Comment Request for Information Collection for the ETA 227, Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities, Extension Without Revision, 6923-6924 [2014-02435]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 24 / Wednesday, February 5, 2014 / Notices • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Mudshark Shirt and the Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes. Additional Requestors and Disposition Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim this cultural item should submit a written request with information in support of the claim to Kelly Burrow, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23220, telephone (804) 204–2669, email kelly.burrow@vmfa.museum by March 7, 2014. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the Mudshark Shirt to the Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes may proceed. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is responsible for notifying the Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: January 13, 2014. Melanie O’Brien, Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. BILLING CODE 4312–50–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 731–TA–990 (Second Review)] Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From China mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Determination On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject five-year review, the United States International Trade Commission (Commission) determines, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), that revocation of the antidumping duty order on nonmalleable cast iron pipe fittings from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. Background The Commission instituted this review on July 1, 2013 (78 FR 39321) and determined on October 21, 2013, that it would conduct an expedited review (78 FR 68474, November 14, 2013). 1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). 16:50 Feb 04, 2014 Jkt 232001 By order of the Commission. Issued: January 30, 2014. Lisa R. Barton, Acting Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2014–02367 Filed 2–4–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S–4519, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202–693–3208 (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: parker.ericka@dol.gov. A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the person listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act requires a state’s unemployment insurance UI law to include provisions for: Employment and Training Administration Comment Request for Information Collection for the ETA 227, Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities, Extension Without Revision Such methods of administration . . . as are found by the Secretary of Labor to be reasonably calculated to insure full payment of unemployment compensation when due . . . AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. Section 303(a)(5) of the Social Security Act further requires a state’s UI law to include provisions for: The Department of Labor, 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 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, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data about the ETA 227, Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities. The Unemployment Insurance (UI) program paid approximately $46 billion in benefits in FY 2013. Collecting data through ETA 227 allows us to measure the effectiveness of the benefit payment control programs in the State Workforce Agencies (SWA). The current expiration date is August 31, 2014. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addresses section below on or before April 7, 2014. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Ericka Parker, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Expenditure of all money withdrawn from an unemployment fund of such State, in the payment of unemployment compensation . . . SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2014–02310 Filed 2–4–14; 8:45 am] VerDate Mar<15>2010 The Commission completed and filed its determination in this review on January 29, 2014. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 4450 (January 2014), entitled Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings from China: Investigation No.731–TA–990 (Second Review). 6923 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 provides that: all money withdrawn from the unemployment fund of the State shall be used solely in the payment of unemployment compensation . . . The Secretary of Labor has interpreted the above sections of federal law in Section 7511, Part V, ES Manual to further require a state’s UI law to include provisions for such methods of administration as are, within reason, calculated to: (1) Detect benefits paid through error by the SWA or through willful misrepresentation or error by the claimant or others; (2) deter claimants from obtaining benefits through willful misrepresentation; and (3) recover benefits overpaid. The ETA 227 is used to determine whether SWAs meet these requirements. The ETA 227 contains data on the number and amounts of fraud and nonfraud overpayments established, the methods by which overpayments were detected, the amounts and methods by which overpayments were collected, the amounts of overpayments waived and written off, the accounts receivable for overpayments outstanding, and data on criminal/civil actions. These data are gathered by 53 SWAs and reported to the Department of Labor following the end of each calendar quarter. The E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 05FEN1 6924 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 24 / Wednesday, February 5, 2014 / Notices overall effectiveness of SWAs’ UI integrity efforts can be determined by examining and analyzing the data. These data are also used by SWAs as a management tool for effective UI program administration. 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. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES III. Current Actions Type of Review: Extension without revision. Title: Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities. OMB Number: 1205–0187. Affected Public: State workforce agencies. Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 53 state agencies. Annual Frequency: Quarterly. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 212. Average Time per Response: 14 hours. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,968. Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0. 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: January17, 2014. Eric M. Seleznow, Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor. [FR Doc. 2014–02435 Filed 2–4–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:50 Feb 04, 2014 Jkt 232001 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Announcement Regarding a Change In Eligibility for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claimants In Alaska in the Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) Program Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) produces trigger notices indicating which states qualify for EUC08 benefits, and provides the beginning and ending dates of payable periods for each qualifying state. The trigger notices covering state eligibility for this program can be found at: https://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims_ arch.asp. The following changes have occurred since the publication of the last notice regarding states EUC08 trigger status: • Alaska triggers ‘‘on’’ to Tier 3 of EUC08 effective 12/8/2013. Alaska’s 13-week insured unemployment rate for the week ending November 23, 2013, was 4.06%, exceeding the 4.0% trigger rate threshold necessary to trigger ‘‘on’’ Tier 3 of EUC08. The week beginning December 8, 2013, was the first week in which EUC08 claimants in Alaska who had exhausted Tier 2, and were otherwise eligible, could establish Tier 3 eligibility. Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S–4524, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693–3176 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email: sznoluch.anatoli@dol.gov. Signed in Washington, DC, this 10th day of January, 2014. Eric M. Seleznow, Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training. [FR Doc. 2014–02430 Filed 2–4–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P SUMMARY: Information for Claimants The duration of benefits payable in the EUC08 program, and the terms and conditions under which they are payable, are governed by public laws 110–252, 110–449, 111–5, 111–92, 111– 118, 111–144, 111–157, 111–205, 111– 312, 112–96, and 112–240, and the operating instructions issued to the states by the Department. In the case of a state beginning or concluding a payable period in EUC08, the State Workforce Agency (SWA) will furnish a written notice of any change in potential entitlement to each individual who could establish, or had established, eligibility for benefits (20 CFR 615.13(c)(1) and (c)(4)). Persons who believe they may be entitled to benefits in the EUC08 program, or who wish to inquire about their rights under this program, should contact their SWA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tony Sznoluch, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, 200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 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 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 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is soliciting comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the Information Collection: Complaint Form CC–4, Complaint of Employment Discrimination by Federal Government Contractors and Subcontractors. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addresses section below on or before April 7, 2014. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Control Number 1250– 0002, by either one of the following methods: SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 05FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02435]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection for the ETA 227, 
Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities, Extension Without 
Revision

