8296 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 30 / Monday, February 14, 2022 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Distribution of Characteristics of the 

Insured Unemployed 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Employment 

and Training Administration (ETA)- 

sponsored information collection 

request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before March 16, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202– 

693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Social 

Security Act, Section 303(a)(6), 

authorizes this information collection. 

The Distribution of Characteristics of 

the Insured Unemployed is a monthly 

snapshot of the demographic 

composition of the claimant population 

in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) 

system. For additional substantive 

information about this ICR, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on June 24, 2021 (86 FR 33363). 

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 the OMB 

approves it 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 OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–ETA. 

Title of Collection: Distribution of 

Characteristics of the Insured 

Unemployed. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0009. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 53. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 636. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

212 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) 

Dated: February 7, 2022. 

Mara Blumenthal, 

Senior PRA Analyst. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Older 

Workers Implementation and 

Descriptive Study, 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 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 on respondents 

is properly assessed. Currently, the 

Department of Labor is soliciting 

comments concerning the collection of 

data about the Older Workers 

Implementation and Descriptive Study. 

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 

April 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either one of the following methods: 

Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; 

Mail or Courier: Kuang-Chi Chang, 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 above 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: 

Kuang-Chi Chang by email at 

ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by 

phone at (202) 693–5592. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background: The US Department of 

Labor (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office, in 

collaboration with the Employment 

Training Administration, has funded the 

Urban Institute and its partner Capital 

Research Corporation to conduct the 

Older Workers Implementation and 

Descriptive Study (2021–2024). The 

purpose of this study is to examine the 

implementation of the Senior 

Community Service Employment 

Program (SCSEP) and other DOL 

workforce programs serving older 

workers to inform the continuous 

improvement of SCSEP and develop 

options for potential future research 

studies that would address gaps in the 

evidence base related to employment 

services for older workers. The overall 

project is comprised of three phases: (1) 

Knowledge development activities that 


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