82_FR_16123 82 FR 16062 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System

82 FR 16062 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 61 (March 31, 2017)

Page Range16062-16063
FR Document2017-06373

On March 31, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06373]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On March 31, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 
the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Benefits Timeliness and Quality 
Review System,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the 
ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before May 1, 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 of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201702-1205-003 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email 
at [email protected].

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Benefits Timeliness and Quality (BTQ) Review System information 
collection. The Secretary of Labor has a legal responsibility under 
Social Security Act (SSA) section 303(a)(1) to reimburse a State 
Workforce Agency (SWA) the necessary costs of proper and efficient 
administration of State unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The Secretary 
must establish a means of measuring a SWA's

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proper and efficient administration in order to certify a State 
payment. Among other duties, the Secretary must also ensure that State 
laws conform to Federal law and the State complies with them, in order 
for a subject employer within the State to be allowed to receive offset 
credit under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. The BTQ Program is one 
of the ways in which the ETA collects program operating information to 
meet this obligation. Furthermore, these reports provide data necessary 
to monitor state performance in UI administration, as mandated by the 
Secretary of Labor. Social Security Act section 503(a)(6) authorizes 
this information collection. See 42 U.S.C. 503(a)(6).
    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. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1205-0359.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2017. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on September 6, 2017 (81 FR 
61254).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1205-0359. 
The OMB 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.
    Title of Collection: Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0359.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 28,356.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 37,812 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

