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7611. 

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Thomas P. Carroll, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24125 Filed 11–6–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Federal-State Unemployment 

Compensation Program: Certifications 

for 2017 Under the Federal 

Unemployment Tax Act 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, DOL. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor signed 

the annual certifications under the 

Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26 

U.S.C. 3301 et seq., thereby enabling 

employers who make contributions to 

state unemployment funds to obtain 

certain credits against their liability for 

the federal unemployment tax. By letter, 

the certifications were transmitted to the 

Secretary of the Treasury. The letter and 

certifications are printed below. 

Signed in Washington, DC, October 31, 2017. 

Nancy M. Rooney, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin 

Secretary of the Treasury 

Department of the Treasury 

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20220 

Dear Secretary Mnuchin: 

Transmitted herewith are an original 

and one copy of the certifications of the 

states and their unemployment 

compensation laws for the 12-month 

period ending on October 31, 2017. One 

certification is required with respect to 

the normal federal unemployment tax 

credit by Section 3304 of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC), and the 

other certification is required with 

respect to the additional tax credit by 

Section 3303 of the IRC. Both 

certifications list all 53 jurisdictions. 

Sincerely, 

R. Alexander Acosta 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

LABOR 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, DC 

CERTIFICATION OF STATES TO THE 

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 3304(c) OF 

THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 

1986 

In accordance with the provisions of 

Section 3304(c) of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3304(c)), I 

hereby certify the following named 

states to the Secretary of the Treasury 

for the 12-month period ending on 

October 31, 2017, in regard to the 

unemployment compensation laws of 

those states, which heretofore have been 

approved under the Federal 

Unemployment Tax Act: 

Alabama 

Alaska 

Arizona 

Arkansas 

California 

Colorado 

Connecticut 

Delaware 

District of Columbia 

Florida 

Georgia 

Hawaii 

Idaho 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Iowa 

Kansas 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

Montana 

Nebraska 

Nevada 

New Hampshire 

New Jersey 

New Mexico 

New York 

North Carolina 

North Dakota 

Ohio 

Oklahoma 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania 

Puerto Rico 

Rhode Island 

South Carolina 

South Dakota 

Tennessee 

Texas 

Utah 

Vermont 

Virginia 

Virgin Islands 

Washington 

West Virginia 

Wisconsin 

Wyoming 

This certification is for the maximum 

normal credit allowable under Section 

3302(a) of the Code. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on October 

31, 2017. 

R. Alexander Acosta 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

LABOR 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, DC 

CERTIFICATION OF STATE 

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 

LAWS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE 

TREASURY PURSUANT TO SECTION 

3303(b)(1) OF THE INTERNAL 

REVENUE CODE OF 1986 

In accordance with the provisions of 

paragraph (1) of Section 3303(b) of the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 

U.S.C. 3303(b)(1)), I hereby certify the 

unemployment compensation laws of 

the following named states, which 

heretofore have been certified pursuant 

to paragraph (3) of Section 3303(b) of 

the Code, to the Secretary of the 

Treasury for the 12-month period 

ending on October 31, 2017: 

Alabama 

Alaska 

Arizona 

Arkansas 

California 

Colorado 

Connecticut 

Delaware 

District of Columbia 

Florida 

Georgia 


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Hawaii 

Idaho 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Iowa 

Kansas 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

Montana 

Nebraska 

Nevada 

New Hampshire 

New Jersey 

New Mexico 

New York 

North Carolina 

North Dakota 

Ohio 

Oklahoma 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania 

Puerto Rico 

Rhode Island 

South Carolina 

South Dakota 

Tennessee 

Texas 

Utah 

Vermont 

Virginia 

Virgin Islands 

Washington 

West Virginia 

Wisconsin 

Wyoming 

This certification is for the maximum 

additional credit allowable under 

Section 3302(b) of the Code, subject to 

the limitations of Section 3302(c) of the 

Code. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on October 

31, 2017. 

R. Alexander Acosta 

[FR Doc. 2017–24177 Filed 11–6–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Report on 

Current Employment Statistics 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) revision titled, 

‘‘Report on Current Employment 

Statistics,’’ to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval for use in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995. Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before December 7, 2017. 

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 of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201706-1220-004 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or sending an email to DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for DOL–BLS, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is 

not a toll-free number); or by email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Commenters are encouraged, but not 

required, to send a courtesy copy of any 

comments by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks approval under the PRA for 

revisions to the Report on Current 

Employment Statistics (CES) 

information collection. The Congress 

has charged the BLS with the 

responsibility of collecting and 

publishing monthly information on 

employment, average wages received, 

and the hours worked, by area and by 

industry. See 29 U.S.C. 2. The CES 

program provides current monthly 

statistics on employment, hours, and 

earnings, by industry. The statistics are 

fundamental inputs in economic 

decision processes at all levels of 

government, private enterprise, and 

organized labor. This information 

collection has been classified as a 

revision, because the agency has added 

additional foreign language versions of 

the forms. The BLS Authorizing Statute 

authorizes this information collection. 

See 29 U.S.C. 1, 2. 

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 the 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. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1220–0011. The current 

approval is scheduled to expire on 

November 30, 2017; however, the DOL 

notes that existing information 

collection requirements submitted to the 

OMB receive a month-to-month 

extension while they undergo review. 

New requirements would only take 

effect upon OMB approval. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 19, 2017 (82 FR 27874). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1220–0011. The OMB 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, 


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