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authorizes state workforce security
agencies to access the NDNH ‘‘for
purposes of administering an
unemployment compensation program
under Federal or State law’’. BAM must
utilize this resource as part of the audit
of paid claims to detect and investigate
claimant employment during the benefit
year to determine its effect on the
claimant’s eligibility for UI.
This requirement will be effective
with BAM batch 200801 (sampling week
beginning December 30, 2007, and
ending January 5, 2008). States may
begin to use the NDNH crossmatch as
part of their BAM paid claims
investigations prior to the effective date.
States not participating in the NDNH
crossmatch prior to the effective date
may crossmatch BAM paid claims
sample cases with their SDNH.
However, once the state begins to access
the NDNH, they must utilize the NDNH
as part of the BAM paid claims
investigation instead of the SDNH. All
BAM paid claims investigations must
include the NDNH crossmatch by the
effective date (BAM sampling batch
200801).
BAM auditors will conduct factfinding for those BAM cases in which
the claimant’s SSN matches one or more
records in the NDNH (or SDNH) to
determine if there are any issues
affecting the claimant’s eligibility for UI
benefits for the sampled week. Agencies
will conduct fact-finding according to
the procedures in ET Handbook No.
395.
Pending approval of this information
collection request by the Office of
Management and Budget, ETA will
issue technical specifications for
crossmatching BAM cases with the new
hire directories. BAM program managers
will be responsible for identifying the
organizational unit within their state
that administers their state’s
participation in the NDNH or manages
their SDNH and for determining the
procedures needed to link BAM data
with the NDNH or SDNH data.
State agencies that currently use their
state’s wage records as part of the BAM
investigation may continue to do so.
However, the use of wage records as
part of the BAM investigation is not
required.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Modification to Unemployment
Insurance Benefit Accuracy
Measurement Investigative Procedures.
OMB Number: 1205–0245.
Agency Form Number: BAM State
Operations Handbook (ET Handbook
No. 395, 4th ed.).
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Recordkeeping: States are required to
follow their state laws regarding public
record retention in retaining records for
this proposed data collection system.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies (Primary), individuals,
businesses, and not-for-profit
institutions.
Total Respondents: 188,984
(unchanged).
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
429,805 (+6,562 from current burden).
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$38,411 ($739 per agency, annualized
over 3-year life cycle).
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $504,000 (unchanged).
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information
collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: February 6, 2006.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, 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 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 on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment Standards Administration
is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Regulations
Governing the Administration of the
Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act (ESA–100, LS–200,
LS–201, LS–203, LS–204, LS–262, LS–
267, LS–271, LS–274, LS–513). A copy
of the proposed information collection
request can be obtained by contacting
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the office listed below in the addresses
section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
April 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418,
fax (202) 693–1451, E-mail
bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one
method of transmission for comments
(mail, fax, or E-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA),
as amended (20 CFR 702.162, 702.174,
702.175, 20 CFR 702.242, 20 CFR
702.285, 702.321, 702.201, and 702.111)
as it pertains to the provision of benefits
to workers injured in maritime
employment on the navigable waters of
the United States or in an adjoining area
customarily used by an employer in
loading, unloading, repairing, or
building a vessel, as well as coverage
extended to certain other employees.
The Longshore Act administration
requirements include: Payment of
compensation liens incurred by Trust
Funds; certification of exemption and
reinstatement of employers who are
engaged in the building, repairing, or
dismantling of exclusively small
vessels; settlement of cases under the
Act; reporting of earnings by injured
claimants receiving benefits under the
Act; filing applications for relief under
second injury provisions; and,
maintenance of injury reports under the
Act. This information collection is
currently approved for use through
December 31, 2006.
II. Review Focus: The Department of
Labor is particularly interested in
comments which:
* 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
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
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technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department
of Labor (DOL) seeks extension of
approval to collect this information in
order to carry out its responsibility to
insure that Longshore beneficiaries are
receiving appropriate benefits.
Failure to request this information,
there would be no way to insure
beneficiaries are receiving the correct
amount of benefits.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Title: Regulations Governing the
Administration of the Longshore and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
OMB Number: 1215–0160.
Agency Number: (ESA–100, LS–200,
LS–201, LS–203, LS–204, LS–262, LS–
267, LS–271, LS–274, LS–513).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, Businesses or other forprofit.
Total Respondents: 185,716.
Total Responses: 185,716.
Frequency: On Occasion and
Annually.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and
Reporting.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
71,376.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $66,571.
Annual
responses
Information collection
Average
response time
(hours)
Annual burden
hours
LS–200, Report of Earnings ........................................................................................................
LS–200, Report of Earnings with no earnings information to report ..........................................
Liens (702.162) ............................................................................................................................
Certifications (702.174) ................................................................................................................
Reinstatements (702.175) ...........................................................................................................
Settlement Applications (702.242) ...............................................................................................
Section 8(f) Payments (702.321) .................................................................................................
ESA–100 (LS) Annual Report .....................................................................................................
LS–271, Application for Self-insurance .......................................................................................
LS–274, Report of Injury Experience of Self-Insured Employer .................................................
LS–201, Notice of Employee’s Injury of Death ...........................................................................
