[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 15 (Monday, January 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3925-3926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1247]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request for Administrative 
Procedures--20 CFR 601 Including Form MA 8-7; Comment Request on 
Extension Without Change

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

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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 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 
addressee section below on or before March 26, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Robert Johnston, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment 
Insurance, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Frances Perkins Bldg., Room S-
4531, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-3005 (this is 
not a toll-free number) or by e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration 
regulations, 20 CFR 601, Administrative Procedures, contains collection 
of information requirements at Sections 601.2 and 601.3. Section 601.2 
requires states to submit copies of their unemployment compensation 
laws for approval by the Secretary of Labor so that the Secretary may 
determine the status of state laws and plans of operation. Section 
601.3 requires states to ``submit all relevant state materials such as 
statutes, executive and administrative orders, legal opinions, rules, 
regulations, interpretations, court decisions, etc.'' These materials 
are used by the Secretary to determine whether the state law contains 
provisions required by Section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. Grants of funds are made to states for the administration of 
their employment security laws if their unemployment compensation laws 
and their plans of operation for public employment offices meet 
required conditions of Federal laws. The information transmitted by 
Form MA 8-7 is used by the Secretary to make findings (as specified in 
the above cited Federal laws) required for certification to the 
Secretary of the Treasury for payment to states or for certification of 
the state law for purposes of additional tax credit. If this 
information is not available, the Secretary cannot make such 
certifications. To facilitate transmittal of required material, the 
Department prescribes the use of Form MA 8-7, Transmittal for 
Unemployment Insurance Materials. This simple check off form is used by 
the states to identify material being transmitted to the National 
Office and allows the material to be routed to appropriate staff for 
prompt action.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed extension collection of the MA 8-7, 
Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance Materials. The Department of 
Labor is particularly interested in comments that:
     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

    The continued collection of the information described above is 
necessary to enable the Employment and Training Administration to 
complete the required certifications.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Title: Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance Materials.
    OMB Number: 1205-0222.
    Agency Number: MA 8-7.
    Affected Public: State and Local Governments.
    Total Respondents: 53.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Total Responses: 636.
    Average Time per Response: 1 Minute.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 10 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: January 19, 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
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