[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 65230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25048]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of 
information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to ensure that 
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden 
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are 
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements can be 
properly assessed. Currently, Departmental Management is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) 
for the Assessment of Compliance Assistance Activities Generic 
Clearance.
    A copy of the ICR can be obtained by contacting the individual 
listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before January 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Barbara Bingham, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Policy, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-2312, 
Washington, DC 20210. Ms. Bingham can be reached on 202-693-5080 (this 
is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Department of Labor (DOL) proposes to assess and measure self-
reported changes in behavior through surveys of workers, employers and 
other stakeholders. These surveys will provide feedback on compliance 
assistance documents and materials, onsite consultation visits, 
telephone and technical assistance, Web sites, partnerships and 
alliances, and compliance assistance seminars and workshops delivered 
by DOL across the country to the regulated community. This feedback 
will help DOL agencies improve the future quality and delivery of 
compliance assistance tools and services. This generic clearance allows 
agencies to gather information from both Federal and non-Federal users.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    The Department of Labor 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., permitted 
electronic submissions of response.

III. Current Actions

    DOL agencies have conducted few surveys designed to assess changes 
in worker, employer and stakeholder behavior as a result of the 
compliance assistance received. DOL proposes to seek approval of this 
collection of information for a three year period.
    Type of Review: New collection of information.
    Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of 
Compliance Assistance.
    Title: Information Collection Request for the Assessment of 
Compliance Assistance Activities Generic Clearance.
    OMB Number: 1225-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; Federal Government; and 
State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 29,995.
    Annual Responses: 9,998.
    Average Time Per Response: Varies by survey/evaluation with an 
average of 13 minutes per survey.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,202.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance: $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a 
matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 4th day of November, 2004.
David Gray,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy.
[FR Doc. 04-25048 Filed 11-9-04; 8:45 am]
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