Notice2024-05148
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program
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Published
March 12, 2024
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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 Accuracy Measurement Program (BAM)." 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 89, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17878-17879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05148]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program
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 Accuracy Measurement Program (BAM).''
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
May 13, 2024.
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 Rhonda Cowie by telephone at (202) 693-3821 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a59554d535f14485255545e5b14577a5e5556145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42212d352b276c302a2d2c26236c2f02262d2e6c252d34">[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
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Unemployment Insurance, Room S-4520, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86e5e9f1efe3a8f4eee9e8e2e7a8ebc6e2e9eaa8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7c4c8d0cec289d5cfc8c9c3c689cae7c3c8cb89c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>, or by Fax at
(202) 693-3975.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda Cowie by telephone at (202)
693-3821 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cdaea2baa4a8e3bfa5a2a3a9ac8da9a2a1e3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e68589918f83c8948e89888287a682898ac8818990">[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.
Since 1987, all State Workforce Agencies operating unemployment
insurance (UI) programs, except the U.S. Virgin Islands, have been
required by regulation at 20 CFR part 602 to operate BAM programs to
assess the accuracy of their UI benefit payments in three programs:
State UI, Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees, and
Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers. Beginning in 2001, BAM
was modified to include the sampling and investigation of UI claims
denied for monetary, separation, or nonseparation issues. The Payment
Integrity Information Act of 2019 (31 U.S.C. 3352) and 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
1205-0245.
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: Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program.
Form: BAM State Operations Handbook (ETA Handbook 395, 5th
edition).
OMB Control Number: OMB 1205-0245.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies (Primary), individuals,
businesses, and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 181,634.
Frequency: Varies.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 228,745.
Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 618,085 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Brent Parton,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training,
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-05148 Filed 3-11-24; 8:45 am]
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