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By order of the Commission.
Issued: March 17, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Demonstration and Evaluation of the
Short-Time Compensation (STC)
Program (STC) Grants Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the
general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing collections
of information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that required
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 on respondents can be
properly assessed. A copy of the
proposed Information Collection
Request can be obtained by contacting
the office listed below in the addressee
section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
May 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov;
Mail or Courier: Christina Yancey, Chief
Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room S–2312, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy of
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your comments by only one method. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and OMB Control Number
identified above for this information
collection. Because we continue to
experience delays in receiving mail in
the Washington, DC area, commenters
are strongly encouraged to transmit their
comments electronically via email or to
submit them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Yancey by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 was signed into
law on February 22, 2012. Subtitle D of
Title II of the Act contains several
provisions concerning the STC program,
including Section 2166 requiring the
Secretary of Labor to submit a final
report to Congress on the
implementation of the provisions of
Subtitle D no later than four years after
the date of enactment.
The STC program is an option within
the Unemployment Insurance (UI)
system that allows employers to reduce
the hours of workers, while permitting
workers to receive partial UI benefits for
the non-worked hours. The objective of
STC is to avoid layoffs during periods
of reduced labor demand and thereby
allow businesses to maintain their
operations, retain valued employees,
and prevent company morale from
deteriorating. The program was first
initiated California in 1978 and a
temporary national STC program was
adopted in 1982 under the Tax Equity
and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA,
P.L. 97–248). The STC program became
permanent in Federal law in 1992, when
states were permitted to adopt their own
STC programs as part of State UI laws.
Under Section 303(a)(5) of the Social
Security Act and Section 3304(a)(4) of
the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, the
Unemployment Trust Fund can pay for
STC. Each state has an account within
the Fund from which its pays UI
benefits.
The Employment and Training
Administration’s Office of
Unemployment Insurance has oversight
responsibility for the STC program. The
Chief Evaluation Office of the
Department of Labor (DOL) is
conducting a rigorous demonstration
and impact evaluation of the STC
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programs in two states, Iowa and
Oregon, to better understand the reasons
for low take-up of STC and to evaluate
the effectiveness of strategies to increase
employer use. DOL is requesting
clearance for two aspects of information
collection: (1) To conduct in-depth
interviews with state agency officials
and employers, and (2) to survey
employers on STC program awareness
and participation. These data
collections are essential elements of the
implementation study and the rigorous
impact evaluation of the demonstration
of the STC program.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
above data collection for the
demonstration and evaluation of the
short-term compensation program.
Comments are requested to:
* 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;
* 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;
* enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
* minimize the burden of the
information collection on those who are
to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
At this time, the Department of Labor
is requesting clearance for data
collection for the demonstration and
evaluation of the short-term
compensation program via collection of
post-implementation data elements and
fieldwork efforts.
Type of review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0NEW.
Affected Public: Private Sector
Employers eligible for enrollment
within the Short-Time Compensation
Program; and Public Sector State
Agency Personnel engaged in the ShortTime Compensation Program.
ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS
Estimated
total
respondents
Form/activity
Frequency
Average time
per response
(hours)
Total
responses
Estimated
total burden
hours
State Agency Personnel interviews .....................................
Employer interviews ............................................................
Employer Short-form survey ................................................
Employer Long-form survey ................................................
30
28
2,000
800
Once
Once
Once
Once
..............
..............
..............
..............
30
28
2,000
800
.67
.83
.034
.2
20
23.3
67.7
160
Totals ............................................................................
2,858
........................
2,858
........................
271
Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval; they
will also become a matter of public
record.
Mary Beth Maxwell,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2015–0005]
Federal Advisory Council on
Occupational Safety and Health
(FACOSH)
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
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ACTION:
Request for nominations.
The Assistant Secretary of
Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health invites interested individuals to
submit nominations for membership on
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You must submit (postmarked,
sent, transmitted, or received) your
nominations by May 15, 2015.
DATES:
You may submit
nominations and supporting materials
using one of the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit
nominations, including attachments,
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, the federal
eRulemaking portal. Follow the online
instructions for submitting nominations;
Facsimile: If your nominations and
supporting materials and attachments
do not exceed 10 pages, you may FAX
them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–1648;
Mail, express delivery, hand delivery,
messenger or courier service: You may
send nominations and supporting
materials to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2015–0005, Room N–
2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2350
(TTY number (877) 889–5627).
