[Federal Register: April 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 64)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[ETA Handbook No. 391]
Proposed Collection; Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) Program Forms Comment Request
ACTION: Notice, requests for comments.
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SUMMARY: 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 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(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, Office of
Workforce Security is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
extension of the collection for the ETA Handbook No. 391. A copy of the
proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the addresses section of this
notice or by accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/OMBControlNumber.cfm
.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before June 5, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Quinn Watt, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Room S-4231, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, Phone: (202) 693-3483 (This is not a toll-free
number), Fax: (202) 693-3975, e-mail: Watt.Quinn@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Chapter 5 U.S.C. 8506 states that ``Each agency of the United
States and each wholly or partially owned instrumentality of the United
States shall make available to State agencies which have agreements, or
the Secretary of Labor, as the case may be, such information concerning
the Federal service and Federal wages of a Federal employee as the
Secretary considers practicable and necessary for the determination of
the entitlement of the Federal employee to compensation under this
subchapter.'' The information shall include the findings of the
employing agency concerning--
(1) Whether or not the Federal employee has performed Federal
service;
(2) The periods of Federal Service;
(3) The amount of Federal wages; and
(4) The reason(s) for termination of Federal service.
The law (5 U.S.C. 8501, et seq.) requires State Workforce Agencies
(SWAs) to administer the UCFE (Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees) program in accordance with the same terms and provisions of
the paying state's unemployment insurance law which apply to unemployed
claimants who worked in the private sector. SWAs must be able to obtain
certain information (wage, separation data) about each claimant filing
claims for UCFE benefits to enable them to determine his/her
eligibility for benefits. The Department of Labor has prescribed forms
to enable SWAs to obtain this necessary information from the
individual's Federal employing agency. Each of these forms is essential
to the UCFE claims process and the frequency of use varies depending
upon the circumstances involved. The UCFE forms are: ETA-931, ETA-931A,
ETA-933, ETA-934, ETA-935, ETA-936, ETA-939, and ETA 8-32.
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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.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Regular.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: ETA Handbook No. 391 (Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees).
OMB Number: 1205-0179.
Agency Form Number: ETA Handbook No. 391.
Recordkeeping: 3 years.
Affected Public: State Government.
Total Respondents: 53.
Average Time per Response: Varies with each form.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 208.00 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): There are no capital startup
burden costs.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
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: March 10, 2006.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. E6-4853 Filed 4-3-06; 8:45 am]
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