[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6134-6135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01850]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Unemployment Compensation for Ex-
Servicemembers

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) titled, ``Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers,'' 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 February 28, 2013.

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 the 
day following publication of this notice 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: 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: The Unemployment Compensation for Ex-
Servicemembers Act (UCXA), 5 U.S.C. 8521 et seq., provides unemployment 
insurance protection to former members of the Armed Forces. The UCXA 
requires a State Workforce Agency (SWA) to administer the Unemployment 
Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX) Program in accordance with the 
same terms and conditions of State unemployment insurance law that 
apply to unemployed claimants who have worked in the private sector. 
Each SWA must obtain certain military service information about a 
claimant filing for UCX benefits in order to make a benefit-eligibility 
determination. A SWA may record or obtain required UCX information on 
Form ETA-843, Request for Military Document and Information. Use of 
this form may be essential to the UCX claims process. Optional-use Form 
ETA-841, Request for Determination of Federal Military Service and 
Wages, is also part of this information collection. Information 
pertaining to the UCX claimant can only be obtained from the 
individual's military discharge papers, the appropriate branch of 
military service, or the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Without a 
claimant's military information, a SWA cannot adequately determine the 
eligibility of ex-servicemembers and would not be properly able to 
administer the program.
    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 that 
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 1205-0176. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on January 31, 2013; however, it should be noted that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

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For additional information, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on September 18, 2012 (77 FR 57595).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1205-0176. 
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.
    Title of Collection: Unemployment Compensation for Ex-
Servicemembers.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0176.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 6,172.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 103.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: January 23, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-01850 Filed 1-28-13; 8:45 am]
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