[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78480-78481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3900]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment And Training Administration


ETA-9016 Report on Alien Claimant Activity; Comment Request

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 (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. 
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration, Office of 
Workforce Security is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
extension of the collection for the ETA 9016 Report on Alien Claimant 
Activity.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section 
of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before February 28, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Diann Lowery, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and 
Training Administration, Room S-4231, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210, Phone: 202-693-3210, Fax: 202-693-3229, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The ETA-9016 Report is used by the Department of Labor to assess 
whether (and the extent to which) the requirements of the Immigration 
and Naturalization Service (INS), Systematic Alien Verification for 
Entitlement (SAVE) system are cost-effective and otherwise appropriate 
for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. In addition, data from the 
Alien Claims Activity report is being used to assist the Secretary of 
Labor in determining whether a State Workforce Agency's administrative 
costs associated with the verification program are reasonable and 
reimbursable. There is no other report or system available for 
collecting this required information. The report allows the Department 
of Labor to determine the number of aliens filing for UI, the number of 
benefit issues detected, the denials of benefits to aliens, the extent 
to which State Agencies use the system, and the overall effectiveness 
and cost efficiency of the verification system. If SWAs are not 
required to submit the information on the Alien Claims Activity Report, 
the Department of Labor would not be able to fulfill its 
responsibilities to assess the SAVE system.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor 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

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other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions:

    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Title: ETA 9016, Report on Alien Claimant Activity.
    OMB Number: 1205-0268.
    Agency Number: ETA 9016.
    Recordkeeping: Respondent is expected to maintain data which 
support the reported data for three years.
    Affected Public: 53 State Agencies.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 53 States x 4 report x 1 hours = 212 
hours. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request 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: December 22, 2004.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. E4-3900 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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