This information collection request is approved for 6 months under the emergency processing procedures of the PRA. DOL will immediately begin the process of soliciting public comments and obtaining ongoing approval through the normal PRA process.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2012
6 Months From Approved
09/30/2012
3,604
0
3,604
1,961
0
1,802
0
0
0
These data collection instruments comprise the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) management reports. These reports assure that UTF contributions collected are immediately paid over to the Secretary of the Treasury in conformity with Section 303(a)(4) of the SSA and section 3304(a)(3) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA); and that expenditure of all money withdrawn from the unemployment fund of a state is used exclusively for the payment of benefits, exclusive of refund (SSA, Section 303(a)(5), FUTA section 3304(a)(4)). The submission is unchanged except for modifications to comply with tracking funding per PL 112-96.
ETA seeks emergency clearance from OMB for approval of the modifications to the state reporting requirements for compliance with the new reporting requirements found in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96) (MCTRJC), section 2165(a)(3). The MCTRJC mandates that states immediately begin reporting additional data regarding their administration of the STC program that includes such items as the Secretary of Labor determines are appropriate. In this submittal, ETA requests emergency approval for these minimal but important changes to track the immediate flow of benefit payments and Federal reimbursements through state trust funds.
The last action taken on this collection was due to ICR reference number 201201-1205-002. This action left the basic burden of the collection (3498 responses accounting for 1794 burden hours spread across the ETA-2112, ETA-8401, ETA-8405, ETA-8413, ETA-8414, and ETA-8403) unchanged. That ICR added a new collection instrument: the 8403A, which anticipated an annualized total of 106 responses at 0.5 hours per response accounting for 53 hours of annual burden due to the new form. As a result, the new baseline burden for this collection was the prior burden (1794h) plus the new burden (53h) for a total of 1802h.
The change in burden requested in this ICR is for a modification to an existing instrument, the 2112. ETA notes that this request is very similar to a change made in the relatively recent past under ICR number 200902-1205-002, which successfully added two rows to the ETA 2112 to accommodate the Federal temporary additions to state UI payments. Though the circumstances warranting the change in this case are different, the suggested response is identical and experience has shown that the burden is likely to be highly similar. As a result, ETA has estimated that the burden for modifying existing state reporting systems to accommodate these two new rows will be nearly identical. ETA's estimated burden is the baseline burden for the current collection (1802h) plus a one time programming change for each respondent that is estimated to take 3 hours for a total of 159 hours. As a result, the revised burden would be 1802h + 159h = 1961 hours.
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.
Form ETA 8403A Acquisitions Report and Spending Plan
1205-0154EmgMem(20120409).doc
Acquisitions Report and Spending Plan