[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 793-794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-278]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 22, 2002.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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 on 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:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    [sbull] 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: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Activity.
    OMB Number: 1205-0154.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Type of Response: Reporting.

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                                                                                                                              Average
                   Form                        Number of              Frequency               Annual       Total annual    response time   Burden hours
                                              respondents                                    responses       responses        (hours)
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ETA-2112..................................              53  Monthly.....................              12             636             0.5             318
ETA-8401..................................              53  Monthly.....................              12             636             0.5             318
ETA-8403..................................              53  On occasion.................               6             318             0.5             159
ETA-8405..................................              53  Monthly.....................              12             636             0.5             318
ETA-8413..................................              53  Monthly.....................              12             636             0.5             318
ETA-8414..................................              53  Monthly.....................              12             636             0.5             318
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    Totals................................  ..............  ............................  ..............           3,498  ..............           1,749
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Section 303(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (SSA) and 
section 3304(a)(3) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) require 
that all money received in the unemployment fund of a state be paid 
immediately to the Secretary of Treasury to the credit of the 
Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF).
    Section 303(a)(5) of the SSA and section 3304(a)(4) of the FUTA 
require that all money withdrawn from the UTF be used solely for the 
payment of unemployment compensation, exclusive of the expenses of 
administration.
    Section 303(a)(6) of the SSA gives the Secretary of Labor the 
authority to require the reporting of information deemed necessary to 
assure state compliance with the provisions of the SSA. Accordingly, 
the Secretary of Labor requires the following reports:
    [sbull] ETA 2112: UI Financial Transactions Summary, Unemployment 
Fund.
    [sbull] ETA 8401: Monthly Analysis of Benefit Payment Account.
    [sbull] ETA 8405: Monthly Analysis of Clearing Account.
    [sbull] ETA 8413: Income--Expense Analysis UC Fund, Benefit Payment 
Account.
    [sbull] ETA 8414: Income--Expense Analysis UC Fund, Clearing 
Account.
    [sbull] ETA 8403: Summary of Financial Transactions--Title IX Fund.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-278 Filed 1-6-03; 8:45 am]
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