[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 157 (Monday, August 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44539-44540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21156]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

August 10, 1999.
    The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below) 
information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review 
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 
104-13, 44

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U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by August 25, 1999. 
A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Ira L. Mills at 202-219-5095.
    Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be 
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: 
OMB Desk Officer for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
    The Office of Management and Budget 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.

    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement.
    OMB Number: 1220-0079 (revision).
    Frequency: Monthly, Quarterly, and Annually.
    Affected Public: State Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 14 hours (average).
    Total Burden Hours: 781 hours (average).
    Total Burden Cost: (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost: (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Description: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) enters into 
Cooperative Agreements annually with State Employment Security Agencies 
(SESAs) in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa to provide them financial 
assistance for the production and operation of one or more of the 
following LMI statistical programs, which themselves have been approved 
by OMB separately: 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.
    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 and other grant-
related regulations. The information collected also is used for 
planning and budgeting at the Federal level and for meeting Federal 
reporting requirements.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-21156 Filed 8-13-99; 8:45 am]
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