83 FR 49953 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Resource Justification Model (RJM)
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 192 (October 3, 2018)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 192 (October 3, 2018)
| Page Range | 49953-49954 | |
| FR Document | 2018-21563 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 49953-49954] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-21563] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Resource Justification Model (RJM) ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ``Resource Justification Model (RJM).'' 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 December 3, 2018. 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 Miriam Thompson by telephone at (202) 693-3226, 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, Room S-4520, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, [[Page 49954]] Washington, DC 20210, by email at [email protected], or by Fax at (202) 693-2874. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 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. The collection of actual Unemployment Insurance (UI) administrative cost data from states' accounting records and projected expenditures for upcoming years is accomplished through the RJM data collection instrument. The data collected consists of program expenditures and hours worked by state staff, broken out by functional activity, for the most recently completed Federal fiscal year. This actual cost data, in combination with projected workloads, is used by ETA's UI administrative resource allocation model to distribute to states UI program administration funds. This ICR reflects an updated Personal Services/Personnel Benefit--Information Technology worksheet that no longer requires user input, which reduces the ICR estimated burden hours from 5,804 hours to 5,406 hours. This information collection is authorized by Section 303(a)(6) of the Social Security Act and 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 1205-0430. 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 with revision. Title of Collection: Resource Justification Model (RJM). OMB Control Number: 1205-0430. Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies. Estimated Number of Respondents: 53. Frequency: Annually. Total Estimated Annual Responses: 159. Estimated Average Time per Response: 34 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,406. Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0. Rosemary Lahasky, Deputy Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-21563 Filed 10-2-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FW-P
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Administration, Office of applications and repayments may be Agency: DOL–ETA.
Unemployment Insurance, Room S– requested by an individual designated Type of Review: Extension without
4524, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, for that authority in writing by the changes.
Washington, DC 20210, by email at Governor. The SSA, Sections 1201 and Title of Collection: Unemployment
Williams.Joseph@dol.gov, or by Fax at 1202(a), authorizes this information Insurance (UI) Title XII Advances and
(202) 693–3975. collection. Voluntary Repayment Process.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
This information collection is subject OMB Control Number: 1205–0199.
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Affected Public: State Workforce
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Agencies.
part of continuing efforts to reduce of information, and the public is Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
paperwork and respondent burden, generally not required to respond to an Frequency: Varies.
conducts a pre-clearance consultation information collection, unless it is Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3.
program to provide the general public approved by OMB under the PRA and Estimate Average Time per Response:
and Federal agencies an opportunity to displays a currently valid OMB Control 1 hour.
comment on proposed and/or Number. In addition, notwithstanding Estimated Total Annual Burden
continuing collections of information any other provisions of law, no person Hours: 3 hours.
before submitting them to the Office of shall generally be subject to penalty for Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Management and Budget (OMB) for final failing to comply with a collection of Burden: $0.
approval. This program helps to ensure information that does not display a
Rosemary Lahasky,
requested data is provided in the valid Control Number. See 5 CFR
desired format, reporting burden (time 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. Deputy Assistant Secretary.
and financial resources) is minimized, DOL currently estimates that one state [FR Doc. 2018–21562 Filed 10–2–18; 8:45 am]
collection instruments are clearly will borrow during Fiscal Year 2018, BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P
understood, and the impact of collection and that state would continue to borrow
requirements can be properly assessed. during calendar year 2018 and beyond.
Interested parties are encouraged to DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
I. Background provide comments to the contact shown
Title XII Section 1201 of the Social in the ADDRESSES section. Comments Employment and Training
Security Act (SSA) provides for must be written to receive Administration
advances to states from the Federal consideration, and they will be Agency Information Collection
Unemployment Account (FUA). The summarized and included in the request Activities; Comment Request;
law further sets out specific for OMB approval of the final ICR. In Resource Justification Model (RJM)
requirements to be met by a state order to help ensure appropriate
requesting an advance: consideration, comments should ACTION: Notice.
• The Governor, or designee, must mention OMB control number 1205–
apply for the advance; 0199. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor’s
• the application must cover a three- Submitted comments will also be a (DOL’s) Employment and Training
month period and the Secretary of Labor matter of public record for this ICR and Administration (ETA) is soliciting
(Secretary) must be furnished with posted on the internet, without comments concerning a proposed
estimates of the amounts needed in each redaction. DOL encourages commenters extension for the authority to conduct
month of the three month period; not to include personally identifiable the information collection request (ICR)
• the application must be made on information, confidential business data, titled ‘‘Resource Justification Model
such forms and shall contain such or other sensitive statements/ (RJM).’’ This comment request is part of
information and data (fiscal and information in any comments. continuing Departmental efforts to
otherwise) concerning the operation and DOL is particularly interested in reduce paperwork and respondent
administration of the state comments that: burden in accordance with the
unemployment compensation law as the • Evaluate whether the proposed Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Secretary deems necessary or relevant to collection of information is necessary (PRA).
the performance of his or her duties for the proper performance of the
under this title; functions of the agency, including DATES: Consideration will be given to all
• the amount required by any state for whether the information will have written comments received by
the payment of compensation in any practical utility; December 3, 2018.
