[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 78481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3901]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


ETA-9000 Report on Internal Fraud Activities; 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 9000 Report on Internal Fraud 
Activities.
    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 9000 is the only data source available on instances of 
internal fraud activities within the Unemployment Insurance (UI) 
program and on the results of safeguards that have been implemented to 
deter and detect instances of internal fraud. The report categorizes 
the major areas susceptible to internal (employee) fraud and provides 
actual and ``estimated'' (predictability or cost avoidance measures) 
workload. The information from this report has been used and will be 
used to review Internal Security (IS) operations and obtain information 
on composite shifting patterns of nationwide activity and effectiveness 
in the area of internal fraud identification and prevention. The 
Employment and Training Administration has used this report to assess 
the overall adequacy of IS procedures in State Workforce Agencies (SWA) 
UI program administration.

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

III. Current Actions

    Continued collection of the ETA-9000 data will provide for a 
comprehensive evaluation of the UI IS program. The data are collected 
annually, and an analysis of the data received is formulated into a 
report summarizing the internal fraud cases uncovered by the 53 SWAs.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Title: ETA 9000, Report on Internal Fraud Activities.
    OMB Number: 1205-0187.
    Agency Number: ETA 9000.
    Recordkeeping: Respondent is expected to maintain data which 
support the reported data for three years.
    Affected Public: 53 State governments.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 53 States x 1 report x 3 hours = 159 
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. E4-3901 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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