Notice2024-18152
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Statement of Expenditures and Financial Adjustments of Federal Funds for Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees and Ex-Servicemembers Report
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Published
August 14, 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, "Statement of Expenditures and Financial Adjustments of Federal Funds for Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees and Ex-Servicemembers 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 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66145-66146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18152]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Statement of Expenditures and Financial Adjustments of Federal Funds
for Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees and Ex-
Servicemembers 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, ``Statement of Expenditures and Financial
Adjustments of Federal Funds for Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees and Ex-Servicemembers 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
October 15, 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 Cindy Le by telephone at (202) 693-2829 (this is not toll-
free numbers), or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#054a504c2855574445616a692b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93dcc6dabec3c1d2d3f7fcffbdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a>. For person 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,
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e415b47235e5c4f4e6a616220696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5aab0acc8b5b7a4a5818a89cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>; or by fax (202) 693-3975.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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#501f05197d00021110343f3c7e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c736975116c6e7d7c585350125b534a">[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 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.
Public Law 97-362, Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1982, amended the
Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX) law (5 U.S.C.
8509), and Public Law 96-499, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act,
amended the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) law
(5 U.S.C. 8501, et seq.) requiring each Federal employing agency to pay
the costs of regular and extended UCFE/UCX benefits paid to its
separated employees by the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). The
Statement of Expenditures and Financial Adjustments of Federal Funds
for Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees and Ex-
Servicemembers report, commonly referred to as the ETA 191 report
submitted quarterly by each SWA shows the amount of benefits that
should be charged to each Federal employing agency. The Office of
Unemployment Insurance uses this information to aggregate the SWA
quarterly charges and submit one official bill to each Federal agency
being charged. Federal agencies then reimburse the Federal Employees
Compensation Account maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
The Social Security Act, Section 303(a)(6), and 5 U.S.C. 8506(b)
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
1205-0162.
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.
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Type of Review: Extension without changes.
Title of Collection: Statement of Expenditures and Financial
Adjustments of Federal Funds for Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees and Ex-Servicemembers Report.
Form: ETA 191.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0162.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 212.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 6 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,272 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. 2024-18152 Filed 8-13-24; 8:45 am]
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