[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2639-2640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00675]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System

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, ``Benefits Timeliness and Quality (BTQ) Review 
System.'' 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 
March 20, 2023.

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 Kristen Santos by telephone at 617-788-0148 (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, Room S-4524, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20210; by email: [email protected]; or by fax: 202-
693-3975.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Candace Edens by telephone at 202-693-
3195 (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

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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.
    The BTQ program collects information and analyzes data. The BTQ 
data measure the timeliness and quality of states' administrative 
actions and administrative decisions related to unemployment insurance 
benefit payments. The samples sizes for nonmonetary and appeals 
quarterly BTQ reviews are determined by total workload for the prior 
calendar year. When states workloads change, the number of cases they 
are required to review is subject to change. Therefore, adjustments are 
proposed to reclassify some states from large to small and others from 
small to large resulting in a change in burden for these specific 
states. Sections 303(a)(1) and (a)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 503(a)(1) and 503(a)(6)) authorize 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 control number 
1205-0359.
    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: Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System.
    Forms: ETA-9050, ETA-9051, ETA-9052, ETA-9054, ETA-9055, ETA-9056, 
ETA-9057.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0359.
    Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency: Monthly and Quarterly.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 23,740.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 36,612 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.

Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-00675 Filed 1-13-23; 8:45 am]
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