[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19117]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 20, 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 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact 
Darrin King at (202) 693-4129 or E-Mail [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: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
    Title: Employment, Wages, and Contributions Program--ES-202.
    OMB Number: 1220-0012.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Number of Annual Responses: 212.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 4,503.
    Total Burden Hours: 954,720.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: ES-202 data, which are provided to BLS by State 
Employment Security Agencies, are critical to the Administration of 
Unemployment Insurance programs, are used by the Bureau of Economic 
Analysis as an input to personal income estimates, serve as the 
sampling frame and benchmark for most BLS employment surveys, and are 
used for economic analysis.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-19117 Filed 7-31-01; 8:45 am]
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