[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 98 (Thursday, May 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29147-29148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11386]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

May 13, 2004.
    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 
contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). 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:
     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;
     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;
     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: Report on Occupational Employment.
    OMB Number: 1220-0042.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 315,900.
    Number of Annual Responses: 315,900.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Ranges from 30 minutes to 6 hours 
(depending on establishment size).
    Total Burden Hours: 236,925.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is 
a Federal/State establishment survey of wage and salary workers 
designed to produce data on current occupational employment and wages. 
OES survey data assist in the development of employment and training 
programs established by the 1998 Workforce

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Investment Act and the Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-11386 Filed 5-19-04; 8:45 am]
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