Internal Fraud Activities

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form ETA 227 Internal Fraud Activities Form and Instruction	Modified
screenshot.doc Supplementary Document	2011-07-29
Supporting_Statement__1205-0187_7_06_2011.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-07-07
Proposal to merge the Employment and Training Adminsitration (2).doc Supplementary Document	2011-05-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
13029	Internal Fraud Activities Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1205-0187	ICR Reference No: 201103-1205-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200804-1205-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No: 012-05-01-05-01-2035-00
Title: Internal Fraud Activities
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/25/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/26/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2011
Responses	212	0	53
Time Burden (Hours)	3,533	0	159
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: ETA 9000, an annual data collection instrument, has been ETA's sole data collection instrument for identifying continuing activities involving internal fraud and assessing fraud prevention effectiveness. The resulting analysis is communicated to the SWA's to enhance management efforts in controlling false representation and fraud. ETA is merging ETA 9000 into ETA 227, a quarterly data collection also concerned with identifying fraud. New data cells are also added to the revised ETA 227 that describe fraud identified through new tools (State and National Directories of New Hires) and break out fraud cases in the Federal-State Extended Benefits program which were previously combined in a single total. Once this submission is approved, the ETA 9000 will be discontinued, and OMB Control No. 1205-0173 (the previous version of ETA 227)will also be discontinued.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 503(a) (1), (a)(5) Name of Law: Social Security Act
   US Code: 26 USC 3304(a)(4) Name of Law: Federal Unemployment Tax 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:
	76 FR 5212	01/28/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 30743	05/26/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Internal Fraud Activities	ETA 227	Overpayment detection and recovery activities

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	212	53	0	0	159	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,533	159	0	0	3,374	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The current burdens for the ETA 9000 and ETA 227, now merged into a single quarterly report, the newly consolidated ETA 227, have been computed at 1 hour for the ETA 9000 and 14 hours for the ETA 227. The estimate of burden for the new consolidated ETA 227 is equal to the burden it carried previously (14 hours per submission) plus an added one hour per submission to account for the data from what used to be the ETA 9000, for a total of 15 hours per submission. A one-time burden per state to adjust to new requirements not included in the ETA 9000 is estimated at 20 annual hours. The ETA 9000 is being discontinued, and the previous ETA 227 (OMB Control No. 1205-0178) will be discontinued once this submission is approved.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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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: 05/26/2011

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