[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51331-51332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18916]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations; The Supplemental Survey on Unemployment Insurance Non-
Filers

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 pre-clearance 
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 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to 
insure 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 on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the 
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed new collection of survey data on unemployment 
insurance (UI) non-filers as part of the evaluation of the UI program. 
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the address section 
of this notice.

DATES: Submit on or before October 18, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Janet Javar, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration/Office of Policy Development, 
Evaluation and Research, Room N-5637, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; (202) 693-3677 (this is not a toll-free number); 
[email protected]; Fax: (202) 693-2766 (this is not a toll-free 
number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Javar, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration/Office of Policy

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Development, Evaluation and Research, Room N-5637, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; (202) 693-3677 (this is not a toll-
free number); [email protected]; Fax: (202) 693-2766 (this is not a 
toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    ETA plans to request clearance for the collection of data via a 
Supplemental Survey of Unemployment Insurance Non-Filers to be 
conducted in conjunction with the January 2005, May 2005, July 2005, 
and November 2005 Current Population Survey (CPS). Through an 
interagency agreement between ETA and the Census Bureau, the Census 
Bureau will administer the supplement with the CPS. Title 13, United 
States Code, Section 182, and Title 29, United States Code, Sections 1-
9, authorize the collection of survey data by the Census Bureau. The 
Supplemental Survey of Unemployment Insurance Non-Filers is sponsored 
by ETA. This supplement is being conducted under the authority of 
Sections 171(c), 172(b), 189(c), 189(e) [29 U.S.C. 2916(c)(2), 2917(b) 
and 2939(c) & (e)] of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
    ETA collaborated with the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics on two earlier UI non-filer supplements conducted with the 
CPS: The first supplement was conducted in late 1989 and early 1990 
(OMB Number 1220-0122 Expired March 31, 1990), and the second was 
conducted in 1993 (OMB Number 1220-0122 Expired January 31, 1994). This 
supplement will update ETA's knowledge about how often and why 
unemployed individuals choose not to apply for unemployment benefits. 
Analysis from the survey data will be used by the Department of Labor 
to help improve the UI system.

Desired Focus of Comments

    The Department 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, 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 ICR can be obtained by contacting the office 
listed above in the addressee section of this notice.

Current Actions

    The UI information will be collected by both personal visit and 
telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular CPS interviewing 
during January, May, July, and November 2005. All interviews are 
conducted using computer-assisted interviewing. Respondents are 
informed that this is a voluntary survey.
    Type of Review: New.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: The Supplemental Survey of Unemployment Insurance Non-
Filers.
    Agency Number: 1205-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000 (total for all 4 months).
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the 
information request; they will also become a matter of public record.

    Dated: August 12, 2004.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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