Notice2021-13307
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund Activities Reports
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Published
June 24, 2021
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Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
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 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund Activities Reports. 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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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 119 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33368-33369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13307]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund Activities Reports
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 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund Activities
Reports. 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
August 23, 2021.
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 Joe Williams by telephone at (202) 693-2928 (this is not a
toll-free number), TTY 1-877-889-5627 (this is not a toll-free number),
or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#64130d08080d0509174a0e0b1701140c24000b084a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="65120c09090c0408164b0f0a1600150d25010a094b020a13">[email protected]</span></a>.
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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acdbc5c0c0c5cdc1df82c6c3dfc9dcc4ecc8c3c082cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aed9c7c2c2c7cfc3dd80c4c1ddcbdec6eecac1c280c9c1d8">[email protected]</span></a>; or by fax at (202) 693-3975.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Greene by telephone at (202)
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693-2724 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#26655f48524e4f4708415443434843084b6642494a08414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="46053f28322e2f2768213423232823682b0622292a68212930">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 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 303(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (SSA) and Section
3304(a)(3) of the Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) require that all
monies received in the unemployment fund of a state be paid immediately
to the Secretary of the Treasury to the credit of the Unemployment
Trust Fund (UTF). This is the ``immediate deposit'' standard. Section
303(a)(5) of the SSA and Section 3304(a)(4) of the FUTA require that
all monies withdrawn from the UTF be used solely for the payment of
unemployment compensation, exclusive of the expenses of administration.
This is the ``limited withdrawal'' standard.
Federal law (Section 303(a)(6) of the SSA) gives the Secretary of
Labor the authority to require the reporting of information deemed
necessary to assure state compliance with the provisions of the SSA.
Under this authority, the Secretary of Labor requires the following
reports to monitor state compliance with the immediate deposit and
limited withdrawal standards:
ETA 2112: UI Financial Transactions Summary, Unemployment Fund,
ETA 8401: Monthly Analysis of Benefit Payment Account,
ETA 8403: Summary of Financial Transactions--Title IX Funds,
ETA 8405: Monthly Analysis of Clearing Account,
ETA 8413: Income-Expense Analysis Unemployment Compensation (UC)
Fund, Benefit Payment Account, and
ETA 8414: Income-Expense Analysis UC Fund, Clearing Account.
Section 303(a)(6) of the 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 control number
1205-0154.
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:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> 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 change.
Title of Collection: Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund
Activities Reports.
Form: ETA 2112, 8401, 8403, 8405, 8413, and 8414.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0154.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3,498.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.5 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,749 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Suzan G. LeVine,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training,
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2021-13307 Filed 6-23-21; 8:45 am]
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