1205-AB64 201210 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Implementing the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Provision on Data Exchange Standardization The Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) proposes to designate in regulations data exchange standards, developed in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), for Unemployment Insurance (UI) administration for any category of information required under title III, title IX, or title XII of the Social Security Act (Pub. L. 74-271). Section 2104 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-96) amends and adds section 911 to title IX of the Social Security Act (42 USC section 1101 et seq.) which requires the Department to issue a rule, developed in consultation with OMB, that outlines data exchange standards for required reporting. These standards will improve the interoperability of State, Federal, and employer operated systems that collect and exchange information for UI administrative purposes. Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Not Yet Determined PL 112-96 title IX, Social Security Act (42 USC 1101 et seq) Statutory NPRM 02/22/2013 No NPRM 02/00/2013 No No State No No No Gay Gilbert 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 202 693-3428 gilbert.gay@dol.gov Room S4231, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room S-4231, Washington DC 20210