[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3137-3138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1216]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 14, 1999.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling the Department of Labor, Departmental Clearance
Officer, Todd R. Owen ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Owen-
Todd@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30
days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Producer Price Index Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0008 (revision).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
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Total
Form No. Total number Frequency Total annual Average time per response burden
of respondents responses hours
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BLS 1810A, A1, B, C, C1, and E........... 6,342 Once.......................... 6,342 2 hours......................... 12,684
BLS 473P................................. 105,000 Monthly....................... 1,260,000 18 minutes...................... 378,000
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Total Burden Hours: 390,684 hours.
Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: 0.
Total Annual (operating/maintaining): 0.
Description: The Producer Price Index, one of the Nation's leading
economic indicators, is used as a measure of price movements, as an
indicator of inflationary trends, for inventory valuation, and as a
measure of purchasing power of the dollar at the primary-market level.
It is also used for market and economic research and as a basis for
escalation in long-term contracts and purchase agreements.
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-1216 Filed 1-19-99; 8:45 am]
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