Comment Request for Information Collection for Employment and Training (ET) Handbook 336, 18th Edition: “Unemployment Insurance (UI) State Quality Service Plan Planning (SQSP) and Reporting Guidelines,” Extension Without Revision, 24011-24012 [2014-09748]
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Washington, DC 20210, Attention:
Delores Ferrell. Telephone number:
202–693–3183 (this is not a toll-free
number). Fax: 202–693–3975. Email:
ferrell.delores@dol.gov. A copy of the
proposed information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
person listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: April 24, 2014.
Cranston J. Mitchell,
Vice Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission.
I. Background
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection for Employment and
Training (ET) Handbook 336, 18th
Edition: ‘‘Unemployment Insurance
(UI) State Quality Service Plan
Planning (SQSP) and Reporting
Guidelines,’’ Extension Without
Revision
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.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of data about
the proposed extension to ET Handbook
336, 18th Edition: ‘‘Unemployment
Insurance (UI) State Quality Service
Plan Planning (SQSP) and Reporting
Guidelines’’ which expires October 31,
2014.
DATES: Submit written comments to the
office listed in the addressee’s section
below on or before June 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to the Employment and Training
Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, 200
SUMMARY:
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The SQSP represents an approach to
the unemployment insurance
performance management and planning
process that allows for an exchange of
information between the federal and
state partners to enhance the ability of
the program to reflect the joint
commitment to performance excellence
and client-centered services. As part of
UI Performs, a comprehensive
performance management system
implemented in 1995 for the UI
program, the SQSP is the principal
vehicle that state UI agencies use to
plan, record and manage program
improvement efforts as they strive for
excellence in service. The SQSP, which
serves as the State Plan for the UI
program, also serves as the grant
document through which states receive
federal UI administrative funding. The
statutory basis for the SQSP is Title III,
Section 302 of the Social Security Act,
which authorizes the Secretary of Labor
to provide funds to administer the UI
programs, and Sections 303 (a) (8) and
(9) which govern the expenditures of
those funds. The SQSP represents an
approach to tie program performance
with the budget and planning process.
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,
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e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
States will continue to use the State
Plan Narrative to provide a general
summary of the UI program in the state.
Additionally, states are to include in the
Narrative: (1) Performance in
comparison to the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
goals; (2) results of customer satisfaction
surveys (optional); and (3) actions
planned to correct deficiencies
regarding UI programs and reporting
requirements. Actions planned to
correct deficiencies for Secretary
Standards, Core Measures, and the Data
Validation (DV) program are expected to
be addressed in corrective action plans.
Currently, the Employment and
Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the extension of
ET Handbook No. 336.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: extension without
revision.
Title: Unemployment Insurance State
Quality Service Plan (SQSP).
OMB Number: 1205–0132.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Total Annual Respondents: 53.
Reporting Frequency: Biannual,
annual, and quarterly.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
535.
Average Time per Response: 2.86
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1530 hours.
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.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection for ETA 9165,
Unemployment Insurance
Supplemental Budget Request
Activities; New Collection
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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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.
Currently, the Employment and
Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the new
collection of data on the ETA 9165,
Supplemental Budget Request
Activities. The new ETA 9165 will be
used by the National and regional
offices to monitor the progress of State
Workforce Agencies in successfully
implementing projects funded through
Supplemental Budget Requests. This
information will include the funded
project title and purpose, the project
timeline and milestones, and a narrative
description of the project
implementation status. It will also
include explanations of any delays in
implementation, proposals for
addressing any problems that caused the
delay and new project timelines if
applicable, a self-reported designation
of the implementation status (i.e.
complete/ahead of schedule/on
schedule/or behind schedule), and a
discussion of identified technical
assistance needs for the successful
completion of the project.
DATES: Submit written comments to the
office listed in the addresses section
below on or before June 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Brad Wiggins, 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) 693–3029 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by email:
wiggins.brad@dol.gov. 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). To obtain a copy
of the proposed information collection
request (ICR), please contact the person
listed above.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The new ETA 9165 report will
contain information on activities funded
by the Employment and Training
Administration through Unemployment
Insurance Supplemental Budget
Requests, including the funded project/
activity, the targeted start and
completion dates for the project/
activity, and the quarterly
implementation status. These data are
needed for budget preparation and
control, program planning and
evaluation, personnel assignment,
program oversight and assessment,
actuarial and program research, and for
accounting to Congress and the public.
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly
interested in comments which:
* Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary to
describe the quarterly status of funded
Supplemental Budget Request activities,
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
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: New collection.
Title: Unemployment Insurance
Supplemental Budget Request
Activities.
OMB Number: 1205–0NEW.
Affected Public: state governments.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: ETA 9165.
Estimated Total Annual Respondents:
53.
Annual Frequency: Quarterly.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
212.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,590 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for Employment and
Training (ET) Handbook 336, 18th Edition: ``Unemployment Insurance (UI)
State Quality Service Plan Planning (SQSP) and Reporting Guidelines,''
Extension Without Revision
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.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of
data about the proposed extension to ET Handbook 336, 18th Edition:
``Unemployment Insurance (UI) State Quality Service Plan Planning
(SQSP) and Reporting Guidelines'' which expires October 31, 2014.
DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addressee's
section below on or before June 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room S4220, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Delores
Ferrell. Telephone number: 202-693-3183 (this is not a toll-free
number). Fax: 202-693-3975. Email: ferrell.delores@dol.gov. A copy of
the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the person listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The SQSP represents an approach to the unemployment insurance
performance management and planning process that allows for an exchange
of information between the federal and state partners to enhance the
ability of the program to reflect the joint commitment to performance
excellence and client-centered services. As part of UI Performs, a
comprehensive performance management system implemented in 1995 for the
UI program, the SQSP is the principal vehicle that state UI agencies
use to plan, record and manage program improvement efforts as they
strive for excellence in service. The SQSP, which serves as the State
Plan for the UI program, also serves as the grant document through
which states receive federal UI administrative funding. The statutory
basis for the SQSP is Title III, Section 302 of the Social Security
Act, which authorizes the Secretary of Labor to provide funds to
administer the UI programs, and Sections 303 (a) (8) and (9) which
govern the expenditures of those funds. The SQSP represents an approach
to tie program performance with the budget and planning process.
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,
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e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.
States will continue to use the State Plan Narrative to provide a
general summary of the UI program in the state. Additionally, states
are to include in the Narrative: (1) Performance in comparison to the
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals; (2) results of
customer satisfaction surveys (optional); and (3) actions planned to
correct deficiencies regarding UI programs and reporting requirements.
Actions planned to correct deficiencies for Secretary Standards, Core
Measures, and the Data Validation (DV) program are expected to be
addressed in corrective action plans. Currently, the Employment and
Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the extension
of ET Handbook No. 336.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: extension without revision.
Title: Unemployment Insurance State Quality Service Plan (SQSP).
OMB Number: 1205-0132.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Total Annual Respondents: 53.
Reporting Frequency: Biannual, annual, and quarterly.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 535.
Average Time per Response: 2.86 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1530 hours.
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.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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