LS–513, Report of Payments ......................................................................................................
LS–267, Claimant’s Statement ....................................................................................................
LS–203, Employee’s Claim for Compensation ............................................................................
LS–204, Attending Physician’s Supplementary Report ...............................................................
LS–262, Claim for Death Benefits ...............................................................................................
18,000
3,600
10
5
2
5,040
485
42,000
20
619
5,040
619
1,456
11,340
100,800
280
0.17
0
0.5
0.75
0.5
2
5
0.02
2
1
0.25
0.5
0.033
0.25
0.5
0.25
2,440
0
5
4
1
10,080
2,425
840
40
619
1,260
309
48
2,835
50,400
70
Total ......................................................................................................................................
185,716
........................
71,376
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating
maintenance): $66,571.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: February 15, 2006.
Sue Blumenthal,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review
and Internal Control, Division of Financial
Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning Employment
Standards Administration.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
VerDate Aug<31>2005
14:35 Feb 21, 2006
Jkt 208001
conducts a pre-clearance 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 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 on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
reinstatement of the ‘‘Current
Population Survey (CPS) Volunteer
Supplement.’’ A copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR) can
be obtained by contacting the individual
listed below in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before April 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A.
Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
PO 00000
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of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE.,
Washington, DC 20212, telephone
number 202–691–7628. (This is not a
toll free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone number 202–691–7628. (See
ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The September 2006 CPS Volunteer
Supplement will be conducted at the
request of the Corporation for National
and Community Service, and USA
Freedom Corps. The Volunteer
Supplement will provide information
on the total number of individuals in
the U.S. involved in unpaid volunteer
activities, measures of the frequency or
intensity with which individuals
volunteer, types of organizations that
facilitate volunteerism, and the
activities in which volunteers
participate. It will also provide
information on civic engagement.
Because the Volunteer Supplement is
part of the CPS, the same detailed
demographic information collected in
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, 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 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 on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed collection: Regulations Governing the
Administration of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
(ESA-100, LS-200, LS-201, LS-203, LS-204, LS-262, LS-267, LS-271, LS-
274, LS-513). A copy of the proposed information collection request can
be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses
section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before April 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, E-mail bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or E-
mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA),
as amended (20 CFR 702.162, 702.174, 702.175, 20 CFR 702.242, 20 CFR
702.285, 702.321, 702.201, and 702.111) as it pertains to the provision
of benefits to workers injured in maritime employment on the navigable
waters of the United States or in an adjoining area customarily used by
an employer in loading, unloading, repairing, or building a vessel, as
well as coverage extended to certain other employees. The Longshore Act
administration requirements include: Payment of compensation liens
incurred by Trust Funds; certification of exemption and reinstatement
of employers who are engaged in the building, repairing, or dismantling
of exclusively small vessels; settlement of cases under the Act;
reporting of earnings by injured claimants receiving benefits under the
Act; filing applications for relief under second injury provisions;
and, maintenance of injury reports under the Act. This information
collection is currently approved for use through December 31, 2006.
II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor is particularly
interested in comments which:
* 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 collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
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technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department of Labor (DOL) seeks extension
of approval to collect this information in order to carry out its
responsibility to insure that Longshore beneficiaries are receiving
appropriate benefits.
Failure to request this information, there would be no way to
insure beneficiaries are receiving the correct amount of benefits.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Regulations Governing the Administration of the Longshore
and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.
OMB Number: 1215-0160.
Agency Number: (ESA-100, LS-200, LS-201, LS-203, LS-204, LS-262,
LS-267, LS-271, LS-274, LS-513).
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Businesses or other
for-profit.
Total Respondents: 185,716.
Total Responses: 185,716.
Frequency: On Occasion and Annually.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 71,376.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $66,571.
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Average
Information collection Annual response time Annual burden
responses (hours) hours
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LS-200, Report of Earnings...................................... 18,000 0.17 2,440
LS-200, Report of Earnings with no earnings information to 3,600 0 0
report.........................................................
Liens (702.162)................................................. 10 0.5 5
Certifications (702.174)........................................ 5 0.75 4
Reinstatements (702.175)........................................ 2 0.5 1
Settlement Applications (702.242)............................... 5,040 2 10,080
Section 8(f) Payments (702.321)................................. 485 5 2,425
ESA-100 (LS) Annual Report...................................... 42,000 0.02 840
LS-271, Application for Self-insurance.......................... 20 2 40
LS-274, Report of Injury Experience of Self-Insured Employer.... 619 1 619
LS-201, Notice of Employee's Injury of Death.................... 5,040 0.25 1,260
LS-513, Report of Payments...................................... 619 0.5 309
LS-267, Claimant's Statement.................................... 1,456 0.033 48
LS-203, Employee's Claim for Compensation....................... 11,340 0.25 2,835
LS-204, Attending Physician's Supplementary Report.............. 100,800 0.5 50,400
LS-262, Claim for Death Benefits................................ 280 0.25 70
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Total....................................................... 185,716 .............. 71,376
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating maintenance): $66,571.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: February 15, 2006.
Sue Blumenthal,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-2455 Filed 2-21-06; 8:45 am]
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