03-20580. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 6, 2003.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, contact Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail: [e-mail].

Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316/this is not a toll-free number), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.

The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Agency: Employment and Training Administration.

Type of Review: New collection.

Title: Revising Quarterly Contribution and Wage Reports to Accommodate Expanded Name Fields and Additional Labor Market Information.

OMB Number: 1205-0NEW.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

Type of Response: Reporting.

Frequency: 1-time.

Information collection	Number of respondents /responses	Average response time	Annual burden hours
Short employer survey	748	0.25	187
Case study interview	20	1.5	30
Payroll company interviews	3	1.5	5
Total	771		222

Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services): $0.

Description: The information collected with this survey is necessary to assess the burden employers would experience if the quarterly contribution and wage reports filed by employers were revised to accommodate full names and additional labor market information (LMI). The full name fields are necessary to enhance the efficiency of the National Directory of New Hires database in locating the employment of individuals who are not meeting their parental responsibilities. The additional LMI data is needed to improve the ability to accurately assess the value of various Workforce Investment Act vocational training programs and to enrich the pool of LMI data available.

Ira L. Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.