[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48192-48193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22845]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 27, 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,

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OSHA, PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10234, 
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 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 Compensation Survey.
    OMB Number: 1220-0164.
    Frequency: Quarterly; annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 40,116.

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                                                                                                                           Average time
                                                 Total                                     Total annual       Average           for        Total annual
                   Forms                      respondents             Frequency              responses      minutes per     predominant       burden
                                                                                                             response        form use
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Earnings Initiation (NCS 99-1)............           5,640  Annual or...................           6,204              76              82           7,821
                                                            quarterly...................
Earnings Update (NCS 99-2)................          24,106  Annual or...................          54,368              19              20          17,477
                                                            quarterly...................
Benefits Initiation \1\ (NCS 99-3)........           2,240  Annual or...................           2,593             156             180           6,748
                                                            quarterly...................
Benefits Update (NCS 99-4)................          10,686  Annual or...................          37,807              20              20          12,464
                                                            quarterly...................
Informed Consent (NCS 99-5)...............             (2)  (3).........................             (3)             (4)             (4)             (4)
Collection Not Tied to a Specific Form....          10,370  Annual......................          10,370              56              82           9,752
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    Total.................................          53,041  ............................         111,342  ..............  ..............          54,262
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\1\ Form 3038D will continue to be used until the NCS data capture system is completed at the end of FY 2000.
\2\ Unknown; dependent upon number of respondents who elect to have third parties provide data.
\3\ Unknown.
\4\ Negligible.

    Note: All figures are based on a three-year average. The total 
respondents and total responses are asked to give data that will be 
used on several forms.

    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The National Compensation Survey integrates three BLS 
programs: The Occupational Compensation Survey Program, the Employment 
Cost Index, and the Employee Benefits Survey. Data are collected from 
both the private non-farm economy and State and local governments. Data 
produced from this survey are critical in determining pay increases for 
Federal workers; in determining monetary policy; and for use by 
compensation administrators and researchers in the private sector.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-22845 Filed 9-1-99; 8:45 am]
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