[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 123 (Monday, June 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36103-36104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14587]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; ETA-5130 Benefit Appeals Report

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure 
that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting 
burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection 
instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection 
requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 27, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jack Bright, Office of Workforce Security, 
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room 
S-4516, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
number (202) 693-3214 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack Bright, Office of Workforce 
Security, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Room S-4516, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, 
telephone number (202) 693-3214 (this is not a toll-free number) or by 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background: The ETA-5130, Benefit Appeals 
Report, contains information on the number of unemployment insurance 
appeals and the resultant decisions classified by program, appeals 
level, cases filed and disposed of (workflow), and decisions by level, 
appellant, and issue. The data on this report are used by the 
Department of Labor to monitor the benefit appeals process in the State 
Workforce Agencies (SWAs) and to develop any needed plans for remedial 
action. The data are also needed for workload forecasts and to 
determine administrative funding. If this information were not 
available, developing problems might not be discovered early enough to 
allow for timely solutions and avoidance of time consuming and costly 
corrective action.
    II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Employment and 
Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
extension collection of the ETA-5130 Benefit Appeals Report. Comments 
are requested to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including

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whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the 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 submissions of responses.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed above in the addressee section 
of this notice.

III. Current Actions

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Benefit Appeals Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0172.
    Agency Number: ETA-5130.
    Recordkeeping: 3-year record retention.
    Affected Public: State governments.
    Cite/Reference/Form/etc: Social Security Act, Section 303(a)(6).
    Total Respondents: 53.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Total Responses: 636.
    Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 636 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: June 17, 2004.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. 04-14587 Filed 6-25-04; 8:45 am]
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