month shall be determined with due • evaluate the accuracy of the ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
allowance for contingencies and taking agency’s estimate of the burden of the applicable supporting documentation;
into account all other amounts that will proposed collection of information, including a description of the likely
be available in the state’s including the validity of the respondents, proposed frequency of
unemployment fund for the payment of methodology and assumptions used; response, and estimated total burden
compensation in such month; and • enhance the quality, utility, and may be obtained free by contacting
• the term ‘‘compensation’’ means clarity of the information to be Miriam Thompson by telephone at (202)
cash benefits payable to individuals collected; and 693–3226, TTY 1–877–889–5627 (these
with respect to their unemployment • minimize the burden of the are not toll-free numbers), or by email
exclusive of expenses of administration. collection of information on those who at Thompson.Miriam@dol.gov.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
Section 1202(a) of the SSA provides are to respond, including through the Submit written comments about, or
that the Governor of any state may at use of appropriate automated, requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail
any time request that funds be electronic, mechanical, or other or courier to the U.S. Department of
transferred from the account of such technological collection techniques or Labor, Employment and Training
state to the FUA in repayment of part or other forms of information technology, Administration, Office of
all of the balance of advances made to e.g., permitting electronic submission of Unemployment Insurance, Room S–
such state under Section 1201. These responses. 4520, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
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Washington, DC 20210, by email at consideration, comments should DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Thompson.Miriam@dol.gov, or by Fax at mention OMB control number 1205–
(202) 693–2874. 0430. Veterans’ Employment and Training
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). Service
Submitted comments will also be a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as matter of public record for this ICR and Advisory Committee on Veterans’
part of continuing efforts to reduce posted on the internet, without Employment, Training and Employer
paperwork and respondent burden, redaction. DOL encourages commenters Outreach (ACVETEO): Meeting
conducts a pre-clearance consultation not to include personally identifiable
information, confidential business data, AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and
program to provide the general public
or other sensitive statements/ Training Service (VETS), Department of
and Federal agencies an opportunity to
information in any comments. Labor (DOL).
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
DOL is particularly interested in
before submitting them to the Office of comments that: SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
Management and Budget (OMB) for final schedule and proposed agenda of a
approval. This program helps to ensure • Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary forthcoming meeting of the ACVETEO.
requested data can be provided in the The ACVETEO will discuss the DOL
desired format, reporting burden (time for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including core programs and services that assist
and financial resources) is minimized, veterans seeking employment and raise
collection instruments are clearly whether the information will have
employer awareness as to the
understood, and the impact of collection practical utility;
advantages of hiring veterans. There
requirements can be properly assessed. • evaluate the accuracy of the will be an opportunity for individuals or
The collection of actual agency’s estimate of the burden of the organizations to address the committee.
Unemployment Insurance (UI) proposed collection of information,
administrative cost data from states’ Any individual or organization that
including the validity of the wishes to do so should contact Mr.
accounting records and projected
methodology and assumptions used; Gregory Green at 202–693–4734.
expenditures for upcoming years is
• enhance the quality, utility, and Individuals who will need
accomplished through the RJM data
clarity of the information to be accommodations for a disability in order
collection instrument. The data
collected consists of program collected; and to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting
expenditures and hours worked by state services, assistive listening devices,
• minimize the burden of the and/or materials in alternative format)
staff, broken out by functional activity, collection of information on those who
for the most recently completed Federal should notify the Advisory Committee
are to respond, including through the no later than Monday, October 22, 2018
fiscal year. This actual cost data, in
use of appropriate automated, by contacting Mr. Gregory Green at 202–
combination with projected workloads,
electronic, mechanical, or other 693–4734. Requests made after this date
is used by ETA’s UI administrative
resource allocation model to distribute technological collection techniques or will be reviewed, but availability of the
to states UI program administration other forms of information technology, requested accommodations cannot be
funds. This ICR reflects an updated e.g., permitting electronic submission of guaranteed. The meeting site is
Personal Services/Personnel Benefit— responses. accessible to individuals with
Information Technology worksheet that Agency: DOL–ETA. disabilities. This Notice also describes
no longer requires user input, which the functions of the ACVETEO. Notice
Type of Review: Extension with of this meeting is required under
reduces the ICR estimated burden hours revision.
from 5,804 hours to 5,406 hours. Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
This information collection is Title of Collection: Resource Committee Act. This document is
authorized by Section 303(a)(6) of the Justification Model (RJM). intended to notify the general public.
Social Security Act and is subject to the OMB Control Number: 1205–0430. DATES: Thursday, November 1, 2018
PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at
Affected Public: State Workforce approximately 4:00 p.m. (EDT).
conduct or sponsor a collection of
Agencies.
information, and the public is generally ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
not required to respond to an Estimated Number of Respondents: at the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances
information collection, unless it is 53. Perkins Building, 200 Constitution
approved by OMB under the PRA and Frequency: Annually. Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210,
displays a currently valid OMB Control Conference Room N–4437 A & B.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
Number. In addition, notwithstanding Members of the public are encouraged
any other provisions of law, no person 159.
to arrive early to allow for security
shall generally be subject to penalty for Estimated Average Time per clearance into the Frances Perkins
failing to comply with a collection of Response: 34 hours. Building.
information that does not display a Estimated Total Annual Burden Security Instructions: Meeting
valid Control Number. See 5 CFR Hours: 5,406. participants should use the visitor’s
1320.5(a) and 1320.6. entrance to access the Frances Perkins
Interested parties are encouraged to Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Building, one block north of
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
provide comments to the contact shown Burden: $0. Constitution Avenue at 3rd and C
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments Rosemary Lahasky, Streets NW. For security purposes
must be written to receive meeting participants must:
Deputy Assistant Secretary.
consideration, and they will be 1. Present a valid photo ID to receive
[FR Doc. 2018–21563 Filed 10–2–18; 8:45 am]
summarized and included in the request a visitor badge.
for OMB approval of the final ICR. In BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 2. Know the name of the event being
order to help ensure appropriate attended: the meeting event is the
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