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‘‘January 2019 ACVETEO Meeting.’’
Mr.
Gregory Green, Designated Federal
Official for the ACVETEO, (202) 693–
4734.
The
ACVETEO is a Congressionally
mandated advisory committee
authorized under Title 38, U.S. Code,
Section 4110 and subject to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
2, as amended. The ACVETEO is
responsible for: Assessing employment
and training needs of veterans;
determining the extent to which the
programs and activities of the U.S.
Department of Labor meet these needs;
assisting to conduct outreach to
employers seeking to hire veterans;
making recommendations to the
Secretary, through the Assistant
Secretary for VETS, with respect to
outreach activities and employment and
training needs of veterans; and carrying
out such other activities necessary to
make required reports and
recommendations. The ACVETEO meets
at least quarterly.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
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9:00 a.m. Welcome and remarks, Sam
Shellenberger, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Veterans’ Employment
and Training Service
9:05 a.m. Administrative Business,
Gregory Green, Designated Federal
Official
9:10 a.m. Discussion and review of the
Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report,
Eric Eversole, ACVETEO Chairman
11:10 a.m. Break
11:20 p.m. Veterans’ Employment and
Training Service plan to answer the
Fiscal Year 2018 Report
Recommendations, Gregory Green,
Designated Federal Official
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Veterans’ Employment and
Training Service year in review
2:00 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. Public Forum, Gregory
Green, Designated Federal Official
3:00 p.m. Adjourn
Signed in Washington, DC, this 19th day of
December 2018.
Sam Shellenberger,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Veterans’
Employment and Training Service.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; The Study
of the Great Recession and the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) System
in the 21st Century, New Collection
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). This program helps to ensure
that required 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,
DOL is soliciting comments concerning
the collection of information for the
Study of the Great Recession and the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) System
in the 21st Century. 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 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov;
Mail or Courier: Jennifer Daley, 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 for this
information collection. 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:
Jennifer Daley by email at Chief
EvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by phone
at (202) 693–5913.
SUMMARY:
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I. Background: The Chief Evaluation
Office (CEO) is sponsoring a study on
lessons learned regarding the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) system in
response to the Great Recession that
began in 2007, the economic recovery
that followed the Great Recession, and
issues relevant to future UI policy and
future economic downturns.
The main goal of the study is to
identify, analyze, and report on the
problems that state UI programs faced
during the Great Recession and how
they responded to those challenges, and
lessons learned. The study will focus on
the challenges and adjustments states
made with respect to staffing, data,
administrative processes and
procedures, trigger mechanisms, and
trust funds. It will also highlight
structural issues that predate the Great
Recession and lessons learned from the
recession so that state UI programs are
better prepared for future recessions and
a changing labor market.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on the
proposed data collection instruments
that will be used in the study: a survey
of UI directors in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia, and semistructured interviews.
1. Online survey. The online survey of
state UI directors will collect
information on challenges faced by the
states during the Great Recession, as
well as the current state of
administrative, financial, and
programmatic features (if not available
in other sources of reported data) that
have been identified in previous
research as presenting challenges to
states during the previous recession.
2. Semi-structured interviews. The
State UI staff, including UI directors,
financial staff, Chief of Benefits staff,
appeals staff, benefits determination
staff, Human Resources (HR) staff, and
Information Technology (IT) staff, in
approximately 6 states will be
interviewed during site visits. The semistructured interviews will gather
detailed information on challenges and
lessons learned from a range of
perspectives and will include
respondents who were and were not
working in UI agencies at the time of the
Great Recession.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the above data collection for
the Study of the Great Recession and the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) System
in the 21st Century. DOL is particularly
interested in comments that do the
following:
Æ Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
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Æ Minimize the burden of the
information collection on respondents,
including 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).
III. Current Actions: At this time, DOL
is requesting clearance for the survey
instrument and semi-structured
interview protocols.
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency related to UI
program oversight, including whether
the information will have practical
utility;
Æ Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the ICR burden to
survey and interview respondents,
including the validity of the study
approach and assumptions;
Æ Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
Type of review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals working
in state UI agencies.
Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval; they will also become a matter
of public record.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Information collection instrument
Total number
of responses
Average
burden per
response
(hours)
Estimated
burden
(hours)
Survey— State UI Director ..................................................
Interview Protocol—UI Directors ..........................................
Interview Protocol—Financial Staff ......................................
Interview Protocol—Chief of Benefits ..................................
Interview Protocol—Appeals Staff .......................................
Interview Protocol—Benefits Determination Staff ................
Interview Protocol—HR Staff ...............................................
Interview Protocol—IT Staff .................................................
17
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
17
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
0.75
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Total ..............................................................................
59
........................
59
........................
