[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 219 (Friday, November 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63496-63497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30437]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 9, 1998.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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 
the ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor, Departmental Clearance Officer, Todd 
R. Owen ({202} 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Owen-T[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, 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: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: National Longitudinal Survey of Women (NLS).
    OMB Number: 1220-0110 (Revision).
    Frequency: Biennially.

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    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 7,221.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 64.5 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,762.
    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual (operating/maintaining): 0.
    Description: The Department of Labor will use the information to 
help understand and explain the employment activities, unemployment 
activities, and retirement decisions of women. The mature women 
currently are ages 62-76 and the young women are ages 45-55. We first 
interviewed them for the NLS in 1967 and 1968 respectively.
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-30437 Filed 11-12-98; 8:45 am]
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