Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Activity

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form ETA 8403A Acquisitions Report and Spending Plan Form	Modified
Form ETA 2112 Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Activity Form and Instruction	Modified
1205-0154EmgMem(20120409).doc Supplementary Document	2012-04-09
supporting statement emergency 1205 - 0154 STC changes due to PL 112-96.doc Supporting Statement A	2012-04-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
200761	Acquisitions Report and Spending Plan Form	Modified
12998	Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Activity Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1205-0154	ICR Reference No: 201204-1205-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201201-1205-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Activity
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 04/20/2012
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/13/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/09/2012
Terms of Clearance: This information collection request is approved for 6 months under the emergency processing procedures of the PRA. DOL will immediately begin the process of soliciting public comments and obtaining ongoing approval through the normal PRA process.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2012	6 Months From Approved	09/30/2012
Responses	3,604	0	3,604
Time Burden (Hours)	1,961	0	1,802
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: These data collection instruments comprise the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) management reports. These reports assure that UTF contributions collected are immediately paid over to the Secretary of the Treasury in conformity with Section 303(a)(4) of the SSA and section 3304(a)(3) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA); and that expenditure of all money withdrawn from the unemployment fund of a state is used exclusively for the payment of benefits, exclusive of refund (SSA, Section 303(a)(5), FUTA section 3304(a)(4)). The submission is unchanged except for modifications to comply with tracking funding per PL 112-96.

Emergency Justfication: ETA seeks emergency clearance from OMB for approval of the modifications to the state reporting requirements for compliance with the new reporting requirements found in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96) (MCTRJC), section 2165(a)(3). The MCTRJC mandates that states immediately begin reporting additional data regarding their administration of the STC program that includes such items as the Secretary of Labor determines are appropriate. In this submittal, ETA requests emergency approval for these minimal but important changes to track the immediate flow of benefit payments and Federal reimbursements through state trust funds.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 503(a)(4) and 503(a)(5) Name of Law: Social Security Act
   PL: Pub.L. 112 - 96 2162(d)(1) Name of Law: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
   US Code: 26 USC 3304(a)(3) and (a)(4) Name of Law: Federal Unemployment Tax Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 112 - 96 2162(d)(1) Name of Law: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Activity	ETA 8405, ETA 8414, ETA 2112, ETA 8401, ETA 8403, ETA 8413	Funds Management Activity ,   Banking Activity ,   Banking Activity ,   Banking Activity ,   Banking Activity ,   Banking Activity
Acquisitions Report and Spending Plan	ETA 8403A	Acquisition Report and Spending Plan

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	3,604	3,604	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,961	1,802	0	159	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The last action taken on this collection was due to ICR reference number 201201-1205-002. This action left the basic burden of the collection (3498 responses accounting for 1794 burden hours spread across the ETA-2112, ETA-8401, ETA-8405, ETA-8413, ETA-8414, and ETA-8403) unchanged. That ICR added a new collection instrument: the 8403A, which anticipated an annualized total of 106 responses at 0.5 hours per response accounting for 53 hours of annual burden due to the new form. As a result, the new baseline burden for this collection was the prior burden (1794h) plus the new burden (53h) for a total of 1802h. The change in burden requested in this ICR is for a modification to an existing instrument, the 2112. ETA notes that this request is very similar to a change made in the relatively recent past under ICR number 200902-1205-002, which successfully added two rows to the ETA 2112 to accommodate the Federal temporary additions to state UI payments. Though the circumstances warranting the change in this case are different, the suggested response is identical and experience has shown that the burden is likely to be highly similar. As a result, ETA has estimated that the burden for modifying existing state reporting systems to accommodate these two new rows will be nearly identical. ETA's estimated burden is the baseline burden for the current collection (1802h) plus a one time programming change for each respondent that is estimated to take 3 hours for a total of 159 hours. As a result, the revised burden would be 1802h + 159h = 1961 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,105

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 04/09/2012

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