Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 98 / Friday, May 22, 2009 / Notices 24039 

Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free 

Workplace Requirements (available at 

http://www.nicic.org/Downloads/PDF/ 

certif-frm.pdf.) Please limit the program 

narrative text to 12 double-spaced 

pages, exclusive of resumes and 

summaries of experience. Please do not 

submit full curriculum vitae. 

Additional Resources: Go to http:// 

www.nicic.gov. 

Authority: Public Law 93–415. 

Funds Available: NIC is seeking 

applicants’ best ideas regarding 

accomplishment of the scope of work 

and the related costs for achieving the 

goals of this solicitation. Funds may be 

used only for the activities that are 

linked to the desired outcome of the 

project. 

This project will be a collaborative 

venture with the NIC Research and 

Evaluation Division. 

Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible 

applicant is any public or private 

agency, educational institution, 

organization, individual, or team with 

expertise in the described areas. 

Review Considerations: Applications 

received under this announcement will 

be subjected to a 3 to 5 person NIC 

Review Process. The criteria for the 

evaluation of each application will be as 

follows: 

Programmatic (60%) 

Are all of the tasks adequately 

discussed? Is there a clear statement of 

how each task will be accomplished, 

including the staffing, resources, and 

strategies to be employed? Are there any 

innovative approaches, techniques, or 

design aspects proposed that will 

enhance the project? 

Organizational (20%) 

Do the skills, knowledge, and 

expertise of the organization and the 

proposed project staff demonstrate a 

high level of competency to carry out 

the tasks? Does the applicant 

organization have the necessary 

experience and organizational capacity 

to carry out all goals of the project? Are 

the proposed project management and 

staffing plans realistic and sufficient to 

complete the project within the 8-month 

time frame? 

Project Management/Administration 

(20%) 

Does the applicant identify reasonable 

objectives, milestones, and measures to 

track progress? If consultants and/or 

partnerships are proposed, is there a 

reasonable justification for their 

inclusion in the project and a clear 

structure to insure effective 

coordination? Is the proposed budget 

realistic and provide sufficient cost 

detail/narrative, and represent good 

value relative to the anticipated results? 

Note: NIC will not award a cooperative 

agreement to an applicant who does not have 

a Dun and Bradstreet Database Universal 

Number (DUNS) and is not registered in the 

Central Contractor Registry (CCR). 

A DUNS number can be received at 

no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free 

DUNS number request line at 1–800– 

333–0505 (if you are a sole proprietor, 

you would dial 1–866–705–5711 and 

select option 1). 

Registration in the CCR can be done 

online at the CCR Web site: http:// 

www.ccr.gov. A CCR Handbook and 

worksheet can also be reviewed at the 

Web site. 

Number of Awards: One. 

NIC Opportunity Number: 09PEI27. 

This number should appear as a 

reference line in the cover letter, where 

indicated on Standard Form 424, and 

outside of the envelope in which the 

application is sent. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 16.602. 

Executive Order 12372: This program 

is not subject to the provisions of 

Executive Order 12372. 

Morris L. Thigpen, 

Director, National Institute of Corrections. 

[FR Doc. E9–11964 Filed 5–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–36–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request for the ETA 538 and ETA 539, 

Weekly Initial and Continued Claims; 

Comment Request for 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 addressee 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 

July 21, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Scott 

Gibbons, U.S. Department of Labor, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of Workforce 

Security, 200 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Frances Perkins Bldg., Room S– 

4531, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 

number (202) 693–3008 (this is not a 

toll-free number) or by e-mail: 

gibbons.scott@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background: The ETA 538 and ETA 

539 reports are weekly reports which 

contain information on initial claims 

and continued weeks claimed. These 

figures are important economic 

indicators. The ETA 538 provides 

information that allows national 

unemployment claims information to be 

released to the public five days after the 

close of the reference period. The ETA 

539 contains more detailed weekly 

claims information and the state’s 13- 

week insured unemployment rate which 

is used to determine eligibility for the 

Extended Benefits program. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments: The 

Department of Labor is particularly 

interested in comments which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary, 

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 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 ETA 538 and 

ETA 539 continue to be needed as they 

provide both timely economic 

indicators as well as the information 

needed to track the data that trigger 

states ‘‘on’’ and ‘‘off’’ the Extended 

Benefits program. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change. 


