[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 234 (Thursday, December 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73957-73958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28708]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Information Collection Request for the ETA 9128, Reemployment and 
Eligibility Assessments Workloads Report, and the ETA 9129, 
Reemployment and Eligibility Assessments Outcomes Report: Extension 
Without Change, 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 collection 
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 addressee 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 
addressee section below on or before February 2, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Diane Wood, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Security, 
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-4531, 
Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-3212 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Background: Funds were awarded to participating states in fiscal 
year 2008 to continue the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) 
initiative. The REA guidelines require that these funds be used to 
conduct in-person assessments in the One-Stop Career Centers. The REA 
must include an unemployment insurance (UI) continued eligibility 
review, the provision of labor market information, development of a 
work-search plan and referral to reemployment services and/or training, 
as appropriate. The guidelines require that participation exclude those 
claimants who have a specific return-to-work date or who secure 
employment solely through a union hiring hall.
    II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Employment and 
Training Administration is soliciting comments on extending the 
collection of the ETA 9128, Reemployment and Eligibility Assessments 
Workloads Report and the ETA 9129, Reemployment and Eligibility 
Assessments Outcomes Report. Comments are requested to:

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     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary to assess performance of the REA initiative, including 
whether the information has 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 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: The continued collection of the information 
contained on the ETA 9128 and the ETA 9129 reports is necessary to 
enable the Office of Workforce Security (OWS) to continue evaluating 
the effectiveness of this initiative through workload and outcomes 
reports.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Title: Reemployment and Eligibility Assessments Workloads Report 
and Reemployment and Eligibility Assessments Outcomes Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0456.
    Agency Number: ETA 9128 and ETA 9129.
    Affected Public: State and Local Governments.
    Total Respondents: 53 potentially--In fiscal year 2009, 18 State 
Workforce Agencies are participating in the REA initiative. Additional 
states are expected to participate if funds are appropriated.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Responses: 72.
    Average Time per Response: .5 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 36 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 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: November 12, 2008.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. E8-28708 Filed 12-3-08; 8:45 am]
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