[Federal Register: August 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 150)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 (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 can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension of the ETA 204, Experience
Rating Report. 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
addresses section below on or before October 4, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Edward M. Dullaghan, Office of Workforce Security,
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
S4231, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC, 20210; telephone
number (202) 693-2927 (This is not a toll-free number); fax (202) 693-
3229; e-mail edullaghan@doleta.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The data submitted annually on the ETA 204 report enables the
Employment and Training Administration to project revenues for the
Unemployment Insurance program on a state-by-state basis and to measure
the variations in assigned contribution rates which result from
different experience rating systems. Used in conjunction with other
data, the ETA 204 assists in determining the effects of certain factors
(e.g., seasonality, stabilization, expansion, or contraction in
employment, etc.) on the unemployment experience of various groups of
employers. The data also provide an early signal for potential solvency
problems, are useful in analyzing factors which give rise to these
potential problems and permit an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
various approaches available to correct the detected problems. Further,
the data are the basis for determining the Experience Rating Index; the
index allows for the evaluation of the extent to which benefits in
states are effectively charged, noncharged, and ineffectively charged.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor 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.
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III. Current Actions
The extension of the Experience Rating Report will allow for the
continued calculation of the Experience Rating Index and to continue
experience rating analysis and research on a national, regional or
state level.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Experience Rating Report.
OMB Number: 1205-0164.
Affected Public: State Government.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: ETA 204.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Responses: 53.
Average Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 14.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $350.
Comments submitted in response to this comment 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: July 30, 2002.
Grace A. Kilbane,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security, Employment and Training
Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-19635 Filed 8-2-02; 8:45 am]
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