Notice2022-07972
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Required Elements of an Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Grant State Plan
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Published
April 14, 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, "Required Elements of an Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Grant State Plan." 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 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22234-22235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07972]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Required Elements of an Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment
Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Grant State Plan
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, ``Required Elements of an Unemployment Insurance
(UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Grant
State Plan.'' 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
June 13, 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 Ellen Wright by telephone at (202) 693-9995, TTY 1-877-889-
5627 (this is not a toll-free number), or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5700253e303f2379123b3b323979331733383b79303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eabd98838d829ec4af86868f84c48eaa8e8586c48d859c">[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#cd8fb8bfa3bee381acbabfa8a3aea88da9a2a1e3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ac8fff8e4f9a4c6ebfdf8efe4e9efcaeee5e6a4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a>, or by fax (202) 693-3975.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Burns by telephone at (202)
693-3141 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#460433342835680a273134232825230622292a68212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="541621263a277a18352326313a373114303b387a333b22">[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.
The federal-state UI program is a required partner in the
comprehensive, integrated workforce system. Individuals who have lost
employment through no fault of their own and have earned sufficient
wage credits may receive UI benefits if they meet initial and
continuing eligibility requirements. Since 2005, one of the ways that
the Department and participating state UI agencies have been addressing
individual reemployment needs of UI claimants and working to prevent
and detect UI improper payments is through the voluntary UI
Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) program. Beginning in FY
2015, states transitioned from REA to the voluntary RESEA program.
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Public Law 115-123 (BBA),
enacted on February 9, 2018, included amendments to the Social Security
Act (SSA) creating a permanent authorization for the RESEA program. The
RESEA provisions are contained in Section 30206 of the BBA, enacting
new section 306 of the SSA. Section 306(e), SSA, provides the
authorization and specific requirements for an annual RESEA state plan.
To receive an RESEA grant, a state must submit an annual RESEA state
plan that responds to all required elements and is approved by the
Secretary of Labor. In 2019, ETA developed this state plan data
collection to closely align with the statutory annual report
requirements detailed in Section 306(3), SSA, and the essential
administrative information necessary to complete the review, execution,
and oversight of RESEA grants. ETA proposes to renew this data
collection with several revisions intended to reflect recent changes to
the RESEA program, to remove elements that are no longer routinely used
to support grant management, and to provide states with the opportunity
to include additional narrative descriptions that more fully reflect
the state's planned RESEA activities and the economic or other factors
that the state considered during the planning process. These proposed
revisions include:
<bullet> Narrative boxes will be added to plan elements to allow
states to provide additional information, clarifications, or other
information relevant for the Department's wholistic review of planned
RESEA activities;
<bullet> All response length limitations will be removed;
<bullet> Elements related to service delivery strategies will be
revised to reflect recent program changes that allow for virtual and
remote services;
<bullet> Information about administrative and staff-costs
associated with specific RESEA services will no longer be collected;
and
<bullet> To support the fiscal year 2023 implementation of section
303(c)(2), SSA, which requires states to devote a specific percentage
of their RESEA funding to evidence-based components with a high or
moderate causal rating that show a demonstrated capacity to improve
employment and earnings outcomes for program participants, elements
identifying planned evidence-based components will be revised to
include funding-level information.
42 U.S.C. 506(e) 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
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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 No. 1205-0538.
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: Revision.
Title of Collection: Required Elements of an Unemployment Insurance
(UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Grant
State Plan.
Form: Annual RESEA State Plan Template.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0538.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 53.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 44 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,332.
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. 2022-07972 Filed 4-13-22; 8:45 am]
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