[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62296-62297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23800]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 15, 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, 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 Appeals Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0172.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Number of Annual Responses: 648.

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                                                              Number of
         Version frequency             Affected public       respondents      Frequency     Hour per  respondent
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Regular...........................  States...............              53              12  1 hour.
EB................................  States...............               2               6  1 hour.
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    Total Burden Hours: 648.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $0.
    Description: Data are used to monitor the benefit appeals process 
and to develop plans for remedial action. The

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report is also needed for budgeting and for workload data.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-23800 Filed 10-22-04; 8:45 am]
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