55
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance 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. 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. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
SUMMARY:
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concerning the proposed reinstatement
with change of the ‘‘Quick Business
Survey Operations Test.’’ A copy of the
proposed information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
individual listed below in the Addresses
section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section of this notice on or
before February 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington,
DC 20212. Written comments also may
be transmitted by fax to 202–691–5111
(this is not a toll free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
intends to conduct a second operations
test for a Quick Business Survey (QBS).
The BLS will build on the results of a
prior test to further evaluate QBS survey
processes and operations in a possible
production environment. If successful, a
QBS would permit BLS to collect
information about the U.S. economy
more efficiently than is currently
possible. In addition, it would allow
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data users to be able to understand the
impact of specific events on the
economy in a timely manner that would
be relevant to data users.
As with the first operations test, the
BLS will test using the Annual Refiling
Survey (ARS) as a platform for
conducting the QBS. Each year, the
Quarterly Census of Employment and
Wages (QCEW) Program conducts the
ARS by reaching out to approximately
1.2 million establishments requesting
verification of their main business
activity, and their mailing and physical
location addresses. The fully web-based
ARS provides a low-cost platform for
conducting the QBS. The QBSs
accompanying the ARS would have
little data collection overhead,
leveraging the address refinement,
printing, and mailing efforts that are
undertaken as part of the production
ARS. Respondents already logged into
the ARS secure website could be
directed to a QBS and asked to answer
a limited number of additional survey
questions after completing the ARS.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for a
reinstatement with change of the Quick
Business Survey (QBS) Operations Test
in order to conduct a second test.
A QBS would allow BLS to leverage
the multitude of information already
known about the sample units to allow
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; The Study of the Great Recession and the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) System in the 21st Century, New Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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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). This program helps to ensure that
required 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, DOL is soliciting
comments concerning the collection of information for the Study of the
Great Recession and the Unemployment Insurance (UI) System in the 21st
Century. 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 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods: Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; Mail or Courier:
Jennifer Daley, 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 for this information collection. 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: Jennifer Daley by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by phone at (202) 693-5913.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) is sponsoring a
study on lessons learned regarding the Unemployment Insurance (UI)
system in response to the Great Recession that began in 2007, the
economic recovery that followed the Great Recession, and issues
relevant to future UI policy and future economic downturns.
The main goal of the study is to identify, analyze, and report on
the problems that state UI programs faced during the Great Recession
and how they responded to those challenges, and lessons learned. The
study will focus on the challenges and adjustments states made with
respect to staffing, data, administrative processes and procedures,
trigger mechanisms, and trust funds. It will also highlight structural
issues that predate the Great Recession and lessons learned from the
recession so that state UI programs are better prepared for future
recessions and a changing labor market.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
the proposed data collection instruments that will be used in the
study: a survey of UI directors in all 50 states and the District of
Columbia, and semi-structured interviews.
1. Online survey. The online survey of state UI directors will
collect information on challenges faced by the states during the Great
Recession, as well as the current state of administrative, financial,
and programmatic features (if not available in other sources of
reported data) that have been identified in previous research as
presenting challenges to states during the previous recession.
2. Semi-structured interviews. The State UI staff, including UI
directors, financial staff, Chief of Benefits staff, appeals staff,
benefits determination staff, Human Resources (HR) staff, and
Information Technology (IT) staff, in approximately 6 states will be
interviewed during site visits. The semi-structured interviews will
gather detailed information on challenges and lessons learned from a
range of perspectives and will include respondents who were and were
not working in UI agencies at the time of the Great Recession.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, DOL is soliciting
comments concerning the above data collection for the Study of the
Great Recession and the Unemployment Insurance (UI) System in the 21st
Century. DOL is particularly interested in comments that do the
following:
[cir] Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary
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for the proper performance of the functions of the agency related to UI
program oversight, including whether the information will have
practical utility;
[cir] Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the ICR
burden to survey and interview respondents, including the validity of
the study approach and assumptions;
[cir] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
[cir] Minimize the burden of the information collection on
respondents, including 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).
III. Current Actions: At this time, DOL is requesting clearance for
the survey instrument and semi-structured interview protocols.
Type of review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals working in state UI agencies.
Comments submitted in response to this request will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval; they will also become a matter of public record.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Average
Information collection Number of Number of Total number burden per Estimated
instrument respondents responses per of responses response burden
respondent (hours) (hours)
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Survey-- State UI Director...... 17 1 17 0.75 13
Interview Protocol--UI Directors 6 1 6 1 6
Interview Protocol--Financial 6 1 6 1 6
Staff..........................
Interview Protocol--Chief of 6 1 6 1 6
Benefits.......................
Interview Protocol--Appeals 6 1 6 1 6
Staff..........................
Interview Protocol--Benefits 6 1 6 1 6
Determination Staff............
Interview Protocol--HR Staff.... 6 1 6 1 6
Interview Protocol--IT Staff.... 6 1 6 1 6
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Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
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