[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 48413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20580]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 6, 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 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, contact 
Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (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 Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA), 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
    [sbull] 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: Employment and Training Administration.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Title: Revising Quarterly Contribution and Wage Reports to 
Accommodate Expanded Name Fields and Additional Labor Market 
Information.
    OMB Number: 1205-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Frequency: 1-time.

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                                                                     Number of
                     Information collection                       respondents  /      Average      Annual burden
                                                                     responses     response time       hours
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Short employer survey...........................................             748            0.25             187
Case study interview............................................              20             1.5              30
Payroll company interviews......................................               3             1.5               5
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    Total.......................................................             771  ..............             222
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The information collected with this survey is 
necessary to assess the burden employers would experience if the 
quarterly contribution and wage reports filed by employers were revised 
to accommodate full names and additional labor market information 
(LMI). The full name fields are necessary to enhance the efficiency of 
the National Directory of New Hires database in locating the employment 
of individuals who are not meeting their parental responsibilities. The 
additional LMI data is needed to improve the ability to accurately 
assess the value of various Workforce Investment Act vocational 
training programs and to enrich the pool of LMI data available.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-20580 Filed 8-12-03; 8:45 am]
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