     Dated: March 27, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-06373 Filed 3-30-17; 8:45 am]
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16062 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 61 / Friday, March 31, 2017 / Notices specifically requested by the directed to the Secretary to the the Employment and Training complainant in this investigation would Commission and must include a full Administration (ETA) sponsored affect the public health and welfare in statement of the reasons why the information collection request (ICR) the United States, competitive Commission should grant such titled, ‘‘Benefits Timeliness and Quality conditions in the United States treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents Review System,’’ to the Office of economy, the production of like or for which confidential treatment by the Management and Budget (OMB) for directly competitive articles in the Commission is properly sought will be review and approval for continued use, United States, or United States treated accordingly. All such requests without change, in accordance with the consumers. should be directed to the Secretary to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 In particular, the Commission is the Commission and must include a full (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are interested in comments that: statement of the reasons why the invited. (i) Explain how the articles Commission should grant such DATES: The OMB will consider all potentially subject to the requested treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents written comments that agency receives remedial orders are used in the United for which confidential treatment by the on or before May 1, 2017. States; Commission is properly sought will be ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with (ii) identify any public health, safety, treated accordingly. All information, applicable supporting documentation; or welfare concerns in the United States including confidential business including a description of the likely relating to the requested remedial information and documents for which respondents, proposed frequency of orders; confidential treatment is properly response, and estimated total burden (iii) identify like or directly sought, submitted to the Commission for may be obtained free of charge from the competitive articles that complainant, purposes of this Investigation may be RegInfo.gov Web site at http:// its licensees, or third parties make in the disclosed to and used: (i) By the www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ United States which could replace the Commission, its employees and Offices, PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201702-1205-003 subject articles if they were to be and contract personnel (a) for (this link will only become active on the excluded; developing or maintaining the records day following publication of this notice) (iv) indicate whether complainant, of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in or by contacting Michel Smyth by complainant’s licensees, and/or third internal investigations, audits, reviews, telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– party suppliers have the capacity to and evaluations relating to the 693–8064, (these are not toll-free replace the volume of articles programs, personnel, and operations of numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ potentially subject to the requested the Commission including under 5 PUBLIC@dol.gov. exclusion order and/or a cease and U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. Submit comments about this request desist order within a commercially government employees and contract by mail or courier to the Office of reasonable time; and personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity Information and Regulatory Affairs, (v) explain how the requested purposes. All nonconfidential written Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–ETA, remedial orders would impact United submissions will be available for public Office of Management and Budget, States consumers. inspection at the Office of the Secretary Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Written submissions must be filed no and on EDIS.3 Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– later than by close of business, eight This action is taken under the 395–5806 (this is not a toll-free calendar days after the date of authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act number); or by email: OIRA_ publication of this notice in the Federal of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters Register. There will be further and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the are encouraged, but not required, to opportunities for comment on the Commission’s Rules of Practice and send a courtesy copy of any comments public interest after the issuance of any Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)). by mail or courier to the U.S. final initial determination in this Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of By order of the Commission. investigation. the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Persons filing written submissions Issued: March 27, 2017. Departmental Information Compliance must file the original document Lisa R. Barton, Management Program, Room N1301, electronically on or before the deadlines Secretary to the Commission. 200 Constitution Avenue NW., stated above and submit 8 true paper [FR Doc. 2017–06347 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] Washington, DC 20210; or by email: copies to the Office of the Secretary by BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the Commission’s Rules of Practice Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not Submissions should refer to the docket toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_ number (‘‘Docket No. 3209’’) in a Office of the Secretary PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. prominent place on the cover page and/ Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). or the first page. (See Handbook for Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Review; Comment Request; Benefits seeks to extend PRA authority for the Filing Procedures 1). Persons with Timeliness and Quality Review System Benefits Timeliness and Quality (BTQ) questions regarding filing should Review System information collection. contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). ACTION: Notice. The Secretary of Labor has a legal sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Any person desiring to submit a responsibility under Social Security Act document to the Commission in SUMMARY:On March 31, 2017, the (SSA) section 303(a)(1) to reimburse a confidence must request confidential Department of Labor (DOL) will submit State Workforce Agency (SWA) the treatment. All such requests should be 2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate necessary costs of proper and efficient 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: nondisclosure agreements. administration of State unemployment https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ 3 Electronic Document Information System insurance (UI) laws. The Secretary must filing_procedures.pdf. (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. establish a means of measuring a SWA’s VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:31 Mar 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 61 / Friday, March 31, 2017 / Notices 16063 proper and efficient administration in whether the information will have ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with order to certify a State payment. Among practical utility; applicable supporting documentation; other duties, the Secretary must also • Evaluate the accuracy of the including a description of the likely ensure that State laws conform to agency’s estimate of the burden of the respondents, proposed frequency of Federal law and the State complies with proposed collection of information, response, and estimated total burden them, in order for a subject employer including the validity of the may be obtained free of charge from the within the State to be allowed to receive methodology and assumptions used; RegInfo.gov Web site at http:// offset credit under the Federal • Enhance the quality, utility, and www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ Unemployment Tax Act. The BTQ clarity of the information to be PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201701-1245-003 Program is one of the ways in which the collected; and (this link will only become active April ETA collects program operating • Minimize the burden of the 1, 2017) or by contacting Michel Smyth information to meet this obligation. collection of information on those who by telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY Furthermore, these reports provide data are to respond, including through the 202–693–8064, (these are not toll-free necessary to monitor state performance use of appropriate automated, numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ in UI administration, as mandated by electronic, mechanical, or other PUBLIC@dol.gov. the Secretary of Labor. Social Security technological collection techniques or Submit comments about this request Act section 503(a)(6) authorizes this other forms of information technology, by mail or courier to the Office of information collection. See 42 U.S.C. e.g., permitting electronic submission of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 503(a)(6). responses. Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–OLMS, This information collection is subject Agency: DOL–ETA. Office of Management and Budget, to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Title of Collection: Benefits Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Timeliness and Quality Review System. Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– of information, and the public is OMB Control Number: 1205–0359. 395–5806 (this is not a toll-free generally not required to respond to an Affected Public: State, Local, and number); or by email: OIRA_ information collection, unless it is Tribal Governments. submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters approved by the OMB under the PRA Total Estimated Number of are encouraged, but not required, to and displays a currently valid OMB Respondents: 53. send a courtesy copy of any comments Control Number. In addition, Total Estimated Number of by mail or courier to the U.S. notwithstanding any other provisions of Responses: 28,356. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of law, no person shall generally be subject Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: the Chief Information Officer, Attn: to penalty for failing to comply with a 37,812 hours. Departmental Information Compliance collection of information that does not Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Management Program, Room N1301, display a valid Control Number. See 5 Burden: $0. 200 Constitution Avenue NW., CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL Dated: March 27, 2017. Washington, DC 20210; or by email: obtains OMB approval for this Michel Smyth, DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. information collection under Control Departmental Clearance Officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Number 1205–0359. Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– [FR Doc. 2017–06373 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not be for more than three (3) years without BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_ renewal, and the current approval for PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. this collection is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2017. The DOL seeks to DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). extend PRA authorization for this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR Office of the Secretary seeks to extend PRA authorization for information collection for three (3) more years, without any change to existing Agency Information Collection the information collection requirements requirements. The DOL notes that Activities; Submission for OMB needed for the OLMS to administer existing information collection Review; Comment Request; Federal Federal Transit Act Urban Program requirements submitted to the OMB Transit Act Urban Program Transit worker protections. See 49 U.S.C. receive a month-to-month extension Worker Protections 5333(b). The Federal Transit Act Urban while they undergo review. For Program provides that the DOL must additional substantive information AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor. ensure that a recipient of Federal funds about this ICR, see the related notice ACTION: Notice. used to acquire, improve, or operate a published in the Federal Register on transit system establishes arrangements September 6, 2017 (81 FR 61254). SUMMARY: On March 31, 2017, the to protect the rights of affected transit Interested parties are encouraged to Department of Labor (DOL) will submit employees. Federal law requires such an send comments to the OMB, Office of the Office of Labor Management arrangement to be fair and equitable, Information and Regulatory Affairs at Standards (OLMS) sponsored and the DOL must certify the the address shown in the ADDRESSES information collection request (ICR) arrangement before the U.S. Department section within thirty (30) days of titled, ‘‘Federal Transit Act Urban of Transportation, Federal Transit publication of this notice in the Federal Program Transit Worker Protections,’’ to Administration (FTA) can award certain Register. In order to help ensure the Office of Management and Budget funds to grantees. An employee (OMB) for review and approval for protective arrangement must include sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number continued use, without change, in provisions that may be necessary for the 1205–0359. The OMB is particularly accordance with the Paperwork preservation of rights, privileges, and interested in comments that: Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public benefits under existing collective • Evaluate whether the proposed comments on the ICR are invited. bargaining agreements or otherwise; the collection of information is necessary DATES: The OMB will consider all continuation of collective bargaining for the proper performance of the written comments that agency receives rights; the protection of individual functions of the agency, including on or before May 1, 2017. employees against a worsening of their VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:31 Mar 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before May 1, 2017.
ContactMichel Smyth by telephone at 202-693- 4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 16062 
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