96-19054. Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program; Availability of Benefit Accuracy Measurement (Formerly Benefits Quality Control) Annual Report Results

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 145 (Friday, July 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39159-39160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19054]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program; Availability of 
Benefit Accuracy Measurement (Formerly Benefits Quality Control) Annual 
Report Results

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Unemployment Insurance Benefit 
Accuracy Measurement (Formerly Benefits Quality Control) Annual Report 
for Calendar Year 1995.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce the availability of 
the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) 
(formerly Benefits Quality Control (BQC) 1995 Annual Report which 
contains the results of each State's Benefit Accuracy Measurement 
Program and how it may be obtained.

DATES: The Federal digest will be available after July 31, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies may be obtained by writing to Mary Ann Wyrsch, 
Director, Unemployment Insurance Service, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Room S-4231, Washington, D.C. 20210. The digest and this notice contain 
a list of names and addresses of persons in each State who will provide 
additional information regarding the individual State report and 
clarifications upon request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Burman Skrable, Division of 
Performance Review, Data Analysis and Data Validation Team, 202-219-
5922. (This is not a toll free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each week, staff in each State's Employment 
Security Agency investigate random samples of UI benefit payments and 
record information based on interviews with claimants, employers, and 
third parties to determine whether State law, policy, and procedure 
were followed correctly in processing the sampled payment.
    The Department of Labor is publishing results from the 
investigations in a digest which includes information of the 52 
jurisdictions participating in the UI BAM program. Five items are 
reported for each State: Total UI benefit dollars paid to the 
population of claimants, size of the BAM samples, and the percentages 
of proper payments, overpayments, and underpayments in the population 
estimated from the BAM investigations. Ninety-five percent confidence 
intervals have been computed for each of the three percentages 
presented (proper payments, overpayments, and underpayments). States 
have been encouraged to provide narratives to further clarify the 
meaning of the data based on their specific situations.
    Since States' laws, policies, and procedures vary considerably, the 
data cannot be used to draw comparisons among States.
    Effective with calendar year 1995, States are no longer required to 
publish their report data; however, persons wanting clarification or 
additional information concerning a specific State's report are 
encouraged to contact the individual identified in the following 
mailing list.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., on July 19, 1996.
Timothy Barnicle,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training.

UI BAM Annual Report CY 1995--State Contacts

Alabama
    Bill Mauldin, QC Supervisor, Department of Industrial Relations, 
649 Monroe Street, Room 321, Montgomery, AL 36131, [phone]
Alaska
    Karen Van Dusseldorp, Q.C. Data Analyst, Alaska Department of 
Labor, P.O. Box 21149, Juneau, AK 99802-1149, [phone]
Arizona
    Dave Berggren, Employment Security Administration, Technical 
Support Section, Department of Economic Security, P.O. Box 6123, 
Suite 701B-4, Phoenix, AZ 85005, [phone]
Arkansas
    Norma Madden, QC Supervisor, AR Employment Security Dept., P.O. 
Box 2981, Little Rock, AR 72203, [phone]
California
    Suzanne Schroeder, Office of Constituent Affairs, Employment 
Development Dept., P.O. Box 826880, Sacramento, CA 94280-0001, (916) 
654-9029
Colorado
    Kay Gilbert, BQC Supervisor, CO Div. Employment & Training, UI 
Division, 251 E 12th Ave., Denver, CO 80203, [phone]
Connecticut
    Judy Barton, Director of Communications, Employment Security 
Division, 200 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, CT 06109, (860) 
566-4374
Delaware
    W. Thomas MacPherson, Director, Div. of Unemployment Insurance, 
DE Department of Labor, P.O. Box 9950, Newark, DE 19714, (302) 761-
8350
District of Columbia
    Roberta Bauer, Assistant Director, Compliance & Independant 
Monitoring, DC Dept. of Employment Services, 500 C Street, Room 511, 
NW, Washington, DC 20001, [phone]
Florida
    Kenneth E. Holmes, UC Director, FL Dept. of Unemployment Comp., 
Caldwell Building, Room 201, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0209, (904) 921-
3889
Georgia
    David Poythress, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Labor, 148 
International Blvd., NE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30303, (404) 656-
3011
Hawaii
    Douglas Odo, UI Administrator, Dept. of Labor & Industrial 
Relations, 830 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, [phone]
Idaho
    Jane Perez, QC Supervisor, Idaho Department of Employment, 317 
Main Street, Boise, ID 83735, [phone]
Illinois
    Joseph Wojcik, Quality Control Supervisor, IL Dept. of 
Employment Security, 401 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60605, 
[phone]
Indiana
    Sandy Jessee, QCI Supervisor, IN Dept. of Workforce Development, 
10 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204, [phone]
Iowa
    Larry Venenga, QC Supervisor, Iowa Dept. of Employment Services, 
1000 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50319, [phone]
Kansas
    Joseph Ybarra, QC Supervisor, Kansas Dept. of Human Resources, 
401 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66603, [phone]
Kentucky
    Ron Holland, Director, Div. of Unemployment Insurance, 275 East 
Main Street, 2nd floor East, Frankfort, KY 40621, [phone]
Louisiana
    Marianne Sullivan, UI Claims Coordinator, Louisiana Dept. of 
Labor, P.O. Box

