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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Analysis
of Alternative Strategies for Financing
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits
When Trust Fund Balances Are
Insufficient
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL), 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 collections
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 is properly
assessed.
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
collection of data to support an analysis
of alternative strategies for UI deficit
financing. A copy of the proposed
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Information Collection Request (ICR)
can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the addressee section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
February 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Scott Gibbons,
Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and OMB
Control Number identified above for
this information collection. Because we
continue to experience delays in
receiving mail in the Washington, DC
area, commenters are strongly
encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email or to submit
them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Gibbons by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: Historically, States
have financed shortages in meeting
obligations to pay UI benefits by
borrowing from the Federal
Unemployment Account (FUA) in the
Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF)
maintained by the United States
Treasury. Over the last several
recessionary cycles, an increasing
number of States have opted to utilize
private markets to make up UTF
shortfalls, instead of taking traditional
Federal loans. In this past recession, of
the thirty-six States that needed to
borrow funds to pay UI benefits, eight
used private sector instruments (i.e.,
seven States issued bonds and one State
used short-term bank loans). Numerous
considerations must be weighed in
order to determine which option in
financing UTF account deficits should
be employed under what circumstances
to result in an optimal outcome.
However, there is little research
examining or comparing the methods
available to States for financing UTF
account deficits, and specifically
lacking is comprehensive research that
analyzes the cost differences between
taking Federal loans and using alternate
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sources. As a result, State UTF account
administrators are in a position where
they may need to make rapid decisions
based on little evidence or
understanding of available options.
DOL is sponsoring an analysis of costs
related to UI deficit financing, and the
planned data collection includes a
qualitative interviews with Federal and
state officials who play roles in the
deficit financing process, as well as
interviews with finance professionals
and bond underwriters to understand
their perspectives. This information will
be used, along with materials from a
literature search and environmental
scan, to better understand the factors
that influence state decisions between
possible financing methods.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments
that will be used during structured
interviews to identify factors involved
in decisions concerning which deficit
financing methods are used, as well as
describing the perceived benefits and
potential challenges in their use.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the above data collection to
support an analysis of alternative
strategies for UI deficit financing. DOL
is particularly interested in comments
that do the following:
• 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.
• 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 technologyfor example, permitting electronic
submission of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the
Department of Labor is requesting
clearance for structured interviews.
Type of Review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: State, professionals
in public finance and public bond
underwriters.
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ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Number of
Responses
per
respondent
Annual
number of
respondents
Average
burden per
response
(hours)
Annual
estimated
burden
(hours)
Total
estimated
burden
(hours)
State UI Directors ....................................
State officials/Senior Staff ........................
Additional State staff ................................
Bond market representatives ...................
8
8
32
6
3
3
11
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
5.3
2.7
21.3
2.0
16
8
64
6
Unduplicated Totals ..........................
54
19
........................
........................
31.3
94
Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
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Dated: December 1, 2017.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
DATE:
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2017, January 1, 8, 15, 2018.
PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference
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STATUS: Public and closed.
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
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Telephone: 703–518–6304.
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Florida Power & Light Co. (Turkey
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Commission’s rules that the above
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[FR Doc No: 2017-26668]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Analysis of Alternative Strategies for
Financing Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits When Trust Fund Balances
Are Insufficient
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Information collection; request for comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), 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 collections 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 is properly assessed.
Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of data to support an analysis of alternative
strategies for UI deficit financing. A copy of the proposed Information
Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before February 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Scott
Gibbons, Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
S-2312, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and OMB
Control Number identified above for this information collection.
Because we continue to experience delays in receiving mail in the
Washington, DC area, commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit
their comments electronically via email or to submit them by mail
early. Comments, including any personal information provided, become a
matter of public record. They will also be summarized and/or included
in the request for OMB approval of the information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Gibbons by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: Historically, States have financed shortages in
meeting obligations to pay UI benefits by borrowing from the Federal
Unemployment Account (FUA) in the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF)
maintained by the United States Treasury. Over the last several
recessionary cycles, an increasing number of States have opted to
utilize private markets to make up UTF shortfalls, instead of taking
traditional Federal loans. In this past recession, of the thirty-six
States that needed to borrow funds to pay UI benefits, eight used
private sector instruments (i.e., seven States issued bonds and one
State used short-term bank loans). Numerous considerations must be
weighed in order to determine which option in financing UTF account
deficits should be employed under what circumstances to result in an
optimal outcome. However, there is little research examining or
comparing the methods available to States for financing UTF account
deficits, and specifically lacking is comprehensive research that
analyzes the cost differences between taking Federal loans and using
alternate sources. As a result, State UTF account administrators are in
a position where they may need to make rapid decisions based on little
evidence or understanding of available options.
DOL is sponsoring an analysis of costs related to UI deficit
financing, and the planned data collection includes a qualitative
interviews with Federal and state officials who play roles in the
deficit financing process, as well as interviews with finance
professionals and bond underwriters to understand their perspectives.
This information will be used, along with materials from a literature
search and environmental scan, to better understand the factors that
influence state decisions between possible financing methods.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments that will be used during
structured interviews to identify factors involved in decisions
concerning which deficit financing methods are used, as well as
describing the perceived benefits and potential challenges in their
use.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, DOL is soliciting
comments concerning the above data collection to support an analysis of
alternative strategies for UI deficit financing. DOL is particularly
interested in comments that do the following:
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.
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- for example,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the Department of Labor is
requesting clearance for structured interviews.
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: State, professionals in public finance and public
bond underwriters.
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Estimated Total Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden Annual Total
Instrument Total number Annual number Responses per per response estimated estimated
of respondents of respondents respondent (hours) burden (hours) burden (hours)
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State UI Directors...................................... 8 3 1 2 5.3 16
State officials/Senior Staff............................ 8 3 1 1 2.7 8
Additional State staff.................................. 32 11 1 2 21.3 64
Bond market representatives............................. 6 2 1 1 2.0 6
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Unduplicated Totals................................. 54 19 .............. .............. 31.3 94
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Comments submitted in response to this request will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: December 1, 2017.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2017-26668 Filed 12-8-17; 8:45 am]
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