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the impact of collection requirements 

can be properly assessed. 

The enactment of Public Law 112–96 

(The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 

Creation Act of 2012, referred to 

hereafter as ‘‘the act’’) contains Subtitle 

D, Short-Time Compensation Program, 

also known as the ‘‘Layoff Prevention 

Act of 2012’’ (Act). The sections of the 

law under this subtitle concern states 

that participate in a layoff aversion 

program known as STC or work sharing. 

Section 2164 of the Act covers grants 

the Federal Government provided to 

states for the purpose of implementation 

or improved administration of an STC 

program or for promotional and 

enrollment in the program. ETA has 

principal oversight responsibility for 

monitoring the STC grants awarded to 

state workforce agencies (SWAs). As 

part of the monitoring process, SWAs 

submit a quarterly progress report 

(QPR). The QPR serves as a monitoring 

instrument to track the SWAs’ progress 

toward completing STC grant activities. 

ETA also needs to allow for this 

reporting for proper oversight of state 

STC programs. Section 2164 of the 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 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– 

0499. 

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: Extension without 

changes. 

Title of Collection: Short-Time 

Compensation (STC) Grants. 

Form: Short-Time Compensation 

Quarterly Progress Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0499. 

Affected Public: State Workforce 

Agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

11. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

44. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 44 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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Advisory Committee on Veterans’ 

Employment, Training and Employer 

Outreach (ACVETEO): Meeting 

AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service (VETS), Department of 

Labor (DOL). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the ACVETEO. 

The ACVETEO will discuss the DOL 

core programs and services that assist 

veterans seeking employment and raise 

employer awareness as to the 

advantages of hiring veterans. There 

will be an opportunity for individuals or 

organizations to address the committee. 

Any individual or organization that 

wishes to do so should contact Mr. 

Gregory Green at 202–693–4734. 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, 

and/or materials in alternative format) 

should notify the Advisory Committee 

no later than Wednesday, January 16, 

2019 by contacting Mr. Gregory Green at 

202–693–4734. Requests made after this 

date will be reviewed, but availability of 

the requested accommodations cannot 

be guaranteed. The meeting site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. This Notice also describes 

the functions of the ACVETEO. Notice 

of this meeting is required under 

Section 10(a) (2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. This document is 

intended to notify the general public. 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, January 23, 

2019 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending 

at approximately 3:00 p.m. (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances 

Perkins Building, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, 

Conference Room N–4437 A, B & C. 

Members of the public are encouraged 

to arrive early to allow for security 

clearance into the Frances Perkins 

Building. 

Security Instructions: Meeting 

participants should use the visitor’s 

entrance to access the Frances Perkins 

Building, one block north of 

Constitution Avenue at 3rd and C 

Streets, NW. For security purposes 

meeting participants must: 

1. Present a valid photo ID to receive 

a visitor badge. 

2. Know the name of the event being 

attended: The meeting event is the 

Advisory Committee on Veterans’ 

Employment, Training and Employer 

Outreach (ACVETEO). 

3. Visitor badges are issued by the 

security officer at the Visitor Entrance 

located at 3rd and C Streets NW. When 

receiving a visitor badge, the security 

officer will retain the visitor’s photo ID 

until the visitor badge is returned to the 

security desk. 

4. Laptops and other electronic 

devices may be inspected and logged for 

identification purposes. 

5. Due to limited parking options, 

Metro’s Judiciary Square station is the 

easiest way to access the Frances 

Perkins Building. 

Notice of Intent to Attend the Meeting: 

All meeting participants should submit 

a notice of intent to attend by Friday, 

January 11, 2019, via email to Mr. 

Gregory Green at


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green.gregory.b@dol.gov, subject line 

‘‘January 2019 ACVETEO Meeting.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gregory Green, Designated Federal 

Official for the ACVETEO, (202) 693– 

4734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

ACVETEO is a Congressionally 

mandated advisory committee 

authorized under Title 38, U.S. Code, 

Section 4110 and subject to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2, as amended. The ACVETEO is 

responsible for: Assessing employment 

and training needs of veterans; 

determining the extent to which the 

programs and activities of the U.S. 

