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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection for ETA 9166, PreImplementation Planning Checklist
Report for State Unemployment
Insurance (UI) Information Technology
(IT) Modernization Projects; New
Collection
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), 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.
Building on lessons learned from
previous state implementations of
modernized UI IT systems, ETA
commissioned the development of a UI
IT Modernization Pre-Implementation
Planning Checklist for states to use prior
to ‘‘going live’’ with a new system. The
checklist is expected to validate that all
necessary system functions are available
and/or that alternative workarounds are
developed prior to the production
launch of the UI IT system to help avoid
major disruption of services to UI
customers and to prevent delays in
making UI benefit payments when due.
In addition, the checklist will be used
by ETA to identify the technical
assistance needs of State Workforce
Agencies (SWAs) in support of
successful implementation of UI IT
Modernization projects. This
comprehensive checklist denotes
critical functional areas that states
should verify prior to launching
including, but not limited to, technical
IT functions and UI business processes
that interface with the new system. The
list of critical areas identified in the
checklist includes, among others,
• Verification for essential UI Benefit
and Tax functions,
• Interstate Connection (ICON)
network and UI reporting interfaces,
SUMMARY:
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• System Error handling,
• End-user support mechanisms,
• Alternate access options and
usability issues,
• Policies and Procedures
development and dissemination
• Technical preparation,
• Call Center and Customer Service
operations,
• Staffing and Staff Training on new
system operations,
• Help Desk support,
• Management oversight,
• Vendor support and
• Communications.
The new ETA 9166 will be used by
the National and regional offices to
ensure that states have plans to address
critical issues prior to launching a new
UI IT system and to identify areas where
SWAs may need technical assistance to
support successful implementation of
UI IT Modernization projects. This
information will include the project title
and purpose, the project timeline and
milestones, and a narrative description
of the project implementation status. It
will also include explanations of plans
or workarounds to address the areas of
potential issues identified in the
implementation checklist, an
explanation of any portion of the project
that will experience delays in
implementation, mitigation proposals
for addressing problems and new
project timelines (if applicable), a selfreported designation of the
implementation status, and a discussion
of identified technical assistance needs
for the successful completion of the
project.
ETA believes that the use of this
checklist as a planning tool will help
states ensure the availability of mission
critical functions as the state prepares
for the launch of a new system and
following the launch of a new system.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments
concerning a new collection of
information: ETA 9166, Unemployment
Insurance (UI) Information Technology
(IT) Modernization Pre-Implementation
Planning Checklist Report.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
June 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Paul
Bankes, 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) 693–3053 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by email:
bankes.paul@dol.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The information to be reported on the
ETA 9166 report will be used by the
National and regional offices to validate
that states are positioned to successfully
‘‘go live’’ with a new system and to
provide any needed technical assistance
as appropriate, in partnership with the
Information Technology Support Center
operated by the National Association of
State Workforce Agencies, in support of
successful implementation of UI IT
Modernization projects. This
information will include the UI IT
Modernization project title (e.g. State
project or Consortium name) and the
associated Report on PreImplementation Planning Checklist
results. For each sub-element identified
in the checklist:
• Provide a brief report detailing the
status of the project as it relates to
addressing the particular sub-element
issue(s);
• provide a self-reported designation
of the implementation status;
• provide/attach explanations of any
workarounds, if applicable, to be used
in implementation;
• provide/attach explanations of any
portions of the project that will
experience delays in implementation;
• describe any mitigation proposals
for addressing any problems;
• describe new project timelines, if
applicable; and
• describe any discussion of
identified technical assistance needs for
the successful completion of the project
or any sub-element of the project.
The collection will enable ETA to
identify and provide appropriate
technical assistance needs to a state on
issues in the checklist and ensure states
have plans for addressing critical issues
prior to launching a new UI IT system.
II. Review Focus
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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 (UI)
Information Technology (IT)
Modernization Pre-Implementation
Planning Checklist Report, ETA 9166.
OMB Number: 1205—0NEW.
Affected Public: State Government.
Estimated Total Annual Respondents:
3–5.
Annual Frequency: One-time
response.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
3–5.
Average Time per Response: 120
hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 360–
600 hours per year.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (Reporting*):
$18,979–$31,620.
* We envision the report will be
completed by some combination of an
IT Project Manager and the state’s UI
Director. Based on budget allocations, a
figure of $52.72 was derived for the
average hourly wage of state agency UI
Directors and IT staff for fiscal year
2015.
