[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19449-19450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9650]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 11, 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 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: New Collection.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
    Title: American Time Use Survey (ATUS).
    OMB Number: 1220-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Monthly.

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                               Estimated Time per Response and Total Burden Hours
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                                                                                Average time
              Form                      Total               Frequency           per response    Estimated  total
                                     respondents                                  (minutes)      burden  (hours)
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Pre-fielding: Nov.-Dec. 2002....             4,000  Once....................                35             2,300
Full Production: Beginning Jan.             24,000  Annually................                35            14,000
 2003.
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    Totals......................            28,000  ........................  ................            16,300
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The time use data collected in the American Time Use 
Survey (ATUS) will help determine how the population in the United 
States uses its time participating in such activities as paid work, 
child care, housework, volunteering, socializing, and commuting. This 
information will allow comparisons of time use across demographic 
characteristics such as age, sex, race, educational attainment, and 
labor force status. The ATUS data will help Federal, State, and local 
government policy makers more fully understand non-economic, as well as 
economic, effects of policy decisions, and to better determine when to 
develop new or change existing policies to address the needs of our 
society.

Ira L. Mills,
DOL Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-9650 Filed 4-18-02; 8:45 am]
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