[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45803-45804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18757]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance 
Materials

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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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, ``Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance 
Materials,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before September 30, 2019.

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 website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201907-1205-003 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these 
are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to 
[email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail 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: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or 
sending an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance Materials. The 
Social Security Act (SSA) section 303(a)(6) requires as a condition of 
a State receiving an administrative grant, that State laws contains a 
provision for the making of such reports, in such form and containing 
such information, as the Secretary of Labor may from time to time 
require and compliance with such provisions as the Secretary of Labor 
may from time to time find necessary to assure the correctness and 
verification of such reports. Regulations 20 CFR 601.3, in part, 
implement this requirement by requiring submission of all relevant 
State materials, such as statutes, executive and administrative orders, 
legal opinions, rules, regulations, interpretations, court opinions, 
etc. In addition, the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Civilian 
Employees program regulations at 20 CFR 609.1(d)(1) and the 
Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service Members program regulations at 
20 CFR 614.1(d)(1) require submission of certain documents to ensure 
States properly administer these programs. Trade Adjustment Assistance 
(which includes Trade Readjustment Allowances) program regulations 
provide similar requirements at 20 CFR 617.52(c)(1). Form MA-8-7 is the 
mechanism for implementing these submittal requirements. Form MA-8-7 
also provides the Secretary with sufficient information to determine if 
(a) Employers in a State qualify for tax credits under the Federal 
Unemployment Tax Act; (b) the State meets the requirements for 
obtaining administrative grants under SSA Title III; and (c) the State 
is fulfilling its obligations under Federal unemployment compensation 
programs. This information collection is a revision, because the Short 
Time Compensation (STC) Policies and Review of State Self-Employment 
Assistance (SEA) Policies were removed as ETA is only seeking 
information on state legislation and policies relating to work search 
at this time. Social Security Act of 1935 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 the OMB, under the PRA, approves it 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 1205-0222. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on August 31, 2019; however, the DOL notes that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB will receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New requirements 
would only take effect upon OMB approval. For

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additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2018 (83 FR 
67354).
    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 1205-0222. 
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: Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance 
Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0222.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 318.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 80 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: August 23, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-18757 Filed 8-29-19; 8:45 am]
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