Proposed Information Collection Request for the ETA 538 and ETA 539, Weekly Initial and Continued Claims; Comment Request for Extension Without Change, 24039-24040 [E9-11962]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Proposed Information Collection
Request for the ETA 538 and ETA 539,
Weekly Initial and Continued Claims;
Comment Request for Extension
Without Change
AGENCY: Employment and Training
Administration
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 collection 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.
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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: https://www.doleta.gov/
OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
July 21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Scott
Gibbons, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Workforce
Security, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Frances Perkins Bldg., Room S–
4531, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
number (202) 693–3008 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by e-mail:
gibbons.scott@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 detailed weekly
claims information and the state’s 13week insured unemployment rate which
is used to determine eligibility for the
Extended Benefits program.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: The
Department of Labor is particularly
interested in comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary,
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 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.
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Agency: Employment and Training
Administration (ETA).
Title: Weekly Initial and Continued
Claims.
OMB Number: 1205–0028.
Agency Number: ETA 538, ETA 539.
Affected Public: State and Local
Governments.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Weekly.
Total Responses: 104 (52 weekly
responses for each of the two reports).
Average Time per Response: 30
minutes per submittal for the ETA 538,
50 minutes per submittal for the ETA
539.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
Reports
ETA 538—53 States .............................................................................................
ETA 539—53 States .............................................................................................
Total Burden Hours: 3,675.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
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: Friday, May 15, 2009.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment; COBRA Notification
Requirements—American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the
Department), in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides
the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the reporting burden on the public and
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. Currently,
the Employee Benefits Security
Administration is soliciting comments
on the revision of the information
collection provisions of its final rule at
29 CFR Part 2590, Health Care
Continuation Coverage to reflect the
hour and cost burden associated with
the COBRA notification requirements
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under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. A copy of the
information collection request (ICR)
may be obtained by contacting the office
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office shown in the
ADDRESSES section on or before July 21,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
regarding the information collection
request and burden estimates to G.
Christopher Cosby, Office of Policy and
Research, Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room N–5647, Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone: (202) 693–8410; Fax: (202)
219–4745. These are not toll-free
numbers. Comments may also be
submitted electronically to the
following Internet e-mail address:
ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The continuation coverage provisions
of section 601 through 608 of ERISA
(and parallel provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code (Code)) generally require
group health plans to offer qualified
beneficiaries the opportunity to elect
continuation coverage following certain
events that would otherwise result in
the loss of coverage. Continuation
coverage is a temporary extension of the
qualified beneficiary’s previous group
health coverage. The right to elect
continuation coverage allows
individuals to maintain group health
coverage under adverse circumstances
and to bridge gaps in health coverage
that otherwise could limit their access
to health care.
COBRA provides the Secretary of
Labor (the Secretary) with authority
under section 608 of ERISA to carry out
the continuation coverage provisions.
The Conference Report that
accompanied COBRA divided
interpretive authority over the COBRA
provisions between the Secretary and
the Secretary of the Treasury (the
Treasury) by providing that the
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Secretary has the authority to issue
regulations implementing the notice and
disclosure requirements of COBRA,
while the Treasury is authorized to
issue regulations defining the required
continuation coverage.
On February 17, 2009, President
Obama signed the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009
(Pub. L. 111–5). ARRA includes a
requirement that the Secretary of Labor
(the Secretary), in consultation with the
Secretaries of the Treasury and Health
and Human Services, develop model
notices for use by group health plans
and other entities that, pursuant to
ARRA, must provide notices of the
availability of premium reductions and
additional election periods for health
care continuation coverage.
On March 17, 2009, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approved the model notices as a
revision to OMB Control Number 1210–
0123 under the emergency procedures
for review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35) and 5 CFR 1320.13. On March 20,
2009, the Department published a
Federal Register notice announcing the
availability of the notices on its Web site
(74 FR11971) at https://www.dol.gov/
ebsa/COBRA.html. OMB’s approval of
the revision currently is scheduled to
expire on September 30, 2009.
II. Current Actions
This notice requests public comment
pertaining to the Department’s request
for extension of OMB’s approval of its
revision to OMB Control Number 1210–
0123 relating to the ARRA model
notices. After considering comments
received in response to this notice, the
Department intends to submit an ICR to
OMB for continuing approval. No
change to the existing ICR is proposed
or made at this time. The Department
notes that an agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, an information collection
unless it displays a valid OMB control
number. A summary of the ICR and the
current burden estimates follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Proposed Information Collection Request for the ETA 538 and ETA
539, Weekly Initial and Continued Claims; Comment Request for Extension
Without Change
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration
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 collection
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.
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: https://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before July 21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Scott Gibbons, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Security,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Frances Perkins Bldg., Room S-4531,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-3008 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by e-mail: gibbons.scott@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 detailed weekly claims
information and the state's 13-week insured unemployment rate which is
used to determine eligibility for the Extended Benefits program.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: The Department of Labor is
particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary, 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 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.
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Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
Title: Weekly Initial and Continued Claims.
OMB Number: 1205-0028.
Agency Number: ETA 538, ETA 539.
Affected Public: State and Local Governments.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Weekly.
Total Responses: 104 (52 weekly responses for each of the two
reports).
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes per submittal for the ETA
538, 50 minutes per submittal for the ETA 539.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
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Reports Minutes Hours
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ETA 538--53 States............................ x 52 x 30 = 1,378.
ETA 539--53 States............................ x 52 x 50 = 2,297.
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Total Burden Hours: 3,675.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
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: Friday, May 15, 2009.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. E9-11962 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
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