[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48192-48193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22845]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 27, 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, Ira Mills ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Mills-
Ira@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA,
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OSHA, PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10234,
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 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: National Compensation Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0164.
Frequency: Quarterly; annually.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 40,116.
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Average time
Total Total annual Average for Total annual
Forms respondents Frequency responses minutes per predominant burden
response form use
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Earnings Initiation (NCS 99-1)............ 5,640 Annual or................... 6,204 76 82 7,821
quarterly...................
Earnings Update (NCS 99-2)................ 24,106 Annual or................... 54,368 19 20 17,477
quarterly...................
Benefits Initiation \1\ (NCS 99-3)........ 2,240 Annual or................... 2,593 156 180 6,748
quarterly...................
Benefits Update (NCS 99-4)................ 10,686 Annual or................... 37,807 20 20 12,464
quarterly...................
Informed Consent (NCS 99-5)............... (2) (3)......................... (3) (4) (4) (4)
Collection Not Tied to a Specific Form.... 10,370 Annual...................... 10,370 56 82 9,752
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Total................................. 53,041 ............................ 111,342 .............. .............. 54,262
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\1\ Form 3038D will continue to be used until the NCS data capture system is completed at the end of FY 2000.
\2\ Unknown; dependent upon number of respondents who elect to have third parties provide data.
\3\ Unknown.
\4\ Negligible.
Note: All figures are based on a three-year average. The total
respondents and total responses are asked to give data that will be
used on several forms.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The National Compensation Survey integrates three BLS
programs: The Occupational Compensation Survey Program, the Employment
Cost Index, and the Employee Benefits Survey. Data are collected from
both the private non-farm economy and State and local governments. Data
produced from this survey are critical in determining pay increases for
Federal workers; in determining monetary policy; and for use by
compensation administrators and researchers in the private sector.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-22845 Filed 9-1-99; 8:45 am]
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