Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 121 / Friday, June 21, 1996 / Notices 31951

Worker Adjustment Assistance on

March 13, 1996, applicable to all

workers of Bausch and Lomb, 465 Paul

Road, Rochester, New York, and 1

Bausch and Lomb Place, Rochester, New

York. The notice was published in the

Federal Register on April 3, 1996 (61 FR

14820).

At the request of the company, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. New

information provided by the company

shows that worker separations have

occurred at the subject firm’s 1400

North Goodman Street, Rochester, New

York location. The workers are engaged

in the production of sunglass frames for

Bausch and Lomb manufacturing

facilities.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

the subject firm who were adversely

affected by increased imports of

sunglass frames. Accordingly, the

Department is amending the

certification to cover the workers of

Bausch and Lomb, 1400 North Goodman

Street, Rochester, New York.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–31,960 and TA–W–31,960A is

hereby issued as follows:

All workers of Bausch and Lomb, 465 Paul

Road, Rochester, New York (TA–W–31,960),

Bausch and Lomb, 1 Bausch and Lomb Place,

Rochester, New York (TA–W–31,960A), and

Bausch and Lomb, 1400 North Goodman

Street, Rochester, New York (TA–W–

31,960B) who became totally or partially

separated from employment on or after

February 23, 1995 are eligible to apply for

adjustment assistance under Section 223 of

the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of

June 1996.

Curtis K. Kooser,

Acting Program Manager, Policy and

Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 96–15755 Filed 6–20–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

Disaster Unemployment Assistance

(DUA), Disaster Payment Activities

Under the ‘‘Stafford Disaster Relief

Act’’

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 State 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 (ETA) is

soliciting comments concerning the

proposed one year extension of previous

approval by OMB of the attached ETA

Form 90–2, Disaster Payment Activities

Under the ‘‘Stafford Disaster Relief

Act.’’ 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

August 20, 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: Mary Ann Wyrsch, Director,

Unemployment Insurance Service,

Employment and Training

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room S4231, 200 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210,

telephone number (202) 219–7831 (this

is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The monthly report on Disaster

Payment Activities under the Robert T.

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency

Assistance Act (the ‘‘act’’) provides vital

information on the nature and scope of

activities performed in administering

provisions of sections 410 and 423 of

the act. Its workload items and final

disaster reports are also used with fiscal

reports to estimate the cost of

administering the act. (Previously

cleared for use thru OMB by ETA under

OMB No. 1205–0234.)

The President is directed by the act to

provide Disaster Unemployment

Assistance through agreements with

States, which in his judgement, have an

adequate system for administering such

assistance through existing State

agencies. Without the data obtained

from the report, the Employment and

Training Administration would have no

grasp on the program, as its is

administered by the States.

II. Current Actions

The data obtained from the reports are

used by at least three organizational

units within the Employment and

Training Administration (ETA). The

Unemployment Insurance Service uses

the data for evaluation of State agency

performance on making payments and

providing claimant services and for

making required reports. The

Employment Services uses the data to

project funding needs in the areas of

counseling, referrals to suitable work

opportunities and suitable training. The

Office of Financial and Administrative

Management (OFAM) uses the data in

accounting for the financial

management of the program funds and

fund transfers. In addition, the data are

also used by the Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA), to whom

the President has delegated the

responsibility by Executive Order No.

12148, for administering the act. As

previously indicated, without the data

obtained from the report, the

Department would have no grasp on the

program, as it is administered by the

States.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: ETA Form 90–2, Disaster

Payment Activities Under the ‘‘Stafford

Disaster Relief Act.’’

OMB Number: 1205–0234.

Affected Public: Individuals/State

Government.

Cite/Reference/Form/etc: ETA Form

90–2, Disaster Payment Activities Under

the ‘‘Stafford Disaster Relief Act’’.

Total Respondents: 50.

Frequency: Six months per annum.

Total Responses: 300.

Average Time per Response: 1⁄4 hour.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 75.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.00.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $10,300 annually.

Comments submitted in response to

this comment request will be
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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]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

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.