Comment Request for Information Collection for State Administration of Applications and Grants for the Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) Program, Extension Without Revisions, 48171-48172 [2012-19703]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection for State Administration of
Applications and Grants for the SelfEmployment Assistance (SEA)
Program, Extension Without Revisions
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(Department), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the 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 [44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program
helps 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.
SUMMARY:
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ETA is soliciting comments
concerning the continuation of the
collection of data for state
administration of applications and
grants for SEA beyond the current
expiration date of 11/30/2012.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
October 12, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to Scott Gibbons, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: 202–693–3008 (this
is not a toll-free number). Individuals
with hearing or speech impairments
may access the telephone number above
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–877–
889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Email:
gibbons.scott@dol.gov. A copy of the
proposed information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting Mr.
Gibbons.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On February 22, 2012, the President
signed into law the Middle Class Tax
Relief and Job Creation Act (MCTRJC) of
2012 (Pub. L. 112–96). In recognition of
the importance of supporting
entrepreneurship, Subtitle E of Public
Law 112–96 (hereinafter referred to as
Subtitle E) amended the Federal
Unemployment Compensation (UC) Act
to extend the SEA program to the longterm unemployed who are receiving
benefits under the Emergency
Unemployment Compensation (EUC)
and Extended Benefits (EB) programs.
This is a further expansion of the SEA
program, which began in 1993.
Prior to the enactment of the North
American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) Implementation Act (Pub. L.
103–182) in 1993, withdrawals for the
purpose of paying self-employment
allowances would have been prohibited
as the ‘‘withdrawal standard’’ of Section
3304(a)(4) of the Federal Unemployment
Tax Act (FUTA) and Section 303(a)(5),
Social Security Act (SSA), limits
withdrawals (with specified exceptions
not relevant here) from a state’s
unemployment fund to payments of
‘‘compensation.’’ The term
‘‘compensation’’ is defined in Section
3306(h), FUTA, as ‘‘cash benefits
payable to individuals with respect to
their unemployment.’’ Because payment
must be made with respect to
‘‘unemployment,’’ the withdrawal
standard prohibits states from using
unemployment funds to help
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individuals establish themselves in selfemployment. After NAFTA was
enacted, states had the option of
operating, for a five-year period, an SEA
program permitting certain individuals
to receive payments from the state’s
unemployment fund in lieu of regular
compensation to help them establish
businesses to become self-employed.
Subsequently, on October 28, 1998, the
Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and
Other Technical Amendments Act of
1998, (Pub. L. 105–306) permanently
authorized the SEA program.
Participation in the state SEA programs
under NAFTA (as amended by Pub. L.
105–306) was voluntary by both the
state and the unemployed individual.
Individuals were encouraged to become
reemployed by starting their own
businesses while collecting a selfemployment allowance in lieu of regular
UC, and to support continued economic
growth through developing businesses.
Over the last 15 years, small businesses
have created two out of every three jobs,
and over half of all working Americans
own or work in a small business.
SEA provides unemployed
individuals, volunteering to enter the
SEA program, financial support while
they access the resources, information,
and training they need to get a business
established. Individuals enrolled in an
SEA program receive a weekly
allowance in the same amount as the
individual’s regular UC weekly benefit
amount would have been. The
definition of an SEA program under
section 3306(t), FUTA requires an
individual to be:
a. Eligible to receive regular UC under
the state’s law, except that the
individuals are not required to meet the
state’s requirements related to:
• Availability for work;
• Active work search;
• Refusal to accept work; and
• Disqualifying income with respect
to income earned from self-employment;
b. Identified under a state worker
profiling system as likely to exhaust
regular UC;
c. Participating in self-employment
activities including entrepreneurial
training, business counseling, and
technical assistance that are approved
by the state UC agency; and
d. Actively engaged on a full-time
basis in activities (which may include
training) relating to the establishment of
a business and becoming self-employed.
Section 3306(t), FUTA, also provides
that the aggregate number of individuals
receiving SEA allowances may at no
time exceed five percent of the number
of individuals receiving regular UC. In
addition, the SEA program may not
result in any cost to the Unemployment
Trust Fund (UTF) in excess of the cost
that would be incurred by the state and
charged to the UTF had the
individual(s) not participated in the
SEA program. The ‘‘regular’’ SEA
program remains unchanged except that
Publuc Law 112–96 has created a
requirement for additional reporting
requirements.
Category and instruments
Respondents
Hours per
response
II. Review Focus
The Department 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: State Administration of
Applications and Grants for the SelfEmployment Assistance (SEA) Program.
OMB Number: 1205–0496.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Form(s): Unemployment Insurance
Program Letter No. 20–12.
Total Annual Burden Cost for
Respondents: There are no burden costs.
Annualized
responses
Annualized
hours
Annualized value of
respondent time
Grant Application: Attachments III, IV .........................
Review of Operating Instructions .................................
Review of Model Language .........................................
Quarterly Monitoring Instrument ..................................
