[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60710-60711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21755]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program Data Exchange 
Standardization

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed 
revision to the authority to conduct the information collection request 
(ICR) titled, ``Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program Data 
Exchange Standardization.'' 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 
December 5, 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 Jagruti Patel by telephone at (202) 693-3059 (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-4524, 
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; by email: 
[email protected]; or by Fax (202) 693-3975.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jagruti Patel by telephone at (202) 
693-3059 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

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

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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. The Middle 
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (the Act) was signed into 
law on February 22, 2012. Section 2104 of the Act amends Title IX, 
Social Security Act by adding a new section 911 (42 U.S.C. 1111), which 
requires the Department to issue rules, developed in consultation with 
an interagency workgroup established by OMB, that establish data 
exchange standards for certain functions related to administration of 
the unemployment insurance (UI) program. The rule designates XML 
(eXtensible Markup Language) as the data exchange standard for the 
real-time applications on the Interstate Connection Network (ICON) and 
for State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES). States are required 
to conform to the XML data exchange standard for these applications. 
DOL's regulations implementing this Act, codified in 20 CFR part 619, 
authorizes this information collection. This is a proposed extension 
with revision. The number of states that the Data Exchange 
Standardization rule affects has changed from 25 to 15, as more states 
have implemented this rule. So, the Total Annual Burden hours has 
changed from 3,000 hours to 1,800 hours.
    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 control number 
1205-0510.
    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: Revision.
    Title of Collection: Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program 
Data Exchange Standardization.
    Form: Not Applicable.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0510.
    Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Frequency: Once.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 15.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 120 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,800 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.

Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2022-21755 Filed 10-5-22; 8:45 am]
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