98-29329. Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of Data Collection Forms

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 212 (Tuesday, November 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 59342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29329]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of Data 
Collection Forms

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, 
May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel 
Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and 
Budget a request for review of an information collection. The 
Establishment Information Form, the Wage Data Collection Form, and the 
Wage Data Collection Continuation Form are wage survey forms developed 
by OPM for use by the Department of Defense to establish prevailing 
wage rates for Federal Wage System employees. The Department of Defense 
contacts approximately 21,200 businesses annually to determine the 
level of wages paid by private enterprise establishments for 
representative jobs common to both private industry and the Federal 
Government. Each survey collection requires 1-4 hours of respondent 
burden, resulting in a total yearly burden of approximately 75,800 
hours.
    Comments are particularly invited on:

--Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Office of Personnel Management, and 
whether it will have practical utility;
--Whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection is 
accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; and
--Ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents through use of technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

    For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on 
[phone], or send an email message to [e-mail].

DATES: Comments on this proposal must be received on or before January 
4, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver written comments to--Donald J. Winstead, 
Assistant Director for Compensation Administration, Workforce 
Compensation and Performance Service, U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management, 1900 E Street NW., Room 7H31, Washington, DC 20415.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION--CONTACT: Mark A. 
Allen, Salary and Wage Systems Division, Office of Compensation 
Administration, [phone].

Office of Personnel Management.
Janice R. Lachance,
Director.
[FR Doc. 98-29329 Filed 11-2-98; 8:45 am]
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