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94094-9094, Baton Rouge, LA 70804, [phone]
Maine
    Gail Thayer, UI Director, Bureau of Employment Security, 20 
Union Street, Augusta, ME 04330, [phone]
Maryland
    Thomas Wendel, Executive Director, Unemployment Insurance 
Division, Dept. of Labor and Licensing and Regulation, 1100 North 
Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, [phone]
Massachusetts
    Rena Kottcamp, Dir. of Research, Division of Employment 
Security, Charles F. Hurley ES Building, Boston, MA 02114, (617) 
626-6556
Michigan
    Manuel Mejia, Deputy Director, Customer Services, MI Employment 
Security Agency, 7310 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, (313) 876-
5906
Minnesota
    Marti Huiras, QC Supervisor, MN Dept. of Economic Security, 390 
North Robert Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, [phone]
Mississippi
    Merrill Merkle, Quality Control Unit, [phone]
      or
    Don Ware, UI Technical Services, [phone], both at: MS 
Employment Security Comm., P.O. Box 1699, Jackson, MS 39205-1699
Missouri
    Marilyn A. Hutcherson, Asst. Dir., Unemployment Insurance, MO 
Division of Employment Security, P.O. Box 59, Jefferson City, MO 
65104, [phone]
Montana
    Rod Sager, Administrator, Dept. of Labor and Industry, 
Unemployment Insurance Division, P.O. Box 1728, Helena, MT 59624, 
[phone]
Nebraska
    Will Sheehan, Administrator, UI Benefits
      or
    Don Gammill, Administrator, UI Program Evaluation, both at: P.O. 
Box 94600, Lincoln, NE 68509-4600, [phone]
Nevada
    Karen Rhodes, Public Information Officer, Department of 
Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation, 500 E. Third Street, 
Carson City, NV 89713, [phone]
New Hampshire
    Carolyn Angle, QC Supervisor, Quality Control Unit, NH Dept. of 
Employment Security, 10 West Street, Concord, NH 03301, (603) 228-
4073
New Jersey
    Paulette Laubsch, Assistant Commissioner, New Jersey Department 
of Labor, CN 110, Trenton, NJ 08625-0110, [phone]
New Mexico
    Betty Campbell, BQC Supervisor, Quality Control Section, New 
Mexico Department of Labor, 401 Broadway N.E., P.O. Box 1928, 
Albuquerque, NM 87103, [phone]
New York
    Ina Lawson, QC Manager, Division of Audit & Compliance, NY State 
Department of Labor, State Campus-Building 12, Albany, NY 12240, 
[phone]
North Carolina
    W. Howard Phillips, Supervisor, UI Technical Support, Employment 
Security Comm. of NC, P.O. Box 25903, Raleigh, NC 27611, (919) 733-
4893
North Dakota
    Leo Jabonski, BAM Superviosr, Job Service North Dakota, P.O. Box 
5507, Bismarck, ND 58506-5507, [phone]
Ohio
    Carolyn Clayton, QC Chief, OH Bureau of Employment Services, 145 
South Front Street, P.O. Box 1618, Columbus, OH 43216, (614) 466-
2681
Oklahoma
    Terry W. McHale, QC Supervisor, OK Employment Security Comm., 
Will Rogers Memorial Office Bldg., Rm 102, Oklahoma City, OK 73105, 
[phone]
Oregon
    James Mosley, QC Supervisor, Oregon Employment Department, 875 
Union Street N.E., Salem, OR 97311, [phone]
Pennsylvania
    Pete Cope, Director, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, 
Benefits and Allowances Division, Department of Labor & Industry, 
615 Labor and Industry Building, Harrisburg, PA 17121, (717) 787-
3547
Puerto Rico
    Carmen Otero de McCulloch, Assistant Secretary, PR Dept. of 
Labor and Human Resources, 505 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 
00918, [phone]
Rhode Island
    Lawrence Fitch, Director, Dept. of Employment Security, 24 Mason 
Street, Providence, RI 02903, [phone]
South Carolina
    William H. Griffin, Deputy Exec. Dir., Unemployment Security 
Comm., P.O. Box 995, Columbia, SC 29202, [phone]
South Dakota
    Dennis Angerhofer, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department 
of Labor, P.O. Box 4730, Aberdeen, SD 57402-4730, [phone]
Tennessee
    Ann Ridings, BQC Supervisor, Quality Control Unit, TN Dept. of 
Employment Security, 10th Floor, Volunteer Plaza, 500 James 
Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37245-0001, [phone]
Texas
    Bert West, UI QC Supervisor, Texas Workforce Commission, TEC 
Building, 101 E. 15th Street, Austin, TX 78778, [phone]
Utah
    Robert Comfort, QC Supervisor, Dept. of Employment Security, 
P.O. Box 778, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-0778, [phone]
Vermont
    Robert Herbst, Quality Control Chief, Dept. of Employment & 
Training, P.O. Box 488, Montpelier, VT 05602, [phone]
Virginia
    F.W. Tucker, IV; Chief of Benefits, Unemployment Insurance 
Services, Virginia Employment Commission, P. O. Box 1359, Richmond, 
VA 23211, [phone]
Washington
    Teressa Morris, Director, WA Employment Security Dept., Office 
of Management Review, P.O. Box 90465, Olympia, WA 98507-9046, (206) 
493-9511
West Virginia
    Andrew N. Richardson, Commissioner, Bureau of Employment 
Programs, 112 California Avenue, Charleston, WV 25305, (304) 558-
2629
Wisconsin
    Chet Frederick, QC Director, WI Dept. of Workforce Development, 
201 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 7905, Madison, WI 53707, (608) 
266-82260
Wyoming
    Beth Nelson, Administrator, UI Administration, P.O. Box 2760, 
Casper, WY 82602, [phone]
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