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Agency (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
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.
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 Overpayment Detection and
Recovery Activities, OMB control
number 1205–0187.
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
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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.
Agency: DOL–ETA.
Type of Review: Extension without
changes.
Title of Collection: Overpayment
Detection and Recovery Activities.
Form: ETA 227.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0187.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
212.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 14 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,968.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Byron Zuidema,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Reemployment of Unemployment
Insurance (UI) Benefit Recipients
ACTION:
Notice.
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, ‘‘Reemployment of UI Benefit
Recipients.’’ This comment request is
part of continuing Departmental efforts
to reduce paperwork and respondent
SUMMARY:
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burden in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by May 15,
2017.
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 by contacting
Valerie Rodall by telephone at 202–693–
3194, TTY 1–877–889–5627 (these are
not toll-free numbers), or by email at
Rodall.Valerie.J@dol.gov.
Submit written comments about, or
requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail
or courier to the U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room S–
4519, Washington, DC 20210; by email
at Rodall.Valerie.J@dol.gov; or by fax at
202–693–3975.
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 Office of
Management and Budget (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.
Under the Government Performance
and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the
Department’s Strategic Plan is an
integral part of the budget process.
Among the purposes of the GPRA are to
improve Federal program effectiveness
and public accountability by focusing
on program results, service quality, and
customer satisfaction.
Strategic Objective 4.1 in the
Department’s fiscal year (FY) 2014–2018
Strategic Plan is to provide income
support when work is impossible or
unavailable and facilitate return to
work, which focuses on improving the
operational performance and
effectiveness of the Federal/state UI
program. This goal is supported in part
by the performance measure indicating
the percentage of UI claimants
reemployed by the end of the first
quarter after the quarter in which they
received their initial first UI benefit
payment. ETA collects the data to
measure the facilitation of
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reemployment of UI benefit recipients
through the ETA 9047 report. OMB
approved the Department’s request to
begin collecting UI reemployment data
through the ETA 9047 report on July 26,
2005. This data collection was renewed
in 2014 through September 30, 2017.
ETA has also included UI
reemployment as a performance
measure for UI Performs, the
Department’s performance management
system for the UI program. Per UI
Program Letter (UIPL) No. 17–08 (May
14, 2008), Acceptable Levels of
Performance (ALP), the minimum
performance criteria for UI Performs
Core Measures are set annually for each
state. The ALPs take into account a
state’s total unemployment rate and the
percentage of UI claimants who are
exempt from active work search or
Employment Service (ES) registration
requirements because they are jobattached. Analyses of the data indicate
that UI reemployment is strongly related
to these two factors.
Each calendar quarter, states report on
the ETA 9047 report separate counts for
individuals receiving their first UI
payments who are exempt from active
work search or ES registration
requirements, in most cases because
they are job-attached with definite recall
dates, and those not exempt from active
work search or ES registration
requirements.
States also report on the ETA 9047
report the number of those first payment
recipients for whom intrastate or out-ofstate employers reported wages in the
subsequent quarter. States obtain these
counts by crossmatching the Social
Security Numbers (SSNs) of claimants
who received UI first payments with the
UI wage records for the subsequent
calendar quarter. ETA issued
instructions on obtaining out-of-state
reemployment data through matching
the SSNs of UI first payment recipients
with UI wage records in the National
Directory of New Hires in UIPL No. 1–
06, Change 1 (August 2, 2006).
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
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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 Reemployment of UI Benefit
Recipient, OMB control number 1205–
0452.
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
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–ETA.
Type of Review: Extension without
changes.
Title of Collection: Reemployment of
Unemployment Insurance Benefit
Recipients.
Form: ETA 9047.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0452.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies (SWAs).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
212.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 10 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,120 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0.
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Byron Zuidema,
Deputy Assistance Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Interstate Arrangement for Combining
Employment and Wages
ACTION:
Notice.
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, ‘‘Interstate Arrangement for
Combining Employment and Wages.’’
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).
SUMMARY:
Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by May 15,
2017.
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
Corey Pitts by telephone at 202–693–
3357, TTY 1–877–889–5627 (these are
not a toll-free numbers), or by email at
Pitts.Corey@dol.gov.
Submit written comments about, or
request a copy of, this ICR by mail or
courier to the 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; by email at:
Pitts.Corey@dol.gov; or by fax at 202–
693–3975.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Reemployment of Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefit Recipients
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, ``Reemployment of UI Benefit Recipients.'' 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).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
May 15, 2017.
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 by
contacting Valerie Rodall by telephone at 202-693-3194, TTY 1-877-889-
5627 (these are not toll-free numbers), or by email at
Rodall.Valerie.J@dol.gov.
Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-4519, Washington, DC 20210; by email at
Rodall.Valerie.J@dol.gov; or by fax at 202-693-3975.
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 Office of Management and
Budget (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.
Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA),
the Department's Strategic Plan is an integral part of the budget
process. Among the purposes of the GPRA are to improve Federal program
effectiveness and public accountability by focusing on program results,
service quality, and customer satisfaction.
Strategic Objective 4.1 in the Department's fiscal year (FY) 2014-
2018 Strategic Plan is to provide income support when work is
impossible or unavailable and facilitate return to work, which focuses
on improving the operational performance and effectiveness of the
Federal/state UI program. This goal is supported in part by the
performance measure indicating the percentage of UI claimants
reemployed by the end of the first quarter after the quarter in which
they received their initial first UI benefit payment. ETA collects the
data to measure the facilitation of
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reemployment of UI benefit recipients through the ETA 9047 report. OMB
approved the Department's request to begin collecting UI reemployment
data through the ETA 9047 report on July 26, 2005. This data collection
was renewed in 2014 through September 30, 2017.
ETA has also included UI reemployment as a performance measure for
UI Performs, the Department's performance management system for the UI
program. Per UI Program Letter (UIPL) No. 17-08 (May 14, 2008),
Acceptable Levels of Performance (ALP), the minimum performance
criteria for UI Performs Core Measures are set annually for each state.
The ALPs take into account a state's total unemployment rate and the
percentage of UI claimants who are exempt from active work search or
Employment Service (ES) registration requirements because they are job-
attached. Analyses of the data indicate that UI reemployment is
strongly related to these two factors.
Each calendar quarter, states report on the ETA 9047 report
separate counts for individuals receiving their first UI payments who
are exempt from active work search or ES registration requirements, in
most cases because they are job-attached with definite recall dates,
and those not exempt from active work search or ES registration
requirements.
States also report on the ETA 9047 report the number of those first
payment recipients for whom intrastate or out-of-state employers
reported wages in the subsequent quarter. States obtain these counts by
crossmatching the Social Security Numbers (SSNs) of claimants who
received UI first payments with the UI wage records for the subsequent
calendar quarter. ETA issued instructions on obtaining out-of-state
reemployment data through matching the SSNs of UI first payment
recipients with UI wage records in the National Directory of New Hires
in UIPL No. 1-06, Change 1 (August 2, 2006).
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 Reemployment of UI
Benefit Recipient, OMB control number 1205-0452.
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 other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Agency: DOL-ETA.
Type of Review: Extension without changes.
Title of Collection: Reemployment of Unemployment Insurance Benefit
Recipients.
Form: ETA 9047.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0452.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies (SWAs).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 212.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 10 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,120 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Byron Zuidema,
Deputy Assistance Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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