[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32188-32190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11417]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Worker 
Profiling and Reemployment Services Activity and Worker Profiling and 
Reemployment Services Outcomes

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed 
extension for the authority to conduct the information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services 
Activity and Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Outcomes.'' 
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).

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DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by 
July 26, 2022.

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 by 
contacting Ellen Wright by telephone at (202) 693-9995 (this is not a 
toll-free number), TTY 1-877-889-5627 (this is not a toll-free number), 
or by email at [email protected].
    Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and 
Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance Room S-4520, 
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; by email: 
[email protected]; or by fax at (202) 693-3975.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Burns by telephone at (202) 
693-3141 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for final approval. This program helps to 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.
    ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data in the 
ETA 9048, Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Activity Report, 
and the ETA 9049, Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Outcomes 
Report. Authorization for both reports expires on December 31, 2022. 
The Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) program, mandated 
by the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993, Public Law 103-
152, identifies and ranks unemployment insurance (UI) claimants by 
their potential for exhausting benefits before returning to work and 
refers these claimants to appropriate reemployment services.
    WPRS is a required UI activity that each state may operate as a 
standalone program or integrated within the state's Reemployment 
Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) program, which is a 
voluntary reemployment program authorized by Section 306 of the Social 
Security Act (SSA). Specifically, states participating in the RESEA 
program may opt to integrate WPRS into the RESEA participant selection 
process. States that fully integrate WPRS into their RESEA program and 
provide RESEA services statewide are exempt from WPRS reporting because 
WPRS activities are fully reflected in RESEA quarterly report (ETA 9128 
and ETA 9129). States that opt not to include WPRS into their RESEA 
program design or only offer RESEA in limited locations must continue 
to submit the ETA 9048 and ETA 9049. Based on analysis of historical 
data and state's planned RESEA activities, ETA projects that up to 15 
states per year will continue to report WPRS activities using the ETA 
9048 and ETA 9049, and burden estimates have been revised to reflect 
this projected level of activity. Additional information about the 
integration of WPRS into RESEA is available in Unemployment Insurance 
Program Letter No. 10-22 and Training and Employment Guidance Letter 
No. 05-21, ``Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Funding Allotments and Operating 
Guidance for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and 
Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grants.''
    The ETA 9048 and ETA 9049 reports are the only means of tracking 
the activities in the WPRS program in instances where states have not 
volunteered to participate in RESEA, opted to not integrate WPRS into 
their RESEA program design, or continue provide WPRS services in areas 
not currently served by RESEA. The ETA 9048 report describes the number 
of claimants at various points in the WPRS system from initial 
profiling through the completion of specific reemployment services. The 
ETA 9049 describes the reemployment experience of profiled claimants 
selected for referral to services by examining the state's existing 
wage record files to capture which quarter the individuals who received 
reemployment services became employed, what wages they earned, and 
whether the individuals receiving services changed industries. Section 
303(a)(6), SSA, authorizes this information collection.
    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 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 1205-0353.
    Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this 
ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. DOL encourages 
commenters not to include personally identifiable information, 
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information 
in any comments.
    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 submission of responses).
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Type of Review: Extension without changes.
    Title of Collection: Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services 
Activity and Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Outcomes.
    Forms: ETA 9048, ETA 9049.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0353.
    Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300,427.
    Frequency: Varies.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 600,945.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 781,102.5.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.

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

Angela Hanks,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2022-11417 Filed 5-26-22; 8:45 am]
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