[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16836-16837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4853]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[ETA Handbook No. 391]


Proposed Collection; Unemployment Compensation for Federal 
Employees (UCFE) Program Forms Comment Request

ACTION: Notice, requests for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance 
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)(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 Handbook No. 391. 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 or by accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/OMBControlNumber.cfm.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before June 5, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Quinn Watt, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and 
Training Administration, Room S-4231, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210, Phone: (202) 693-3483 (This is not a toll-free 
number), Fax: (202) 693-3975, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Chapter 5 U.S.C. 8506 states that ``Each agency of the United 
States and each wholly or partially owned instrumentality of the United 
States shall make available to State agencies which have agreements, or 
the Secretary of Labor, as the case may be, such information concerning 
the Federal service and Federal wages of a Federal employee as the 
Secretary considers practicable and necessary for the determination of 
the entitlement of the Federal employee to compensation under this 
subchapter.'' The information shall include the findings of the 
employing agency concerning--
    (1) Whether or not the Federal employee has performed Federal 
service;
    (2) The periods of Federal Service;
    (3) The amount of Federal wages; and
    (4) The reason(s) for termination of Federal service.
    The law (5 U.S.C. 8501, et seq.) requires State Workforce Agencies 
(SWAs) to administer the UCFE (Unemployment Compensation for Federal 
Employees) program in accordance with the same terms and provisions of 
the paying state's unemployment insurance law which apply to unemployed 
claimants who worked in the private sector. SWAs must be able to obtain 
certain information (wage, separation data) about each claimant filing 
claims for UCFE benefits to enable them to determine his/her 
eligibility for benefits. The Department of Labor has prescribed forms 
to enable SWAs to obtain this necessary information from the 
individual's Federal employing agency. Each of these forms is essential 
to the UCFE claims process and the frequency of use varies depending 
upon the circumstances involved. The UCFE forms are: ETA-931, ETA-931A, 
ETA-933, ETA-934, ETA-935, ETA-936, ETA-939, and ETA 8-32.

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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

    Type of Review: Regular.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: ETA Handbook No. 391 (Unemployment Compensation for Federal 
Employees).
    OMB Number: 1205-0179.
    Agency Form Number: ETA Handbook No. 391.
    Recordkeeping: 3 years.
    Affected Public: State Government.
    Total Respondents: 53.
    Average Time per Response: Varies with each form.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 208.00 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): There are no capital startup 
burden costs.
    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: March 10, 2006.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. E6-4853 Filed 4-3-06; 8:45 am]
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