[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2089-2090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-596]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Proposed Information Collection Request of the ETA 204, 
Experience Rating Report; Comment Request on Extension Without Change

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

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 addressee section 
of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before March 13, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Edward M. Dullaghan, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce 
Security, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-
4524, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-2927 (this is 
not a toll-free number) or by email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Background: The data submitted annually on the ETA-204 report 
enables the Employment and Training Administration to project revenues 
for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program on a state-by-state basis 
and to measure the variations in assigned contribution rates which 
result from different experience rating systems. Used in conjunction 
with other data, the ETA-204 assists in determining the effects of 
certain factors (e.g., seasonality, stabilization, expansion, or 
contraction in employment, etc.) on the unemployment experience of 
various groups of employers. The data also provide an early signal for 
potential solvency problems and are useful in analyzing factors which 
give rise to these potential problems and permit an evaluation of the 
effectiveness of the various approaches available to correct the 
detected problems. The report collects annual information about the 
taxing efforts in states relative to both taxable and total wages and 
allows comparison between states. Further, the data are key components 
to the Significant Tax Measures Report. The Significant Tax Measures 
Report provides the information necessary to evaluate and compare state 
UI tax systems.
    II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Employment and 
Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
extension of the ETA-204, Experience Rating Report 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

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     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.
    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.
    III. Current Actions:
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Title: Experience Rating Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0164.
    Agency Number: ETA 204.
    Affected Public: State Governments.
    Total Respondents: 53.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Total Responses: 53.
    Average Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 13 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.

    Signed: Signed in Washington, DC, this 9th day of January, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-596 Filed 1-12-12; 8:45 am]
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