Notice2021-14521
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Resource Justification Model (RJM)
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Published
July 8, 2021
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
The Department of Labor's (DOL's) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled Resource Justification Model (RJM). 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 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36162-36163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14521]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Resource Justification Model (RJM)
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL's) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct the information collection
request (ICR) titled Resource Justification Model (RJM). 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
September 7, 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 Miriam Thompson by telephone at (202) 693-3226, TTY 1-877-
889-5627 (these are not toll-free numbers), or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#02566a6d6f72716d6c2c4f6b706b636f42666d6e2c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92c6fafdffe2e1fdfcbcdffbe0fbf3ffd2f6fdfebcf5fde4">[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-4520,
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a0e3235372a29353474173328333b371a3e3536743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d497572706d6e72733350746f747c705d797271337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>, or by Fax at (202) 693-2874.
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.
The collection of actual Unemployment Insurance (UI) administrative
cost data from states' accounting records and projected expenditures
for upcoming years is accomplished through the RJM data collection
instrument. The data collected consist of program expenditures and
hours worked by state staff, broken out by functional activity, for the
most recently completed Federal fiscal year. These actual cost data, in
combination with projected workloads, are used by ETA's UI
administrative resource allocation model to distribute states' UI
program administration funds. This information collection is authorized
by Section 303(a)(6) of the Social Security Act and 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
1205-0430.
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;
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<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 revision.
Title of Collection: Resource Justification Model (RJM).
OMB Control Number: 1205-0430.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 159.
Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,380.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Suzanne G. LeVine,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training,
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2021-14521 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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