[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39796-39798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19115]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 10, 2001.
    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. To obtain documentation 
contact Marlene Howze at ((202) 693-4158 or Email [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, 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.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
    Title: National Compensation Survey.
    OMB Number: 1220-0164.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Quarterly and Annually.
    Number of Respondents: 43,228 (three-year average).
    Number of Annual Responses: 70,886 (three-year average).
    Estimated Time Per Response and Total Burden Hours:

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                                                                                                                                             Estimated
                      Form                            Total                     Frequency                      Total          Average      total burden
                                                   respondents                                               responses        minutes       (In hours)
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Establishment Collection Form (NCS Form 01-1G).               0  Annually or Quarterly..................               0              21               0
Establishment Collection Form (NCS Form 01-1P).          10,983  Annually or Quarterly..................          10,983              21           3,844
Earning Form (NCS Form 01-2G)..................               0  Annually or Quarterly..................               0              20               0
Earning Form (NCXS Form 01-2P).................          10,983  Annually or Quarterly..................          10,983              20           3,661
Computer Generated Earnings Update Form........          25,945  Annually or Quarterly..................          49,767              20          16,589
Work Level Form (NCS Form 01-3G)...............               0  Annually or Quarterly..................               0              31               0
Work Level Form (NCS Form 01-3P)...............          10,983  Annually or Quarterly..................          10,983              31           5,675
Informed consent (NCS 99-5)....................     \1\ Unknown  Unknown................................         Unknown      Negligible      Negligible
Work Schedule Form (NCS 01-4G).................               0  Annually or Quarterly..................               0              10               0
Work Schedule Form (NCS 01-4P).................          10,983  Annually or Quarterly..................          10,983              10           1,831

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Benefits Collection Form (NCS 01-5G)...........               0  Annually or Quarterly..................               0             180               0
Benefits Collection Form (NCS 01-5P)...........           5,533  Annually or Quarterly..................           5,533             180               0
Summary of Benefits (Benefit Update Form SO-             10,033  Quarterly..............................          33,611              20          11,204
 1003) is computer generated.
Collection not tied to a specific form                    9,859  Unknown................................           9,859            5-60           7,190
 (testing, QA/QM, etc.).
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    Totals.....................................          95,302  .......................................         142,702  ..............          66,593
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\1\ Dependent upon number of respondents who elect to have third parties provide data.

    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; NCS wage program (former OCSP), the Employment Cost Index 
(ECI), and the Employee Benefits Survey (EBS). 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.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
    Title: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997.
    OMB Number: 1220-0157.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and not-for-profit 
institutions (public and private high schools).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Respondents: 16,251.
    Number of Annual Responses: 17,151.
    Estimated Time Per Response and Total Burden Hours: 

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                                                                                                     Estimated
             Form                    Total          Frequency          Total          Average      total burden
                                  respondents                        responses        minutes       (In hours)
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Transcript Request and School            4,441  Once............           4,441              30           2,221
 Information.
Youth Interview...............           8,436  Annually........           8,436              60           8,436
Youth Validation Re-interview.             900  Annually........             900               6              90
Household Income Update Form..           3,374  Annually........           3,374               4             225
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    Totals....................          16,251  ................          17,151  ..............          10,972
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Department of Labor (DOL), other government 
agencies, academic researchers, the news media, and the general public 
will use the information obtained in this survey to understand the 
employment experiences and school-to-work transitions of young men and 
women born in the years 1980 to 1984. These respondents were ages 12-17 
when the first round of annual interviews began in 1997; the fourth 
round of annual interviews is being conducted from November 2000 to May 
2001. The longitudinal focus of this survey requires information to be 
collected from the same individuals over many years in order to trace 
their education, training, work experience, fertility, income and 
program participation.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
    Title: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement.
    OMB Number: 1220-0079.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Monthly, Quarterly and Annually.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Number of Annual Responses: 832.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
             Form                   Total         Frequency         Total       Average  minutes   total burden
                                 respondents                      responses                         (In hours)
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Work Statements..............              55               1              55  1-2 hrs..........     55-110
BIF (LMI 1A, 1B).............              55               1              55  1-6 hrs..........     55-330
Quarterly Automated Financial              48               4             192  10-50 min........     32-160
 Reports.
Monthly Automated Financial                48              *8             384  5-25 min.........     32-160
 Reports.
BLS Cooperative Statistics                  7              12              84  1-5 hrs..........     84-420
 Financial Report (LMI 2A).
Quarterly Status Report (LMI             1-30               4           4-120  1 hr.............      4-120
 2B).
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    Total....................            1-55  ..............         774-890  .................   264-1300

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    Average Totals...........              55  ..............             832  .................        781
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* Reports are not received for end-of-quarter months, i.e., December, March, June, and September.

    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The LMI Cooperative Agreement (CA) includes all 
information needed by the State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) to 
apply for funds to assist them to operate one or more of the five LMI 
programs operated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and, once awarded, 
report on the status of obligation and expenditure of funds as well as 
close out the Cooperative Agreement. Information collected under the CA 
is used by Federal regional and national office staffs to carry out 
their fiduciary responsibilities to negotiate the CA funding levels 
with the SESAs, monitor their financial and programmatic performance, 
and monitor their adherence to administrative requirements imposed by 
29 CFR part 97.

Ira L. Mills,
DOL Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-19115 Filed 7-31-01; 8:45 am]
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