84 FR 19119 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Activity and Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Outcomes

The Department of Labor's (DOL's) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Activity and Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Outcomes.'' This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19119-19120]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09082]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Worker 
Profiling and Reemployment Services Activity and Worker Profiling and 
Reemployment Services Outcomes

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL's) Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed 
extension for the authority to conduct the information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services 
Activity and Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Outcomes.'' 
This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by 
July 2, 2019.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation, 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden, may be obtained free by 
contacting Lawrence Burns by telephone at 202-693-3141 (this is not a 
toll-free number), TTY 1-877-889-5627 (this is not a toll-free number), 
or by email at [email protected].
    Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and 
Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance Room S-4520, 
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, by email at 
[email protected], or by Fax at 202-693-3975.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation 
program to provide the general public and Federal agencies an 
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of 
information before submitting them to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for final approval. This program helps to ensure 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 can be properly 
assessed.
    ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data in the 
ETA 9048, Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Activity Report, 
and the ETA 9049, Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Outcomes 
Report. Authorization for both reports expires on November 30, 2019. 
The Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) program, mandated 
by the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993, Public Law 103-
152, identifies and ranks unemployment insurance (UI) claimants by 
their potential for exhausting their benefits before returning to work 
and refers these claimants to appropriate reemployment services.
    WPRS is a required UI activity that each state may operate as a 
standalone program or integrated within the state's Reemployment 
Services and Eligibility Assessment Program (RESEA), which is a 
voluntary reemployment program authorized by Section 306 of the Social 
Security Act (SSA). Specifically, states participating in the RESEA 
program may opt to integrate WPRS into the RESEA participant selection 
process. Additional information about the integration of WPRS into 
RESEA is available in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 07-19, 
``Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Funding Allotments and Operating Guidance for 
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility 
Assessment (RESEA) Grants.''
    The ETA 9048 and ETA 9049 reports are the only means of tracking 
the activities in the WPRS program. The ETA 9048 report describes the 
number of claimants at various points in the WPRS system from initial 
profiling through the completion of specific reemployment services. The 
ETA 9049 describes the reemployment experience of profiled claimants 
selected for referral to services by examining the

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state's existing wage record files to capture which quarter the 
individuals who received reemployment services became employed, what 
wages they earned, and whether the individuals receiving services 
changed industries. Section 303(a)(6), SSA, authorizes this information 
collection.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by OMB under the PRA and displays a 
currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6.
    Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the 
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to 
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 
1205-0353.
    Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this 
ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. DOL encourages 
commenters not to include personally identifiable information, 
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information 
in any comments.
    DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
     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 submission of responses).
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Type of Review: Extension without changes.
    Title of Collection: Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services 
Activity and Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Outcomes.
    Forms: ETA 9048, ETA 9049.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0353.
    Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 424.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.25 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 106 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

Molly E. Conway,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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