26
26
26
26
125
10
10
40
1
1
1
104
3,250
260
260
4,160
$133,217.50
10,657.40
10,657.40
170,518.40
Unduplicated Totals ..............................................
26
........................
........................
7,930
325,051.70
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Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of the ICR;
they will also become a matter of public
record.
Dated: Signed in Washington, DC, on this
6th day of August, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training, Labor.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection for the Reemployment and
Eligibility Assessments (REA) Reports,
Extension Without Revisions
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
AGENCY:
Notice.
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ACTION:
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SUMMARY:
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The Department of Labor
(Department), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
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respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the 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 [44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program
helps 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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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for State
Administration of Applications and Grants for the Self-Employment
Assistance (SEA) Program, Extension Without Revisions
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the 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 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps 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.
ETA is soliciting comments concerning the continuation of the
collection of data for state administration of applications and grants
for SEA beyond the current expiration date of 11/30/2012.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before October 12, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Scott Gibbons, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: 202-693-3008 (this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone
number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). Email: gibbons.scott@dol.gov. A
copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting Mr. Gibbons.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On February 22, 2012, the President signed into law the Middle
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (MCTRJC) of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-
96). In recognition of the importance of supporting entrepreneurship,
Subtitle E of Public Law 112-96 (hereinafter referred to as Subtitle E)
amended the Federal Unemployment Compensation (UC) Act to extend the
SEA program to the long-term unemployed who are receiving benefits
under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) and Extended
Benefits (EB) programs. This is a further expansion of the SEA program,
which began in 1993.
Prior to the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103-182) in 1993, withdrawals for
the purpose of paying self-employment allowances would have been
prohibited as the ``withdrawal standard'' of Section 3304(a)(4) of the
Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) and Section 303(a)(5), Social
Security Act (SSA), limits withdrawals (with specified exceptions not
relevant here) from a state's unemployment fund to payments of
``compensation.'' The term ``compensation'' is defined in Section
3306(h), FUTA, as ``cash benefits payable to individuals with respect
to their unemployment.'' Because payment must be made with respect to
``unemployment,'' the withdrawal standard prohibits states from using
unemployment funds to help
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individuals establish themselves in self-employment. After NAFTA was
enacted, states had the option of operating, for a five-year period, an
SEA program permitting certain individuals to receive payments from the
state's unemployment fund in lieu of regular compensation to help them
establish businesses to become self-employed. Subsequently, on October
28, 1998, the Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical
Amendments Act of 1998, (Pub. L. 105-306) permanently authorized the
SEA program. Participation in the state SEA programs under NAFTA (as
amended by Pub. L. 105-306) was voluntary by both the state and the
unemployed individual. Individuals were encouraged to become reemployed
by starting their own businesses while collecting a self-employment
allowance in lieu of regular UC, and to support continued economic
growth through developing businesses. Over the last 15 years, small
businesses have created two out of every three jobs, and over half of
all working Americans own or work in a small business.
SEA provides unemployed individuals, volunteering to enter the SEA
program, financial support while they access the resources,
information, and training they need to get a business established.
Individuals enrolled in an SEA program receive a weekly allowance in
the same amount as the individual's regular UC weekly benefit amount
would have been. The definition of an SEA program under section
3306(t), FUTA requires an individual to be:
a. Eligible to receive regular UC under the state's law, except
that the individuals are not required to meet the state's requirements
related to:
Availability for work;
Active work search;
Refusal to accept work; and
Disqualifying income with respect to income earned from
self-employment;
b. Identified under a state worker profiling system as likely to
exhaust regular UC;
c. Participating in self-employment activities including
entrepreneurial training, business counseling, and technical assistance
that are approved by the state UC agency; and
d. Actively engaged on a full-time basis in activities (which may
include training) relating to the establishment of a business and
becoming self-employed.
Section 3306(t), FUTA, also provides that the aggregate number of
individuals receiving SEA allowances may at no time exceed five percent
of the number of individuals receiving regular UC. In addition, the SEA
program may not result in any cost to the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF)
in excess of the cost that would be incurred by the state and charged
to the UTF had the individual(s) not participated in the SEA program.
The ``regular'' SEA program remains unchanged except that Publuc Law
112-96 has created a requirement for additional reporting requirements.
II. Review Focus
The Department 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: State Administration of Applications and Grants for the
Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) Program.
OMB Number: 1205-0496.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Form(s): Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 20-12.
Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: There are no burden
costs.
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Hours per Annualized Annualized Annualized value
Category and instruments Respondents response responses hours of respondent time
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Grant Application: 26 125 1 3,250 $133,217.50
Attachments III, IV........
Review of Operating 26 10 1 260 10,657.40
Instructions...............
Review of Model Language.... 26 10 1 260 10,657.40
Quarterly Monitoring 26 40 104 4,160 170,518.40
Instrument.................
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Unduplicated Totals..... 26 .............. .............. 7,930 325,051.70
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Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR;
they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: Signed in Washington, DC, on this 6th day of August,
2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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