Unemployment Insurance State Quality Service Plan Planning and Reporting Guidelines
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
01/15/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2021
1,166
773
3,975
3,304
0
0
The State Quality Service Plan (SQSP) is one of several implementing documents for UI PERFORMS, that allows for an exchange of information between the Federal and State partners to enhance the ability of the program to reflect the joint commitment to continuous improvement and client centered services.
The current burden for the SQSP submittal for 53 SWAs is 1166 total annual responses and 3975 total annual burden hours. This reflects an increase in burden from the previously approved 773 total annual responses and 3,304 total annual burden hours. This change is due to the following:
1) Each SWA is required to submit 1 CAP for each deficiency. Based on FY 2020, a total of 477 CAPs were submitted from SWAs. This is an increase of 45 CAPs
2) Within the Biennial SQSP planning cycle, CAPs are developed with a 24-month window. Previously, states switched between the Biennial and Alternate Year SQSP each year, but on alternating schedules. With that schedule, only half of the states (27) submitted the Biennial SQSP each year and half the total CAPs (216) were submitted. Beginning with the FY 2021 SQSP, all states are on the same schedule. Therefore, every other year, all 53 SWAs must submit the Biennial SQSPs with all CAPs (477). In short, the burden reflects hours for all CAPs for all 53 SWAs. The schedule change was approved with a non-substantive change request to OMB.
3) The UI Program Integrity Action Plan (IAP) must discuss the root causes of improper payments and present the stateâs strategies to address these causes. The IAP has been revised to include additional strategies for UI National Priorities, CARES Act, and High Dollar Overpayments.
4) The quarterly reporting burden is an estimated average based on the time it takes to prepare a milestone updates required for a particular quarter for a particular CAP. Not all milestone require updates every quarter. Therefore, the burden is reduced from 8 to 4 hours. Also, quarterly reporting is now based on total CAPs (477).
Additionally, states will provide mid-year updates to the UI Integrity Action Plan.
5) The CAP and Quarterly Reporting Workbook was revised to include separate tabs for the Biennial IAP and Alternate Year IAP.
6) ET Handbook No. 336 has been revised to include:
⢠The Assurance of Disaster Unemployment Assistance. No additional burden needed to be included for this Assurance.
⢠Formatting changes to improve the flow of information. No change in burden.
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 8623-A Unemployment Insurance State Quality Service Plan Planning and Reporting Guidelines (SQSP)
30-day FRN (1205-0132) published.pdf
1205-0132 Supporting Statement 12 28 2020.docx
Unemployment Insurance State Quality Service Plan Planning and Reporting Guidelines (SQSP)