Comment Request for Information Collection Request for OMB 1205-0154, Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund Activities Reports, Extension Without Revisions, 27706-27707 [2015-11648]
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of 2002 (IPIA), the Improper Payments
Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010
(IPERA), and the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
The Department also relies heavily on
BAM data for information on UI
operations, such as claims filing
method, UI wage replacement rates, and
claimant characteristics. The results of
the BAM survey are reported annually
on the ETA Web site at the following
link: https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/.
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
revisions.
Title: Unemployment Insurance
Benefit Accuracy Measurement.
OMB Number: 1205–0245.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies (Primary), individuals,
businesses, and not-for-profit
institutions.
Form(s): BAM State Operations
Handbook (ET Handbook 395, 5th
edition).
Total Annual Respondents: 179,145.2.
Annual Frequency: BAM samples are
selected weekly; the BAM data
collection instrument is updated
continuously as the audits are
conducted.
Average Time per Response: 10.09
hours per investigation. This estimate is
a weighted average.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 476,013.2.
Total Annual Burden Cost for
Respondents: $18,870,582.59.
BAM PCA/DCA DATA ANNUAL COLLECTION BURDEN PER STATE WORKFORCE AGENCY
Monetary
denied
claims
Paid
claims
Non-separation
denied
claims
Separation
denied
claims
Total
Cases ...................................................................................
Respondents/Case ...............................................................
Hours/Case ..........................................................................
Total Respondents ........................................................
* 457
4.65
12.59
2125.1
150
3.10
7.85
465
150
3.10
7.85
465
150
2.6
6.97
390
907
3.80
10.09
3445.10
Total Hours ...................................................................
5753.6
1177.5
1177.5
1045. 5
9154.1
* Average for all 52 State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). The 10 smallest states in terms of UI weeks paid sample at the rate of 360 cases per
year; the other 42 states sample at the rate of 480 cases per year.
52 SWAs × 3,445.1 respondents = 179,145.2 respondents.
52 SWAs × 9,154.1 hours = 476,013.2 hours.
ANNUAL PCA/DCA TOTAL COST BY RESPONDENT
Cost summary
Paid claims
SWA Staff ........................................................................................
Claimants .........................................................................................
Employers + 3rd Parties ..................................................................
Total All Costs ..........................................................................
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.
Denied claims
$208,317.97
3,313.25
20,402.67
224,901.94
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
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Comment Request for Information
Collection Request for OMB 1205–
0154, Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Trust Fund Activities Reports,
Extension Without Revisions
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AGENCY:
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training, Labor.
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$135,142.56
2,463
5,015.34
137,994.18
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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
SUMMARY:
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Cost per state
$343,460.53
128,076
25,418.01
485,195.87
Cost—52 SWAs
$17,859,947.56
300,365
1,321,720.67
18,870,582.59
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, ETA is soliciting comments
concerning the continuation of the
collection of data on UI Trust Fund
Activities Reports. The current
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(OUI) within the ETA 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
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.
I. Background
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expiration date for this collection is
December 31, 2015.
DATES: Submit written comments to the
office listed in the addresses section
below on or before July 13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Joe Williams, Office of Unemployment
Insurance, Room S–4524, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: (202) 693–2928 (this
is not a toll-free number). Individuals
with hearing or speech impairments
may access the telephone number above
via TTY by calling toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–877–
889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Email:
williams.joseph@dol.gov. To obtain a
copy of the proposal information
collection request (ICR), please contact
the person listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 the use of the
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, technological or other
forms of information collection
techniques.
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
Unemployment Compensation (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
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II. Review Focus
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.
Title: Unemployment Insurance Trust
Fund Activities Reports, ETA 2112,
8401, 8405, 8413, 8414, 8403.
OMB Number: 1205–0154.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Estimated Total Annual Respondents:
53.
Annual Frequency: Monthly.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
636.
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Average Time per Response: The ETA
2112, 8401, 8405, 8413, and 8414 are all
submitted on a monthly basis. We
estimate the state burden to be: 636 total
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 Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0.
We 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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Comment Request for Information
Collection for OMB 1205–0199,
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Title XII
Advances and Voluntary Repayment
Process, 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.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments
concerning the collection process of
data about UI Title XII advances and
voluntary repayments, which expires
December 31, 2015.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection Request for OMB 1205-
0154, Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund Activities Reports,
Extension Without Revisions
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.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the continuation
of the collection of data on UI Trust Fund Activities Reports. The
current
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expiration date for this collection is December 31, 2015.
DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses
section below on or before July 13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Joe Williams, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, Room S-4524, Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: (202) 693-2928 (this is not a
toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may
access the telephone number above via TTY by calling toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). Email:
williams.joseph@dol.gov. To obtain a copy of the proposal information
collection request (ICR), please contact the person listed above.
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 Unemployment Compensation (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 ETA 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 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. 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 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.
Title: Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Activities Reports, ETA
2112, 8401, 8405, 8413, 8414, 8403.
OMB Number: 1205-0154.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 53.
Annual Frequency: Monthly.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 636.
Average Time per Response: The ETA 2112, 8401, 8405, 8413, and 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 Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
We 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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