Information Collection Request for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund Activities Reports: Extension Without Change, Comment Request, 75561-75562 [2011-30963]
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compatible, we advise the applicant of
the estimated administrative costs and
estimated application processing time.
In addition to the administrative costs,
we require the applicant to pay a use fee
based on a valuation or by competitive
bidding. If the application is for
construction of a bridge, building, or
other significant construction project,
Reclamation may require that all plans
and specifications be signed and sealed
by a licensed professional engineer.
II. Changes to the Use Authorization
Application Form and Its Instructions
We changed the form and its
instructions to expand the examples in
the instructions of proposed uses for
which you may seek permission and
changed some language to more closely
reflect the actual wording of 43 CFR part
429.
We made other changes to the form
and the instructions to improve the
readability and information-gathering.
For instance, we re-organized the
instructions and added headings. We
moved some of the instructions from the
first page to the second page and made
more room on the first page for details
about the proposed use.
Because Social Security Numbers
(SSNs) and Taxpayer Identification
Numbers (TINs) have been determined
to be of limited use, we removed the
item which requested them from this
form. We removed the item which
requested insurance information for
similar reasons.
III. Data
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OMB Control Number: 1006–0003.
Title: Use Authorization Application.
Form Number: Form 7–2540.
Frequency: Each time a use
authorization is requested.
Respondents: Individuals,
corporations, companies, and State and
local entities who want to use
Reclamation lands, facilities, or
waterbodies.
Estimated Annual Total Number of
Respondents: 175.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 175.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 350 hours.
Estimated Completion Time per
Respondent: 2 hours.
IV. Request for Comments
We invite your comments on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of our functions, including
whether the information will have
practical use;
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(b) The accuracy of our burden
estimate for the proposed collection of
information;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the information collection on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
We will summarize all comments
received regarding this notice. We will
publish that summary in the Federal
Register when the information
collection request is submitted to OMB
for review and approval.
Before including your address,
telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment (including
your personal identifying information)
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Dated: November 28, 2011.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration, Denver
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Information Collection Request for
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust
Fund Activities Reports: Extension
Without Change, Comment Request
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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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
January 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Joe
Williams, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Workforce
Security, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S–4524,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone
number (202) 693–2928 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by email:
Williams.joseph@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: Section 303(a)(4) of the
Social Security Act (SSA) and Section
3304(a)(3) of the Federal Unemployment
Tax Act (FUTA) require that all monies
received in the unemployment fund of
a state be paid immediately to the
Secretary of Treasury to the credit of the
Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF). This
is the ‘‘immediate deposit’’ standard.
Section 303(a)(5) of the SSA and
Section 3304(a)(4) of the FUTA require
that all monies withdrawn from the UTF
be used solely for the payment of
unemployment compensation, exclusive
of the expenses of administration. This
is the ‘‘limited withdrawal’’ standard.
Federal law (Section 303(a)(6) of the
SSA) gives the Secretary of Labor the
authority to require the reporting of
information deemed necessary to assure
state compliance with the provisions of
the SSA.
Under this authority, the Secretary of
Labor requires the following reports to
monitor state compliance with the
immediate deposit and limited
withdrawal standards:
ETA 2112: UI Financial Transactions
Summary, Unemployment Fund.
ETA 8401: Monthly Analysis of
Benefit Payment Account.
ETA 8405: Monthly Analysis of
Clearing Account.
ETA 8413: Income—Expense Analysis
UC Fund, Benefit Payment Account.
ETA 8414: Income—Expense Analysis
UC Fund, Clearing Account.
ETA 8403: Summary of Financial
Transactions—Title IX Funds.
These reports are submitted to the
Office of Unemployment Insurance
(OUI) within the Employment and
Training Administration which uses
them to:
• Monitor cash flows into and out of
the UTF to determine state compliance
with the immediate deposit and limited
withdrawal standards.
• Assure proper accounting for
unemployment funds, an integral part of
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preparing the Department’s
consolidated financial statements
required by the Chief Financial Officer
Act of 1990. The UTF is the single
largest asset and liability on the
statements.
• Reconcile the Department’s records
with the U.S. Treasury records.
• Support UI research and actuarial
reports analyzing the solvency of the
UTF.
The Department seeks renewal of this
collection since the reports are essential
to the Department’s financial statements
and program oversight responsibilities.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently the Employment and Training
Administration is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension
collection of these reports. Commenters
are requested to:
• 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 the use of the
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, technological or other
forms of information collection
techniques.
III. Current Actions: The continued
collection of these financial data are
necessary for the purposes of
monitoring and evaluating state
financial transactions for proper
oversight and administration of the UI
system.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration (ETA).
Title: Unemployment Insurance Trust
Fund Activities Reports.
OMB Number: 1205–0154.
Agency Number: ETA 2112, 8401,
8405, 8413, 8414, 8403.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: ETA 2112, 8401, 8405,
8413, 8414: Monthly.
Total Responses: 53 states × 12
months = 636 responses.
Average time per Response: The ETA
2112, 8401, 8405, 8413, 8414 are all
submitted on a monthly basis. We
estimate the state burden to be: 636 total
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responses × 2.5 hours for all 5 reports
(.5 hours for each report) = 1,590 hours.
The ETA 8403 is submitted only when
there is activity requiring update of the
state’s Reed Act account. We estimate
the state burden to be: 53 states × 6
annual responses × 30 minutes per
response = 159 reporting hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,749
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: Signed in Washington, DC, this 23rd
day of November, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011–30963 Filed 12–1–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
conditions on which they are payable,
are governed by the Federal-State
Extended Unemployment Compensation
Act of 1970, as amended, and the
operating instructions issued to the
states by the U.S. Department of Labor.
