[Federal Register: April 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 65)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 1, 2004.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by
contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation,
contact Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or
E-Mail: mills.ira@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 202-395-7316 (this is not a
toll-free number), within 30 days from the date of this publication in
the Federal Register.
The OMB 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,
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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 submission of responses.
Agency: Employment And Training Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program.
OMB Number: 1205-0245.
Agency Number: ETA Handbook No. 395.
Frequency: Weekly.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; Federal Government; State,
Local or Tribal government.
PCA/DCA Data Collection Burden Per State
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Non-
Monetary Separation separation
Paid claims denied denied denied Total
claims claims claims
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Cases.......................................... 457 150 150 150 907
Respondents/Case............................... 4.90 3.20 3.00 3.10
Hours/Case..................................... 10.22 7.925 7.525 7.675
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Total Respondents.......................... 2239.3 480 450 465 3634.30
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Total Hours............................ 4670.54 1188.75 1128.75 1151.25 8139.29
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The total response burden for both paid and denied claims and the
52 SWAs is:
52 SWAs x 3,634.3 respondents = 188,983.6 respondents
52 SWAs x 8,139.29 hours = 423,243.08 hours
Total Hours: 423,243.
Total annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $12,545,000.
Description: The Department of Labor requests approval to extend
the Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) program. The BAM program
provides reliable estimates of the accuracy of benefit payments and
denied claims in the UI program, and identifies the sources of
mispayments and improper denials so that their causes can be
eliminated.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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