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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, 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 collection of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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 can be 

properly assessed. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request (ICR) can be obtained 

by contacting the office listed below in 

the addresses section of this notice or by 

accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/ 

OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addressee section below on or before 

March 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Robert 

Johnston, U.S. Department of Labor, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of 

Unemployment Insurance, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Frances 

Perkins Bldg., Room S–4531, 

Washington, DC 20210, telephone 

number (202) 693–3005 (this is not a 

toll-free number) or by e-mail: 

johnston.robert@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Department of Labor, Employment 

and Training Administration 

regulations, 20 CFR 601, Administrative 

Procedures, contains collection of 

information requirements at Sections 

601.2 and 601.3. Section 601.2 requires 

states to submit copies of their 

unemployment compensation laws for 

approval by the Secretary of Labor 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. Grants 

of funds are made to states for the 

administration of their employment 

security laws if their unemployment 

compensation 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 additional tax credit. If this 

information is not available, the 

Secretary cannot make such 

certifications. To facilitate transmittal of 

required material, the Department 

prescribes the use of Form MA 8–7, 

Transmittal for Unemployment 

Insurance Materials. This simple check 

off 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. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

Currently, the Employment and 

Training Administration is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

extension collection of the MA 8–7, 

Transmittal for Unemployment 

Insurance Materials. The Department of 

Labor 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 submissions 

of responses. 

III. Current Actions 

The continued collection of the 

information described above is 

necessary to enable the Employment 

and Training Administration to 

complete the required certifications. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change. 

Agency: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA). 

Title: Transmittal for Unemployment 

Insurance Materials. 

OMB Number: 1205–0222. 

Agency Number: MA 8–7. 

Affected Public: State and Local 

Governments. 

Total Respondents: 53. 

Frequency: As needed. 

Total Responses: 636. 

Average Time per Response: 1 

Minute. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 10 

Hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: January 19, 2010. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1247 Filed 1–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Submission for OMB Emergency 

Review: Comment Request 

January 20, 2010. 

The Department of Labor has 

submitted the following (see below) 

information collection request (ICR), 

utilizing emergency review procedures, 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (Pub. L. 

104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) and 5 

CFR 1320.13. OMB approval has been 

requested by March 31, 2010. A copy of 

this ICR, with applicable supporting 

documentation; including among other 

things a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov 

Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain or by contacting 

Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is 

not a toll-free number)/e-mail: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Interested 

parties are encouraged to send 

comments to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for the Department of Labor— 

ETA, Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 

Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax: 202– 

395–6974 (these are not toll-free 


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numbers), E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Comments and questions about the ICR 

listed below should be received on or 

before February 24, 2010. 

The OMB is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

• 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 submissions 

of responses. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Title of Collection: Quarterly Census 

of Employment and Wages Green Goods 

and Services Sector Pre-testing. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–NEW. 

Affected Public: Private sector 

businesses or other for-profits; not-forprofit institutions; farms; small 

businesses or organizations. 

Form Total 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Average time 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

burden 

(hours) 

Forms panel testing ........................................................... 2,500 One time .......... 2,500 30 1,250 

Follow-up interviews .......................................................... 750 One time .......... 750 30 375 

Totals .......................................................................... 2,500 .......................... 3,250 ........................ 1,625 

The difference between the total number of respondents and the total number of responses reflects the fact that the respondents contacted for 

the follow-up interviews are a subset of the respondents contacted during the forms panel testing. About 750 of the respondents will be contacted twice, once during the panel testing and a second time for the follow-up interview. 

Total Burden Cost: (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost: (operating/ 

maintenance): $0. 

Description: As the chief source of 

government data on employment, the 

2010 Congressional appropriation tasks 

the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 

Quarterly Census of Employment and 

Wages (QCEW) program with producing 

employment data on industry sectors 

that produce green goods and services. 

This initiative will produce regular 

tabulations of aggregate employment 

and wages for businesses whose primary 

activities fall in the green goods and 

services sector as defined by BLS. These 

series will be key to analyzing 

workforce trends in this sector. 

The purpose of this request for 

clearance is for the QCEW program to 

initiate a research project to understand 

the collection environment and learn 

what information establishments have 

available that would help BLS collect 

employment data on industry sectors 

that produce green goods and services. 

This information will be used to 

improve the eventual data collection 

instrument, increase response rates, and 

ensure high quality data are collected. 

The primary purpose of this research 

is neither to finalize a definition of 

green goods and services sector nor to 

determine what defines the green sector. 

Rather, the focus is on learning what 

collectable information firms have 

available about their products, services, 

and other items that might be used to 

collect data on this sector. The BLS 

definition of the green goods and 

services sector industry will be 

addressed separately. 

Why are we requesting Emergency 

Processing? Emergency clearance is 

being sought for the Quarterly Census of 

Employment and Wages Green Goods 

and Services Sector Industry Pre-testing. 

The purpose of this request for 

clearance by the BLS QCEW program is 

to initiate a research project to 

understand the collection environment 

and learn what information 

establishments have available that 

would help BLS collect employment 

data on industry sectors that produce 

green goods and services. This 

information will be used to develop the 

eventual data collection instrument and 

ensure high quality data are collected. 

Data collection is scheduled to begin in 

November 2010. In order for BLS to 

understand how to collect and produce 

high quality green goods and services 

business employment by this date, BLS 

must begin the forms panel testing as 

soon as possible. Therefore, BLS is 

requesting an emergency clearance to 

allow for the necessary research to be 

undertaken and completed within this 

timeframe. A second opportunity to 

comment on the proposed collection of 

data on green goods and services sector 

business employment will be afforded 

when the package is submitted to OMB 

under the standard clearance process in 

accordance with the PRA95 (44 U.S.C. 

3506). 

Darrin A. King, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1301 Filed 1–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request for the ETA 218, Benefit 

Rights and Experience Report; 

Comment Request on Extension 

Without Change 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, 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 collection of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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 can be 

properly assessed. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request (ICR) can be obtained 

by contacting the office listed below in 

the addresses section of this notice or by 

accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/ 

OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addresses section below on or before 

March 26, 2010. 


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