[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 3125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-537]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

January 12, 2006.
    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 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. 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 ETA, 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 (ETA).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Experience Rating Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0164.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal gov't.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Annual Responses: 53.
    Average Response time: 15 minutes per State.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 13.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The ETA-204 provides data to ETA for the study of 
seasonality, employment or payroll fluctuations, and stabilization, 
expansion or contraction in operations on employment experience. The 
data are used to provide an indication of whether solvency problems 
exist in the State's Trust Fund accounts and in analyzing factors that 
give rise to solvency problems. The data are also used to complete the 
Experience Rating Index.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-537 Filed 1-18-06; 8:45 am]
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