[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13664-13665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7142]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Office of the Secretary; Submission for OMB Review; Comment 
Request

March 15, 2002.
    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

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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 contract 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 assumption 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: Producer Price Index Survey.
    OMB Number: 1220-0008.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Time Per Response and Total Burden Hours:

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                                                                                   Average time      Estimated
             Form                 Number of        Frequency           Total       per response    total burden
                                 respondents                         responses       (minutes)        (hours)
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BLS 1810A, A1, B, C, C1, and            1,585  Once.............           6,340             120          12,680
 E.
BLS 473P.....................          26,250  Monthly..........       1,260,000              18         378,000
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    Totals...................          27,835  .................       1,266,340  ..............         390,680
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
service): $0.
    Description: The Producer Price Index, one of the Nation's leading 
economic indicators, is used as a measure of price movements, as an 
indicator of inflationary trends, for inventory valuation, and as a 
measure of purchasing power of the dollar at the primary market level. 
It is also used for market and economic research and as a basis for 
escalation in long-term contracts and purchase agreements. The failure 
to calculate data would tend to extend the time frame required for 
accurate recognition of and appropriate adaptation to economic events.

Ira L. Mills,
DOL Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-7142 Filed 3-22-02; 8:45 am]
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