[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50780-50781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20275]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request.

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    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 Linda Watts Thomas 
on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number) and e-mail mail to: 
[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--Employment and Training Administration, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax 202-395-5806 
(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, comments 
should reference the applicable OMB Control Number (see below).
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    (1) 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;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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 of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Confidentiality and Disclosure of State 
Unemployment Compensation Information/Income Eligibility Verification 
System.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0238.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: State Governments.
    Cost to Federal Government: $0.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Total Annual Number of Responses: 1,437,897.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,964.
    Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Description: The Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 established an 
income and eligibility verification system (IEVS) for the exchange of 
information among State agencies administering specific programs. The 
programs include Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Medicaid, 
Food Stamps,

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Supplemental Security Income, Unemployment Compensation and any State 
program approved under Title I, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security 
Act. Under the Act, programs participating must exchange information to 
the extent that it is useful and productive in verifying eligibility 
and benefit amounts to assist the child support program and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services in verifying eligibility and 
benefit amounts under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. The 
Employment and Training Administration's final rule regarding the 
Confidentiality and Disclosure of State Unemployment Compensation 
Information, issued in 2006, supports and expands upon the requirements 
of the 1984 Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 and subsequent regulatory 
changes.
    For additional information, see related notice published in the 
Federal Register on May 19, 2010 (Vol. 75, page 28070).

    Dated: August 11, 2010.
Linda Watts Thomas,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-20275 Filed 8-16-10; 8:45 am]
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