Unemployment compensation claims, financial management and data on disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) activity are needed for timely program monitoring necessary for competent administration of Sections 410 and 423 of the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act through ETA-902. Workload items are also used with fiscal reports to estimate the cost of administering the Act. ETA 902-A is a contingency burden report for rare and episodic events, specifically claims due to oil spills.
There has been a reduction in burden hours. When documenting the burden imposed by this collection previously, ETA mistakenly included overpayments as a separate burden collection that states submit to OUI. This was incorrect; there are data elements in the 902 report for overpayments but they are not separate or an additional collection to the 902. The burden listed in section 12, above, should represent an accurate estimate of the work associated with meeting the reporting requirements in this collection. In addition, prior documents overestimated burden by overcounting potential respondents on the final report for each state disaster declaration. The reduction in burden reflects a more accurate estimate, with the states providing just one annual report per disaster declaration. Finally, the previous submission in ROCIS included some burden for third party disclosures. This ICR does not necessitate third party disclosures.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.