1205-0NEW-EmergencyFRN_UI-Modernization

9108

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 39 / Monday, March 2, 2009 / Notices

to the Drug Enforcement
Administration, Office of Diversion
Control, Federal Register Representative
(ODL), 8701 Morrissette Drive,
Springfield, Virginia 22152; and must be
filed no later than April 1, 2009.
This procedure is to be conducted
simultaneously with, and independent
of, the procedures described in 21 CFR
§ 1301.34(b), (c), (d), (e), and (f). As
noted in a previous notice published in
the Federal Register on September 23,
1975, (40 FR 43745–46), all applicants
for registration to import the basic class
of any controlled substance in schedule
I or II are, and will continue to be,
required to demonstrate to the Deputy
Assistant Administrator, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
Administration, that the requirements
for such registration pursuant to 21
U.S.C. 958(a); 21 U.S.C. 823(a); and 21
CFR 1301.34(b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) are
satisfied.
Dated: February 23, 2009.
Joseph T. Rannazzisi,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9–4271 Filed 2–27–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410–09–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Emergency
Review: Comment Request

erowe on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES

February 24, 2009.

The Department of Labor has
submitted the following information
collection request (ICR), utilizing
emergency review procedures, to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) 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. OMB approval has been
requested by March 10, 2009. A copy of
this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation; including among other
things a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov
Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or by contacting
Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is
not a toll-free number)/e-mail:
[email protected]. Interested
parties are encouraged to send
comments to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the Department of Labor—
ETA, Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503,

VerDate Nov<24>2008

12:24 Feb 27, 2009

Jkt 217001

Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax: 202–
395–6974 (these are not toll-free
numbers), E-mail:
[email protected].
Comments and questions about the ICR
listed below should be received 5 days
prior to the requested OMB approval
date.
The OMB 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
clarify 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.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration.
Title of Collection: Recovery Act—
Applications for Unemployment
Insurance Modernization Incentive
Payments.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Frequency of Collection: One time
collection.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 53.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 424.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden
(other than hourly costs): $0.
Description: Section 2003(f) of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides for
unemployment insurance (UI)
‘‘modernization incentive payments’’ to
be made from the Unemployment Trust
Fund (UTF) to the states. The total
amount available for all states is $7
billion dollars. To obtain its share, the
state must make an application to the
Department of Labor demonstrating that
its UI law contains certain benefit
eligibility provisions. The last date on
which an incentive distribution may be
made is September 30, 2011. When
applying for a share of the UI
modernization incentive payments, a
state must document that the provisions
of its law meet the requirements for

PO 00000

Frm 00033

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

obtaining an incentive payment. The
state is also required to describe how it
intends to use any incentive payment to
improve or strengthen its UI program.
Why are we requesting Emergency
Processing? If DOL were to comply with
standard PRA clearance procedures, it
would not be able to comply with the
ARRA-mandated payment schedule
because procedures for these payments
must be in place immediately. The
statute provides that states need the
means to access the funds as soon as
possible. Otherwise, harm to the
nation’s economic recovery could
ensue. Finally, in preparing the
guidelines, the Department has taken all
necessary steps to consult with state
workforce agencies in order to minimize
the burden of collecting the information
while adhering to ARRA payment and
monitoring provisions.
Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–4279 Filed 2–27–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
February 23, 2009

The Department of Labor (DOL)
hereby announces the submission of the
following public information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
A copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation; including
among other things a description of the
likely respondents, proposed frequency
of response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov
Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or by contacting
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on 202–693–
4223 (this is not a toll-free number)/
e-mail: [email protected].
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Department of Labor—ETA, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202–395–7316/Fax: 202–395–6974
(these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail:
[email protected] within
30 days from the date of this publication
in the Federal Register. In order to
ensure the appropriate consideration,

E:\FR\FM\02MRN1.SGM

02MRN1