31952 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 121 / Friday, June 21, 1996 / Notices

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: June 6, 1996.

Mary Ann Wyrsch,

Director, Unemployment Insurance Service,

Employment and Training Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–15872 Filed 6–20–96; 8:45 am]

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Proposed Information Collection

Request Submitted for Public

Comment and Public Comment and

Recommendations; Extension of ETA

Summaries Unemployment Insurance

(UI) Trust Fund Activities

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 collections 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. Currently, the

Employment and Training

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed revision and

extension of the UI ETA Summaries UI

Trust Fund Activities.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request can be obtained by

contacting the employee listed below in

the contact section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 20, 1996.

Written comments should:

—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 use;

—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

ADDRESSES: James E. Herbert,

Unemployment Insurance Program

Specialist, Department of Labor,

Employment and Training

Administration, Room C 4514, 200

Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20210. (202) 219–5216 (this is not

a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Section 303(a)(4) of the Social

Security Act (SSA) and Section

3304(a)(3) of the Federal Unemployment

Tax Act (FUTA) require that all money

received in the unemployment fund of

a State be paid immediately to the

Secretary of Treasury to the credit of the

Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF). This

is the ‘‘immediate deposit’’ standard.

Section 303(a)(5) of the SSA and

Section 3304(a)(4) of the FUTA require

that all money withdrawn from the UTF

be used solely for the payment of

unemployment compensation, exclusive

of the expenses of administration. This

is the ‘‘limited withdrawal’’ standard.

Federal law (section 303(a)(6) of the

SSA) gives the Secretary of Labor the

authority to require the reporting of

information deemed necessary to assure

State compliance with the provisions of

the SSA.

Under this authority, the Secretary of

Labor requires the following reports to

monitor State compliance with the

immediate deposit and limited

withdrawal standards:

ETA 2112: UI Financial Transactions

Summary, Unemployment Fund

ETA 8401: Monthly Analysis of Benefit

Payment Account

ETA 8405: Monthly Analysis of Clearing

Account

ETA 8413: Income—Expense Analysis

UC Fund, Benefit Payment Account

ETA 8414: Income—Expense Analysis

UC Fund, Clearing Account

ETA 8403: Reed Act

These reports are submitted to the

Unemployment Insurance Service (UIS)

which uses them for the following

purposes:

• Monitoring cash flows into and out

of the UTF to determine State

compliance with the immediate deposit

and limited withdrawal standards.

• Proper accounting for

unemployment funds. This is an

integral part of the Department’s

consolidated financial statements. The

UTF is the single largest asset on the

Department’s balance sheet.

• Reconciliation with U.S. Treasury

records.

• Development of UI research and

actuarial reports.

These reports have been submitted

monthly by States for the past several

years, recently in an electronic format

which has reduced mail and storage

costs. There is a viable system for the

preparation and electronic delivery of

the reports. Since the reports are

essential to the Department’s financial

and program operations and are

consonant with the Secretary of Labor’s

oversight responsibilities, the

Department intends to seek OMB

approval for a three year extension of

them, to September 30, 1999.

II. Current Actions

This action is requested because of

the need for continuing the existing

collection of information. This

information is needed to enable the

Secretary of Labor to exercise oversight

responsibilities and to assure the

security, solvency, and integrity of the

unemployment fund. Furthermore, the

Department requires this information to

compile annual consolidated financial

statements and to prepare UIS statistical

reports.

The information is not captured from

any other source. Because the reporting

system has been operational for several

years and is automated on-line, burden

on States is negligible.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Labor, Employment and

Training Administration.

Title: ETA Summaries UT Trust Fund

Activities.

OMB Number: 1205–0154.

Agency Number: 1205.

Recordkeeping: Three years.

Affected Public: 50 States,

Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the

Virgin Islands.

Total Respondents: 53 State agencies.

Frequency: ETA 8403: As needed; this

report is submitted only when there has

been activity which requires updating

the State’s Reed Act account. ETA 2112,

8401, 8405, 8413, 8414: Monthly.

Total Responses: 53 State agencies×12

months=636 responses.

Average Time Per Response: 636

responses×2.5 hours (30 minutes per

response)=1,590 reporting hours.

