OMB clearance extension for Benefit Accuracy Measurement

UIPL11-07_508.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2007/UIPL11-07_508.pdf)

                                                            CLASSIFICATION
         EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING                            UI Performs
      ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY SYSTEM                        CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
         U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                           OWS/DPM
              Washington, D.C. 20210
                                                            DATE
                                                            February 16, 2007


DIRECTIVE:         UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 11-07

TO:                STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES

FROM:              EMILY STOVER DeROCCO /s/
                   Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:           Extension of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Clearance
                   for the Benefits Accuracy Measurement (BAM) Program and ET
                   Handbook 395


1. Purpose. To inform states that OMB has approved the extension of data collection to
   support the BAM Program.

2. Background. By investigating small representative weekly samples of both paid and
   denied unemployment insurance (UI) claims, BAM enables each state to estimate
   reliably the number and dollar value of proper and improper payments of UI benefits;
   the rates of occurrence of these proper and improper payments and denials; and the
   error types, error causes, and the parties that are responsible for the errors.

3. OMB Approval. This collection has been approved under the Paperwork Reduction
   Act of 1980, under number 1205-0245 through August 31, 2009. Persons are not
   required to respond to this collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
   OMB number. Respondent’s obligation to reply is mandatory (SSA, Sec. 303 (a)(6)).


4. Burden Disclosure. Public reporting burden for this collection of information, which
   includes both paid and denied claims, is estimated to average 8,139 hours per state.
   For paid claims, investigators spend an average of 5.1 hours to complete a BAM paid
   claims investigation. The collection requires an additional 3.17 hours for coding and
   entering data into a computerized database, reviewing completed cases, and



 RESCISSIONS                                                EXPIRATION DATE
 None                                                       February 16, 2008

  transmitting the data to the Department, for a total of 8.27 hours per investigation. For
  denied claims, the average time of completion and transmitting data by type of denial
  are: monetary denials - 6.825 hours; separation denials - 6.525 hours; and
  nonseparation denials - 6.625 hours. Claimant, employer, and third party responses are
  approximately 0.5 hours per response per case.

  Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
  information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the U.S. Department of
  Labor, Office of Workforce Security, Room S-4231, Washington, D.C. 20210
  (Paperwork Reduction Project 1205-0245).

5. Inquires. Inquiries should be directed to Andy Spisak at (202) 693-3196 or Delores
   Mackall at (202) 693-3183.