[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 65 (Monday, April 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17713-17714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-752]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 1, 2004.
    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 
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation, 
contact Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (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 DOL, 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:
     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,

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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.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program.
    OMB Number: 1205-0245.
    Agency Number: ETA Handbook No. 395.
    Frequency: Weekly.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; Federal Government; State, 
Local or Tribal government.

                                    PCA/DCA Data Collection Burden Per State
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                                                                                            Non-
                                                                Monetary    Separation   separation
                                                 Paid claims     denied       denied       denied       Total
                                                                 claims       claims       claims
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Cases..........................................       457         150          150          150           907
Respondents/Case...............................         4.90        3.20         3.00         3.10
Hours/Case.....................................        10.22        7.925        7.525        7.675
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    Total Respondents..........................      2239.3       480          450          465          3634.30
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        Total Hours............................      4670.54     1188.75      1128.75      1151.25       8139.29
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    The total response burden for both paid and denied claims and the 
52 SWAs is:

52 SWAs x 3,634.3 respondents = 188,983.6 respondents
52 SWAs x 8,139.29 hours = 423,243.08 hours

    Total Hours: 423,243.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $12,545,000.
    Description: The Department of Labor requests approval to extend 
the Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) program. The BAM program 
provides reliable estimates of the accuracy of benefit payments and 
denied claims in the UI program, and identifies the sources of 
mispayments and improper denials so that their causes can be 
eliminated.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E4-752 Filed 4-2-04; 8:45 am]
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