[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61046-61047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23015]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

October 6, 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. 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: National Compensation Survey.
    OMB Number: 1220-0164.
    Frequency: Annually and Quarterly.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 39,292 (3 year average).
    Number of Annual Responses: 72,722 (3 year average).
    Total Burden Hours: 56,564 (3 year average).

                                        Annual Respondent Burden by Form
                                     (Average of FY 2005, FY 2006, FY 2007)
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                                                                                      Average
                              Form                                 Total annual    response time   Annual burden
                                                                    responses*       (minutes)         hours
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Establishment collection form (NCS Form 04-1G)..................           1,533           19.00             486
Establishment collection form (NCS Form 04-1P)..................           4,134           19.00           1,309
Earning form (NCS Form 04-2G)...................................           1,533           20.00             511
Earning form (NCS Form 04-2P)...................................           4,134           20.00           1,378
Computer generated earnings update form.........................          60,529           20.00          20,176
Work Level Form (NCS Form 04-3G)................................           1,533           25.00             639
Work Level Form (NCS FORM 04-3P)................................           4,134           25.00           1,722
Work Schedule Form (NCS 05-4G)..................................           1,533           10.00             256
Work Schedule Form (NCS 04-4P)..................................           4,134           10.00             689
Benefits Collection Form (NCS 04-5G)............................             660          180.00           1,980
Benefits Collection Form (NCS 04-5P)............................           2,150          180.00           6,450
Summary of Benefits (Benefit update form SO-1003) is computer             47,510        \1\15-20          15,661
 generated......................................................
Collection not tied to a specific form (testing, QA/QM, etc.)...           6,525         \1\5-60          5,305
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\*\ Only a portion of initiations result in quarterly responses. All initiations result in at least an annual
  response.
\1\ Weighted average.

    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $0.
    Description: The National Compensation Survey (NCS) is an ongoing 
survey of earnings and benefits among private firms, State, and local 
government. The NCS resulted from the merger of three surveys: The NCS 
earnings and work level data (formerly the Occupational Compensation 
Survey Program), the Employment Cost Index, and the Employee Benefits 
Survey. Data from these surveys are critical for setting Federal white-
collar salaries, determining monetary policy (as a Principal Federal 
Economic Indicator), and for compensation administrators and 
researchers in the private sector.
    The survey will collect data from a sample of employers. These data 
will consist of information about the duties, responsibilities, and 
compensation (earnings and benefits) for a sample of occupations for 
each sampled employer.

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Data will be updated on either an annual or quarterly basis. The 
updates will allow for production of data on change in earnings and 
total compensation.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-23015 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]
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