[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64914-64915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26839]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 14, 2002
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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 the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503

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((202) 395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this publication in 
the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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: Point of Purchase Survey.
    OMB Number: 1220-0044.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Number of Respondents: 25,060.
    Number of Annual Responses: 57,280.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 11 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 10,475.
    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 Census 
Bureau conducts the Telephone Point-of-Purchase Survey (TPOPS) for the 
BLS as part of the Consumer Price Index program. This survey is used to 
develop and maintain a timely list of retail, wholesale, and service 
establishments at which urban consumers shop for specified items. The 
survey results also provide the BLS with basic expenditure estimates 
that are used to weight unique items that are priced. Without this 
information, the BLS would not have a statistically accurate list of 
current establishments visited by consumers, and therefore, could 
neither collect prices as needed for the CPI nor weight specific items 
properly.

Marlene J. Howze,
Acting DOL Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-26839 Filed 10-21-02; 8:45 am]
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