Deliveries by hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service are
accepted during the Department of
Labor’s and OSHA Docket Office’s
normal business hours, 8:15 a.m.–4:45
p.m., ET.
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Instructions: Your submissions and
supporting materials must include the
agency name and docket number for this
Federal Register notice. Due to securityrelated procedures, submissions by
regular mail may experience significant
delays. Please contact the OSHA Docket
Office for information about special
security procedures for submitting
materials by mail, express delivery,
hand delivery, and messenger or courier
service. For additional information on
submitting nominations and supporting
materials, see the Supplementary
Information section of this notice.
OSHA will post all submissions,
including any personal information you
provide, without change on https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions you about submitting personal
information such as Social Security
numbers and birthdates.
To read or download submissions in
response to this Federal Register notice,
go to Docket No. OSHA–2015–0005, at
https://www.regulations.gov. All
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the index of that Web site; however,
some documents (e.g., copyrighted
materials) are not publicly available to
read or download there. All
submissions, including copyrighted
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Demonstration and Evaluation of the Short-Time
Compensation (STC) Program (STC) Grants Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program
helps to ensure that required 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 on respondents can be properly assessed. A copy
of the proposed Information Collection Request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before May 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods: Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; Mail or Courier:
Christina Yancey, Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor,
Room S-2312, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and OMB
Control Number identified above for this information collection.
Because we continue to experience delays in receiving mail in the
Washington, DC area, commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit
their comments electronically via email or to submit them by mail
early. Comments, including any personal information provided, become a
matter of public record. They will also be summarized and/or included
in the request for OMB approval of the information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Yancey by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 was signed
into law on February 22, 2012. Subtitle D of Title II of the Act
contains several provisions concerning the STC program, including
Section 2166 requiring the Secretary of Labor to submit a final report
to Congress on the implementation of the provisions of Subtitle D no
later than four years after the date of enactment.
The STC program is an option within the Unemployment Insurance (UI)
system that allows employers to reduce the hours of workers, while
permitting workers to receive partial UI benefits for the non-worked
hours. The objective of STC is to avoid layoffs during periods of
reduced labor demand and thereby allow businesses to maintain their
operations, retain valued employees, and prevent company morale from
deteriorating. The program was first initiated California in 1978 and a
temporary national STC program was adopted in 1982 under the Tax Equity
and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA, P.L. 97-248). The STC program
became permanent in Federal law in 1992, when states were permitted to
adopt their own STC programs as part of State UI laws. Under Section
303(a)(5) of the Social Security Act and Section 3304(a)(4) of the
Federal Unemployment Tax Act, the Unemployment Trust Fund can pay for
STC. Each state has an account within the Fund from which its pays UI
benefits.
The Employment and Training Administration's Office of Unemployment
Insurance has oversight responsibility for the STC program. The Chief
Evaluation Office of the Department of Labor (DOL) is conducting a
rigorous demonstration and impact evaluation of the STC
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programs in two states, Iowa and Oregon, to better understand the
reasons for low take-up of STC and to evaluate the effectiveness of
strategies to increase employer use. DOL is requesting clearance for
two aspects of information collection: (1) To conduct in-depth
interviews with state agency officials and employers, and (2) to survey
employers on STC program awareness and participation. These data
collections are essential elements of the implementation study and the
rigorous impact evaluation of the demonstration of the STC program.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments
concerning the above data collection for the demonstration and
evaluation of the short-term compensation program. Comments are
requested to:
* 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;
* 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;
* enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
* minimize the burden of the information collection on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of
responses.
III. Current Actions
At this time, the Department of Labor is requesting clearance for
data collection for the demonstration and evaluation of the short-term
compensation program via collection of post-implementation data
elements and fieldwork efforts.
Type of review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0NEW.
Affected Public: Private Sector Employers eligible for enrollment
within the Short-Time Compensation Program; and Public Sector State
Agency Personnel engaged in the Short-Time Compensation Program.
Estimated Burden Hours
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Estimated Average time Estimated
Form/activity total Frequency Total per response total burden
respondents responses (hours) hours
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State Agency Personnel 30 Once.............. 30 .67 20
interviews.
Employer interviews......... 28 Once.............. 28 .83 23.3
Employer Short-form survey.. 2,000 Once.............. 2,000 .034 67.7
Employer Long-form survey... 800 Once.............. 800 .2 160
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Totals.................. 2,858 .................. 2,858 .............. 271
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Comments submitted in response to this request will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval; they will also become a matter of public record.
Mary Beth Maxwell,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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