80 FR 11229 - Comment Request for Information Collection for OMB 1205-0010, ETA 5159, Claims and Payment Activities Report; Extension Without Change

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 40 (March 2, 2015)

Page Range		11229-11229
FR Document		2015-04164

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 collection 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, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension, without change on the Claims and Payments Activities, Form ETA 5159.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Comment Request for Information Collection for OMB 1205-0010, ETA 
5159, Claims and Payment Activities Report; Extension Without Change

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.

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 collection 
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, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
extension, without change on the Claims and Payments Activities, Form 
ETA 5159.

DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addressee 
section below on or before May 1, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Thomas Stengle, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment 
Insurance, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-
4524, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-2991 (this is 
not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairment 
may access the telephone number above via TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Information relay Service at 1-877-889-56-27 (TTY/TDD). Email: 
[email protected]. To obtain a copy of the proposed information 
collection request (ICR), please contact the person above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The ETA 5159 report contains information on claims activities 
including the number of initial claims, first payments, weeks claimed, 
weeks compensated, benefit payments and final payments. These data are 
used in budgetary and administrative planning, program evaluation, 
actuarial and program research, and reports to Congress and the public.

II. Review Focus

    The Department is particularly interested in comments which:
    * Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary to describe claims and payment activities, 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 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.

II. Current Actions

    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Title: Claims and Payment Activities.
    OMB Number: 1205-0010.
    Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 53.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 636.
    Average Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,272 hours per year.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR; they will 
also become a matter of public record.

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-04164 Filed 2-27-15; 8:45 am]
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(a) Production (quantity) and, if Issued: February 25, 2015. including the number of initial claims,
known, an estimate of the percentage of Lisa R. Barton, first payments, weeks claimed, weeks
total production of Subject Merchandise Secretary to the Commission. compensated, benefit payments and
in the Subject Country accounted for by [FR Doc. 2015–04245 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am] final payments. These data are used in
your firm’s(s’) production; BILLING CODE 7020–02–P budgetary and administrative planning,
(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) program evaluation, actuarial and
to produce the Subject Merchandise in program research, and reports to
the Subject Country (i.e., the level of DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Congress and the public.
production that your establishment(s)
could reasonably have expected to Comment Request for Information II. Review Focus
attain during the year, assuming normal Collection for OMB 1205–0010, ETA
operating conditions (using equipment The Department is particularly
5159, Claims and Payment Activities interested in comments which:
and machinery in place and ready to Report; Extension Without Change
operate), normal operating levels (hours * Evaluate whether the proposed
per week/weeks per year), time for AGENCY: Employment and Training collection of information is necessary to
downtime, maintenance, repair, and Administration (ETA), Labor. describe claims and payment activities,
cleanup, and a typical or representative ACTION: Notice. including whether the information will
product mix); and have practical utility;
(c) the quantity and value of your SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce * Evaluate the accuracy of the
firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of
paperwork and respondent burden, agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Subject Merchandise and, if known, an
conducts a preclearance consultation proposed collection of information,
estimate of the percentage of total
program to provide the general public including the validity of the
exports to the United States of Subject
Merchandise from the Subject Country and Federal agencies with an methodology and assumptions used;
accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports. opportunity to comment on proposed * Enhance the quality, utility, and
(12) Identify significant changes, if and/or continuing collection of clarity of the information to be
any, in the supply and demand information in accordance with the collected; and
conditions or business cycle for the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This * Minimize the burden of the
Domestic Like Product that have collection of information on those who
occurred in the United States or in the program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired are to respond, including the use of
market for the Subject Merchandise in appropriate automated, electronic,
the Subject Country after 2008, and format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized, mechanical, or other technological
significant changes, if any, that are
collection instruments are clearly collection techniques or other forms of
likely to occur within a reasonably
foreseeable time. Supply conditions to understood, and the impact of collection information technology, e.g., permitting
consider include technology; requirements on respondents can be electronic submissions of responses.
production methods; development properly assessed.
II. Current Actions
efforts; ability to increase production Currently, ETA is soliciting comments
(including the shift of production concerning the proposed extension, Type of Review: Extension without
facilities used for other products and the without change on the Claims and change.
use, cost, or availability of major inputs Payments Activities, Form ETA 5159.
Title: Claims and Payment Activities.
into production); and factors related to DATES: Submit written comments to the
the ability to shift supply among office listed in the addressee section OMB Number: 1205–0010.
different national markets (including below on or before May 1, 2015. Affected Public: State Workforce
barriers to importation in foreign ADDRESSES: Send comments to Thomas Agencies.
markets or changes in market demand Stengle, U.S. Department of Labor, Estimated Total Annual Respondents:
abroad). Demand conditions to consider Employment and Training 53.
include end uses and applications; the Administration, Office of
existence and availability of substitute Estimated Total Annual Responses:
Unemployment Insurance, 200
products; and the level of competition Constitution Avenue NW., Frances 636.
among the Domestic Like Product Perkins Bldg. Room S–4524, Average Time per Response: 2 hours.
produced in the United States, Subject Washington, DC 20210, telephone Estimated Total Annual Burden
Merchandise produced in the Subject number (202) 693–2991 (this is not a Hours: 1,272 hours per year.
Country, and such merchandise from toll-free number). Individuals with
other countries. hearing or speech impairment may Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
(13) (Optional) A statement of access the telephone number above via Burden: $0.
whether you agree with the above TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Comments submitted in response to
definitions of the Domestic Like Product Information relay Service at 1–877–889– this notice will be summarized and/or
and Domestic Industry; if you disagree 56–27 (TTY/TDD). Email: included in the request for OMB
with either or both of these definitions, Stengle.Thomas@dol.gov. To obtain a approval of the ICR; they will also
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please explain why and provide copy of the proposed information become a matter of public record.
alternative definitions. collection request (ICR), please contact
the person above. Portia Wu,
Authority: This proceeding is being
conducted under authority of Title VII of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published Training Administration.
pursuant to section 207.61 of the I. Background [FR Doc. 2015–04164 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]
Commission’s rules. The ETA 5159 report contains BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P
By order of the Commission. information on claims activities

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