Notice of Decisions on States' Applications for Relief From Tax Credit Reductions Provided Under Section 3302 of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Applicable in 2017, 56996 [2017-25923]
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6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated annual public
burden associated with this collection is
1000 hours, which is equal to 1000
(total # of annual responses) * 60
minutes.
If additional information is required
contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A,
Washington, DC 20530.
necessary to qualify for the waiver of the
additional credit reduction. Further, the
additional credit reduction of section
3302(c)(2)(B) is zero for California and
Virgin Islands for 2017. Therefore,
employers in California and Virgin
Islands will have no additional credit
reduction applied for calendar year
2017.
As a result of having passed eight
consecutive January 1’s with an
outstanding Title XII advances and not
having repaid the balance as of
November 10, 2017, both California and
Virgin Islands are subject to a FUTA
credit reduction of 2.1 percent.
Dated: November 28, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
Nancy M. Rooney,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Decisions on States’
Applications for Relief From Tax Credit
Reductions Provided Under Section
3302 of the Federal Unemployment Tax
Act (FUTA) Applicable in 2017
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) revision titled,
‘‘Consumer Expenditure Surveys:
Quarterly Interview and Diary,’’ 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 January 2, 2018.
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/PRAView
ICR?ref_nbr=201607-1220-002 (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, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or sending an email to DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
SUMMARY:
Sections 3302(c)(2)(A) and
3302(d)(3) of the FUTA provide that
employers in a State that has an
outstanding balance of advances under
Title XII of the Social Security Act at the
beginning of January 1 of two or more
consecutive years are subject to a
reduction in credits otherwise available
against the FUTA tax for the calendar
year in which the most recent such
January 1 occurs, if a balance of
advances remains at the beginning of
November 10 of that year. Further,
section 3302(c)(2)(C) of FUTA provides
for an additional credit reduction for a
year if a State has outstanding advances
on five or more consecutive January
firsts and has a balance at the beginning
of November 10 for such years. Section
3302(c)(2)(C) also provides for waiver of
this additional credit reduction and
substitution of the credit reduction
provided in section 3302(c)(2)(B) if a
state meets certain conditions.
California and Virgin Islands were
potentially liable for the additional
credit reduction and applied for a
waiver of the 2017 additional credit
reduction under section 3302 (c)(2)(C) of
FUTA. It has been determined that each
one met all of the criteria of that section
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Request for Comments;
Consumer Expenditure Surveys:
Quarterly Interview and Diary
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Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–BLS,
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:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not
toll-free numbers) or sending an email
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
seeks approval under the PRA for
revisions to the Consumer Expenditure
Surveys: Quarterly Interview and Diary.
The BLS uses the Consumer
Expenditure Surveys to gather
information on expenditures, income,
and other related subjects. The data is
updated periodically in the national
Consumer Price Index. In addition, the
data is used by a variety of researchers
in academia, government agencies, and
the private sector. The data is collected
from a national probability sample of
households designed to represent the
total civilian non-institutional
population. The purpose of this revision
request is to make changes to the two
Consumer Expenditure (CE) Surveys:
The Quarterly Interview Survey (CEQ)
and the Diary Survey (CED) as part of an
ongoing effort to improve data quality,
maintain or increase response rates, and
reduce data collection costs. The Census
Authorizing Statute and BLS
Authorizing Statute authorize this
information collection. See 13 U.S.C. 8b
and 29 U.S.C. 2.
The ICR has been characterized as a
revision for several reasons. More
specifically, three major changes are
proposed for the CED. (1) In an effort to
alleviate burden and improve response
rates, an alternative version of the paper
CED has been developed. The new
version consolidates the four main diary
categories into two, facing, diary pages
so that all expenses for a single day can
be entered without flipping pages. An
effort was also made to reduce the
amount of instructions and examples so
that respondents are not confused or
intimidated. (2) The earliest placement
date and last placement date restrictions
for the Diary will be removed allowing
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of Decisions on States' Applications for Relief From Tax
Credit Reductions Provided Under Section 3302 of the Federal
Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Applicable in 2017
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Sections 3302(c)(2)(A) and 3302(d)(3) of the FUTA provide that
employers in a State that has an outstanding balance of advances under
Title XII of the Social Security Act at the beginning of January 1 of
two or more consecutive years are subject to a reduction in credits
otherwise available against the FUTA tax for the calendar year in which
the most recent such January 1 occurs, if a balance of advances remains
at the beginning of November 10 of that year. Further, section
3302(c)(2)(C) of FUTA provides for an additional credit reduction for a
year if a State has outstanding advances on five or more consecutive
January firsts and has a balance at the beginning of November 10 for
such years. Section 3302(c)(2)(C) also provides for waiver of this
additional credit reduction and substitution of the credit reduction
provided in section 3302(c)(2)(B) if a state meets certain conditions.
California and Virgin Islands were potentially liable for the
additional credit reduction and applied for a waiver of the 2017
additional credit reduction under section 3302 (c)(2)(C) of FUTA. It
has been determined that each one met all of the criteria of that
section necessary to qualify for the waiver of the additional credit
reduction. Further, the additional credit reduction of section
3302(c)(2)(B) is zero for California and Virgin Islands for 2017.
Therefore, employers in California and Virgin Islands will have no
additional credit reduction applied for calendar year 2017.
As a result of having passed eight consecutive January 1's with an
outstanding Title XII advances and not having repaid the balance as of
November 10, 2017, both California and Virgin Islands are subject to a
FUTA credit reduction of 2.1 percent.
Nancy M. Rooney,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
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