[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 150 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40451-40452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19658]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 29, 1996.
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 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of
these individual ICRs, with applicable supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling the Department of Labor Acting Departmental
Clearance Officer, Theresa M. O'Malley ({202} 219-5095). Individuals
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/TDD) may call
{202} 219-4720 between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday
through Friday.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
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: Manual for Developing Local Area Unemployment Statistics.
OMB Number: 1220-0017.
Agency Number: BLS 3040, LAUS-2, LAUS-3.
Frequency: Monthly.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 51.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1.62 hours for LAUS-2, .11 hours for
LAUS-3.
Total Burden Hours: 120,755.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
Description: Local area unemployment statistics are used as
indicators of local economic conditions, as a mechanism to qualify
areas for various economic conditions, and as an allocator for existing
job training and economic assistance program funding.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Mass Layoff Statistics Program.
OMB Number 1220-0090.
Frequency: On occasion; Monthly; Quarterly.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Farms; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
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Estimated time per
Collection instrument Respondents respondent Total burden
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Employer Contact Burden................. 15,600 30 minutes (one-time)..... 7,800 hours.
State Burden............................ 832 78.25 (annually).......... 65,520.
Response Analysis Survey (RAS).......... 500 30 minutes (one-time)..... 250 hours.
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Total Burden House: 73,570.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
Description: Section 462(E) of the Job Training Partnership Act
states that the Secretary of Labor must develop and maintain data on
permanent mass layoffs and plant closings and publish a report
annually.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Compensation 2000, Phase I.
OMB Number: 122-0new.
Agency Number: COMP2000.
Frequency: Annually, with some quarterly testing.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 34,282.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 76.75 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 43,858.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
Description: This collection is Phase I of the new COMP2000 program
which will integrate three separate BLS programs, the Occupational
Compensation Survey Program, Employment Cost Index, and Employee
Benefits Survey. Data produced from this survey will be critical in
determining pay increases for Federal workers, in determining monetary
policy, and are widely used by compensation administrators and
researchers outside the Federal sector.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: State Unemployment Insurance (UI) Wage Records Quality
Project.
OMB Number: 122-0new.
Agency Number: BLS-3025.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 159.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
Description: This information collection has been developed to
determine current State Unemployment Insurance (UI) procedures
involving wage records and to verify the accuracy of State UI wage
recordkeeping. It has been established, in conjunction with State
agencies, to ensure basic quality and standardization of maintenance of
State wage record files for the development of a national wage record
database as a labor market information tool.
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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