[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 5050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2286]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 22, 2003.
    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 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:
    [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: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS).
    OMB Number: 1220-0170.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal government and State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Number of Respondents: 16,000.
     Number of Annual Responses: 129,600.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey will 
collect data on job vacancies, labor hires, and labor separations. The 
data can be used as demand-side indicators of labor shortage. These 
indicators of labor shortages at the national level would greatly 
enhance policy makers' understanding of imbalances between the demand 
and supply of labor. Presently there is no economic indicator of labor 
demand with which to assess the presence of labor shortages in the U.S. 
labor market. The availability of unfilled jobs is an important measure 
of tightness of job markets, symmetrical to unemployment measures.

Ira L. Mills,
DOL Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-2286 Filed 1-30-03; 8:45 am]
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