[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 76363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21630]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

December 14, 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 at 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, or 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 U.S. Department of Labor/Employment 
and Training Administration (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.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Preliminary Estimate of Average Employer Tax Rates.
    OMB Number: 1205-0228.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal government.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Annual Responses: 53.
    Average Response time: 15 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 14.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The Secretary has interpreted applicable sections of 
Federal law to require States to address the prevention, detection, and 
recovery of benefit overpayments caused by willful misrepresentation or 
errors by claimants or others. This report provides an accounting of 
the types and amounts of such overpayments and serves as a useful 
management tool for monitoring overall integrity in the Unemployment 
Insurance system.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/ Team Leader.
 [FR Doc. E6-21630 Filed 12-19-06; 8:45 am]
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