Proposed Collection of the ETA 538, Advance Weekly Initial and Continued Claims Report and the ETA 539, Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Trigger Data; Comment Request, 17921 [E6-5000]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 67 / Friday, April 7, 2006 / Notices for certification and, if possible, provide data to assist in the analysis of these issues. 693–3058, Fax: 202–693–3229, e-mail: raman.subri@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Signed at Washington, DC this 29th day of March, 2006. Emily Stover DeRocco, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training. [FR Doc. E6–5001 Filed 4–6–06; 8:45 am] I. Background The ETA 538 and ETA 539 reports are weekly reports which contain information on initial claims and continued weeks claimed. These figures are important economic indicators. The ETA 538 provides information that allows national unemployment claims information to be released to the public five days after the close of the reference period. The ETA 539 contains more refined weekly claims detail and the state’s 13-week insured unemployment rate which is used to determine eligibility for the Extended Benefits program. BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Proposed Collection of the ETA 538, Advance Weekly Initial and Continued Claims Report and the ETA 539, Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Trigger Data; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. 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 and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Security is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the collection of the ETA 538, Advance Weekly Initial and Continued Claims Report, and the ETA 539, Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Trigger. A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice or by accessing this Web site: https:// www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/ OMBControlNumber.cfm. SUMMARY: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addressee’s section below on or before June 6, 2006. ADDRESSEE: Subri Raman, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Room S–4231, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, Phone: 202– wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:56 Apr 06, 2006 Jkt 208001 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 technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. III. Current Actions The ETA 538 and ETA 539 continue to be needed as they provide both timely economic indicators as well as the information needed to track the data that trigger states ‘‘on’’ and ‘‘off’’ the Extended Benefits program. Type of Review: Extension without change. Title: ETA 538, Advance Weekly Initial and Continued Claims Report, and the ETA 539, Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Trigger Data. OMB Number: 1205–0028. Agency Number: ETA 538 and ETA 539. Recordkeeping: Respondent is expected to maintain data which support the reported data for three years. PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17921 Affected Public: State governments. Estimated Total Burden Hours: ETA 538 53 States × 52 reports × 30 min. = 1378 hours ETA 539 53 States × 52 reports × 50 min. = 2297 hours Total Burden 3675 hours Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintaining): $0. 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: March 29, 2006. Cheryl Atkinson, Administrator, Office of Workforce Security. [FR Doc. E6–5000 Filed 4–6–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Request for Certification of Compliance—Rural Industrialization Loan and Grant Program Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this notice to announce the receipt of a ‘‘Certification of Non-Relocation and Market and Capacity Information Report’’ (Form 4279–2) for the following: Applicant/Location: Dynastrosi Laboratories, LLC, Morgantown, Kentucky. Principal Product: The loan, guarantee, or grant applicant is the exclusive supplier of composite structures to Harvest Wind Energy Corporation (HWEC). HWEC is a developer and manufacturer of next generation wind turbine electrical generator systems. Together, Dynastrosi and HWEC will jointly manufacture wind turbine electrical generator systems that will be marketed to industrial, commercial, and residential buyers. Dynastrosi is a provider of engineering services and a manufacturer of structures fabricated from advanced composite materials such as carbon, aramid, and E-glass fiber reinforced polymers. The principal product to be manufactured by Dynastrosi at the Morgantown facility is wind turbine blades, nacelles, and other structures used in the assembly of wind turbine generator systems. Dynastrosi also plans E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection of the ETA 538, Advance Weekly Initial and 
Continued Claims Report and the ETA 539, Weekly Claims and Extended 
Benefits Trigger Data; 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 and Training Administration, Office of 
Workforce Security is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
extension of the collection of the ETA 538, Advance Weekly Initial and 
Continued Claims Report, and the ETA 539, Weekly Claims and Extended 
Benefits Trigger.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section 
of this notice or by accessing this Web site: https://www.doleta.gov/
Performance/guidance/OMBControlNumber.cfm.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before June 6, 2006.

ADDRESSEE: Subri Raman, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and 
Training Administration, Room S-4231, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210, Phone: 202-693-3058, Fax: 202-693-3229, e-mail: 
raman.subri@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The ETA 538 and ETA 539 reports are weekly reports which contain 
information on initial claims and continued weeks claimed. These 
figures are important economic indicators. The ETA 538 provides 
information that allows national unemployment claims information to be 
released to the public five days after the close of the reference 
period. The ETA 539 contains more refined weekly claims detail and the 
state's 13-week insured unemployment rate which is used to determine 
eligibility for the Extended Benefits program.

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 technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    The ETA 538 and ETA 539 continue to be needed as they provide both 
timely economic indicators as well as the information needed to track 
the data that trigger states ``on'' and ``off'' the Extended Benefits 
program.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Title: ETA 538, Advance Weekly Initial and Continued Claims Report, 
and the ETA 539, Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Trigger Data.
    OMB Number: 1205-0028.
    Agency Number: ETA 538 and ETA 539.
    Recordkeeping: Respondent is expected to maintain data which 
support the reported data for three years.
    Affected Public: State governments.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours:

ETA 538 53 States x 52 reports x 30 min. = 1378 hours
ETA 539 53 States x 52 reports x 50 min. = 2297 hours
Total Burden 3675 hours

    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    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: March 29, 2006.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
 [FR Doc. E6-5000 Filed 4-6-06; 8:45 am]
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