The Secretary has interpreted
applicable sections of Federal law to require States to identify
claimants who are most likely to exhaust their UI benefits and to
provide reemployment services to expedite their return to suitable
work. The ETA 9048 report provides a count of the claimants who
were referred to Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS)
and acount of those who completed the services. A second report
(ETA 9049) provides the subsequent collection of wage records which
is a useful management tool for monitoring the success of the WPRS
program in the state.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.