[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2940-2941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-626]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Proposed Information Collection Request of the ETA-9000, on 
Internal Fraud Activities Report; Comment Request

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration.

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.
    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/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before March 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Susan Hilliard, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Security, 
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Frances Perkins Bldg., Room S-4519, 
Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-3068 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or by e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. The ETA-9000 is the only data source 
available on instances of internal fraud activities within the 
Unemployment Insurance (UI) program and 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 (ETA) has used this report to assess the overall 
adequacy of Internal Security procedures in States' UI programs.
    II. Desired Focus of Comments: 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.
    Comments are requested to:
     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 Internal Security 
program. The data are collected annually, and an analysis of the data 
received is formulated into a report summarizing internal fraud cases 
uncovered by the 53 SWAs.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Title: ETA-9000, Report on Internal Fraud Activities.
    OMB Number: 1205-0187.
    Agency Number: ETA-9000.
    Affected Public: 53 State governments.
    Total Respondents: 53.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Responses: 53 States.
    Total Average Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 159 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or

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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: January 9, 2008.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. E8-626 Filed 1-15-08; 8:45 am]
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