[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 135 (Friday, July 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 40153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11082]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

July 3, 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 
contacting Ira Mills at the Department of Labor on 202-693-4122 (this 
is not a toll-free number) or E-Mail: [email protected]. This ICR can 
also be accessed online at http://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.
    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: Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Data and Weekly Initial 
and Continued Weeks Claimed.
    OMB Number: 1205-0028.
    Frequency: Weekly.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Annual Responses: 5512.
    Average Response Time: 80 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,675.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: Data are necessary for the determination of the 
beginning, continuance, or termination of an Extended Benefit period in 
any State, which determine the EB trigger rate. Also, data on initial 
and continued claims are used to help determine economic indicators.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader.
[FR Doc. E6-11082 Filed 7-13-06; 8:45 am]
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