[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 236 (Thursday, December 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71426-71427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27013]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

December 2, 2004.
    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 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: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
    OMB Number: 1220-0133.
    Form Number: BLS CFOI-1.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government; individuals or 
households; business or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; 
farms; and Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,345.
    Number of Annual Responses: 27,750.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes to compile source documents 
and 20 minutes to complete the Form BLS CFOI-1.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,813.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $0.
    Description: The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries provides 
policymakers and the public with comprehensive, verifiable, and timely 
measures of fatal work injuries. Data are compiled from various 
Federal, State, and local sources and include information on how the 
incident occurred as well as various characteristics of the employer 
and the deceased worker. The information is used for surveillance of 
fatal work injuries and for developing prevention strategies.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection.
    Title: Contingent Work Supplement to the CPS.
    OMB Number: 1220-0153.
    Form Number: None.
    Frequency: One time.
    Type of Response: Reporting.

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    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 43,500.
    Number of Annual Responses: 43,500.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,800.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $0.
    Description: Since the mid-1980s, there has been a growing belief 
among labor market researchers that employers require greater 
flexibility in their use of labor. As a result, many workers find 
themselves in ``contingent jobs'' that are structured to last for only 
limited duration or in alternative employment arrangements such as 
independent contracting, on-call work, working through a contract 
company, or through a temporary help firm. It is feared that workers 
with such employment may have little job security, low pay, and no 
employee benefits. This CPS supplement provides objective information 
about ``contingent work.''

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-27013 Filed 12-8-04; 8:45 am]
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