[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63554-63555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24393]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 25, 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: New Collection.
    Title: Supplementary Survey on Unemployment Insurance Non-Fliers.
    OMB Number: 1205-0NEW.
    Frequency: Other; One-time collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 6,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 6,000.

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    Total Burden Hours: 100.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 minute.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: This clearance package seeks approval for a 
supplemental survey on Unemployment Insurance (UI) Non-Filers to be 
conducted with the Current Population Survey (CPS), as part of the 
evaluation of the UI program. The purpose of the UI evaluation is to 
provide detailed, empirical information on the effectiveness and impact 
of the UI benefits program. The evaluation will identify changes in the 
labor market, population and economy pertinent to the UI program; 
detailed characteristics of who received and does not receive UI 
benefits; the macro- and micro-economic impacts of the program; and 
UI's role in preventing dispersal of workers, sacrifice of skills and 
breakdowns in labor standards. Overall, the evaluation is intended to 
provide fresh data and analysis that can be used in developing policy 
and in planning future research, including demonstration projects. As 
part of the evaluation, this UI non-filer supplement will address how 
often and why unemployed individuals choose not to apply for 
unemployment benefits. The first UI non-filer supplement was conducted 
in late 1989 and early 1990 (OMB Number 1220-0122 Expired 3/31/90), and 
the second was conducted in 1993 (OMB Number 1220-0122 Expired 1/31/
94).
    This supplement, which will take place more than 10 years after the 
last supplement, will provide the U.S. Department of Labor with the 
necessary data to evaluate and help improve the UI program.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-24393 Filed 11-1-04; 8:45 am]
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