98-13258. Office of Policy and Research; Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27594-27595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13258]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Office of Policy and Research; Proposed Information Collection 
Request Submitted for Public Comment

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 preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with 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 Office of Policy and Research is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed extension of the collection of the Occupational 
Code Request (OCR) information.
    A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section 
of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before July 20, 1998. The Department of 
Labor 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 
submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: Donna Dye, Office of Policy and Research, Employment and 
Training Administration, Room N-5636, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C., 20210, [phone] (this is not a toll free 
number), FAX [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) classifies nearly all 
jobs in the United States economy. However, new jobs are constantly 
evolving, and old ones are eliminated as technology and other factors 
change. As the O*NET (Occupational Information Network) system, the 
automated replacement of the DOT, is in a developmental/transitional 
phase, the need for Occupational Code Requests (OCRs) remains.
    The ETA 741 Form, the Occupational Code Request (OCR), was 
developed by the Occupational Analysis (OA) program, as a public 
service to the users of the revised DOT in an effort to help them in 
obtaining occupational codes, titles and definitions for jobs that they 
were unable to locate in the DOT. In addition, data provided on the OCR 
may also be useful indicators of potential occupations that should be 
studied as part of the new O*NET system.
    Use of the OCR is voluntary and is provided only (1) as a uniform 
guideline to the public and private sectors to submit information, (2) 
and to assist O*NET in identifying potential changes in occupations or 
emerging occupations.

II. Current Actions

    The Office of Policy and Research, during the development/
transitional phase of O*NET (the Occupational Information Network) 
seeks to provide the both the public and private sectors with needed 
occupational codes that cannot be located in the DOT. Therefore, the 
need for continuing an existing collection of this information is 
requested.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Occupational Code Request.
    OMB Number: 1205-0137.
    Affected Public: Federal Government, State or Local Government; 
Individuals; and Business or other for-profit/Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Total Respondents: 57.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 29 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $710.10.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be

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summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and 
Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also 
become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 13, 1998.
Gerri Fiala,
Administrator, Office of Policy and Research.
[FR Doc. 98-13258 Filed 5-18-98; 8:45 am]
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