Notice2024-16912
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Alien Claims Activities Report
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Published
August 1, 2024
Issuing agencies
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, "Alien Claims Activities Report." 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 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62792-62793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16912]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Alien
Claims Activities Report
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, ``Alien Claims Activities Report.'' 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
September 30, 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 Jordan Penton by telephone at 972-850-4624 (this is not a
toll-free number), or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#155a405c3845475455717a793b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff0eaf692efedfeffdbd0d391d8d0c9">[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, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210; by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#39766c7014696b78795d5655175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4abb1adc9b4b6a5a4808b88ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>;
or by fax: 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#5718021e7a0705161733383b79303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b445e42265b594a4b6f6467256c647d">[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.
Section 432 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) (also referred to as the Welfare
Reform Act of 1996) (Pub. L. 104-193), requires states to verify
through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) the legal
work authorization status of all aliens applying for benefits under
certain Federally assisted and Federally funded programs unless their
participation is waived. The USCIS verification system, commonly called
the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement (SAVE) integrity
control, is currently available to, and being utilized by, all states.
To comply with its responsibilities under the Social Security Act
(SSA), DOL must gather information from state agencies concerning alien
claimant activities. The Alien Claims Activities Report is the source
available for collecting this information. The following section
explains DOL's responsibilities under the SSA and the necessity for
approval of the attached Alien Claims Activities Report.
The ETA 9016 report allows DOL to determine the number of aliens
filing for unemployment insurance (UI), the number of benefit issues
detected, and the numbers of denials resulting from use of the USCIS
SAVE system. From these data, DOL can determine the extent to which
state agencies use the system, and the overall effectiveness and cost
efficiency of the USCIS SAVE verification system. SSA section 1137(d)
and (e) 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 No.
1205-0268.
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
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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: Alien Claims Activities Report.
Form: ETA 9016.
OMB Control Number: OMB 1205-0268.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 212.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 212 hours.
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. 2024-16912 Filed 7-31-24; 8:45 am]
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