01-29990. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 16, 2001.

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. To obtain documentation contact Marlene Howze at ([phone] or E-mail [e-mail].

Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ([phone]), 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.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Title: Report on Employment, Payroll, and Hours.

OMB Number: 1220-0011.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 373,500.

Number of Annual Responses: 4,482,000.

Estimated Time Per Response and Total Burden Hours:

Current Design Reporting Burden

Form	Number of respondents	Frequency	Annual responses	Estimated response time	Annual burden hours
BLS-790 A—Mining	2,000	12	24,000	7	2,800
BLS-790 B—Construction	19,700	12	236,400	7	27,580
BLS-790 BM—Interstate Construction	400	12	4,800	15	1,200
BLS-790 C—Manufacturing	32,700	12	392,400	7	45,780
BLS-790 H—T.P.U.	18,000	12	216,000	7	25,200
BLS-790 H—Wholesale Trade	19,800	12	237,600	7	27,720
BLS-790 E—Retail Trade	69,000	12	828,000	7	96,600
BLS-790 H—Fire	25,900	12	310,800	7	36,260
BLS-790 H—Services, non-education	74,300	12	891,600	7	104,020
BLS-790 S—Services, education	300	12	3,600	7	420
BLS-790 G—Federal Government	10,300	12	123,600	5	10,300
BLS-790 G—State Gov., non-education	7,200	12	86,400	5	7,200
BLS-790 GS—State Gov., education	1,000	12	12,000	5	1,000
BLS-790 G—Local Government	12,100	12	145,200	5	12,100
BLS-790 GS—Local Gov., education	7,800	12	93,600	5	7,800
BLS-790 F1, F2, F3 *	18,800	12	225,600	7	26,320
Total	319,300		3,831,600		432,300

Probability Design Reporting Burden

Form	Number of respondents	Frequency	Annual responses	Estimated response time	Annual burden hours
BLS-790 A—Mining	1,600	12	19,200	7	2,240
BLS-790 B—Construction	14,100	12	169,200	7	19,740
BLS-790 BM—Interstate Construction	0	12	0	15	0
BLS-790 C—Manufacturing	24,800	12	297,600	7	34,720
BLS-790 H—T.P.U.	0	12	0	7	0
BLS-790 H—Wholesale Trade	11,000	12	132,000	7	15,400
BLS-790 E—Retail Trade	0	12	0	7	0
BLS-790 H—Fire	0	12	0	7	0
BLS-790 H—Services, non-education	0	12	0	7	0
BLS-790 S—Services, education	0	12	0	7	0
BLS-790 G—Federal Government	0	12	0	5	0
BLS-790 G—State Gov., non-education	0	12	0	5	0
BLS-790 GS—State Gov., education	0	12	0	5	0
BLS-790 G—Local Government	0	12	0	5	0
BLS-790 GS—Local Gov., education	0	12	0	5	0
BLS-790 F1, F2, F3 *	2,700	12	32,400	7	3,780
Total	54,200		650,400		78,880

Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services): $0.

Description: The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program provides current monthly statistics on employment, hours, and earnings, by industry. The estimates produced from the data collected on the BLS-790 forms are fundamental inputs in the economic decision process at all levels of government, private enterprise, and organized labor.

The CES program is currently undergoing a sample redesign to transition from a quota-based to a probability sample. As industries are converted to the probability design, the number of establishments collected for the current design will be reduced.

Ira L. Mills,

DOL Clearance Officer.