Reed Act (ETA 8403): 18 States×12

responses=216 annual responses×30

minutes per response=108 reporting

hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,698

hours.

Estimated Total Burden Cost:

1,698×$27.25=$47,119.50.
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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: June 12, 1996.

Mary Ann Wyrsch,

Director, Unemployment Insurance Service.

[FR Doc. 96–15873 Filed 6–20–96; 8:45am]

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Employment Standards Administration

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

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 collections 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

property assessed. Currently, the

Employment Standards Administration

is soliciting comments concerning the

proposed revision collection of Form

WH–514, Vehicle Mechanical

Inspection Report for Transportation

Subject to Department of Transportation

Requirements; and Form 514a, Vehicle

Mechanical Inspection Report for

Transportation Subject to Department of

Labor Safety Standards.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request 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

August 23, 1996. The Department of

Labor 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.

ADDRESSES: Mr. Rich Elman, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,

DC. 20210, telephone (202) 219–6375

(this is not a toll-free number), fax 202–

219–6592.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Section 401 of the Migrant and

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection

Act (MSPA) requires that Farm Labor

Contractors (FLCs), Agricultural

Employers (AGERs) or Agricultural

Associations (AGASs) which use, or

cause to be used any vehicle to transport

a migrant or seasonal farm worker

ensure that such vehicle conforms to

vehicle safety standards which must be

met to be able to transport migrant and

seasonal agricultural workers. Form

WH–514 is used to verify that

Department of Labor (DOL) vehicle

safety standards are met for any

passenger automobile or station wagon

used, or caused to be used by any FLC,

AGER, or AGAS to transport any

migrant or seasonal agricultural worker.

Form WH–514a is used to verify that

Department of Transportation (DOT)

safety standards are met for any vehicle,

other than a passenger automobile or

station wagon, used, or caused to be

used, to transport any migrant or

seasonal agricultural worker. These

forms were previously cleared under

OMB 1215–0036. The current clearance

does not expire until December 31,

1997. However, Pub. L. 104–9, in part,

amended the MSPA regulatory process

for setting minimum transportation

liability insurance requirements for

migrant workers. Final rules published

on May 16, 1996, 61 FR 24858, revised

paragraphs (a) and (b) of § 500.121,

Coverage and level of insurance

required, 29 CFR part 500. Accordingly,

it was necessary to revise Forms WH–

514 and WH–514a, to require the

respondent to provide information

regarding the number of seats in the

vehicle being inspected. Other minor

revisions to these forms include: (a) The

entry for ‘‘Date’’ has been removed from

the top of the form since it duplicates

‘‘Date of Inspection’’ on the bottom of

each form; (b) a check block for ‘‘van’’

has been added to each form, since vans

frequently transport workers; and, (c)

entries for the address and telephone

number of the respondent (mechanic)

have been added to allow DOL to verify,

if necessary, information provided on

the form.

II. Current Actions

The Department of Labor seeks

revision approval to collect this

information to carry out its

responsibility to specifically identify the

vehicles for which authorization to

transport migrant and seasonal

agricultural workers is requested and to

note the applicable safety standards met

by each vehicle. Without this

information, it would be impossible for

the Wage and Hour Division to verify

that vehicles used to transport migrant

and seasonal agricultural workers meet

the safety standards required by MSPA.

Type of Review: Revision.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Titles: Vehicle Mechanical Inspection

Report for Transportation Subject to

Department of Transportation

Requirements, WH–514; and Vehicle

Mechanical Inspection Report for

Transportation Subject to Department of

Labor Safety Standards, WH–514a.

OMB Number: 1215–0036.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Businesses or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions.

Total Respondents: 1200.

Frequency: As needed.

Total Responses: 3600 (average of 3

per respondent—WH–514 and WH–

514a).

Average Time Per Response for

Reporting: 45 minutes.

Average Time For Recordkeeping Per

Record: 1 to 5 minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,700.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $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: June 17, 1996.

Cecily A. Rayburn,

Director, Division of Financial Management,

Office of Management, Administration and

Planning, Employment Standards

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–15874 Filed 6–20–96; 8:45 am]

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