Notice2024-09710
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Resource Justification Model (RJM)
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Published
May 3, 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, "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 89, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36833-36834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09710]
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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) 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
July 2, 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 Miriam Thompson by telephone at (202) 693-3226 (this is not
a toll-free number), or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#35615d5a5845465a5b1b785c475c545875515a591b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="02566a6d6f72716d6c2c4f6b706b636f42666d6e2c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>. For
persons with a hearing or speech disability who need assistance to use
the telephone system, please dial 711 to access telecommunications
relay services.
Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, Room S-4520, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210; by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d596562607d7e62632340647f646c604d696261236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85d1edeae8f5f6eaebabc8ecf7ece4e8c5e1eae9abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>; or by fax
(202) 693-2874.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miriam Thompson by telephone at (202)
693-3223 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#67330f080a17140809492a0e150e060a2703080b49000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="26724e494b56554948086b4f544f474b6642494a08414950">[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 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. Section 303(a)(6) of the Social Security
Act authorizes this information collection.
This information collection is subjected 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.
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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;
<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).
Form: Main and Crosswalk Worksheets.
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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Jos[eacute] Javier Rodr[iacute]guez,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-09710 Filed 5-2-24; 8:45 am]
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