1205-ONEW.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Type of Response: Reporting.

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                                           Number of                              Estimated time
              Requirement                   annual              Frequency          per response    Annual burden
                                           responses                                  (hours)         hours.
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Full Data Validation..................              18  Every 3 years...........           1,600          28,267
Partial Data Validation \1\...........              12  Annually................             160           1,920
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    Totals............................              30  ........................  ..............         30,187
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\1\ Partial data validation only occurs in years when full data validation is not conducted.

    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $3,525,000.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems of purchasing 
services): $873,612.
    Description: In accordance with Section 303(a)(6) of the Social 
Security Act, The Unemployment Insurance Data Validation Program would 
require States to implement and operate a system for ascertaining the 
validity of unemployment insurance data they submit to ESA. Some of 
these date are used to assess performance or determine State grants for 
UI administration.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-26344 Filed 10-18-01; 8:45 am]
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