[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44102-44103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18966]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB review; Comment Request

July 21, 2003.
    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 1994 (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 
Vanessa Reeves on (202) 693-4124 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-
Mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316 / this is not a toll-free number), 
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 
whose 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.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Data and Weekly Initial 
and Continued Weeks Claimed.
    OMB Number: 1205-0028.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Frequency: Weekly.
    Number of Respondents: 53.

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                                                                                      Average
               Information collection requirement                     Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)          hours
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ETA 538.........................................................           2,756             .50           1,378
ETA 539.........................................................           2,756            .833           2,297
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    Total.......................................................           5,512  ..............           3,675
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The ETA 538 and ETA 539 reports are weekly reports 
which contain information on initial claims and continued weeks 
claimed. These figures are important economic indicators. The ETA 538 
provides information that allows national unemployment claims 
information to be released to the public five days after the close of 
the reference period. The ETA 539 contains more refined weekly claims 
detail and the state's 13-week insured unemployment rate, which is used 
to determine eligibility for the Extended Benefits program.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-18966 Filed 7-24-03; 8:45 am]
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