[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14468-14469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7326]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the Paperwork reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed new
collection of ``General Inquiries to State Agency Contacts.''
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the addresses
section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before May 24, 1999. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary
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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 submissions of responses.
ADDRESSEES: Send comments to Karin G. Kurz, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 3255,
2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 20212. Ms. Kurz can be
reached on 202-606-7628 (this is not a toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) awards funds to State agencies
in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the
Virgin Islands, and American Samoa (hereinafter referred to as the
``States'') in order to jointly conduct BLS/State Labor Market
Information and Occupational Safety and Health Statistics cooperative
statistical programs, which themselves have been approved by OMB
separately, as follows:
Current Employment Statistics.............................. 1220-0011
Local Area Unemployment Statistics......................... 1220-0043
Occupational Employment Statistics......................... 1220-0042
Employment and Wages Report................................ 1220-0012
Annual Refile Survey................................... 1220-0032
Multiple Worksite Report............................... 1220-0134
Mass Layoff Statistics..................................... 1220-0090
Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries & Illnesses......... 1220-0045
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries...................... 1220-0133
(This list of BLS/State cooperative statistical programs may change over
time.)
To ensure the timely flow of data and to be able to evaluate and
improve the programs, it is necessary to conduct ongoing communications
between BLS and its State partners. Whether information requests deal
with program deliverables, program enhancements, or administrative
issues, questions and dialogue are crucial.
II. Current Actions
Information collected under this clearance is used to support the
administrative and programmatic needs of these jointly conducted BLS/
State programs.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: General Inquiries to State Agency Contacts.
OMB Number: 1220-New.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: As needed.
Total Responses: 22,618.
Average Time Per Response: 42 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 15,639 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of March 1999.
W. Stuart Rust, Jr.,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 99-7326 Filed 3-24-99; 8:45 am]
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