82 FR 23602 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; ETA 902 Disaster Unemployment Assistance Activities

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 98 (May 23, 2017)

The Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, ``ETA 902 Disaster Unemployment Assistance 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.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23602-23603]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10501]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; ETA 
902 Disaster Unemployment Assistance Activities

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed 
extension for the authority to conduct the information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``ETA 902 Disaster Unemployment Assistance 
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.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by 
July 24, 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 David King by telephone at 202-693-2698, 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., Room S-4519, Washington, DC 20210; by email: 
[email protected]; or by Fax 202-693-3975.

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

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.
    Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
sections 410 and 423 provide for assistance to eligible individuals who 
are unemployed due to a major disaster. State Workforce Agencies 
through individual agreements with the Secretary of Labor, act as 
agents of the Federal government in providing Disaster Unemployment 
Assistance (DUA) to eligible applicants who are unemployed as a result 
of a major disaster. The ETA 902 Report, Disaster Unemployment 
Assistance Activities, is a monthly report submitted by an impacted 
state when a major disaster is declared by the President that provides 
for individual assistance (including DUA). The report contains data on 
DUA claims and payment activities associated with administering the DUA 
program. The information is used by ETA's Office of Unemployment 
Insurance (OUI) to determine workload counts, for example, the number 
of individuals determined eligible or ineligible for DUA, the number of 
appeals filed, and the number of overpayments issued. The report also 
allows OUI to track states' administrative costs for the DUA program.
    Social Security Act section 303(a)(6) 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 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 OMB Control Number 
1205-0051.
    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 submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.

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    Type of Review: Extension Without Changes.
    Title of Collection: Disaster Unemployment Assistance Activities.
    Form: ETA 902.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0051.
    Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Frequency: Approximately six (6) months of reporting and a final 
report per disaster declared.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 210.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 210 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.

Byron Zuidema,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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