The ETA 5130, Benefit Appeals Report,
contains information on the number of appeals and the resultant
decisions classified by program, appeal level, cases filed and
disposed of (workload flow), and decisions by level, appellant and
issue. The data on this form are used to monitor the benefit
appeals process in the state workforce agencies (SWAs). Data are
also used for budgeting and workload data.
This ICR seeks no approval for
discretionary actions affecting respondent burden. However,
adjustments were made to reflect the expiration of Federal
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program, which occurred on
January 1, 2014. DOL has refined the burden estimate entries for
this collection, to make the relationship between reginfo.gov
database information more consistent with the burden reported to
respondents. As shown in item 12, each month States submit a
separate ETA 5130 for each of the two programs and each form takes
1 hour to complete. The form provides that burden estimate. The
database, however, reflected a single monthly response taking two
hours.
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.