Notice2023-00675
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System
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Published
January 17, 2023
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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, "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).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2639-2640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a695b544e554914714853494e5f547a5e5556145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d6e5c5349524e13764f544e4958537d595251135a524b">[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, Room S-4524, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210; by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ebb88a859f8498c5a09982989f8e85ab8f8487c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7b48689938894c9ac958e94938289a783888bc9808891">[email protected]</span></a>; 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#195c7d7c776a375a78777d787a7c597d7675377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c481a0a1aab7ea87a5aaa0a5a7a184a0aba8eaa3abb2">[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
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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:
<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: 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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