[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 50193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21272]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 14, 2003.
    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 ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting 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 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
    [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: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: International Price Program (IPP)/U.S. Export Price Indexes.
    OMB Number: 1220-0025.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Monthly and quarterly.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 4,350.
    Number of Annual Responses: 20,575.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 1 to 30 minutes with an 
average of 9 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 12,612.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services: $0.
    Description: The International Price Program indexes, a primary 
economic indicator, are used as: Measures of movement in international 
prices, indicators of inflationary trends in the economy; sources of 
information used to determine U.S. monetary, fiscal, trade, and 
commercial policies. They are also used to deflate the Gross Domestic 
Product.

    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: International Price Program (IPP)/U.S. Import Product 
Information.
    OMB Number: 1220-0026.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Monthly and quarterly.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 5,400.
    Number of Annual Responses: 23,420.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 1 to 30 minutes with an 
average of 9 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 15,495.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services: $0.
    Description: The International Price Program indexes, a primary 
economic indicator, are used as: Measures of movement in international 
prices, indicators of inflationary trends in the economy; sources of 
information used to determine U.S. monetary, fiscal, trade, and 
commercial policies. They are also used to deflate the Gross Domestic 
Product.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-21272 Filed 8-19-03; 8:45 am]
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