Submission for OMB Emergency Review: Comment Request, 3926-3927 [2010-1301]
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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.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed below in
the addresses 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
March 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Robert
Johnston, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Frances
Perkins Bldg., Room S–4531,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone
number (202) 693–3005 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by e-mail:
johnston.robert@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
Department of Labor, Employment
and Training Administration
regulations, 20 CFR 601, Administrative
Procedures, contains collection of
information requirements at Sections
601.2 and 601.3. Section 601.2 requires
states to submit copies of their
unemployment compensation laws for
approval by the Secretary of Labor so
that the Secretary may determine the
status of state laws and plans of
operation. Section 601.3 requires states
to ‘‘submit all relevant state materials
such as statutes, executive and
administrative orders, legal opinions,
rules, regulations, interpretations, court
decisions, etc.’’ These materials are used
by the Secretary to determine whether
the state law contains provisions
required by Section 3304(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Grants
of funds are made to states for the
administration of their employment
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security laws if their unemployment
compensation laws and their plans of
operation for public employment offices
meet required conditions of Federal
laws. The information transmitted by
Form MA 8–7 is used by the Secretary
to make findings (as specified in the
above cited Federal laws) required for
certification to the Secretary of the
Treasury for payment to states or for
certification of the state law for
purposes of additional tax credit. If this
information is not available, the
Secretary cannot make such
certifications. To facilitate transmittal of
required material, the Department
prescribes the use of Form MA 8–7,
Transmittal for Unemployment
Insurance Materials. This simple check
off form is used by the states to identify
material being transmitted to the
National Office and allows the material
to be routed to appropriate staff for
prompt action.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Employment and
Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension collection of the MA 8–7,
Transmittal for Unemployment
Insurance Materials. The Department of
Labor is particularly interested in
comments that:
• 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 continued collection of the
information described above is
necessary to enable the Employment
and Training Administration to
complete the required certifications.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration (ETA).
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Title: Transmittal for Unemployment
Insurance Materials.
OMB Number: 1205–0222.
Agency Number: MA 8–7.
Affected Public: State and Local
Governments.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: As needed.
Total Responses: 636.
Average Time per Response: 1
Minute.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 10
Hours.
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: January 19, 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Submission for OMB Emergency
Review: Comment Request
January 20, 2010.
The Department of Labor has
submitted the following (see below)
information collection request (ICR),
utilizing emergency review procedures,
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (Pub. L.
104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) and 5
CFR 1320.13. OMB approval has been
requested by March 31, 2010. A copy of
this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation; including among other
things a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov
Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or by contacting
Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is
not a toll-free number)/e-mail:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Interested
parties are encouraged to send
comments to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the Department of Labor—
ETA, Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503,
Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax: 202–
395–6974 (these are not toll-free
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numbers), E-mail:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Comments and questions about the ICR
listed below should be received on or
before February 24, 2010.
The OMB 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
Total
respondents
Form
Frequency
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Type of Review: New collection.
Title of Collection: Quarterly Census
of Employment and Wages Green Goods
and Services Sector Pre-testing.
OMB Control Number: 1220–NEW.
Affected Public: Private sector
businesses or other for-profits; not-forprofit institutions; farms; small
businesses or organizations.
Total
responses
Average time
per response
(minutes)
Estimated total
burden
(hours)
Forms panel testing ...........................................................
Follow-up interviews ..........................................................
2,500
750
One time ..........
One time ..........
2,500
750
30
30
1,250
375
Totals ..........................................................................
2,500
..........................
3,250
........................
1,625
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The difference between the total number of respondents and the total number of responses reflects the fact that the respondents contacted for
the follow-up interviews are a subset of the respondents contacted during the forms panel testing. About 750 of the respondents will be contacted twice, once during the panel testing and a second time for the follow-up interview.
Total Burden Cost: (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost: (operating/
maintenance): $0.
Description: As the chief source of
government data on employment, the
2010 Congressional appropriation tasks
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Quarterly Census of Employment and
Wages (QCEW) program with producing
employment data on industry sectors
that produce green goods and services.
This initiative will produce regular
tabulations of aggregate employment
and wages for businesses whose primary
activities fall in the green goods and
services sector as defined by BLS. These
series will be key to analyzing
workforce trends in this sector.
The purpose of this request for
clearance is for the QCEW program to
initiate a research project to understand
the collection environment and learn
what information establishments have
available that would help BLS collect
employment data on industry sectors
that produce green goods and services.
This information will be used to
improve the eventual data collection
instrument, increase response rates, and
ensure high quality data are collected.
The primary purpose of this research
is neither to finalize a definition of
green goods and services sector nor to
determine what defines the green sector.