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), 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 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 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, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of 
data about the ETA 227, Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities. 
The Unemployment Insurance (UI) program paid approximately $46 billion 
in benefits in FY 2013. Collecting data through ETA 227 allows us to 
measure the effectiveness of the benefit payment control programs in 
the State Workforce Agencies (SWA). The current expiration date is 
August 31, 2014.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before April 7, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Ericka Parker, Office of 
Unemployment Insurance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. 
Room S-4519, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-3208 (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: parker.ericka@dol.gov. A copy of the proposed information 
collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the person 
listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act requires a state's 
unemployment insurance UI law to include provisions for:

    Such methods of administration . . . as are found by the 
Secretary of Labor to be reasonably calculated to insure full 
payment of unemployment compensation when due . . .

Section 303(a)(5) of the Social Security Act further requires a state's 
UI law to include provisions for:

    Expenditure of all money withdrawn from an unemployment fund of 
such State, in the payment of unemployment compensation . . .

Section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 provides that:

all money withdrawn from the unemployment fund of the State shall be 
used solely in the payment of unemployment compensation . . .

The Secretary of Labor has interpreted the above sections of federal 
law in Section 7511, Part V, ES Manual to further require a state's UI 
law to include provisions for such methods of administration as are, 
within reason, calculated to: (1) Detect benefits paid through error by 
the SWA or through willful misrepresentation or error by the claimant 
or others; (2) deter claimants from obtaining benefits through willful 
misrepresentation; and (3) recover benefits overpaid. The ETA 227 is 
used to determine whether SWAs meet these requirements.
    The ETA 227 contains data on the number and amounts of fraud and 
non-fraud overpayments established, the methods by which overpayments 
were detected, the amounts and methods by which overpayments were 
collected, the amounts of overpayments waived and written off, the 
accounts receivable for overpayments outstanding, and data on criminal/
civil actions. These data are gathered by 53 SWAs and reported to the 
Department of Labor following the end of each calendar quarter. The

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overall effectiveness of SWAs' UI integrity efforts can be determined 
by examining and analyzing the data. These data are also used by SWAs 
as a management tool for effective UI program administration.

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 revision.
    Title: Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities.
    OMB Number: 1205-0187.
    Affected Public: State workforce agencies.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 53 state agencies.
    Annual Frequency: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 212.
    Average Time per Response: 14 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,968.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
    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: January17, 2014.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014-02435 Filed 2-4-14; 8:45 am]
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