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may be obtained free by contacting 

Agnes Wells by telephone at (202) 693– 

2996, TTY 1–877–889–5627 (these are 

not toll-free numbers), or by email at 

Wells.Agnes@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 

Wells.Agnes@dol.gov, or by Fax at (202) 

693–3975. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Clendenning by telephone at 

(202) 693–3458 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or by email at 

Clendenning.Thomas.J@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 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. 

ETA’s administrative procedures 

regulation, found at 20 CFR 601, sets out 

the collection of information 

requirements. Sections 601.2 requires 

states to submit copies of their 

unemployment compensation (UC) laws 

for approval by the Secretary of Labor 

(Secretary) so that the Secretary may 

determine the status of state laws and 

plans of operation. Section 601.3 

requires states to ‘‘submit all relevant 

state materials such as statutes, 

executive and administrative orders, 

legal opinions, rules, regulations, 

interpretations, court decisions, etc.’’ 

These materials are used by the 

Secretary to determine whether the state 

law contains provisions required by 

Section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986. DOL provides grants to 

states to fund the administration of their 

employment security laws if their UC 

laws and their plans of operation for 

public employment offices meet 

required conditions of Federal laws. The 

information transmitted by Form MA 8– 

7 is used by the Secretary to make 

findings (as specified in the above cited 

Federal laws) required for certification 

to the Secretary of the Treasury for 

payment to states or for certification of 

the state law for purposes of providing 

additional tax credits to employers in 

states with UC laws conforming to 

Federal law. If this information is not 

available, the Secretary cannot make 

such certifications. To facilitate 

transmittal of required material, DOL 

prescribes the use of Form MA 8–7, 

Transmittal for Unemployment 

Insurance Materials. This simple checkoff form is used by the states to identify 

material being transmitted to the 

National Office and allows the material 

to be routed to appropriate staff for 

prompt action. 20 CFR 601.2 and 601.3 

authorize 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 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– 

0222. 

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: Transmittal for 

Unemployment Insurance Materials. 

Form: MA 8–7. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0222. 

Affected Public: State Workforce 

Agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

53. 

Frequency: Varies. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

301. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 0.25 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 75 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0. 

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

Molly E. Conway, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training, Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28224 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; 

Unemployment Compensation for ExServicemembers (UCX) 

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, ‘‘Unemployment Compensation 

for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX).’’ 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 

Candace Edens by telephone at (202) 


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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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