[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 32 (Thursday, February 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8115-8116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3077]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

February 9, 2005.
    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 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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: The Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly Interview 
and the Diary.
    OMB Number: 1220-0050.
    Frequency: Quarterly and weekly.
    Type of Response: Reporting and recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.

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                                                                                    Average
         Collection of Information                Total            Annual        response time    Annual burden
                                               respondents       responses          (hours)           hours
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Quarterly Interview Survey:
    Interview..............................           10,157           40,628              1.17           47,400
    Re-interview...........................            3,283            3,283              0.25              821
    Incentives test questions..............            6,500            6,500              0.01               55
Diary Survey (CE-801):
    Interview..............................            7,530           22,590              0.42            9,413
    Re-interview...........................              954              954              0.25              239
    Weekly Diary (Recordkeeping)...........            7,530           15,060              1.75           26,355
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        Total..............................          *17,687         **82,515  ................          84,283
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*Re-interview and incentive test question respondents are a subset of the original number of respondents for
  each survey. Also, for the Diary, the ``Record of Your Daily Expenses'' respondents are the same as the
  ``Household Questionnaire'' respondents. Therefore, they are not counted again in the total number of
  respondents.
**The incentive test questions are part of the ``Quarterly Interview Survey'' for the test group; therefore,
  they are not counted in the total number of annual responses.

    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $0.
    Description: The Consumer Expenditure Surveys are used to gather 
information on expenditures, income, and other related subjects. These 
data are used to periodically update the national Consumer Price Index. 
In addition the data are used by a variety of researchers in academia, 
government agencies, and the private sector. The data are collected 
from a national probability sample of households designed to represent 
the total civilian non-institutional population.
    This information collection request includes the BLS' plans to 
conduct a one year incentives experiment for the Quarterly Interview 
Survey from November 2005 through October 2006.

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This incentives experiment was not referenced in the 60-day notice.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-3077 Filed 2-16-05; 8:45 am]
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