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[FR Doc No: 94-17975]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 

Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Review by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

    Background: The Department of Labor, in carrying out its 
responsibilities under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35), considers comments on the reporting/recordkeeping requirements 
that will affect the public.
    List of Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Review: As 
necessary, the Department of Labor will publish a list of the Agency 
recordkeeping/reporting requirements under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) since the last list was published. The list 
will have all entries grouped into new collections, revisions, 
extensions, or reinstatements. The Departmental Clearance Officer will, 
upon request, be able to advise members of the public of the nature of 
the particular submission they are interested in.
    Each entry may contain the following information:

The Agency of the Department issuing this recordkeeping/reporting 
requirement.
The title of the recordkeeping/reporting requirement.
The OMB and/or Agency identification numbers, if applicable.
How often the recordkeeping/reporting requirement is needed.
Whether small businesses or organizations are affected.
An estimate of the total number of hours needed to comply with the 
recordkeeping/reporting requirements and the average hours per 
respondent.
The number of forms in the request for approval, if applicable.
An abstract describing the need for and uses of the information 
collection.

    Comments and Questions: Copies of the recordkeeping/reporting 
requirements may be obtained by calling the Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Kenneth A. Mills ((202) 219-5095). Comments and questions 
about the items on this list should be directed to Mr. Mills, Office of 
Information Resources Management Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-1301, Washington, DC 20210. Comments 
should also be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for (BLS/DM/ESA/ETA/OAW/MSHA/OSHA/PWBA/
VETS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 3001, Washington, DC 20503 
((202) 395-7316).
    Any member of the public who wants to comment on recordkeeping/ 
reporting requirements which have been submitted to OMB should advise 
Mr. Mills of this intent at the earliest possible date.

Revision

    Employment and Training Administration Guidelines for the State 
Employment Security Agency Program and Budget Plan for the Unemployment 
Insurance Program 1205-0132; ETA 8632, 8623A, 8633A, 2208A.

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                                                                                                   Average time 
            Form No.                     Affected public          Respondents      Frequency      per presponse 
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ETA 8623A (UI-1)...............  State/local govt...............           53  Annually........  1 hour.        
ETA 8632 (Narrative & CAP).....  ......do.......................           53  Annually........  27 hours.      
ETA 8632/QC (Narrative & CAP)..  ......do.......................           37  Annually........  4 hours.       
Transmittal Memo Checklist,      ......do.......................           53  Annually........  1 hour.        
 Signature Page.                                                                                                
ETA 2208A (UI-3)...............  ......do.......................           53  Quarterly.......  2 hours.       
2,109 total hours.                                                                                              
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    The Program and Budget Plan (PBP) provides the basis for State 
Unemployment Insurance operations to request funds for the upcoming 
year. In the PBP, States certify intent to comply with assurances. The 
affected public are the 53 State Employment Security Agencies.

Revision

Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Export Product Information
1220-0025
Businesses or other for-profit; Small businesses or organizations 

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                                                        Average time per
      Form No.        Respondents       Frequency           response    
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BLS 2894B...........        1,900  Annually...........  60 minutes.     
BLS 3008............        1,900  Annually...........  15 minutes.     
BLS 3007D...........        4,500  Monthly, Quarterly.  27 minutes.     
BLS 3007E...........           35  Quarterly..........  27 minutes.     
24,103 total hours.                                                     
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    The International Price Program indexes, some of the nation's 
primary economic indicators, are used as: measures of price movements 
in international product prices; indicators of inflationary trends in 
the economy; sources of information used to determine U.S. monetary, 
fiscal, trade, and commercial policies. They are also used to deflate 
the Gross National Product.

Revision

Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Import Product Information
1220-0026
Monthly, Quarterly 

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                                                        Average time per
      Form No.        Respondents       Frequency           response    
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BLS 3007B...........        1,900  Annually...........  60 minutes.     
BLS 3008............        1,900  Annually...........  20 minutes.     
BLS 3007D...........        4,500  Monthly, Quarterly.  32.4 minutes.   
26,909 total hours.                                                     
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    The International Price Program indexes, some of the nation's 
primary economic indicators, are used as: measures of price movements 
in international product prices; indicators of inflationary trends in 
the economy; sources of information used to determine U.S. monetary, 
fiscal, trade, and commercial policies. They are also used to deflate 
the Gross National Product.

