[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40687-40688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17189]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 25, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICR's) 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 
these ICR's, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained 
by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, contact 
Vanessa Reeves on 202-693-4124 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-
Mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
(BLS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503 (202-395-7316 / this is not a toll-free number), 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.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement.
    OMB Number: 1220-0079.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Monthly, Quarterly, and Annually.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.

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     Information collection         Respondents      Frequency       Responses         Time         Total hours
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Work statements.................              55               1              55         1-2 hr.          55-110
BIF (LMI 1A, 1B)................              55               1              55         1-6 hr.          55-330
Quarterly automated financial                 48               4             192      10-50 min.          32-160
 reports........................
Monthly automated financial                   48              *8             384       5-25 min.          32-160
 reports........................
BLS cooperative statistics                     7              12              84         1-5 hr.          84-420
 financial report (LMI 2A)......
Quarterly Status Report (LMI 2B)            1-30               4           4-120           1 hr.           4-120
Budget Variance Request Form....            1-55               1            1-55       5-25 min.            0-23
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      Total.....................            1-55  ..............         775-945  ..............        262-1323
      Average Totals............              55  ..............             860  ..............            793
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* Reports are not received for end-of-quarter months, i.e., December, March, June, September.

    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The LMI Cooperative Agreement Includes all information 
needed by the State Employment Security Agencies to apply for funds to 
assist them to operate one of more of the five LMI programs operated by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and, once awarded, reported on the 
status of obligation and expenditure of funds as well as close out the 
Cooperative Agreement.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Title: Veterans Supplement to the CPS.
    OMB Number: 1220-0102.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 14,400.
    Number of Annual Responses: 14,400.
    Estimated Time Per Responses: 1 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 240.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Veterans supplement provides information on the 
labor force status of disabled veterans, Vietnam war theater veterans, 
and recently discharged veterans, including their employment status. 
The supplement also provides information on veterans' participation in 
various employment and training programs. The data collected through 
this supplement also will be used by the Veterans Employment and 
Training Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine 
policies that better meet the needs of our Nation's veteran population.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-17189 Filed 7-7-03; 8:45 am]
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