Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program Data Exchange Standardization

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
FW__Comments_Responding_to_OMB_Control_Number_1205-0510[1].pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-08-15	Available
OMB_1205_0510_Supporting_Statement_090825[1].docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-09-23	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
205854	ICON Application, EBCDIC Format		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1205-0510	ICR Reference No: 202509-1205-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202212-1205-003
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program Data Exchange Standardization
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/05/2026

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2026
Responses	12	15
Time Burden (Hours)	1,440	1,800
Cost Burden (Dollars)	95,755	299,244

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Abstract: The Department is required by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to designate eXtensible Markup Language (XML) as a data exchange standard. The data exchange standards help improve the interoperability of these systems that collect and exchange information for UI administrative purposes. Through this regulation, the Department makes use of data exchange standards for ICON and SIDES. To improve UI program operations by states, the Department has been the facilitating entity for development and implementation of automated systems that states may adopt for efficiently processing claims and improving program integrity. These automated systems, which have been developed through a collaborative effort with states and the National Association of Workforce Agencies (NASWA), have replaced manual paper processing with automated exchanges of information between states as well as those between states and employers. The Department provides funding to facilitate the development and implementation of these automated systems, and encourages the use of these systems by states. The Federal requirement to use this standard requires the Department to establish, through regulation, that all such exchanges of electronic information must use XML to comply with the Act.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1111 Name of Law: Social Security Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 26611	06/23/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 10833	03/05/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
ICON Application, EBCDIC Format

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	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	12	15	0	-3	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,440	1,800	0	-360	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	95,755	299,244	0	-203,489	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Using Information Technology

Short Statement: The adjustment in number of respondents and responses has been reduced to 12 from 15 because 41 of the 53 SWAs have implemented the XML requirements in the Data Exchange Standardization final rule. The burden hours per SWA remains the same – 120 hours/SWA, but the number of participating states has declined from 15 to 12, which has declined the total burden hours from 1800 to 1440

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 03/05/2026

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