[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34475-34476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11983]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 6, 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 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: Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey
    OMB Number: 1220-0039
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, State, Local or Tribal Government
    Estimated Time Per Response and Total Burden Hours:

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                                                                                                                       Minutes per
                    Form                     Total respondents             Frequency                Total annual         response       Estiamted total
                                                                                                     responses          (average)        burden (hours)
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BLS 3400...................................             14,178  Annual.........................             14,178                  4                993
BLS 3400A.2................................             19,105  Annual.........................             19,105              29.76              9,486
BLS 3400B..................................             19,105  Annual.........................             19,105              25.50              8,124
BLS 3400C..................................              1,375  Annual.........................              1,375                  6                138
BLS 3401...................................             39,415  Monthly/Bimonthly..............            343,699               13.8             79,051
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    Totals.................................         \1\ 58,520  ...............................         \2\362,804              \3\15            97,792
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\1\ The total number of respondents, 58,520, does not reflect the sum of the number of respondents for the five listed forms because the first form only
  applies to all of our activities that involve initiation, while the second and third forms involves all initiations plus item rotation. The fourth
  form is only used in a subset of outlets being initiated. The fifth form is used only for the regular pricing of sampled outlets. Thus the total
  individual respondents impacted by the five forms are 30,415 plus 19,105 = 58,520 respondents.
\2\ The annual responses does not reflect the sum of all of the listed responses because, as noted in footnote 1, some forms are used at the same
  respondent when they are initiated or are part of item rotation. Thus the total annual responses associated with the five forms are 343,699 + 19,105 =
  362,804.
\3\ The sum of minutes represents a weighted average of the minutes per respondent, using annual responses as a weight.

    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0
    Description: Section 2 of Title 29, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, United 
States Code Annotated directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 
under the direction of the Secretary of Labor, to collect, collate, and 
report full and complete statistics of the conditions of labor and the 
products and distribution of the products of the same. The Consumer 
Price Index (CPI) is the only

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index compiled by the U.S. Government that is designed to measure 
changes in the purchasing power of the urban consumer's dollar. The 
collection of prices directly from retail establishments is essential 
for the timely and accurate calculation of the commodities and services 
component of the CPI. Respondents include retail establishments 
throughout the country. If the information were not collected, the 
consequences to both the Federal and private sectors would be far-
reaching and would have serious repercussions on Federal government 
policy and institutions.

Ira L. Mills,
DOL Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-11983 Filed 5-13-02; 8:45 am]
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