82 FR 13855 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 49 (March 15, 2017)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 49 (March 15, 2017)
| Page Range | 13855-13856 | |
| FR Document | 2017-05173 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 13855-13856] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-05173] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities.'' 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 May 15, 2017. 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 Ericka Parker by telephone at 202-693-3208, TTY 1-877-889- 5627 (these are not toll-free numbers), 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, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-4519, Washington, DC 20210; by email at [email protected]; or by fax at 202-693-3975. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 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 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. I. Background Section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act requires a state's unemployment insurance UI law to include provisions for: Such methods of administration . . . as are found by the Secretary of Labor to be reasonably calculated to insure full payment of unemployment compensation when due . . . Section 303(a)(5) of the Social Security Act further requires a state's UI law to include provisions for: Expenditure of all money withdrawn from an unemployment fund of such State, in the payment of unemployment compensation . . . Section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 provides that: all money withdrawn from the unemployment fund of the State shall be used solely in the payment of unemployment compensation . . . The Secretary of Labor has interpreted the above sections of federal law in Section 7511, Part V, ES Manual to further require a state's UI law to include provisions for such methods of administration as are, within reason, calculated to: (1) Detect benefits paid through error by the State Workforce [[Page 13856]] Agency (SWA) or through willful misrepresentation or error by the claimant or others; (2) deter claimants from obtaining benefits through willful misrepresentation; and (3) recover benefits overpaid. The ETA 227 is used to determine whether SWAs meet these requirements. The ETA 227 contains data on the number and amounts of fraud and non-fraud overpayments established, the methods by which overpayments were detected, the amounts and methods by which overpayments were collected, the amounts of overpayments waived and written off, the accounts receivable for overpayments outstanding, and data on criminal/ civil actions. These data are gathered by 53 SWAs and reported to the Department of Labor following the end of each calendar quarter. The overall effectiveness of SWAs' UI integrity efforts can be determined by examining and analyzing the data. These data are also used by SWAs as a management tool for effective UI program administration. 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 the 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 Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities, OMB control number 1205-0187. Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this ICR and posted on the Internet, without redaction. The DOL encourages commenters not to include personally identifiable information, confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information in any comments. The 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 submissions of responses. Agency: DOL-ETA. Type of Review: Extension without changes. Title of Collection: Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities. Form: ETA 227. OMB Control Number: 1205-0187. Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies. Estimated Number of Respondents: 53. Frequency: Quarterly. Total Estimated Annual Responses: 212. Estimated Average Time per Response: 14 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,968. Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). Byron Zuidema, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor. [FR Doc. 2017-05173 Filed 3-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FW-P
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Hearing.—The Commission will hold Commission’s Web site at https:// respondents, proposed frequency of
a hearing in connection with the final www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/ response, and estimated total burden
phase of these investigations beginning handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, may be obtained free by contacting
at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2017, elaborates upon the Commission’s rules Ericka Parker by telephone at 202–693–
at the U.S. International Trade with respect to electronic filing. 3208, TTY 1–877–889–5627 (these are
Commission Building. Requests to Additional written submissions to the not toll-free numbers), or by email at
appear at the hearing should be filed in Commission, including requests parker.ericka@dol.gov.
writing with the Secretary to the pursuant to section 201.12 of the Submit written comments about, or
Commission on or before May 12, 2017. Commission’s rules, shall not be requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail
A nonparty who has testimony that may accepted unless good cause is shown for or courier to the U.S. Department of
aid the Commission’s deliberations may accepting such submissions, or unless Labor, Employment and Training
request permission to present a short the submission is pursuant to a specific Administration, Office of
statement at the hearing. All parties and request by a Commissioner or Unemployment Insurance, 200
nonparties desiring to appear at the Commission staff. Constitution Avenue NW., Frances
hearing and make oral presentations In accordance with sections 201.16(c) Perkins Bldg. Room S–4519,
should participate in a prehearing and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, Washington, DC 20210; by email at
conference to be held on May 17, 2017, each document filed by a party to the parker.ericka@dol.gov; or by fax at 202–
at the U.S. International Trade investigations must be served on all 693–3975.
