[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44618-44619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16808]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 28, 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:

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     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: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement.
    OMB Number: 1220-0079.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Monthly, Quarterly and Annually.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Number of Annual Responses: 832.
    Estimated Time Per Response and Total Burden Hours:

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                                                                                                     Estimated
            Form                   Total         Frequency         Total       Average  minutes    total burden
                                respondents                      responses                          (in hours)
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Work Statements.............              55               1              55  1-2 hrs...........          55-110
BIF (LMI 1A, 1B)............              55               1              55  1-6 hrs...........          55-330
Quarterly Automated                       48               4             192  10-50 min.........          32-160
 Financial Reports.
Monthly Automated Financial               48              *8             384  5-25 min..........          32-160
 Reports.
BLS Cooperative Statistics                 7              12              84  1-5 hrs...........          84-420
 Financial Report (LMI 2A).
Quarterly Status Report (LMI            1-30               4           4-120  1 hr..............           4-120
 2B).
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    Total...................            1-55  ..............         774-890  ..................        264-1300
    Average Totals..........              55  ..............             832  ..................            781
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* Reports are not received for end-of-quarter months, i.e., December, March, June, and September.

    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The LMI Cooperative Agreement (CA) includes all 
information needed by the State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) to 
apply for funds to assist them to operate one or more of the five LMI 
programs operated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and, once awarded, 
report on the status of obligation and expenditure of funds as well as 
close out the Cooperative Agreement. Information collected under the CA 
is used by Federal regional and national office staffs to carry out 
their fiduciary responsibilities to negotiate the CA funding levels 
with the SESAs, monitor their financial and programmatic performance, 
and monitor their adherence to administrative requirements imposed by 
29 CFR part 97.

Ira L. Mills,
DOL Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-16808 Filed 7-2-02; 8:45 am]
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