[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51071-51072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24985]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 28, 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 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact Darrin

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King at (202) 693-4129 or email: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL, 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.
    Agency: Assistant Secretary for Policy (ASP).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS).
    OMB Number: 1225-0044.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and Farms.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Respondents: 5,500.
    Number of Annual Responses: 5,500.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes to conduct employer 
interviews and 80 minutes to conduct employee interviews.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,840.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The NAWS provides data to public and private service 
programs and data analysis which are used for the planning, 
implementing and evaluation of farm workers programs. Analysis provides 
an understanding of the manpower resources available to the U.S. 
agriculture and the importance of immigrants in the labor market. It is 
the only national sources of data on the demographic and employment 
characteristics of farm workers.

Ira Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-24985 Filed 10-4-01; 8:45 am]
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