[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13857-13858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05181]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment and Wages

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed 
extension for the authority to conduct the information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment 
and Wages.'' This comment request is part of continuing Departmental 
efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by 
May 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documents; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free by 
contacting Corey Pitts by telephone at 202-693-3357, TTY 1-877-889-5627 
(these are not a toll-free numbers), or by email at 
[email protected].
    Submit written comments about, or request a copy of, this ICR by 
mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and 
Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-4524, Washington, 
DC 20210; by email at: [email protected]; or by fax at 202-693-3975.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, as part of continuing efforts to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of 
information before submitting them to the OMB for final approval. This 
program helps to

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ensure 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 can be properly assessed.
    Section 3304(a)(9)(B), of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) of 1986, 
requires states to participate in an arrangement for combining 
employment and wages covered under the different state laws for the 
purpose of determining unemployed workers' entitlement to unemployment 
compensation. The Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment and 
Wages for combined wage claims (CWC), promulgated at 20 CFR 616, 
requires the prompt transfer of all relevant and available employment 
and wage data between states upon request. The Benefit Payment 
Promptness Standard, 20 CFR 640, requires the prompt payment of 
unemployment compensation including benefits paid under the CWC 
arrangement. The ETA 586 report provides the ETA/Office of Unemployment 
Insurance with information necessary to measure the scope and effect of 
the CWC program and to monitor the performance of each state in 
responding to wage transfer data requests and the payment of benefits.
    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.
    Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the 
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to 
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB control number 
1205-0029.
    Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this 
ICR and posted on the Internet, without redaction. The DOL encourages 
commenters not to include personally identifiable information, 
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information 
in any comments.
    The DOL 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 submissions of responses.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Type of Review: Extension without changes.
    Title of Collection: Interstate Arrangement for Combining 
Employment and Wages.
    Form: ETA 586.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0029.
    Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 212.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 848.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

Byron Zuidema,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2017-05181 Filed 3-14-17; 8:45 am]
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