[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 43455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16430]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; ETA 207, Nonmonetary Determination 
Activities 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 collection 
of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA95) [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: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before September 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ericka Parker, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Security, 
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-4516, 
Washington, DC 20210. The telephone number is 202-693-3208 (this is not 
a toll-free number). The internet address is [email protected]. The 
FAX number is 202-693-3975.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Background: The ETA 207 Report, Nonmonetary Determination 
Activities, contains state data on the number and types of issues that 
arise when unemployment insurance (UI) claims are filed. It also has 
data on the number of disqualifications that are issued due to reasons 
associated with a claimant's separation from employment or issues 
related to an individual's continuing eligibility for benefits. These 
data are used by the Office of Workforce Security (OWS) to determine 
workload counts, to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of 
nonmonetary determination procedures, and to evaluate the impact of 
state and Federal legislation with respect to such disqualifications.
    II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Employment and 
Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
extension collection of the ETA 207, Nonmonetary Determinations 
Activities Report. Comments are requested to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary to assess performance of the nonmonetary determination 
function, 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 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: The continued collection of the information 
contained on the ETA 207 report is necessary to enable the OWS to 
continue evaluating state performance in the nonmonetary determination 
area and to continue using the data as a key input to the 
administrative funding process.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Title: Nonmonetary Determinations Activities Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0150.
    Agency Number: ETA 207.
    Affected Public: State and Local Governments.
    Total Respondents: 53.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Responses: 212.
    Average Time per Response: 4.20 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 896 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: July 2, 2004.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. 04-16430 Filed 7-19-04; 8:45 am]
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