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Agency: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA). 

Title: Weekly Initial and Continued 

Claims. 

OMB Number: 1205–0028. 

Agency Number: ETA 538, ETA 539. 

Affected Public: State and Local 

Governments. 

Total Respondents: 53. 

Frequency: Weekly. 

Total Responses: 104 (52 weekly 

responses for each of the two reports). 

Average Time per Response: 30 

minutes per submittal for the ETA 538, 

50 minutes per submittal for the ETA 

539. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

Reports Minutes Hours 

ETA 538—53 States ............................................................................................. × 52 × 30 = 1,378. 

ETA 539—53 States ............................................................................................. × 52 × 50 = 2,297. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,675. 

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: Friday, May 15, 2009. 

Cheryl Atkinson, 

Administrator, Office of Workforce Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–11962 Filed 5–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection Request Submitted for 

Public Comment; COBRA Notification 

Requirements—American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the 

Department), in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 

95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides 

the general public and Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to comment on 

proposed and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the reporting burden on the public and 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. Currently, 

the Employee Benefits Security 

Administration is soliciting comments 

on the revision of the information 

collection provisions of its final rule at 

29 CFR Part 2590, Health Care 

Continuation Coverage to reflect the 

hour and cost burden associated with 

the COBRA notification requirements 

under the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009. A copy of the 

information collection request (ICR) 

may be obtained by contacting the office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office shown in the 

ADDRESSES section on or before July 21, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

regarding the information collection 

request and burden estimates to G. 

Christopher Cosby, Office of Policy and 

Research, Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room N–5647, Washington, DC 20210. 

Telephone: (202) 693–8410; Fax: (202) 

219–4745. These are not toll-free 

numbers. Comments may also be 

submitted electronically to the 

following Internet e-mail address: 

ebsa.opr@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The continuation coverage provisions 

of section 601 through 608 of ERISA 

(and parallel provisions of the Internal 

Revenue Code (Code)) generally require 

group health plans to offer qualified 

beneficiaries the opportunity to elect 

continuation coverage following certain 

events that would otherwise result in 

the loss of coverage. Continuation 

coverage is a temporary extension of the 

qualified beneficiary’s previous group 

health coverage. The right to elect 

continuation coverage allows 

individuals to maintain group health 

coverage under adverse circumstances 

and to bridge gaps in health coverage 

that otherwise could limit their access 

to health care. 

COBRA provides the Secretary of 

Labor (the Secretary) with authority 

under section 608 of ERISA to carry out 

the continuation coverage provisions. 

The Conference Report that 

accompanied COBRA divided 

interpretive authority over the COBRA 

provisions between the Secretary and 

the Secretary of the Treasury (the 

Treasury) by providing that the 

Secretary has the authority to issue 

regulations implementing the notice and 

disclosure requirements of COBRA, 

while the Treasury is authorized to 

issue regulations defining the required 

continuation coverage. 

On February 17, 2009, President 

Obama signed the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 

(Pub. L. 111–5). ARRA includes a 

requirement that the Secretary of Labor 

(the Secretary), in consultation with the 

Secretaries of the Treasury and Health 

and Human Services, develop model 

notices for use by group health plans 

and other entities that, pursuant to 

ARRA, must provide notices of the 

availability of premium reductions and 

additional election periods for health 

care continuation coverage. 

On March 17, 2009, the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approved the model notices as a 

revision to OMB Control Number 1210– 

0123 under the emergency procedures 

for review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35) and 5 CFR 1320.13. On March 20, 

2009, the Department published a 

Federal Register notice announcing the 

availability of the notices on its Web site 

(74 FR11971) at http://www.dol.gov/ 

ebsa/COBRA.html. OMB’s approval of 

the revision currently is scheduled to 

expire on September 30, 2009. 

II. Current Actions 

This notice requests public comment 

pertaining to the Department’s request 

for extension of OMB’s approval of its 

revision to OMB Control Number 1210– 

0123 relating to the ARRA model 

notices. After considering comments 

received in response to this notice, the 

Department intends to submit an ICR to 

OMB for continuing approval. No 

change to the existing ICR is proposed 

or made at this time. The Department 

notes that an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, an information collection 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. A summary of the ICR and the 

current burden estimates follows: 


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