Comment Request for Information Collection for the Benefits, Timeliness, and Quality Data Collection System, Extension With Revisions
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 a...
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 collections 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, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data about the proposed extension of the Benefits Timeliness and Quality (BTQ) data collection system, which is part of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Performs measurement system (current expiration date is November 30, 2010).
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice.
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DATES:
Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addressee's section below on or before November 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES:
Submit written comments to the Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C4522, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Delores Mackall. Telephone number: 202-693-3183 (this is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-3975. E-mail:
Mackall.Delores@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Secretary of Labor, under the Social Security Act, Title III, Section 302 (42 U.S.C. 502), funds the necessary cost of proper and efficient administration of each state UI law. The BTQ program collects information and analyzes data. The BTQ data measure the timeliness and quality of states' administrative actions and administrative decisions related to UI benefit payments.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments which:
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.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
39,521 hours.
Monthly Universe Measures: State Staff Hours per Year
ETA
report
Measure
Number of
respondents
Reports per year
Total
responses
Hours per
response
Total hrs/year
9050
First Payment Time Lapse, Core Measure
53
12
636
.5
318
9050
First Payment Time Lapse, Partial/Part Total Claims, Management Information Measure
53
12
636
.5
318
9050
First Payment Time Lapse, Workshare Claims, Management Information Measure
53
12
636
.5
318
9051
Continued Weeks Compensated Time Lapse, Management Information Measure
53
12
636
.5
318
9051
Continued Weeks Compensated Time Lapse, Partial Part/Total, Management Information Measure
53
12
636
.5
318
9051
Continued Weeks Compensated Time Lapse, Workshare, Management Information Measure
53
12
636
.5
318
9052
Nonmonetary Determinations Time Lapse, Detection Date, Core Measure
53
12
636
1.0
636
9054
Lower Authority Appeals Time Lapse, Management Information Measure
53
12
636
.5
318
9055
Lower Authority Appeals Case Aging, Core Measure
53
12
636
1.0
636
9054
Higher Authority Appeals Time Lapse, Management Information Measure
53
12
636
.5
318
9055
Higher Authority Appeals Case Aging, Core Measure
53
12
636
1.0
636
Subtotal
4,452
Quarterly Sample Review Measures: State Staff Hours per Year
ETA
report
Measure
Number of
respondents
Sampled cases
reviewed per year
Total cases
reviewed per year
Hours per
response
Total hrs/year
9056
Nonmonetary Determination Quality, Core Measure
23 Small States
240
5,520
1
5,520
9056
Nonmonetary Determination Quality, Core Measure
30 Large States
400
12,000
1
12,000
9057
Lower Authority Appeals Quality, Core Measure
42 Small States
80
3,360
3.5
11,760
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9057
Lower Authority Appeals Quality, Core Measure
11 Large States
160
1,760
3.5
6,160
Subtotal
35,440
Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents:
$0.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of September 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
75 FR 55357
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“Comment Request for Information Collection for the Benefits, Timeliness, and Quality Data Collection System, Extension With Revisions,” thefederalregister.org (September 10, 2010), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2010-22581/comment-request-for-information-collection-for-the-benefits-timeliness-and-quality-data-collection-system-extension-with.
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)