[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 92 (Thursday, May 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 30442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11828]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

May 5, 2000.
    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 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by 
June 27, 2000. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor 
Departmental Clearance Officer, Ira L. Mills, on 202-219-5095 ext. 129.
    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, D.C. 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: July 2000 Current Population Survey Supplement on Race and 
Ethnicity.
    OMB Number: 1220-0155. Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Number of Respondents: 120,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,000 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Description: The purpose of the July 2000 Current Population Survey 
(CPS) Supplement on Race and Ethnicity, conducted by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS), is to investigate the effects of changes to the 
race and ethnicity questions that will be implemented in January 2003. 
These changes are designed to conform to the 1997 standards on the 
collection of racial and ethnic data issued by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). The collection of these data now will allow the BLS 
to examine changes in the reporting of economic characteristics of 
racial and ethnic groups that are likely to result from implementation 
in 2003. The BLS also will use Supplement data to evaluate bridging 
alternatives for use with trend analysis. The supplement data can be 
used to inform other survey programs about the probable effects of 
adopting the new standards in their surveys.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-11828 Filed 5-10-00; 8:45 am]
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