Notice2022-00511
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Benefit Rights and Experience Report
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Published
January 13, 2022
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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, "Benefit Rights and Experience Report." 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 87, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2185-2186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00511]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Benefit Rights and Experience Report
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, ``Benefit Rights and Experience Report.'' 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 14, 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 Kevin Stapleton by telephone at ((202) 693-3009 (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#01527560716d64756e6f2f4a6477686f41656e6d2f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fdae899c8d9198899293d3b6988b9493bd999291d39a928b">[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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e0d2a3f2e323b2a313070153b2837301e3a313270393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="41123520312d24352e2f6f0a2437282f01252e2d6f262e37">[email protected]</span></a>; or by fax (202) 693-3975.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Stapleton by telephone at (202)
693-3009 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#693a1d0819050c1d060747220c1f0007290d0605470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ecbf988d9c8089988382c2a7899a8582ac888380c28b839a">[email protected]</span></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.
Eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits requires applicants
demonstrate attachment to the labor force. This requirement of labor
force attachment is generally measured through the amount of past wages
earned. The data in the ETA 218, Benefit Rights and Experience Report,
include numbers of individuals who were and were not monetarily
eligible, those who were eligible for the maximum benefits, those who
were eligible based on classification by potential duration categories,
and those who were exhausting their full entitlement as classified by
actual duration categories. DOL uses these data to conduct solvency
studies, cost estimating and modeling, and in assessment of state
benefit formulas. Section 303(a)(6) of the Social Security Act
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
1205-0177.
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,
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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 changes.
Title of Collection: Benefit Rights and Experience Report.
Form: ETA 218.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0177.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Varies.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 216.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 108 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
Angela Hanks,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2022-00511 Filed 1-12-22; 8:45 am]
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