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693–3195, TTY 1–877–889–5627 (these 

are not toll-free numbers), or by email 

at Edens.Candace@dol.gov. 

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, 

Washington, DC 20210, by email at 

Edens.Candace@dol.gov, or by Fax at 

(202) 693–3975. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

continuing efforts to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, DOL 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 is 

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 UCX law (5 U.S.C. 8521–8525) 

requires State Workforce Agencies 

(SWAs) to administer the UCX program 

in accordance with the same terms and 

conditions of the paying state’s 

unemployment insurance law 

applicable to unemployed claimants 

who worked in the private sector. Each 

state agency needs to obtain certain 

military service information on 

claimants filing for UCX benefits to 

enable the state to determine their 

eligibility for benefits. As needed, most 

state agencies record required UCX 

information on the form developed by 

DOL, ETA 843, Request for Military 

Document and Information. Without the 

claimant’s military information, a state 

cannot adequately determine potential 

UCX eligibility of ex-servicemembers 

and would not be able to properly 

administer the program. UCX law (5 

U.S.C. 8521–8525) authorizes this 

information collection. Note: ETA is 

removing one form, ETA 841, from the 

list of UCX related forms, as states no 

longer use the form for data collection. 

This information collection 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– 

0176. 

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: Revisions. 

Title of Collection: Unemployment 

Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers 

(UCX). 

Form: ETA 843. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0176. 

Affected Public: State Workforce 

Agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

53. 

Frequency: Varies. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

2711. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 5 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 226 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

Molly E. Conway, 

Acting Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28244 Filed 12–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; H–1B 

Technical Skills Training and Jobs and 

Innovation Accelerator Challenge 

Grants 

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, ‘‘H–1B Technical Skills Training 

and Jobs and Innovation Accelerator 

Challenge Grants.’’ 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 February 

26, 2019. 

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 Evan 

Burke by telephone at 202–693–2963, 

TTY 1–877– 889–5627, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or by email at dsi@

dol.gov. 

Submit written comments about, or 

requests for a copy of this ICR by mail 

or courier to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Division of Strategic Investments, 

Room C–4518, Employment and 

Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; by 

email at dsi@dol.gov, or by Fax at 202– 

693–3890. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Evan Burke by telephone at 202–693– 

2963 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

by email at dsi@dol.gov. 

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 


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comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information 

before submitting them to the OMB for 

final approval. 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 

can be properly assessed. 

ETA requires grantees to submit 

Quarterly Narrative Reports with a 

narrative summary of progress on 

activities identified by the grantee in 

their project work plan. Grantees also 

submit a Quarterly Performance Report 

with standardized outcome measures 

that include data for program 

participants. 

These reports help ETA gauge the 

effectiveness of the H–1B Ready To 

Work grants, respond to inquiries about 

the program’s progress and success from 

Congress and other stakeholders, 

identify grantees that could serve as 

useful models, target technical 

assistance appropriately, and provide 

data for the national evaluation of the 

Ready To Work grants. ETA is seeking 

an extension for the collection of the 

Quarterly Narrative Report and the 

Quarterly Performance Report for the 

period 7/1/2019–6/30/2022. 29 U.S.C. 

414(c), American Competitiveness and 

Workforce Improvement Act of 1998, 29 

U.S.C. 3224a(7), Workforce Investment 

Act authorizes this information 

collection. 

This information collection 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 the 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– 

0507. 

Submitted comments will also be a 

matter of public record for this ICR and 

posted on the internet, without 

redaction. The DOL encourages 

commenters not to include personally 

identifiable information, confidential 

business data, or other sensitive 

statements/information in any 

comments. 

The 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 without 

changes. 

Title of Collection: H–1B Technical 

Skills Training and Jobs and Innovation 

Accelerator Challenge Grants. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0507. 

Affected Public: Existing H–1B Ready 

To Work (RTW) grantees, and 

participants served through these 

programs. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

14,814. 

Frequency: Varies by information 

collection activity. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

14,958. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: Varies by information 

collection activity. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 21,550 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0. 

Molly E. Conway, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for the 

Employment and Training Administration, 

Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28242 Filed 12–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Adminstration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; ShortTime Compensation (STC) Grants 

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, ‘‘Short-Time Compensation (STC) 

Grants.’’ 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 February 

26, 2019. 

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 

Mohammad Nabulsi by telephone at 

(202) 693–3483, TTY 1–877–889–5627 

(these are not toll-free numbers), or by 

email at Nabulsi.Mohammad@dol.gov. 

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, 

Washington, DC 20210, by email at 

Nabulsi.Mohammad@dol.gov, or by Fax 

at (202) 693–3975. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Garcia by telephone at (202) 

693–3207 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at Garcia.Stephanie@

dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

continuing efforts to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, DOL 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 Budget 

(OMB) for final approval. This program 

helps to ensure requested data is 

provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 


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