In the case of a state beginning an EB
period, the State Workforce Agency will
furnish a written notice of potential
entitlement to each individual who has
exhausted all rights to regular benefits
and is potentially eligible for EB (20
CFR 615.13(c)(1)).
Persons who believe they may be
entitled to EB, or who wish to inquire
about their rights under the program,
should contact their State Workforce
Agency.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Gibbons, U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Frances
Perkins Bldg. Room S–4524,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone
number (202) 693–3008 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by email:
gibbons.scott@dol.gov.
Employment and Training
Administration
Notice of a Change in Status of an
Extended Benefit (EB) Period for
Pennsylvania
Signed in Washington, DC, this 23rd day
of November, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011–30965 Filed 12–1–11; 8:45 am]
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
This notice announces a
change in benefit period eligibility
under the EB program for Pennsylvania.
The following changes have occurred
since the publication of the last notice
regarding the State’s EB status:
• Based on the data released by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics on October
21, 2011, the three month average,
seasonally-adjusted total unemployment
rate for Pennsylvania rose to exceed the
8.0% threshold to trigger ‘‘on’’ to a high
unemployment period (HUP) in EB. The
payable period for Pennsylvania in HUP
began November 6, 2011 and eligibility
for claimants increased from a
maximum potential duration of 13
weeks to a maximum potential duration
of 20 weeks in the EB program.
The trigger notice covering state
eligibility for the EB program can be
found at: https://ows.doleta.gov/
unemploy/claims_arch.asp.
SUMMARY:
Information for Claimants
The duration of benefits payable in
the EB program, and the terms and
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Notice of a Change in Status of the
Payable Periods in the Emergency
Unemployment Compensation 2008
(EUC08) Program for Colorado
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Announcement regarding
Notice of a Change in Status of the
payable periods in the Emergency
Unemployment Compensation 2008
(EUC08) program for Colorado.
Public Law 111–312 extended
provisions in Public Law 111–92 which
amended prior laws to create Third and
Fourth Tiers of benefits within the
EUC08 program for qualified
unemployed workers claiming benefits
in high unemployment states. The
Department of Labor produces a trigger
notice indicating which states qualify
for EUC08 benefits within Tiers Three
and Four and provides the beginning
and ending dates of payable periods for
SUMMARY:
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[FR Doc No: 2011-30963]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Information Collection Request for Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Trust Fund Activities Reports: Extension Without Change, Comment
Request
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 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 January 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Joe Williams, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Security,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-4524,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-2928 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by email: Williams.joseph@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: Section 303(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (SSA)
and Section 3304(a)(3) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
require that all monies received in the unemployment fund of a state be
paid immediately to the Secretary of Treasury to the credit of the
Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF). This is the ``immediate deposit''
standard.
Section 303(a)(5) of the SSA and Section 3304(a)(4) of the FUTA
require that all monies withdrawn from the UTF be used solely for the
payment of unemployment compensation, exclusive of the expenses of
administration. This is the ``limited withdrawal'' standard.
Federal law (Section 303(a)(6) of the SSA) gives the Secretary of
Labor the authority to require the reporting of information deemed
necessary to assure state compliance with the provisions of the SSA.
Under this authority, the Secretary of Labor requires the following
reports to monitor state compliance with the immediate deposit and
limited withdrawal standards:
ETA 2112: UI Financial Transactions Summary, Unemployment Fund.
ETA 8401: Monthly Analysis of Benefit Payment Account.
ETA 8405: Monthly Analysis of Clearing Account.
ETA 8413: Income--Expense Analysis UC Fund, Benefit Payment
Account.
ETA 8414: Income--Expense Analysis UC Fund, Clearing Account.
ETA 8403: Summary of Financial Transactions--Title IX Funds.
These reports are submitted to the Office of Unemployment Insurance
(OUI) within the Employment and Training Administration which uses them
to:
Monitor cash flows into and out of the UTF to determine
state compliance with the immediate deposit and limited withdrawal
standards.
Assure proper accounting for unemployment funds, an
integral part of
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preparing the Department's consolidated financial statements required
by the Chief Financial Officer Act of 1990. The UTF is the single
largest asset and liability on the statements.
Reconcile the Department's records with the U.S. Treasury
records.
Support UI research and actuarial reports analyzing the
solvency of the UTF.
The Department seeks renewal of this collection since the reports
are essential to the Department's financial statements and program
oversight responsibilities.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently the Employment and
Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
extension collection of these reports. Commenters are requested to:
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 the use of the appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, technological or other forms of
information collection techniques.
III. Current Actions: The continued collection of these financial
data are necessary for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating state
financial transactions for proper oversight and administration of the
UI system.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
Title: Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Activities Reports.
OMB Number: 1205-0154.
Agency Number: ETA 2112, 8401, 8405, 8413, 8414, 8403.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: ETA 2112, 8401, 8405, 8413, 8414: Monthly.
Total Responses: 53 states x 12 months = 636 responses.
Average time per Response: The ETA 2112, 8401, 8405, 8413, 8414 are
all submitted on a monthly basis. We estimate the state burden to be:
636 total responses x 2.5 hours for all 5 reports (.5 hours for each
report) = 1,590 hours. The ETA 8403 is submitted only when there is
activity requiring update of the state's Reed Act account. We estimate
the state burden to be: 53 states x 6 annual responses x 30 minutes per
response = 159 reporting hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,749 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: Signed in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of November,
2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-30963 Filed 12-1-11; 8:45 am]
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