Commission Building, if deemed other parties to the investigations (as SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL,
necessary. Oral testimony and written identified by either the public or BPI as part of continuing efforts to reduce
materials to be submitted at the public service list), and a certificate of service paperwork and respondent burden,
hearing are governed by sections must be timely filed. The Secretary will conducts a pre-clearance consultation
201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the not accept a document for filing without program to provide the general public
Commission’s rules. Parties must submit a certificate of service. and Federal agencies an opportunity to
any request to present a portion of their Authority: These investigations are comment on proposed and/or
hearing testimony in camera no later being conducted under authority of title continuing collections of information
than 7 business days prior to the date of VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice before submitting them to the OMB for
the hearing. is published pursuant to section 207.21 final approval. This program helps to
Written submissions.—Each party of the Commission’s rules. ensure requested data can be provided
who is an interested party shall submit By order of the Commission. in the desired format, reporting burden
a prehearing brief to the Commission. Issued: March 10, 2017. (time and financial resources) is
Prehearing briefs must conform with the Katherine M. Hiner, minimized, collection instruments are
provisions of section 207.23 of the Acting Supervisory Attorney. clearly understood, and the impact of
Commission’s rules; the deadline for [FR Doc. 2017–05148 Filed 3–14–17; 8:45 am] collection requirements can be properly
filing is May 11, 2017. Parties may also BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
assessed.
file written testimony in connection
I. Background
with their presentation at the hearing, as
provided in section 207.24 of the Section 303(a)(1) of the Social
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Security Act requires a state’s
Commission’s rules, and posthearing
briefs, which must conform with the Employment and Training unemployment insurance UI law to
provisions of section 207.25 of the Administration include provisions for:
Commission’s rules. The deadline for Such methods of administration . . . as are
filing posthearing briefs is May 25, Agency Information Collection found by the Secretary of Labor to be
2017. In addition, any person who has Activities; Comment Request; reasonably calculated to insure full payment
not entered an appearance as a party to Overpayment Detection and Recovery of unemployment compensation when due
the investigations may submit a written Activities . . .
statement of information pertinent to Section 303(a)(5) of the Social
the subject of the investigations, ACTION: Notice. Security Act further requires a state’s UI
including statements of support or law to include provisions for:
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
opposition to the petition, on or before
(DOL), Employment and Training Expenditure of all money withdrawn from
May 25, 2017. On June 8, 2017, the an unemployment fund of such State, in the
Administration is soliciting comments
Commission will make available to payment of unemployment compensation
concerning a proposed extension for the
parties all information on which they . . .
authority to conduct the information
have not had an opportunity to
collection request (ICR) titled, Section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal
comment. Parties may submit final
‘‘Overpayment Detection and Recovery Revenue Code of 1954 provides that:
comments on this information on or
Activities.’’ This comment request is all money withdrawn from the
before June 12, 2017, but such final
part of continuing Departmental efforts unemployment fund of the State shall be
comments must not contain new factual
to reduce paperwork and respondent used solely in the payment of unemployment
information and must otherwise comply
burden in accordance with the compensation . . .
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with section 207.30 of the Commission’s
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
rules. All written submissions must The Secretary of Labor has interpreted
(PRA).
conform with the provisions of section the above sections of federal law in
201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any DATES: Consideration will be given to all Section 7511, Part V, ES Manual to
submissions that contain BPI must also written comments received by May 15, further require a state’s UI law to
conform with the requirements of 2017. include provisions for such methods of
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with administration as are, within reason,
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s applicable supporting documentation; calculated to: (1) Detect benefits paid
Handbook on E-Filing, available on the including a description of the likely through error by the State Workforce
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Agency (SWA) or through willful whether the information will have burden in accordance with the
misrepresentation or error by the practical utility; Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
claimant or others; (2) deter claimants • Evaluate the accuracy of the (PRA).
from obtaining benefits through willful agency’s estimate of the burden of the DATES: Consideration will be given to all
misrepresentation; and (3) recover proposed collection of information, written comments received by May 15,
benefits overpaid. The ETA 227 is used including the validity of the 2017.
