Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist for State Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Modernization Projects
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration is seeking public comments on a proposed extension of the information collection using Form ETA 9177. This form is a detailed Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist that State Workforce Agencies must complete and certify before launching modernized Unemployment Insurance IT systems. The checklist ensures all critical functions in areas such as system functionality, workarounds, call center operations, vendor support, and federal reporting are ready or have approved alternatives. It was originally developed in 2018, revised in 2020 and 2023, and now includes four updated sub-elements aligned with current administration priorities. States must submit project status, explanations, mitigation plans, new timelines if needed, and requests for technical assistance. The goal is to prevent service disruptions and delays in benefit payments. This is a revision of OMB Control Number 1205-0527, with an estimated 24 annual responses from 71 possible state, local, and tribal respondents, totaling 540 burden hours.
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Key Changes
- Revised 4 sub-elements of the checklist to align with current administration priorities
- Requires certification of 11 critical functional areas including Functionality and Workarounds, Call Center Operations, and Federal Reporting Functions
- States must provide overall status, explanations, workarounds, mitigation proposals, new timelines, and technical assistance needs
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Obligations
What this law requires
State Workforce Agencies must complete and submit Form ETA 9177 (Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist) before launching modernized Unemployment Insurance IT systems
State Workforce Agencies must certify that all necessary system functions will be available and/or that alternative workarounds have been developed prior to production launch of new UI IT systems
For each sub-element in the ETA 9177 report, SWAs must provide an overall status report, brief explanation of project status, attached explanations of workarounds, and explanations of any delays or deferrals
State Workforce Agencies must provide mitigation proposals for addressing any identified problems in the Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist
State Workforce Agencies must provide new project timelines if implementation of specific UI IT system processes will be delayed or deferred