BILLING CODE: 4510–FN–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment
Request; Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees Handbook 391
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment and Training
Administration (ETA)-sponsored 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 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before
[INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection
should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
"Currently under 30-day Review - Open for Public Comments" or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Howell by telephone at 202-6936782, or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The UCFE law (5 U.S.C. 8501, et seq.) requires state
workforce agencies to administer the UCFE program in accordance with the same terms and
provisions of the paying state's unemployment insurance law, which apply to unemployed
claimants who worked in the private sector. Each state agency must be able to obtain certain
information (wage, separation data) about each claimant filing claims for UCFE benefits to
enable them to determine his/her eligibility for benefits. The Department of Labor (DOL) has
prescribed forms to enable the state agencies to obtain this necessary information from the
individual's Federal employing agency. Each of these forms is essential to the UCFE claims

process and the frequency of use varies depending upon the circumstances involved. These are
model forms which states may customize as needed to collect the necessary information required
to operate the UCFE program. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal Register on June 27, 2024 (89 FR 53653).
Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and cost of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct
or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid OMB Control
Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be
subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a
valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB
authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL
notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a
month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL-ETA.
Title of Collection: Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees Handbook 391.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0179.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 565.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 72,117.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 5410 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $ 1,989.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))

Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2024-29217 Filed: 12/11/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 12/12/2024]