Comment Request for Information Collection: “Confidentiality & Disclosure of State Unemployment Compensation Information Final Rule and State Income and Eligibility Verification Provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984; OMB Control No. 1205-0238;” Extension Without Change, 28070 [2010-11943]

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• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 28070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11943]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Comment Request for Information Collection: ``Confidentiality & 
Disclosure of State Unemployment Compensation Information Final Rule 
and State Income and Eligibility Verification Provisions of the Deficit 
Reduction Act of 1984; OMB Control No. 1205-0238;'' Extension Without 
Change

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

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 is soliciting 
comments concerning the collection of data about the regulatory 
requirements of the Confidentiality and Disclosure of State 
Unemployment Compensation Information final rule and State Income and 
Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) provisions of the Deficit 
Reduction Act of 1984 (current expiration date is August 31, 2010).
    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.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before July 19, 2010.

ADDRESSEE:  Submit written comments to the Employment and Training 
Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Room C4518, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Patricia 
Mertens. Telephone number: 202-693-3182 (this is not a toll-free 
number). Fax: 202-693-2874. E-mail: mertens.patricia@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Background: The Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 established an 
Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) for the exchange of 
information among state agencies administering specific programs. The 
programs include Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Medicaid, 
Food Stamps, Supplemental Security Income, Unemployment Compensation 
and any state program approved under Titles I, X, XIV, or XVI of the 
Social Security Act. Under the Act, programs participating must 
exchange information to the extent that it is useful and productive in 
verifying eligibility and benefit amounts to assist the child support 
program and the Secretary of Health and Human Services in verifying 
eligibility and benefit amounts under Titles II and XVI of the Social 
Security Act.
    On September 27, 2006, the Employment and Training Administration 
of the Department of Labor issued a final rule regarding the 
Confidentiality and Disclosure of State Unemployment Compensation 
Information. This rule supports and expands upon the requirements of 
the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 and subsequent regulatory changes.
    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:
    Type of Review: Extension without changes.
    Title: Confidentiality & Disclosure of State Unemployment 
Compensation Information Final Rule and State Income and Eligibility 
Verification provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984;
    OMB Number: 1205-0238.
    Affected Public: State governments.
    Total Annual Respondents: 53 state agencies.
    Annual Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1,437,897.
    Average Estimated Response Time: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,964 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $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.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 15th day of May 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-11943 Filed 5-18-10; 8:45 am]
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