The Secretary has interpreted
applicable sections of Federal law to require States to identify
claimants who are most likely to exhaust their Unemployment
Insurance 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 a count 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.