[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9108-9109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4298]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

February 23, 2009
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
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; including among other things a description of the likely 
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden 
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Mary Beth Smith-
Toomey on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number)/ e-mail: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 
Department of Labor--ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these 
are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: [email protected] within 
30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. In 
order to ensure the appropriate consideration,

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comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see below).
    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 Training Administration.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title of Collection: Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Activity.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0154.
    Agency Form Numbers: ETA 8401, ETA 8403, ETA 8405, ETA 8413, ETA 
8414, ETA 2112.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,802.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: These data collection instruments comprise the 
Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) management reports. These reports assure 
that UTF contributions collected are immediately paid over to the 
Secretary of the Treasury in conformity with Section 303(a)(4) of the 
Social Security Act (SSA) and section 3304(a)(3) of the Federal 
Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA); and that expenditure of all money 
withdrawn from the unemployment fund of a state is used exclusively for 
the payment of benefits, exclusive of refund (SSA, Section 303(a)(5), 
FUTA section 3304(a)(4)). A minor change is made to include new 
reporting required as a result of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act (Pub. L. 111-1). For additional information, see 
related notice published at Volume 73 FR 73958 on December 4, 2008.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-4298 Filed 2-27-09; 8:45 am]
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