[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55422-55423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28255]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 20, 1997.
    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, Theresa M. O'Malley ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to 
OMalley-T[email protected]. Individuals who use a telecommunications 
device for deaf (TTY/TDD) may call (202) 219-4720 between 1 p.m. and 4 
p.m. Eastern time, Monday--Friday.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, 
PWBA, or VETS, 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: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Worker Profiling and Re-Employment Service Reports.
    OMB Number: 102-0353 (extension).
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes (each form).
    Total Burden Hours: 105.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The Worker Profiling and Re-Employment Services 
Reports provide information about unemployment compensation claimants 
who are identified as likely to exhaust their benefits. Reports 
identify the services provided to those individuals and check for 
subsequent earnings.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0017 (extension).
    Frequency: One-time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Farms; Federal Government.

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                                                     Average time per   
                Form                 Respondents         response       
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ETA 232............................           6   11 hours.             
ETA 232A...........................      38,775   15 minutes.           
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    Total Burden Hours: 8,528.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: State employment agencies need prevailing wage rates 
in order to process employers' applications for intrastate and 
interstate workers. The rates cover agricultural and logging jobs. 
Migrant and local seasonal farmworkers are hired for these jobs.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Unemployment Insurance Customer Satisfaction Survey.
    OMB Number: 1205-0000 (new).
    Frequency: One-time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.

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                                                     Average time per   
              Activity               Respondents         response       
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Data Collection....................          16   80 hours.             
Interview..........................       3,000   15 minutes.           
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    Total Burden Hours: 2,030.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The survey will attempt to gauge the level of 
satisfaction by claimants with the Unemployment Insurance Service. 
Through a telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of 
claimants, satisfaction will be measured in such areas as: initial 
claims processing, weeks claimed, processing, appeals, and referrals.

    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: State Job Training Plans Under Title II and Title II of the 
Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Wagner Peyser ``Governor's 
Coordination and Special Services Plan'' (GCSSP).
    OMB Number: 1205-0336 (reinstatement).
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 59.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 50.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,950.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.

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    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The GCSSP, as required by section 121(a) of JTPA, will 
provide the Department a general description of each State's plans for 
the operation of the JTPA program and its utilization of its JTPA 
resources. The Title III Biennial Plan is required by section 311.

    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: State Job Training.
    OMB Number: 1205-0329 (reinstatement).
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 150.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The State Job Training Plan, required by JTPA for 
those States with one statewide JTPA program, will provide information 
on the activities to be conducted and participants to be served by the 
State under JTPA.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: February 1998 CPS Displaced Worker and Job Tenure 
Supplement.
    OMB Number: 1220-0104 (reinstatement).
    Frequency: One-time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 48,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,400.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The information collected will evaluate the size and 
characteristics of the population affected by job displacement and 
hence, the needs and scope of job training programs serving adult 
displaced workers. These data also will measure the severity of the 
displacement problem, and assess employment stability.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: Research on the Feasibility of Collecting Occupational Wage 
Data by Union Status.
    OMB Number: 1220-0000 (new).

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                                          Total                                                                                                 Total   
               Activity                 number of       Affected public             Frequency            Annual        Average time per         burden  
                                       respondents                                                    respondents          response             hours   
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Case Study...........................        2,500  Business and other for   Once FY98..............        1,725  10 minutes..............          288
                                                     profit.                                                                                            
Survey Form Test BLS-2877 000-US; BLS-       9,000  Business and other for   Once FY98/FY99.........        7,000  1 hour..................        7,000
 2877 715 Test1 BLS-2877 715 Test 2.                 profit; Not-for profit                                                                             
                                                     institution.                                                                                       
RAS BLS-2877 715-RAS.................        2,500  .....do................  Once FY98/FY99.........        2,250  30 minutes..............        1,125
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      Totals.........................       14,000  .......................  .......................       10,975  ........................        8,413
Two Year Average.....................        7,000  .......................  .......................        5,488  ........................        4,207
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: BLS intends to conduct research into the availability 
and collect ability of information on union/nonunion status of 
employees of establishments in the construction industries. BLS also 
plans to conduct a Response Analysis Survey to determine the impact of 
collecting this information on the OES survey.
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-28255 Filed 10-23-97; 8:45 am]
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