Notice2026-06595
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist for State Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Modernization Projects
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Published
April 6, 2026
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, "Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist for State Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Modernization Projects." 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 91, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17308-17309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06595]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Pre-
Implementation Planning Checklist for State Unemployment Insurance
Information Technology Modernization Projects
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, ``Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist for State
Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Modernization Projects.''
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
June 5, 2026.
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 Jagruti Patel by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aee1fbe783fefcefeecac1c280c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dd928894f08d8f9c9db9b2b1f3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>.
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#0c435945215c5e4d4c686360226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a051f03671a180b0a2e2526642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jagruti Patel by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#29667c6004797b68694d4645074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d29d879bff82809392b6bdbefcb5bda4">[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.
Building on lessons learned from previous State Workforce Agency
(SWA) implementations of modernized Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Information Technology (IT) systems, ETA facilitated the development of
a UI IT Modernization Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist in 2018,
and revised again in 2020 and 2023, for SWAs to use prior to launching
a new system. The checklist is intended to function as a validation
that all necessary system functions will be available and/or that
alternative workarounds have been developed prior to the production
launch of a new UI IT system. The goal of the checklist is to help SWAs
avoid major disruption of services to UI customers and to prevent
delays in making UI benefit payments when due. This comprehensive
checklist denotes critical functional areas that SWAs must certify
prior to launching new UI IT systems including, but not limited to,
technical IT functions and UI business processes that interface with
the new system. In this revision, ETA has revised 4 sub-elements of the
checklist
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to meet administration's priorities. The list of critical areas
identified in the checklist includes:
<bullet> Functionality and Workarounds;
<bullet> External Alternate Access Options and Usability Issues
Addressed;
<bullet> Policies and Procedures;
<bullet> Technical Preparation for System Implementation;
<bullet> Call Center/Customer Service Operations;
<bullet> Business Process;
<bullet> Help Desk;
<bullet> Management Oversight;
<bullet> Vendor Support/Communications;
<bullet> Communication Processes and Procedures; and
<bullet> Labor Market Information Federal Reporting Functions.
This information includes the UI IT Modernization project title
(e.g., SWA project or Consortium name) and the associated report on
Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist results. For each sub-element
identified in the ETA 9177 report, the SWA is to provide:
<bullet> An overall status report;
<bullet> A brief report explaining the status of the project as it
relates to the particular sub-element;
<bullet> Attached explanations of any workarounds concerning the
processes in the sub-element;
<bullet> Attached explanations if implementation of the new system
concerning specific processes for the sub-element will be delayed or
deferred;
<bullet> Attached explanations for added clarity and/or to support
a narrative;
<bullet> Mitigation proposals for addressing any problems;
<bullet> New project timelines if applicable; and/or
<bullet> Any discussion of identified technical assistance needs
for the successful completion of the project.
ETA requires the use of this checklist report to help SWAs ensure
the availability of mission critical functions as the SWA prepares for
the launch of a new system and following the launch of a new system. In
addition, the collection will enable ETA to identify and provide
appropriate technical assistance on issues in the checklist and ensure
SWAs have plans for addressing critical issues prior to launching a new
UI IT system. DOL continues to engage with SWAs on possible
improvements to the UI IT Modernization Pre-Implementation Planning
Checklist. This proposed revision does not reflect that work. Should
any changes be proposed as part of that effort, an additional Federal
Register Notice will be published. Section 303(a)(6) of the Social
Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 503(a)(6), 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
1205-0527.
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: Revision.
Title of Collection: Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist for
State Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Modernization
Projects.
Form: ETA 9177.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0527.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 71.
Frequency: Once per incident.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 24.
Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 540 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
Henry Maklakiewicz,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2026-06595 Filed 4-3-26; 8:45 am]
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