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
information on the basic quarterly activities of the WPRS program,
reemployment activities for UI claimants who are likely to exhaust
their benefits. The report tracks WPRS claimants from the time they
are profiled through the delivery of services. The ETA 9049 report
provides information about reemployment outcomes for participants
in the WPRS program.
There are no program changes to
be made at this time. Estimates have been updated based on recent
data and trends from calendar year 2015 showing state providing
services through the Reemployment Services and Eligibility
Assessment (RESEA) program. Some states are transitioning from the
WPRS program services to RESEA services. Note: This ICR reconciles
a previous inadvertent inconsistency in how the supporting
statement and ROCIS entries treated burden for Forms ETA-9048 and
ETA-9049. Previously the data entry suggested one single 30-minute
response per state. This ICR counts two 15-minute responses, one
for each form, per state. Also, the burden changes were corrected
and moved from the discretionary column to the estimate
column.
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.