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statements/information in any
comments.
The DOL is particularly interested in
comments that:
• 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 submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–ETA.
Type of Review: Extension without
changes.
Title of Collection: Nonmonetary
Determination Activity Report.
Form: ETA 207.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0150.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
636.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 4 hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,544 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training Administration.
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Employment and Training
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comments Request for the
Benefits Timeliness and Quality (BTQ)
Review System
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL), Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting
SUMMARY:
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comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct
the information collection request (ICR)
titled, ‘‘Benefits Timeliness and Quality
Review System.’’ This comment request
is part of continuing Departmental
efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by
November 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documents;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free by contacting
Edward Medlin by telephone (202–693–
3259) (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at medlin.edward@dol.gov.
Submit written comments about, or
requests a copy of, this ICR by mail or
courier to the U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, Room S–4524, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210; or by email at
medlin.edward@dol.gov; or by fax 202–
693–3975.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
The DOL,
as part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information
before submitting them to the OMB for
final approval. This program helps to
ensure 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 can be properly
assessed.
The information for ETA 9057 has
been revised to adjust the number of
small and large states to reflect the most
recent data. This category is dependent
upon the number of decisions the states
issued during the prior calendar year,
and varies from year to year. The ETA
9054 Report has been revised to correct
a typographical error in Section A. The
3rd time lapse category reads 45–60
(days), but should read 46–60 (days). In
addition, the information for ETA 9056
has also been revised and updated to
reflect the most recent data. Similar to
ETA 9057, ETA 9056 is dependent on
the number of nonmonetary
determinations reported in the prior
calendar year, and varies from year to
year.
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The Secretary of Labor, under the
Social Security Act, Title III, Section
302 (42 U.S.C. 502), funds the necessary
cost of proper and efficient
administration of each state UI law. The
BTQ program collects information and
analyzes data. The BTQ data measure
the timeliness and quality of states’
administrative actions and
administrative decisions related to UI
benefit payments.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments to the contact shown
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments
must be written to receive
consideration, and they will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval of the final ICR. In
order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
mention Benefits Timeliness and
Quality Review System, OMB control
number 1205–0359.
Submitted comments will also be a
matter of public record for this ICR and
posted on the Internet, without
redaction. The DOL encourages
commenters not to include personally
identifiable information, confidential
business data, or other sensitive
statements/information in any
comments.
The DOL is particularly interested in
comments that:
• 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
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other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–ETA.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title of Collection: Benefits
Timeliness and Quality Review System.
Form(s): ETA–9050, ETA–9051, ETA–
9052, ETA–9054, ETA–9055, ETA–9056,
ETA–9057.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0359.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53
state agencies.
Frequency: Monthly and Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
29,196.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 80.5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 38,132 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training Administration.
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Authorization Request Forms/
Certification/Letter of Medical
Necessity
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) proposal titled,
‘‘Authorization Request Forms/
Certification/Letter of Medical
Necessity,’’ to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval for use in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before October 6, 2016.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
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This ICR
seeks PRA authority for the
Authorization Request Forms/
Certification/Letter of Medical Necessity
information collection consisting of
Forms CA–26 (Authorization Request
Form and Certification/Letter of Medical
Necessity for Compounded Drugs) and
CA–27 (Authorization Request Form
and Certification/Letter of Medical
Necessity for Opioid Medications). The
Federal Employee’s Compensation Act
(FECA) provides that the OWCP furnish
to a Federal employee who is injured
while in the performance of duty the
services, appliances, and supplies
prescribed or recommended by a
qualified physician that the OWCP
considers likely to cure, give relief,
reduce the degree or the period of
disability, or aid in lessening the
amount of the monthly compensation.
See 5 U.S.C. 8103. Forms CA–26 and
CA–27 require an injured worker’s
treating physician to answer questions
about the prescribed opioids and/or
compounded drugs and certify they are
medically necessary to treat the workrelated injury. Responses to the
questions are intended to ensure
treating physicians have considered
non-opioid and non-compounded drug
alternatives and are only prescribing the
most cost effective and medically
necessary drugs. The forms will also
permit the OWCP more easily to track
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Office of the Secretary
ACTION:
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not
a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–
OWCP, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax:
202–395–5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at
202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free
number) or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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the volume, type, and characteristics of
opioids and compounded drugs
authorized by the FECA program. The
forms will serve as a means for injured
workers to continue receiving opioids
and compounded drugs only where
medically necessary and simultaneously
give the OWCP greater oversight in
monitoring their appropriate use and
gather additional data about their use.
FECA section 36(a)(2) authorizes this
information collection. See 5 U.S.C.
8124(a)(2).
This proposed information collection
is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a
collection of information, and the public
is generally not required to respond to
an information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information if the
collection of information does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For
additional information, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register
on June 22, 2016 (81 FR 40721).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB ICR Reference
Number 201606–1240–003. The OMB is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• 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 submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–OWCP.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comments Request for
the Benefits Timeliness and Quality (BTQ) Review System
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct the information collection
request (ICR) titled, ``Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review
System.'' This comment request is part of continuing Departmental
efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
November 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documents;
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free by
contacting Edward Medlin by telephone (202-693-3259) (this is not a
toll-free number) or by email at medlin.edward@dol.gov.
Submit written comments about, or requests a copy of, this ICR by
mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Room S-4524, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email at medlin.edward@dol.gov; or by fax
202-693-3975.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, as part of continuing efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of
information before submitting them to the OMB for final approval. This
program helps to ensure 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 can be properly assessed.
The information for ETA 9057 has been revised to adjust the number
of small and large states to reflect the most recent data. This
category is dependent upon the number of decisions the states issued
during the prior calendar year, and varies from year to year. The ETA
9054 Report has been revised to correct a typographical error in
Section A. The 3rd time lapse category reads 45-60 (days), but should
read 46-60 (days). In addition, the information for ETA 9056 has also
been revised and updated to reflect the most recent data. Similar to
ETA 9057, ETA 9056 is dependent on the number of nonmonetary
determinations reported in the prior calendar year, and varies from
year to year.
The Secretary of Labor, under the Social Security Act, Title III,
Section 302 (42 U.S.C. 502), funds the necessary cost of proper and
efficient administration of each state UI law. The BTQ program collects
information and analyzes data. The BTQ data measure the timeliness and
quality of states' administrative actions and administrative decisions
related to UI benefit payments.
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
the public is generally not required to respond to an information
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
1320.6.
Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should mention Benefits Timeliness
and Quality Review System, OMB control number 1205-0359.
Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this
ICR and posted on the Internet, without redaction. The DOL encourages
commenters not to include personally identifiable information,
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information
in any comments.
The DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
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
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other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Agency: DOL-ETA.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title of Collection: Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System.
Form(s): ETA-9050, ETA-9051, ETA-9052, ETA-9054, ETA-9055, ETA-
9056, ETA-9057.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0359.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 state agencies.
Frequency: Monthly and Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 29,196.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 80.5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 38,132 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
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