Department of Labor meet these needs; 

assisting to conduct outreach to 

employers seeking to hire veterans; 

making recommendations to the 

Secretary, through the Assistant 

Secretary for VETS, with respect to 

outreach activities and employment and 

training needs of veterans; and carrying 

out such other activities necessary to 

make required reports and 

recommendations. The ACVETEO meets 

at least quarterly. 

Agenda 

9:00 a.m. Welcome and remarks, Sam 

Shellenberger, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary, Veterans’ Employment 

and Training Service 

9:05 a.m. Administrative Business, 

Gregory Green, Designated Federal 

Official 

9:10 a.m. Discussion and review of the 

Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report, 

Eric Eversole, ACVETEO Chairman 

11:10 a.m. Break 

11:20 p.m. Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service plan to answer the 

Fiscal Year 2018 Report 

Recommendations, Gregory Green, 

Designated Federal Official 

12:00 p.m. Lunch 

1:00 p.m. Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service year in review 

2:00 p.m. Break 

2:15 p.m. Public Forum, Gregory 

Green, Designated Federal Official 

3:00 p.m. Adjourn 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 19th day of 

December 2018. 

Sam Shellenberger, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Veterans’ 

Employment and Training Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; The Study 

of the Great Recession and the 

Unemployment Insurance (UI) System 

in the 21st Century, New Collection 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation 

Office, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, conducts a preclearance 

consultation program to provide the 

general public and Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing collections 

of information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95). This program helps to ensure 

that required 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 on respondents 

can be properly assessed. Currently, 

DOL is soliciting comments concerning 

the collection of information for the 

Study of the Great Recession and the 

Unemployment Insurance (UI) System 

in the 21st Century. A copy of the 

proposed Information Collection 

Request (ICR) can be obtained by 

contacting the office listed below in the 

addressee section of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addressee section below on or before 

February 26, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either one of the following methods: 

Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; 

Mail or Courier: Jennifer Daley, Chief 

Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit 

one copy of your comments by only one 

method. All submissions received must 

include the agency name and OMB 

Control Number identified for this 

information collection. Comments, 

including any personal information 

provided, become a matter of public 

record. They will also be summarized 

and/or included in the request for OMB 

approval of the information collection 

request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Daley by email at Chief

EvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by phone 

at (202) 693–5913. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background: The Chief Evaluation 

Office (CEO) is sponsoring a study on 

lessons learned regarding the 

Unemployment Insurance (UI) system in 

response to the Great Recession that 

began in 2007, the economic recovery 

that followed the Great Recession, and 

issues relevant to future UI policy and 

future economic downturns. 

The main goal of the study is to 

identify, analyze, and report on the 

problems that state UI programs faced 

during the Great Recession and how 

they responded to those challenges, and 

lessons learned. The study will focus on 

the challenges and adjustments states 

made with respect to staffing, data, 

administrative processes and 

procedures, trigger mechanisms, and 

trust funds. It will also highlight 

structural issues that predate the Great 

Recession and lessons learned from the 

recession so that state UI programs are 

better prepared for future recessions and 

a changing labor market. 

This Federal Register Notice provides 

the opportunity to comment on the 

proposed data collection instruments 

that will be used in the study: a survey 

of UI directors in all 50 states and the 

District of Columbia, and semistructured interviews. 

1. Online survey. The online survey of 

state UI directors will collect 

information on challenges faced by the 

states during the Great Recession, as 

well as the current state of 

administrative, financial, and 

programmatic features (if not available 

in other sources of reported data) that 

have been identified in previous 

research as presenting challenges to 

states during the previous recession. 

2. Semi-structured interviews. The 

State UI staff, including UI directors, 

financial staff, Chief of Benefits staff, 

appeals staff, benefits determination 

staff, Human Resources (HR) staff, and 

Information Technology (IT) staff, in 

approximately 6 states will be 

interviewed during site visits. The semistructured interviews will gather 

detailed information on challenges and 

lessons learned from a range of 

perspectives and will include 

respondents who were and were not 

working in UI agencies at the time of the 

Great Recession. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments: 

Currently, DOL is soliciting comments 

concerning the above data collection for 

the Study of the Great Recession and the 

Unemployment Insurance (UI) System 

in the 21st Century. DOL is particularly 

interested in comments that do the 

following: 

Æ Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 


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