These data collection instruments
comprise the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) management reports.
These reports assure that UTF contributions collected are
immediately paid over to the Secretary of the Treasury in
conformity with Section 303(a)(4) of the SSA and section 3304(a)(3)
of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA); and that expenditure of
all money withdrawn from the unemployment fund of a state is used
exclusively for the payment of benefits, exclusive of refund (SSA,
Section 303(a)(5), FUTA section 3304(a)(4)).
We have requested a minor
modification to the ETA 2112 report to track Federal temporary
additions to state UI payments in response to the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PL 111-05, Section 1007). A one-time,
minor change in burden is requested to offset basic programming
effort to bring state systems into compliance with the two
additional rows; the added burden for the programming effort is
estimated at an annualized 1 hour per each of 53 respondents for a
total of 53 additional hours annually. The change in burden
requested is negligible because all states and jurisdictions submit
this information electronically, and once the automated systems
have incorporated the reporting change, there will be no additional
work.
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.