[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 183 (Monday, September 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56606-56607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22405]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Employment and Training Administration 
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Handbook

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) revision titled, ``Employment and Training Administration 
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Handbook,'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before October 22, 2014.

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 free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201404-1205-004 (this link will only become 
active on the day following publication of this notice) or by 
contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, 
(these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to 
[email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier 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; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters 
are encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any 
comments by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information 
Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an 
email to [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Employment and Training Administration Disaster 
Unemployment Assistance Handbook, which includes Reporting Form ETA-
902. Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
sections 410 and 423 provide for assistance to eligible individuals who 
are unemployed due to a major disaster. State Workforce Agencies 
through individual agreements with the Secretary of Labor, act as 
agents of the Federal government in providing Disaster Unemployment 
Assistance (DUA) to eligible applicants who are unemployed as a direct 
result of a major disaster. Form ETA-902 is a monthly report submitted 
by a State on DUA program activities once the President declares a 
disaster. Form ETA-902 is prescribed pursuant to regulations 20 CFR 
625.8 and 625.9 and is necessary for oversight of the DUA program. This 
information collection has been classified as a revision, because Form 
902-A has been discontinued. Form 902-A was designed specifically for 
the Gulf Coast Oil Spill. The time has passed for submitting Form 902-
A; consequently, its continuance no longer has practical utility. 
Social Security Act section 303(a)(6) authorizes this information 
collection. See 42 U.S.C. 503(a)(6).
    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 1205-0051. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on September 30, 2014; however, the DOL notes that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New requirements 
would only take effect upon OMB approval. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice

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published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2014 (79 FR 15614).
    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 thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1205-0051. 
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: Employment and Training Administration 
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Handbook.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0051.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 210.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 210 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: September 12, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-22405 Filed 9-19-14; 8:45 am]
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