Notice2024-10069
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Unemployment Insurance (UI) Title XII Advances and Voluntary Repayment Process
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Published
May 9, 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, "Unemployment Insurance (UI) Title XII Advances and Voluntary Repayment Process." 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 91 (Thursday, May 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39648-39649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10069]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Title XII Advances and Voluntary Repayment
Process
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, ``Unemployment Insurance (UI) Title XII Advances
and Voluntary Repayment Process.'' 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 8, 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 Joe Williams by telephone at (202) 693-2928 (this is not a
toll-free number), or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82d5ebeeeeebe3eff1acc8edf1e7f2eac2e6edeeace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e69575252575f534d1074514d5b4e567e5a515210595148">[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, Employment and
Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Room S-4524,
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; by email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d7a444141444c405e0367425e485d456d494241034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13447a7f7f7a727e603d597c6076637b53777c7f3d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>; or by fax (202) 693-3975.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Greene by telephone at (202)
693-2724 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a4e7ddcad0cccdc58ae3d6c1c1cac1e4c0cbc88ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7a49e89938f8e86c9a09582828982a783888bc9808891">[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.
Title XII, section 1201 of the Social Security Act (SSA), 42 U.S.C.
1321, provides for advances to states from the Federal Unemployment
Account (FUA). The law further outlines specific requirements to be met
by a state requesting an advance:
<bullet> The Governor or designee must apply for the advance;
<bullet> The application must cover a three-month period and the
Secretary of Labor (Secretary) must be furnished with estimates of the
amounts needed in each month of the three-month period;
<bullet> The application must be made on such forms and shall
contain such information and data (fiscal and otherwise) concerning the
operation and administration of the state unemployment compensation law
as the Secretary deems necessary or relevant to the performance of his
or her duties under this title;
<bullet> The amount required by any state for the payment of
compensation in any month shall be determined with due allowance for
contingencies and taking into account all other amounts that will be
available in the state's unemployment fund for the payment of
compensation in such month; and
<bullet> The term ``compensation'' means cash benefits payable to
individuals with respect to their unemployment exclusive of expenses of
administration.
Section 1202 (a) of the SSA provides that the Governor of any state
may at any time request that funds be transferred from the account of
such state to the FUA in repayment of part or all of the balance of
advances made to such state under section 1201. These applications and
repayments may be requested by an individual designated for that
authority in writing by the Governor. The SSA, sections 1201 and
1202(a), 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
1205-0199.
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 changes.
Title of Collection: Unemployment Insurance (UI) Title XII Advances
and Voluntary Repayment Process.
Form: Not Applicable.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0199.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4.
Frequency: Varies.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 4.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Jos[eacute] Javier Rodr[iacute]guez,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-10069 Filed 5-8-24; 8:45 am]
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