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Request for Comment 

Due to the passage of time since the 

2013 Proposal was originally published, 

and to ensure that all interested parties 

have an opportunity to provide 

comments or new information, the 

Department is reopening the comment 

period and soliciting comments on all 

aspects of the 2013 Proposal. The 

Department specifically seeks comment 

regarding the following questions: 

• Are changes to the 2013 Proposal’s 

standards of creditworthiness necessary 

as a result of the SEC’s finalization of 

amendments to Rules 2a–7 and 5b–3? 

• Are changes to the 2013 Proposal’s 

standards of creditworthiness necessary 

as a result of other regulators’ actions 

removing references to credit ratings? 

For example, should the Department 

incorporate OCC, Federal Reserve 

Board, FDIC and/or NCUA standards 

developed for depository institutions? 

Have other regulators developed 

standards the Department should 

incorporate into the Class Exemptions? 

Are there particular challenges in the 

ERISA context to implementing any of 

those standards? 

• Are changes to the 2013 Proposal’s 

standards of creditworthiness necessary 

in light of business or other economic 

developments since the Department 

proposed changes to the Class 

Exemptions in 2013? 

• Should references to ‘‘fair market 

value’’ in the 2013 Proposal’s standards 

of creditworthiness be replaced with 

references to ‘‘carrying value’’? If so, 

please explain why. 

• Do commenters recommend that the 

Department require financial 

institutions to adopt policies and 

procedures for compliance with the 

standards of creditworthiness? If so, 

please describe the types of specific 

policies and procedures that would be 

helpful. Do financial institutions 

already have similar policies and 

procedures in place? Will 180 days 

provide sufficient time for financial 

institutions that currently do not 

currently such policies and procedures 

in place to adopt them? 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of 

June 2021. 

Ali Khawar, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Distribution of Characteristics of the 

Insured Unemployed 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor’s 

(DOL) Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) is soliciting 

comments concerning a proposed 

extension for the authority to conduct 

the information collection request (ICR) 

titled, ‘‘Distribution of Characteristics of 

the Insured Unemployed.’’ 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 August 

23, 2021. 

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 

Sandra Trujillo by telephone at 202– 

693–2933 (this is not a toll-free 

number), TTY 1–877–889–5627 (this is 

not a toll-free number), or by email at 

trujillo.sandra@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– 

4524, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210; by email: 

trujillo.sandra@dol.gov; or by fax 202– 

693–3975. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Stengle by telephone at 202– 

693–2991 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at stengle.thomas@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 

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 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. 

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. It is based on those who file a 

claim in the week containing the 19th 

day of the month, which reflects 

unemployment during the week 

containing the 12th day of the month. 

This corresponds with the sample 

timeframe used by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics for the production of labor 

force statistics they produce. This report 

serves a variety of socio-economic needs 

because it provides aggregate data 

reflecting UI claimants’ sex, race/ethnic 

group, age, industry, and occupation. 

The Social Security Act, Section 

303(a)(6), 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– 

0009. 

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, 


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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 

change. 

Title of Collection: Distribution of 

Characteristics of the Insured 

Unemployed. 

Form: ETA 203. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0009. 

Affected Public: State Workforce 

Agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

53. 

Frequency: Monthly. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

636. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 20 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 212 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0. 

Suzan G. LeVine, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training, Labor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of a Change in Status of the 

Extended Benefit (EB) Program for 

New Mexico 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor’s 

(DOL) Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) published in the 

Federal Register on April 27, 2021, 

concerning New Mexico’s EB change. 

On March 17, 2021, New Mexico Senate 

Bill 52 was enacted authorizing the use 

of the optional TUR trigger to determine 

New Mexico’s EB status, and based on 

data released on March 15, 2021 by BLS, 

the seasonally-adjusted 3-month average 

total unemployment rate (TUR) for New 

Mexico rose above the 8.0 percent 

threshold necessary to trigger ‘‘on’’ to a 

High Unemployment Period for EB. 

However, in New Mexico, with the 

exception of general appropriation 

legislation, laws go into effect 90 days 

after date of enactment. This delay was 

not originally considered, and the 

original Federal Register Notice 

published on April 27, 2021 (86 FR 

22268) contained an incorrect status 

change for New Mexico. Therefore, DOL 

is issuing this correction. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. 

Department of Labor, Employment and 

Training Administration, Office of 

Unemployment Insurance Room S– 

4524, Attn: Thomas Stengle, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693– 

2991 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

by email: Stengle.Thomas@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

The New Mexico State Constiution 

stipulates that unless otherwise 

specified, legislation becomes effective 

90 days after date of enactment. As 

such, New Mexico Senate Bill 52 

authorizing the use of the optional TUR 

trigger to determine New Mexico’s EB 

status does not become effective until 

June 18, 2021. Therefore, New Mexico’s 

EB status preceding June 18, 2021 

should not have considered the optional 

TUR trigger and New Mexico’s EB status 

is corrected to reflect that due to the 

insured unemployment rate in the state 

droping below 5.0 percent for the week 

ending March 13, 2021, New Mexico 

triggered ‘‘off’’ EB effective April 3, 

2021. 

Signed in Washington, DC. 

Suzan G. LeVine, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training, Labor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA), U.S. Department 

of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor’s 

(DOL) Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) is soliciting 

comments concerning a proposed 

extension for the authority to conduct 

the information collection request (ICR) 

titled, ‘‘Guam Military Base 

Realignment Contractor Recruitment 

Standards, OMB Control Number 1205– 

0484.’’ 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 August 

23, 2021. 

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 

Donald Haughton by telephone at 202– 

693–2784 (this is not a toll-free 

number), TTY 1–877–889–5627 (this is 

not a toll-free number), or by email at 

haughton.donald.w@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, U.S. Department of Labor, 

Employment and Training 

Administration—Division of National 

Programs Tools and Technical 

Assistance, 200 Constitution Avenue 

NW, C4526, Washington, DC 20210; by 

email: haughton.donald.w@dol.gov; or 

by fax (202) 693–3015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Donald Haughton by telephone 

at 202–693–2784 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or by email at 

haughton.donald.w@dol.gov. 

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 

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 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. 

DOL seeks to revise the Guam 

Military Base Realignment Contractor 

Recruitment Standards ICR based on 

revised Department of Defense (DOD) 

projections on the number of workers 

needed for the next several years. The 

National Defense Authorization Act 

(NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub. L. 

111–84, enacted October 28, 2009) 

authorizes this information collection. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 


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