to determine whether SWAs meet these methodology and assumptions used;
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
requirements. • Enhance the quality, utility, and
applicable supporting documentation;
The ETA 227 contains data on the clarity of the information to be
including a description of the likely
number and amounts of fraud and non- collected; and
respondents, proposed frequency of
fraud overpayments established, the • Minimize the burden of the
response, and estimated total burden
methods by which overpayments were collection of information on those who
may be obtained free by contacting
detected, the amounts and methods by are to respond, including through the
Valerie Rodall by telephone at 202–693–
which overpayments were collected, the use of appropriate automated,
3194, TTY 1–877–889–5627 (these are
amounts of overpayments waived and electronic, mechanical, or other
not toll-free numbers), or by email at
written off, the accounts receivable for technological collection techniques or
overpayments outstanding, and data on Rodall.Valerie.J@dol.gov.
other forms of information technology, Submit written comments about, or
criminal/civil actions. These data are e.g., permitting electronic submissions requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail
gathered by 53 SWAs and reported to of responses. or courier to the U.S. Department of
the Department of Labor following the Agency: DOL–ETA. Labor, Employment and Training
end of each calendar quarter. The Type of Review: Extension without
Administration, Office of
overall effectiveness of SWAs’ UI changes.
Unemployment Insurance, 200
integrity efforts can be determined by Title of Collection: Overpayment
Constitution Avenue NW., Room S–
examining and analyzing the data. Detection and Recovery Activities.
Form: ETA 227. 4519, Washington, DC 20210; by email
These data are also used by SWAs as a
management tool for effective UI OMB Control Number: 1205–0187. at Rodall.Valerie.J@dol.gov; or by fax at
program administration. Affected Public: State Workforce 202–693–3975.
This information collection is subject Agencies. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL,
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Estimated Number of Respondents: as part of continuing efforts to reduce
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 53. paperwork and respondent burden,
of information, and the public is Frequency: Quarterly. conducts a pre-clearance consultation
generally not required to respond to an Total Estimated Annual Responses: program to provide the general public
information collection, unless it is 212. and Federal agencies an opportunity to
approved by the OMB under the PRA Estimated Average Time per comment on proposed and/or
and displays a currently valid OMB Response: 14 hours. continuing collections of information
Control Number. In addition, Estimated Total Annual Burden before submitting them to the Office of
notwithstanding any other provisions of Hours: 2,968. Management and Budget (OMB) for final
law, no person shall generally be subject Total Estimated Annual Other Cost approval. This program helps to ensure
to penalty for failing to comply with a Burden: $0. requested data can be provided in the
collection of information that does not Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). desired format, reporting burden (time
display a valid Control Number. See 5 and financial resources) is minimized,
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. Byron Zuidema, collection instruments are clearly
Interested parties are encouraged to Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment understood, and the impact of collection
provide comments to the contact shown and Training, Labor. requirements can be properly assessed.
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments [FR Doc. 2017–05173 Filed 3–14–17; 8:45 am] Under the Government Performance
must be written to receive BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the
consideration, and they will be Department’s Strategic Plan is an
summarized and included in the request integral part of the budget process.
for OMB approval of the final ICR. In DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Among the purposes of the GPRA are to
order to help ensure appropriate improve Federal program effectiveness
Employment and Training and public accountability by focusing
consideration, comments should
Administration on program results, service quality, and
mention Overpayment Detection and
Recovery Activities, OMB control customer satisfaction.
Agency Information Collection Strategic Objective 4.1 in the
number 1205–0187. Activities; Comment Request;
Submitted comments will also be a Department’s fiscal year (FY) 2014–2018
Reemployment of Unemployment Strategic Plan is to provide income
matter of public record for this ICR and Insurance (UI) Benefit Recipients
posted on the Internet, without support when work is impossible or
redaction. The DOL encourages ACTION: Notice. unavailable and facilitate return to
commenters not to include personally work, which focuses on improving the
identifiable information, confidential SUMMARY: The Department of Labor operational performance and
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business data, or other sensitive (DOL), Employment and Training effectiveness of the Federal/state UI
statements/information in any Administration (ETA) is soliciting program. This goal is supported in part
comments. comments concerning a proposed by the performance measure indicating
The DOL is particularly interested in extension for the authority to conduct the percentage of UI claimants
comments that: the information collection request (ICR) reemployed by the end of the first
• Evaluate whether the proposed titled, ‘‘Reemployment of UI Benefit quarter after the quarter in which they
collection of information is necessary Recipients.’’ This comment request is received their initial first UI benefit
for the proper performance of the part of continuing Departmental efforts payment. ETA collects the data to
functions of the agency, including to reduce paperwork and respondent measure the facilitation of
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