[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21776-21777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10493]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Draft Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, 
Objectively, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the 
Department of Labor; Request for Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) draft Guidelines for Ensuring 
and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of 
Information Disseminated by Department of Labor are available for 
public comment on the DOL web site: http://www2.dol.gov/dol/cio/public/programs/infoguidelines/guidelines.htm.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 31, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft guidelines must be submitted in 
writing by postal mail, fax, or e-mail to Mrs. Theresa M. O'Malley, 
Executive Office, Information Technology Center, Department of Labor, 
Room N-1301, 2000 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; fax 
number (202) 693-4228, or e-mail mailto:[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Theresa M. O'Malley, Executive 
Office, Information Technology Center, telephone (202) 693-4216 (this 
is not a toll-free number), fax number (202)693-4228, or e-
mailmailto:[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 22, 2002, the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) published a Federal Register Notice (67 FR 
8452-8460) Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, 
Objectively, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by 
Federal Agencies, Republication. The guidelines state that each agency 
must prepared a draft report, no later than May 1, 2002, (as amended, 
Federal Register Notice (67 FR 9797) March 4, 2002) providing the 
agency's information quality guidelines and explaining how such 
guidelines will ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, 
and integrity of information including statistical information 
disseminated by the agency. This report must also detail the 
administrative mechanisms developed by that agency to allow affected 
persons to seek and obtain

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appropriate correction of information maintained and disseminated by 
the agency that does not comply with the OMB or the agency guidelines. 
Each agency must published a notice of availability of this draft 
report in the Federal Register, and post this report on the agency's 
website, to provide an opportunity for public comment.
    The DOL has posted the draft Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing 
the Quality, Objectively, Utility, and Integrity of Information 
Disseminated by Department of Labor in the DOL website as referenced 
above in the Summary section of this notice.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of April, 2002.
Patrick Pizzella,
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-10493 Filed 4-30-02; 8:45 am]
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