Rather, the focus is on learning what
collectable information firms have
available about their products, services,
and other items that might be used to
collect data on this sector. The BLS
definition of the green goods and
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services sector industry will be
addressed separately.
Why are we requesting Emergency
Processing? Emergency clearance is
being sought for the Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages Green Goods
and Services Sector Industry Pre-testing.
The purpose of this request for
clearance by the BLS QCEW program is
to initiate a research project to
understand the collection environment
and learn what information
establishments have available that
would help BLS collect employment
data on industry sectors that produce
green goods and services. This
information will be used to develop the
eventual data collection instrument and
ensure high quality data are collected.
Data collection is scheduled to begin in
November 2010. In order for BLS to
understand how to collect and produce
high quality green goods and services
business employment by this date, BLS
must begin the forms panel testing as
soon as possible. Therefore, BLS is
requesting an emergency clearance to
allow for the necessary research to be
undertaken and completed within this
timeframe. A second opportunity to
comment on the proposed collection of
data on green goods and services sector
business employment will be afforded
when the package is submitted to OMB
under the standard clearance process in
accordance with the PRA95 (44 U.S.C.
3506).
Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Proposed Information Collection
Request for the ETA 218, Benefit
Rights and Experience Report;
Comment Request on 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.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed below in
the addresses 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
addresses section below on or before
March 26, 2010.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Submission for OMB Emergency Review: Comment Request
January 20, 2010.
The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below)
information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) and 5 CFR 1320.13. OMB
approval has been requested by March 31, 2010. A copy of this ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation; including among other things a
description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response,
and estimated total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web
site at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting
Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Interested parties are encouraged to send
comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB
Desk Officer for the Department of Labor--ETA, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax:
202-395-6974 (these are not toll-free
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numbers), E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Comments and questions
about the ICR listed below should be received on or before February 24,
2010.
The OMB 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.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Type of Review: New collection.
Title of Collection: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Green
Goods and Services Sector Pre-testing.
OMB Control Number: 1220-NEW.
Affected Public: Private sector businesses or other for-profits;
not-for-profit institutions; farms; small businesses or organizations.
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Average time Estimated
Form Total Frequency Total per response total burden
respondents responses (minutes) (hours)
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Forms panel testing........... 2,500 One time........ 2,500 30 1,250
Follow-up interviews.......... 750 One time........ 750 30 375
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Totals.................... 2,500 ................ 3,250 .............. 1,625
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The difference between the total number of respondents and the total number of responses reflects the fact that
the respondents contacted for the follow-up interviews are a subset of the respondents contacted during the
forms panel testing. About 750 of the respondents will be contacted twice, once during the panel testing and a
second time for the follow-up interview.
Total Burden Cost: (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost: (operating/maintenance): $0.
Description: As the chief source of government data on employment,
the 2010 Congressional appropriation tasks the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
program with producing employment data on industry sectors that produce
green goods and services. This initiative will produce regular
tabulations of aggregate employment and wages for businesses whose
primary activities fall in the green goods and services sector as
defined by BLS. These series will be key to analyzing workforce trends
in this sector.
The purpose of this request for clearance is for the QCEW program
to initiate a research project to understand the collection environment
and learn what information establishments have available that would
help BLS collect employment data on industry sectors that produce green
goods and services. This information will be used to improve the
eventual data collection instrument, increase response rates, and
ensure high quality data are collected.
The primary purpose of this research is neither to finalize a
definition of green goods and services sector nor to determine what
defines the green sector. Rather, the focus is on learning what
collectable information firms have available about their products,
services, and other items that might be used to collect data on this
sector. The BLS definition of the green goods and services sector
industry will be addressed separately.
Why are we requesting Emergency Processing? Emergency clearance is
being sought for the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Green
Goods and Services Sector Industry Pre-testing. The purpose of this
request for clearance by the BLS QCEW program is to initiate a research
project to understand the collection environment and learn what
information establishments have available that would help BLS collect
employment data on industry sectors that produce green goods and
services. This information will be used to develop the eventual data
collection instrument and ensure high quality data are collected. Data
collection is scheduled to begin in November 2010. In order for BLS to
understand how to collect and produce high quality green goods and
services business employment by this date, BLS must begin the forms
panel testing as soon as possible. Therefore, BLS is requesting an
emergency clearance to allow for the necessary research to be
undertaken and completed within this timeframe. A second opportunity to
comment on the proposed collection of data on green goods and services
sector business employment will be afforded when the package is
submitted to OMB under the standard clearance process in accordance
with the PRA95 (44 U.S.C. 3506).
Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-1301 Filed 1-22-10; 8:45 am]
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