[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64203-64204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22475]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Income and Eligibility Verification System 
Confidentiality

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, ``Income and Eligibility Verification System 
Confidentiality,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 19, 2016.

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=201609-1205-001 (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 by email at [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: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by 
email at [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) Confidentiality 
information collection. More specifically, this ICR relates to 
information collections established by the Deficit Reduction Act of 
1984 (DRA), which created an IEVS for the exchange of information among 
State agencies administering specific programs. IEVS covered programs 
include Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Medicaid; Food Stamps; 
Supplemental Security Income; Unemployment Compensation; and any State 
program approved under Social Security Act (SSA) titles I, X, XIV, or 
XVI. Under the DRA, participating programs must exchange information to 
the extent it is useful and productive in verifying eligibility and 
benefit amounts that assist the child support program and the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services in verifying eligibility and benefit 
amounts under SSA titles II and XVI. On September 27, 2006, the ETA 
issued a final rule regarding the Confidentiality and Disclosure of 
State Unemployment Compensation Information. See 71 FR 56830. This rule 
supports and expands upon the DRA statutory requirements and subsequent 
regulatory changes. A State is required to use a data sharing agreement 
when making a disclosure, to provide some assurance that a recipient of 
disclosed information follows safeguards protecting confidentiality; to 
provide an enforcement mechanism against any recipient that breaches 
those safeguards; and to show that the State has complied with the 
rule. A State Workforce Agency is required to provide notice to both 
employers and claimants about the uses of information the Agency 
provides the IEVS. SSA section 303 authorizes this information 
collection. See 42 U.S.C. 503.
    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 1205-0238.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on September 30, 2016. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on March 4, 2016 (81 FR 
11592).
    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 1205-0238. 
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: Income and Eligibility Verification System 
Confidentiality.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0238.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.

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    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 904,957.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 18,672 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: September 13, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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