[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 66 (Thursday, April 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17717-17718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6918]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

March 29, 2005.
    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: Producer Price Index Survey.
    OMB Number: 1220-0008.
    Frequency: Monthly and Annually.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business of other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 35,388.

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                                                                                   Average time      Estimated
                              Form                                 Total annual    per response    total annual
                                                                     responses        (hours)      burden hours
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BLS 1810A, A1, B, C, C1, and E..................................           6,888               2          13,776
 BLS 473P.......................................................       1,260,000             .30         378,000
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    Totals......................................................       1,266,888  ..............         391,776
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Producer Price Index, one of the Nation's leading 
economic indicators, is used as a measure of price movements, as an 
indicator of inflationary trends, for inventory valuation, and as a 
measure of purchasing power of the dollar at the primary market level. 
It is also used for market and economic research and as a basis for 
escalation in long-term contracts and purchase agreements.

    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
    OMB Number: 1220-0012.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Annual Responses: 212.
    Average Response Time: 5,180.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,098,240.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: QCEW data, which are provided to BLS by State 
Workforce Agencies, are used by BLS as a sampling frame for its 
establishment surveys; for publishing of accurate current estimates of 
employment for the U.S., States, and metropolitan areas; and publishing 
quarterly census totals of local establishment counts, employment and 
wages. The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the data to produce 
accurate personal income data in a timely matter for the U.S., States, 
and local areas. Finally, the data is critical to the Employment 
Training Administration to administer employment insurance programs.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6918 Filed 4-6-05; 8:45 am]
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