Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Certifications for 2019 Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 59841-59842 [2019-24216]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Federal-State Unemployment
Compensation Program: Certifications
for 2019 Under the Federal
Unemployment Tax Act
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of Labor signed
the annual certifications under the
Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26
U.S.C. 3301 et seq., thereby enabling
employers who make contributions to
state unemployment funds to obtain
certain credits against their liability for
the federal unemployment tax. By letter,
the certifications were transmitted to the
Secretary of the Treasury. The letter and
certifications are printed below.
SUMMARY:
Signed in Washington, DC, October 31,
2019.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220
Dear Secretary Mnuchin:
Transmitted herewith are an original
and one copy of two separate
certifications regarding unemployment
compensation laws, for the 12-month
period ending on October 31, 2019. One
certification is required with respect to
the ‘‘normal’’ federal unemployment tax
credit under Section 3304 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC), and the
other certification is required with
respect to the ‘‘additional’’ tax credit
pursuant to Section 3303 of the IRC.
Both certifications list all 50 states as
well as the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Sincerely,
EUGENE SCALIA
Enclosures
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
CERTIFICATION OF STATES TO THE
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
PURSUANT TO SECTION 3304(c) OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986
In accordance with the provisions of
Section 3304(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3304(c)), I
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hereby certify the following named
states to the Secretary of the Treasury
for the 12-month period ending on
October 31, 2019, in regard to the
unemployment compensation laws of
those states, which heretofore have been
approved under the Federal
Unemployment Tax Act:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
This certification is for the maximum
normal credit allowable under Section
3302(a) of the Code.
Signed at Washington, D.C., on
October 31, 2019.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
CERTIFICATION OF STATE
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
LAWS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY PURSUANT TO SECTION
3303(b)(1) OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986
In accordance with the provisions of
paragraph (1) of Section 3303(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
U.S.C. 3303(b)(1)), I hereby certify the
unemployment compensation laws of
the following named states, which
heretofore have been certified pursuant
to paragraph (3) of Section 3303(b) of
the Code, to the Secretary of the
Treasury for the 12-month period
ending on October 31, 2019:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
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Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
This certification is for the maximum
additional credit allowable under
Section 3302(b) of the Code, subject to
the limitations of Section 3302(c) of the
Code.
Signed at Washington, D.C., on
October 31, 2019.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Proposed Extension of Existing
Collection; Comment Request
Divison of Federal Employees’
Compensation, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, 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. 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.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
January 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by mail, delivery service, or by hand to
Anjanette Suggs, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room
S–3323, Washington, DC 20210; by fax,
(202) 354–9660, or email to
suggs.anjanette@dol.gov. Please use
only one method of transmission for
comments (mail or email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The purpose of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., include
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enhancing the quality and utility of
information the Federal government
requires and minimizing the paperwork
and reporting burden of affected
entitities. The public is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number (44 U.S.C. 3507). Also,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall be subject to
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information if there is not
a current valid OMB control number (44
U.S.C. 3512).
The DOL is requesting an approval of
an extension of this information
collection. This information collection
is essential to the mission of DOL and
the Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP), to monitor and
assure the appropriate use of opioids
and compounded drugs in treating
employment-related injuries under the
Federal Employees Compensation Act
(FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.
The FECA statute grants OWCP
discretion to provide an injured
employee the ‘‘services, appliances, and
supplies prescribed or recommended by
a qualified physician’’ which 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.’’
5 U.S.C. 8103. In other words, OWCP is
mandated to provide medical supplies
and services—including prescription
drugs such as opioids and compounded
drugs—that it considers medically
necessary. 20 CFR 10.310. The FECA
statute and implementing regulations
are not primarily focused on managing
doctor/patient decisions relating to
medication therapy and, with the
exception of few limitations on fentanyl
(an opioid) and other controlled
substances, the FECA program policy on
pharmacy benefits has generally been a
policy of payment for prescribed
medications in accordance with a fee
schedule based on a percentage of the
average wholesale price (AWP) for drugs
identified by a National Drug Code
(NDC). See 20 CFR 10.809. To this end,
the FECA program has a prior
authorization policy (based on medical
necessity) for opioid and compounded
drugs utilizing the pre-authorization
authority already contained in its
regulations at 20 CFR 10.310(a) and
§ 10.800(b).
Information collected on the CA–26
and the CA–27, require an injured
worker’s treating physician to answer a
number of questions about the
prescribed opioids and/or compounded
drugs and certify that they are medically
necessary to treat the work-related
injury. The responses to the questions
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on the forms are intended to ensure that
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 also permit
OWCP to more easily track the volume,
type, and characteristics of opioids and
compounded drugs authorized by the
FECA program. The forms serve as a
means for injured workers to continue
receiving opioids and compounded
drugs only where medically necessary
and simultaneously give OWCP greater
oversight in monitoring their
appropriate use and gather additional
data about their use.
II. Review Focus: The DOL is
particularly interested in comments
which:
* 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions: The DOL seeks
the approval for the extension of this
currently approved information
collection in order to carry out its
responsibility to meet the statutory
requirements of the Federal Employees’
Compensation Act.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Authorization and Certification/
Letter of Medical Necessity.
OMB Number: 1240–0055.
Agency Number: CA–26 and CA–27.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Businesses or other forprofit.
Total Respondents: 45,600.
Total Annual Responses: 45,600.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
22,800.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Certifications
for 2019 Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor signed the annual certifications under
the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26 U.S.C. 3301 et seq., thereby
enabling employers who make contributions to state unemployment funds
to obtain certain credits against their liability for the federal
unemployment tax. By letter, the certifications were transmitted to the
Secretary of the Treasury. The letter and certifications are printed
below.
Signed in Washington, DC, October 31, 2019.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220
Dear Secretary Mnuchin:
Transmitted herewith are an original and one copy of two separate
certifications regarding unemployment compensation laws, for the 12-
month period ending on October 31, 2019. One certification is required
with respect to the ``normal'' federal unemployment tax credit under
Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC), and the other
certification is required with respect to the ``additional'' tax credit
pursuant to Section 3303 of the IRC. Both certifications list all 50
states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands.
Sincerely,
EUGENE SCALIA
Enclosures
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
CERTIFICATION OF STATES TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY PURSUANT TO
SECTION 3304(c) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
In accordance with the provisions of Section 3304(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3304(c)), I hereby certify the
following named states to the Secretary of the Treasury for the 12-
month period ending on October 31, 2019, in regard to the unemployment
compensation laws of those states, which heretofore have been approved
under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
This certification is for the maximum normal credit allowable under
Section 3302(a) of the Code.
Signed at Washington, D.C., on October 31, 2019.
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EUGENE SCALIA
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
CERTIFICATION OF STATE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAWS TO THE SECRETARY
OF THE TREASURY PURSUANT TO SECTION 3303(b)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE OF 1986
In accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of Section
3303(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3303(b)(1)), I
hereby certify the unemployment compensation laws of the following
named states, which heretofore have been certified pursuant to
paragraph (3) of Section 3303(b) of the Code, to the Secretary of the
Treasury for the 12-month period ending on October 31, 2019:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
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Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
This certification is for the maximum additional credit allowable
under Section 3302(b) of the Code, subject to the limitations of
Section 3302(c) of the Code.
Signed at Washington, D.C., on October 31, 2019.
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EUGENE SCALIA
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