[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72410-72411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29382]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Unemployment Insurance Title XII Advances and 
Voluntary Repayment Process

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On November 30, 2012, the Department of Labor (DOL) will 
submit the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored 
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Unemployment Insurance 
Title XII Advances and Voluntary Repayment Process,'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 31, 2012.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the 
RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on 
December 1, 2012, or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-ETA, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection allows a State 
to maintain a process for the Governor to request advances and repay 
advances through correspondence with the Secretary of Labor. This 
information collection is subject to the PRA.
    A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to 
an information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the 
PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally 
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information if the collection of information does not display a valid 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB 
approval for this information collection under Control Number 1205-
0199. The current approval is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2012; 
however, it should be noted that existing information collection 
requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension 
while they undergo review. For additional information, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2012 (77 FR 
59669).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section by December 31, 2012. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 
1205-0199. The OMB 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.

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    Title of Collection: Unemployment Insurance Title XII Advances and 
Voluntary Repayment Process.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0199.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 27.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 243.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 243.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: November 23, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-29382 Filed 12-4-12; 8:45 a.m.]
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