[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16503]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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 pre-clearance 
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 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed revision of the ``Labor Market Information 
(LMI) Cooperative Agreement.''
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the individual 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 August 25, 1997.
    The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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: Send comments to Karin G. Kurz, BLS Clearance Officer, 
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 3255, 
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212. Ms. Kurz can be 
reached on 202-606-7628 (this is not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    BLS enters into Cooperative Agreements with State Employment 
Security Agencies (SESAs) annually to provide financial assistance to 
the SESAs for the production and operation of the following LMI 
statistical programs: Current Employment Statistics, Local Area 
Unemployment Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, Employment 
and Wages Report, and Mass Layoff Statistics. The Cooperative Agreement 
provides the basis for managing the administrative and financial 
aspects of these programs.

II. Current Action

    The collection of information allows Federal staff to negotiate the 
Cooperative Agreement with the SESAs and monitor their financial and 
programmatic performance, and to adhere to administrative requirements 
imposed by regulations implementing OMB Circular A-102, as well as 
other grant-related regulations. The information collected is also used 
for planning and budgeting at the Federal level and in meeting Federal 
reporting requirements.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement.
    OMB Number: 1220-0079.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.

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                                     Number of               Total annual     Average time per                  
         Collection forms           respondents   Frequency    responses          response          Total hours 
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Work Statements...................           55           1        55      2-6 min...............     2-6.      
BIF (LMI 1A, 1B)..................           55           1        55      1-6 hrs...............  55-330.      
Quarterly Automated Financial                48           4       192      10-50 min.............  32-160.      
 Reports.                                                                                                       
Monthly Automated Financial                  48         * 8       384      5-25 min..............  32-160.      
 Reports.                                                                                                       
BLS Cooperative Statistics                    7          12        84      1-5 hrs...............  84-420.      
 Financial Report (LMI 2A).                                                                                     
Quarterly Status Report (LMI 2B)..         1-30           4     4-120      1 hr..................   4-120.      
Total (Ranges)....................         1-55  ..........   774-890      16-81 min.............  209-1196.    
Totals (Average)..................           55  ..........       832      51 min................     703.      
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* Reports are not received for end-of-quarter months, i.e., December, March, June, and September.               

    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a 
matter of public accord.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., this 18th day of June, 1987.
W. Stuart Rust, Jr.,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 97-16503 Filed 6-23-97; 8:45 am]
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