We will summarize and/or included
in the request for OMB approval of the
ICR, the comments received in response
to this comment request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training, Labor.
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The Department is particularly
interested in comments which:
* Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary to
describe the status of the SWA’s new UI
IT system 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
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for ETA 9166, Pre-
Implementation Planning Checklist Report for State Unemployment
Insurance (UI) Information Technology (IT) Modernization Projects; New
Collection
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 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.
Building on lessons learned from previous state implementations of
modernized UI IT systems, ETA commissioned the development of a UI IT
Modernization Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist for states to use
prior to ``going live'' with a new system. The checklist is expected to
validate that all necessary system functions are available and/or that
alternative workarounds are developed prior to the production launch of
the UI IT system to help avoid major disruption of services to UI
customers and to prevent delays in making UI benefit payments when due.
In addition, the checklist will be used by ETA to identify the
technical assistance needs of State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) in
support of successful implementation of UI IT Modernization projects.
This comprehensive checklist denotes critical functional areas that
states should verify prior to launching including, but not limited to,
technical IT functions and UI business processes that interface with
the new system. The list of critical areas identified in the checklist
includes, among others,
Verification for essential UI Benefit and Tax functions,
Interstate Connection (ICON) network and UI reporting
interfaces,
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System Error handling,
End-user support mechanisms,
Alternate access options and usability issues,
Policies and Procedures development and dissemination
Technical preparation,
Call Center and Customer Service operations,
Staffing and Staff Training on new system operations,
Help Desk support,
Management oversight,
Vendor support and
Communications.
The new ETA 9166 will be used by the National and regional offices
to ensure that states have plans to address critical issues prior to
launching a new UI IT system and to identify areas where SWAs may need
technical assistance to support successful implementation of UI IT
Modernization projects. This information will include the project title
and purpose, the project timeline and milestones, and a narrative
description of the project implementation status. It will also include
explanations of plans or workarounds to address the areas of potential
issues identified in the implementation checklist, an explanation of
any portion of the project that will experience delays in
implementation, mitigation proposals for addressing problems and new
project timelines (if applicable), a self-reported designation of the
implementation status, and a discussion of identified technical
assistance needs for the successful completion of the project.
ETA believes that the use of this checklist as a planning tool will
help states ensure the availability of mission critical functions as
the state prepares for the launch of a new system and following the
launch of a new system.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning a new collection
of information: ETA 9166, Unemployment Insurance (UI) Information
Technology (IT) Modernization Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist
Report.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before June 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Paul Bankes, 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) 693-3053 (this is
not a toll-free number) or by email: bankes.paul@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The information to be reported on the ETA 9166 report will be used
by the National and regional offices to validate that states are
positioned to successfully ``go live'' with a new system and to provide
any needed technical assistance as appropriate, in partnership with the
Information Technology Support Center operated by the National
Association of State Workforce Agencies, in support of successful
implementation of UI IT Modernization projects. This information will
include the UI IT Modernization project title (e.g. State project or
Consortium name) and the associated Report on Pre-Implementation
Planning Checklist results. For each sub-element identified in the
checklist:
Provide a brief report detailing the status of the project
as it relates to addressing the particular sub-element issue(s);
provide a self-reported designation of the implementation
status;
provide/attach explanations of any workarounds, if
applicable, to be used in implementation;
provide/attach explanations of any portions of the project
that will experience delays in implementation;
describe any mitigation proposals for addressing any
problems;
describe new project timelines, if applicable; and
describe any discussion of identified technical assistance
needs for the successful completion of the project or any sub-element
of the project.
The collection will enable ETA to identify and provide appropriate
technical assistance needs to a state on issues in the checklist and
ensure states have plans for addressing critical issues prior to
launching a new UI IT system.
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly interested in comments which:
* Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary to describe the status of the SWA's new UI IT system
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 (UI) Information Technology (IT)
Modernization Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist Report, ETA 9166.
OMB Number: 1205--0NEW.
Affected Public: State Government.
Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 3-5.
Annual Frequency: One-time response.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3-5.
Average Time per Response: 120 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 360-600 hours per year.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (Reporting*): $18,979-$31,620.
* We envision the report will be completed by some combination of
an IT Project Manager and the state's UI Director. Based on budget
allocations, a figure of $52.72 was derived for the average hourly wage
of state agency UI Directors and IT staff for fiscal year 2015.
We will summarize and/or included in the request for OMB approval
of the ICR, the comments received in response to this comment request;
they will also become a matter of public record.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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