[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63067-63068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29990]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 16, 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 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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
    Title: Report on Employment, Payroll, and Hours.
    OMB Number: 1220-0011.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 373,500.
    Number of Annual Responses: 4,482,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response and Total Burden Hours:

                                         Current Design Reporting Burden
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                                     Number of                        Annual         Estimated     Annual burden
              Form                  respondents      Frequency       responses     response time       hours
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BLS-790 A--Mining...............           2,000              12          24,000               7           2,800
BLS-790 B--Construction.........          19,700              12         236,400               7          27,580
BLS-790 BM--Interstate                       400              12           4,800              15           1,200
 Construction...................
BLS-790 C--Manufacturing........          32,700              12         392,400               7          45,780
BLS-790 H--T.P.U................          18,000              12         216,000               7          25,200
BLS-790 H--Wholesale Trade......          19,800              12         237,600               7          27,720
BLS-790 E--Retail Trade.........          69,000              12         828,000               7          96,600
BLS-790 H--Fire.................          25,900              12         310,800               7          36,260
BLS-790 H--Services, non-                 74,300              12         891,600               7         104,020
 education......................
BLS-790 S--Services, education..             300              12           3,600               7             420
BLS-790 G--Federal Government...          10,300              12         123,600               5          10,300
BLS-790 G--State Gov., non-                7,200              12          86,400               5           7,200
 education......................
BLS-790 GS--State Gov.,                    1,000              12          12,000               5           1,000
 education......................
BLS-790 G--Local Government.....          12,100              12         145,200               5          12,100
BLS-790 GS--Local Gov.,                    7,800              12          93,600               5           7,800
 education......................
BLS-790 F1, F2, F3 *............          18,800              12         225,600               7          26,320
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    Total.......................         319,300  ..............       3,831,600  ..............         432,300
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                                       Probability Design Reporting Burden
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                                     Number of                        Annual         Estimated     Annual burden
              Form                  respondents      Frequency       responses     response time       hours
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BLS-790 A--Mining...............           1,600              12          19,200               7           2,240
BLS-790 B--Construction.........          14,100              12         169,200               7          19,740
BLS-790 BM--Interstate                         0              12               0              15               0
 Construction...................
BLS-790 C--Manufacturing........          24,800              12         297,600               7          34,720
BLS-790 H--T.P.U................               0              12               0               7               0
BLS-790 H--Wholesale Trade......          11,000              12         132,000               7          15,400
BLS-790 E--Retail Trade.........               0              12               0               7               0
BLS-790 H--Fire.................               0              12               0               7               0
BLS-790 H--Services, non-                      0              12               0               7               0
 education......................
BLS-790 S--Services, education..               0              12               0               7               0
BLS-790 G--Federal Government...               0              12               0               5               0
BLS-790 G--State Gov., non-                    0              12               0               5               0
 education......................
BLS-790 GS--State Gov.,                        0              12               0               5               0
 education......................
BLS-790 G--Local Government.....               0              12               0               5               0
BLS-790 GS--Local Gov.,                        0              12               0               5               0
 education......................
BLS-790 F1, F2, F3 *............           2,700              12          32,400               7           3,780
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    Total.......................          54,200  ..............         650,400  ..............          78,880
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program 
provides current monthly statistics on employment, hours, and earnings, 
by industry. The estimates produced from the data collected on the BLS-
790 forms are fundamental inputs in the economic decision process at 
all levels of government, private enterprise, and organized labor.
    The CES program is currently undergoing a sample redesign to 
transition from a quota-based to a probability sample. As industries 
are converted to the probability design, the number of establishments 
collected for the current design will be reduced.

Ira L. Mills,
DOL Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-29990 Filed 12-3-01; 8:45 am]
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