Revision

Employment and Training Administration
Unemployment Compensation for Former Federal Employees, Handbook No. 
391
1205-0179
One-time
Individuals or households; State or local governments; Federal agencies 
or employees 

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                          Form No.                              Respondents        Average time per response    
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ES 931......................................................         144,000  3 minutes.                        
ES 931A.....................................................          33,120  3 minutes.                        
ES 935......................................................         144,000  5 minutes.                        
ES 933......................................................           2,360  3 minutes.                        
ES 934......................................................          15,025  3 minutes.                        
ES 936......................................................           7,200  3 minutes.                        
ES 939......................................................              75  1 hour 45 minutes.                
21,745 total hours.                                                                                             
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    Federal law (5 U.S.C. 8501-8509) provides unemployment insurance 
protection to former (or partially unemployed) Federal civilian 
employees. It is referred to, in abbreviated form, as ``UCFE.'' The 
forms contained throughout the UCFE Handbook are used in connection 
with the provision of this benefit assistance.

Extension

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement (CA)
1220-0079; BLS LMI 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
State or local governments 

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                                                     Average time per   
     Form No.      Respondents      Frequency            response       
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LMI 1A, 1B.......           55  Annually........  6 hrs., 42 mins.      
LMI 2A...........           10  Quarterly.......  8 hrs., 2 mins.       
LMI 2B...........           27  Quarterly.......  45 mins.              
771 total hours.                                                        
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    Cooperative Agreements between BLS and SESAs are entered annually 
in order to provide the LMI statistics. The agreements provide the 
basis for administrative planning, financial planning, and monitoring.

Extension

Employment Standards Administration
Establishment Information
1215-0008; WH-45 and WH-45 (Sp.)
On occasion
Businesses or other for profit; Non-profit institutions; Small 
businesses or organizations
5,000 respondents; 10 minutes per response; 835 total hours; 2 forms
Form WH-45, when completed by employers, is used to determine coverage 
of various establishments that are being considered for investigation 
under the FLSA.

Extension

Bureau of Labor Statistics
1220-0045; BLS 9300
State and local governments; Farms, Businesses or other for profit; 
Small business or organizations
280,000 respondents; 59 minutes per response; 275,000 total hours.

    The Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses is the 
primary indicator of the Nation's progress in providing every working 
man and woman safe and healthful working conditions. Survey data are 
used to evaluate the effectiveness of Federal and State programs and to 
prioritize scarce resources. (This information collection request (ICR) 
includes ``OSHA Records; Prenotification of Exempt Employer'' 
recordkeeping requirements which was previously included in the ICR 
approved under OMB Number 1220-0029.)

Extension

Office of the American Workplace
Airline Employee Protection Program (29 CFR Part 220)
1205-0322
On occasion; semi-annually
Businesses or other for-profit
1,240 respondents; .3 average hours per response; 372 total hours.

    The Airline Deregulation Act (ADA), section 43(d) requires the 
Secretary of Labor to establish a program to implement the first-right-
of-hire provision of the ADA. This program, as outlined in 29 CFR 220 
includes two specific information collection requirements: (1) an 
airline job vacancy list; and (2) a semi-annual report of designated 
employees hired. Both reports are required by the ADA.

Extension

Mine Safety and Health Administration
Record of Examinations for Hazardous Conditions
1219-0083
Each shift
Businesses and other for profit; Small businesses or organizations
2,170 respondents; 508.5 average hours per response; 1,103,445 total 
hours.

    Requires operators of surface coal mines and surface facilities to 
keep records of required examinations results for hazardous conditions. 
Records consist of the nature and location of any hazardous condition 
found and the actions taken to abate the hazardous condition.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 8th day of July, 1994.
Kenneth A. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-17975 Filed 7-22-94; 8:45 am]
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