Notice2025-03802
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Data and Weekly Initial and Continued Weeks Claimed
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Published
March 11, 2025
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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, "Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Data and Weekly Initial and Continued Weeks Claimed." 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 90, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11751-11752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03802]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Weekly
Claims and Extended Benefits Data and Weekly Initial and Continued
Weeks Claimed
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, ``Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Data and
Weekly Initial and Continued Weeks Claimed.'' 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 12, 2025.
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 Anatoli Sznoluch by telephone at (202) 893-3176 (this is not
a toll-free number), or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dd928894f08d8f9c9db9b2b1f3bab2ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d223824403d3f2c2d090201430a021b">[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-4520,
200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210; or by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e4abb1adc9b4b6a5a4808b88ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ce819b87e39e9c8f8eaaa1a2e0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anatoli Sznoluch by telephone at (202)
693-3176 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7639233f5b2624373612191a58111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7f8e2fe9ae7e5f6f7d3d8db99d0d8c1">[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 ETA 538 and ETA 539 reports are submitted weekly and contain
information on initial claims and continued weeks claimed for the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. These figures are important
economic indicators. The ETA 538 report provides information that
allows UI claims data to be released to the public five days after the
close of the reference period. The ETA 539 report contains more
detailed weekly claims information including the State's 13-week
insured unemployment rate, which determines eligibility for the
Extended Benefits program. Section 303(a)(6) of the Social Security Act
and 20 CFR 615.15 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
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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 1205-0028.
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: Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Data and
Weekly Initial and Continued Weeks Claimed.
Form: ETA 538 and ETA 539.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0028.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency: 104.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 5,512.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 30 minutes for submittal of
the ETA 538; 50 minutes for submittal of the ETA 539.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,675 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
Amy Simon,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2025-03802 Filed 3-10-25; 8:45 am]
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