[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33522-33523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15953]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission of OMB Review; Comment Request

June 15, 1999.
    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, Ira Mills ({202} 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Mills-
I[email protected].
    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: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: Hours at Work Survey.
    OMB Number: 1220-0076.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
            Form               Total number       Frequency      Total annual   Average time per   total annual
                              of respondents                       responses        response       burden hours
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BLS 2000N...................           2,500  Annually........           2,500  1 hour..........           2,500
BLS 2000P...................           3,500  Annually........           3,500  1 hour..........           3,500
RAS.........................           1,000  ................           1,000  15 min..........             250
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    TOTAL...................           6,000  ................           7,000  ................           6,250
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Ratios of hours at work to hours paid are needed to 
measure labor input for productivity statistics. Ratios from this 
survey are used to convert hours paid data from the Current Employment 
Statistics Program to hours at work. The resulting hours at work 
measures are then incorporated into the Bureau's labor and multifactor 
productivity statistics published annually and quarterly. The 
collection of information on hours at work began in 1982 and must be 
done annually because of the cyclical sensitivity of productivity 
measures.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-15953 Filed 6-22-99; 8:45 am]
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