[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15181-15182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6965]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of 
information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that 
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden 
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are 
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on 
respondents can be properly assessed.
    The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
Addresses section of this notice on or before May 22, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sytrina D. Toon, BLS Clearance Officer, 
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 3255, 
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20212, telephone number 202-
691-7628 (this is not a toll free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sytrina D. Toon, BLS Clearance 
Officer, telephone number 202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

I. Proposed Collection

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) 
Housing Survey Computer Assisted Data Collection (CADC). A copy of the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by 
contacting the individual listed in the Addresses section of this 
notice.

II. Background

    The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the only index compiled by the 
U.S. Government that is designed to measure changes in the purchasing 
power of the urban consumer's dollar. The CPI is most widely used as a 
measure of inflation, and serves as an indicator of the effectiveness 
of Government economic policy. It also is used as a deflator of other 
economic series, that is, to adjust other series for price changes and 
to translate these series into inflation-free dollars.

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III. Current Actions

    This request is for a three-year clearance of the collection of 
housing information based on 1990 Census data and new construction data 
on residential structures built in 1990 and later. In order to 
facilitate continuity and sufficiency of the housing indexes compiled 
through the collection of the CPI (CADC) Housing Survey, the survey 
will be collected through Calendar Year 2002.
    Type of Review: REVISION.
    Agency: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: Consumer Price Index Housing (CPI) Survey (CADC).
    OMB Number: 1220--0163.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Business or other for-
profit institutions.
    Total Respondents: 128,081.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Total Responses: 163,394.
    Average Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 19,299 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a 
matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of March 2000.
W. Stuart Rust, Jr.
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 00-6965 Filed 3-20-00; 8:45 am]
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